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Traditional English :: Zen
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zenst - n. a form of Mahayana Buddhism emphasizing the value of meditation and intuition. Zenist n. (also Zennist). [Jap., = meditation] |
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Traditional English :: zenana
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zenst - n. the part of a house for the seclusion of women of high-caste families in India and Iran. [Hind. zenana f. Pers. zanana f. zan woman] |
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Traditional English :: Zend
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zenst - n. an interpretation of the Avesta, each Zend being part of the Zend-Avesta. Zend-Avesta the Zoroastrian sacred writings of the Avesta or text and Zend or commentary. [Pers. zand interpretation] |
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Traditional English :: Zener cards
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zenst - n. a set of 25 cards each with one of five different symbols, used in ESP research. [K. E. Zener, Amer. psychologist b. 1903] |
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Traditional English :: zenith
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zenst - n. 1 the part of the celestial sphere directly above an observer (opp. NADIR). 2 the highest point in one's fortunes; a time of great prosperity etc. zenith distance an arc intercepted between a celestial body and its zenith; the complement of a body's altitude. [ME f. OF cenit or med.L cenit ult. f. Arab. samt (ar-ra' s) path (over the head)] |
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Traditional English :: zenithal
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zenst - adj. of or relating to a zenith. zenithal projection a projection of part of a globe on to a plane tangential to the centre of the part, showing the correct directions of all points from the centre. |
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