a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms
classicalism
Noun
a movement in literature and art during the 17th and 18th centuries in Europe that favored rationality and restraint and strict forms
cybernetics
Noun
(biology) the field of science concerned with processes of communication and control (especially the comparison of these processes in biological and artificial systems)
consubstantiation
Noun
the doctrine of the High Anglican Church that after the consecration of the Eucharist the substance of the body and blood of Christ coexists with the substance of the consecrated bread and wine
cognitive science
Noun
the field of science concerned with cognition
civics
Noun
the social science of municipal affairs
Caesaropapism
Noun
the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters
chronology
Noun
the determination of the actual temporal sequence of past events
chronology
Noun
a record of events in the order of their occurrence
chronology
Noun
an arrangement of events in time
cryptanalysis
Noun
the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms
cryptanalytics
Noun
the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms
chiliasm
Noun
belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations
cryptology
Noun
the science of analyzing and deciphering codes and ciphers and cryptograms
casuistry
Noun
moral philosophy based on the application of general ethical principles to resolve moral dilemmas
casuistry
Noun
argumentation that is specious or excessively subtle and intended to be misleading
cyberculture
Noun
the culture that emerges from the use of computers for communication and entertainment and business
compound morphology
Noun
the part of grammar that deals with combinations of simple words into compound words
contract law
Noun
that branch of jurisprudence that studies the rights and obligations of parties entering into contracts
corporation law
Noun
that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing corporations
craniometry
Noun
the branch of physical anthropology dealing with the study and measurement of dry skulls after removal of its soft parts
cultural anthropology
Noun
the branch of anthropology that deals with human culture and society
cognitive semantics
Noun
the branch of semantics that studies the cognitive aspects of meaning
conceptual semantics
Noun
the branch of semantics that studies the cognitive aspects of meaning
Call
Noun
a special disposition, as if from a divine source, to pursue a particular course
criminology
Noun
the scientific study of crime and criminal behavior and law enforcement
computational linguistics
Noun
the use of computers for linguistic research and applications
cladistics
Noun
a system of biological taxonomy based on the quantitative analysis of comparative data and used to reconstruct cladograms summarizing the (assumed) phylogenetic relations and evolutionary history of groups of organisms
cladistic analysis
Noun
a system of biological taxonomy based on the quantitative analysis of comparative data and used to reconstruct cladograms summarizing the (assumed) phylogenetic relations and evolutionary history of groups of organisms
comparative literature
Noun
study of literary works from different cultures (often in translation)
commandment
Noun
a doctrine that is taught
commandment
Noun
something that is commanded
chaos
Noun
(physics) a dynamical system that is extremely sensitive to its initial conditions
chaos
Noun
the formless and disordered state of matter before the creation of the cosmos
chaos
Noun
a state of extreme confusion and disorder
countertransference
Noun
the psychoanalyst's displacement of emotion onto the patient or more generally the psychoanalyst's emotional involvement in the therapeutic interaction
common fate
Noun
a Gestalt principle of organization holding that aspects of perceptual field that move or function in a similar manner will be perceived as a unit
communicating
Noun
the activity of communicating
cargo cult
Noun
a religious cult that anticipates a time of joy, serenity, and justice when salvation comes
cargo cult
Noun
(Melanesia) the followers of one of several millenarian cults that believe salvation will come in the form of wealth (`cargo') brought by westerners
clockwork universe
Noun
the view that the universe resembles a clock built by God and ticking along according to Newtonian mechanics
conformism
Noun
orthodoxy in thoughts and belief
centrism
Noun
a political philosophy of avoiding the extremes of left and right by taking a moderate position or course of action
collectivism
Noun
a political theory that the people should own the means of production
collectivism
Noun
Soviet communism
communism
Noun
a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society
communism
Noun
a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership
conservatism
Noun
a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
conservativism
Noun
a political or theological orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
constitutionalism
Noun
advocacy of a system of government according to constitutional principles