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  2. Hippopotamus - Wikipedia

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    The hippopotamus ( / ˌhɪpəˈpɒtəməs /; [3] pl.: hippopotamuses or hippopotami; Hippopotamus amphibius ), also shortened to hippo ( pl.: hippos ), further qualified as the common hippopotamus, Nile hippopotamus, or river hippopotamus, is a large semiaquatic mammal native to sub-Saharan Africa. It is one of only two extant species in the family Hippopotamidae, the other being the pygmy ...

  3. Humility - Wikipedia

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    Humility is the quality of being humble. [1] Dictionary definitions accentuate humility as low self-regard and sense of unworthiness. [2] In a religious context, humility can mean a recognition of self in relation to a deity (i.e. God ), and subsequent submission to that deity as a member of that religion.

  4. Happiness - Wikipedia

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    Happiness is a positive and pleasant emotion, ranging from contentment to intense joy. Moments of happiness may be triggered by positive life experiences or thoughts, but sometimes it may arise from no obvious cause. The level of happiness for longer periods of time is more strongly correlated with levels of life satisfaction, subjective well-being, flourishing and eudaimonia. In common usage ...

  5. Hindustani profanity - Wikipedia

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    Behenchod (बहनचोद, بہنچود; English: Sisterfucker), also pronounced as behanchod is sometimes abbreviated as BC, is a Hindustani language vulgarism. It is a form of the profanity fuck. The word is considered highly offensive, and is rarely used in literal sense of one who engages in sexual activity with another person's sister ...

  6. Glossary of spirituality terms - Wikipedia

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    A Afterlife: (or life after death) A generic term referring to a purported continuation of existence, typically spiritual and experiential, beyond this world, or after death. Agnosticism: the view that the existence of God or the supernatural is unknown or unknowable. Ahimsa: A religious principle of non-violence and respect for all life. Ahimsa ( अहिंसा ahiṁsā) is Sanskrit for ...

  7. Glossary of Hinduism terms - Wikipedia

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    Separating concepts in Hinduism from concepts specific to Indian culture, or from the language itself, can be difficult. Many Sanskrit concepts have an Indian secular meaning as well as a Hindu dharmic meaning. One example is the concept of Dharma. [4] Sanskrit, like all languages, contains words whose meanings differ across various contexts.

  8. Hippocrates - Wikipedia

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    Hippocrates of Kos ( / hɪˈpɒkrətiːz /, Greek: Ἱπποκράτης ὁ Κῷος, translit. Hippokrátēs ho Kôios; c.460 – c. 370 BC ), also known as Hippocrates II, was a Greek physician and philosopher of the classical period who is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine. He is traditionally referred to as the "Father of Medicine" in recognition ...

  9. Word - Wikipedia

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    A word is a basic element of language that carries meaning, can be used on its own, and is uninterruptible. [1] Despite the fact that language speakers often have an intuitive grasp of what a word is, there is no consensus among linguists on its definition and numerous attempts to find specific criteria of the concept remain controversial. [2 ...