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precedence
status established in order of importance or urgency
precedence: status established in order of importance or urgency
back_burner
reduced priority
back_burner: reduced priority
front_burner
top priority
front_burner: top priority
transcendence
the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits
transcendence: the state of excelling or surpassing or going beyond usual limits
high_profile
a position attracting much attention and publicity
high_profile: a position attracting much attention and publicity
Holy_Order
(usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy
Holy_Order: (usually plural) the status or rank or office of a Christian clergyman in an ecclesiastical hierarchy
low_status
a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation
low_status: a position of inferior status; low in station or rank or fortune or estimation
inferiority
the state of being inferior
inferiority: the state of being inferior
backseat
a secondary or inferior position or status
backseat: a secondary or inferior position or status
shade
a position of relative inferiority
shade: a position of relative inferiority
subordinateness
secondary importance
subordinateness: secondary importance
handmaid
in a subordinate position
handmaid: in a subordinate position
junior_status
in a junior position
junior_status: in a junior position
subservience
in a subservient state
subservience: in a subservient state
legal_status
a status defined by law
legal_status: a status defined by law
civil_death
the legal status of a person who is alive but who has been deprived of the rights and privileges of a citizen or a member of society; the legal status of one sentenced to life imprisonment
civil_death: the legal status of a person who is alive but who has been deprived of the rights and privileges of a citizen or a member of society; the legal status of one sentenced to life imprisonment
villeinage
the legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf
villeinage: the legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf
bastardy
the status of being born to parents who were not married
bastardy: the status of being born to parents who were not married
left-handedness
the status of being born of a morganatic marriage
left-handedness: the status of being born of a morganatic marriage
citizenship
the status of a citizen with rights and duties
citizenship: the status of a citizen with rights and duties
command
a position of highest authority
command: a position of highest authority
nationality
the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization
nationality: the status of belonging to a particular nation by birth or naturalization
footing
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
footing: status with respect to the relations between people or groups
retirement
the state of being retired from one's business or occupation
retirement: the state of being retired from one's business or occupation
being
the state or fact of existing
being: the state or fact of existing
actuality
the state of actually existing objectively
actuality: the state of actually existing objectively
entelechy
(Aristotle) the state of something that is fully realized; actuality as opposed to potentiality
entelechy: (Aristotle) the state of something that is fully realized; actuality as opposed to potentiality
genuineness
the state of being genuine
genuineness: the state of being genuine
reality
the state of being actual or real
reality: the state of being actual or real
fact
an event known to have happened or something known to have existed
fact: an event known to have happened or something known to have existed
reality
the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be
reality: the state of the world as it really is rather than as you might want it to be
historicalness
the state of having in fact existed in the past
historicalness: the state of having in fact existed in the past
truth
conformity to reality or actuality
truth: conformity to reality or actuality
eternity
a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife
eternity: a state of eternal existence believed in some religions to characterize the afterlife
preexistence
existing in a former state or previous to something else
preexistence: existing in a former state or previous to something else
coexistence
existing peacefully together
coexistence: existing peacefully together
eternal_life
life without beginning or end
eternal_life: life without beginning or end
subsistence
the state of existing in reality; having substance
subsistence: the state of existing in reality; having substance
presence
the state of being present; current existence
presence: the state of being present; current existence
immanence
the state of being within or not going beyond a given domain
immanence: the state of being within or not going beyond a given domain
inherence
the state of inhering; the state of being a fixed characteristic
inherence: the state of inhering; the state of being a fixed characteristic
ubiety
the state of existing and being localized in space
ubiety: the state of existing and being localized in space
ubiquity
the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)
ubiquity: the state of being everywhere at once (or seeming to be everywhere at once)
hereness
the state of being here in this place
hereness: the state of being here in this place
thereness
the state of being there--not here--in position
thereness: the state of being there--not here--in position
thereness
real existence; --Charles Hopkinson
thereness: real existence; --Charles Hopkinson
occurrence
an instance of something occurring
occurrence: an instance of something occurring
allopatry
the occurrence of related organisms in separate geographical areas with no overlap
allopatry: the occurrence of related organisms in separate geographical areas with no overlap
sympatry
the occurrence of organisms in overlapping geographical areas, but without interbreeding
sympatry: the occurrence of organisms in overlapping geographical areas, but without interbreeding
shadow
a dominating and pervasive presence
shadow: a dominating and pervasive presence
nonbeing
the state of not being
nonbeing: the state of not being
nonexistence
the state of not existing
nonexistence: the state of not existing
unreality
the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact
unreality: the state of being insubstantial or imaginary; not existing objectively or in fact
cloud
out of touch with reality
cloud: out of touch with reality
falsity
the state of being false or untrue
falsity: the state of being false or untrue
spuriousness
state of lacking genuineness
spuriousness: state of lacking genuineness
absence
the state of being absent
absence: the state of being absent
nonoccurrence
absence by virtue of not occurring
nonoccurrence: absence by virtue of not occurring
awayness
the state of being elsewhere than in particular place
awayness: the state of being elsewhere than in particular place
life
the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living
life: the course of existence of an individual; the actions and events that occur in living
animation
the condition of living or the state of being alive
animation: the condition of living or the state of being alive
skin
a person's skin regarded as their life
skin: a person's skin regarded as their life
survival
a state of surviving; remaining alive
survival: a state of surviving; remaining alive
subsistence
a means of surviving
subsistence: a means of surviving
death
the absence of life or state of being dead
death: the absence of life or state of being dead
rest
euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
rest: euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb)
extinction
no longer in existence
extinction: no longer in existence
life
a characteristic state or mode of living
life: a characteristic state or mode of living
ghetto
any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping
ghetto: any segregated mode of living or working that results from bias or stereotyping
transcendence
a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
transcendence: a state of being or existence above and beyond the limits of material experience
marital_status
the condition of being married or unmarried
marital_status: the condition of being married or unmarried
marriage
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
marriage: the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
bigamy
having two spouses at the same time
bigamy: having two spouses at the same time
civil_union
a voluntary union for life (or until divorce) of adult parties of the same sex
civil_union: a voluntary union for life (or until divorce) of adult parties of the same sex
common-law_marriage
a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony
common-law_marriage: a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony
endogamy
marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
endogamy: marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law
exogamy
marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
exogamy: marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required by custom or law
marriage_of_convenience
a marriage for expediency rather than love
marriage_of_convenience: a marriage for expediency rather than love
misalliance
an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)
misalliance: an unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage)
mesalliance
a marriage with a person of inferior social status
mesalliance: a marriage with a person of inferior social status
monandry
the state of having only one husband at a time
monandry: the state of having only one husband at a time
monogamy
having only one spouse at a time
monogamy: having only one spouse at a time
monogyny
having only one wife at a time
monogyny: having only one wife at a time
serial_monogamy
a succession of short monogamous relationships (as by someone who undergoes multiple divorces)
serial_monogamy: a succession of short monogamous relationships (as by someone who undergoes multiple divorces)
open_marriage
a marriage in which each partner is free to enter into extraneous sexual relationships without guilt or jealousy from the other
open_marriage: a marriage in which each partner is free to enter into extraneous sexual relationships without guilt or jealousy from the other
cuckoldom
the state of a husband whose wife has committed adultery
cuckoldom: the state of a husband whose wife has committed adultery
polyandry
having more than one husband at a time
polyandry: having more than one husband at a time
polygamy
having more than one spouse at a time
polygamy: having more than one spouse at a time
polygyny
having more than one wife at a time
polygyny: having more than one wife at a time
sigeh
a Shiite tradition of temporary marriage permitted in Iran that allows a couple to specify the terms of their relationship; can last from a few minutes to 99 years
sigeh: a Shiite tradition of temporary marriage permitted in Iran that allows a couple to specify the terms of their relationship; can last from a few minutes to 99 years
celibacy
an unmarried status
celibacy: an unmarried status
virginity
the condition or quality of being a virgin
virginity: the condition or quality of being a virgin
bachelorhood
the state of being an unmarried man
bachelorhood: the state of being an unmarried man
spinsterhood
the state of being a spinster (usually an elderly unmarried woman)
spinsterhood: the state of being a spinster (usually an elderly unmarried woman)
widowhood
the state of being a widow who has not remarried
widowhood: the state of being a widow who has not remarried
employment
the state of being employed or having a job
employment: the state of being employed or having a job
unemployment
the state of being unemployed or not having a job
unemployment: the state of being unemployed or not having a job
order
established customary state (especially of society)
order: established customary state (especially of society)
civil_order
the form of government of a social organization
civil_order: the form of government of a social organization
rule_of_law
a state of order in which events conform to the law
rule_of_law: a state of order in which events conform to the law