(noun) the study of literature and of disciplines relevant to literature or to language as used in literature
(noun) ; action practice; as / (noun) exercise or practice of an art, science, or skill / (noun) customary practice or conduct / (noun) practical application of a theory
make (something abstract) more concrete or real
(noun) a division or split in a group or union; schism / (noun) an action or process of cutting, dividing, or splitting; the state of being cut, divided, or split
(adj) of lower status; (noun) an officer in the British army below the rank of captain, especially a second lieutenant
(verb) to divert the expression of (an instinctual desire or impulse) from its unacceptable form to one that is considered more socially or culturally acceptable
an act of subsuming
the philosophical attempt to describe things in terms of their apparent intrinsic purpose, directive principle, or goal, irrespective of human use or opinion
the philosophical attempt to describe things in terms of their apparent intrinsic purpose, directive principle, or goal, irrespective of human use or opinion
(noun) defense of God's goodness and omnipotence in view of the existence of evil
give or assign a value to, especially a higher value: "The prophets valorized history"