pm#psychological_entity__psychologicalentity  feature/product of mental activity, e.g., feeling
  supertype:  non_spatial_object_playing_some_role  abstract (sumo)
  subtype:  mental_object__MOB  e.g., a percept, a sense datum
     subtype:  sense_experience__senseexperience__sensation__sense_impression__senseimpression__sense_datum__sensedatum  an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation; "a sensation of touch"
        subtype:  limen__threshold  the smallest detectable sensation
           subtype:  absolute_threshold  the lowest level of stimulation that a person can detect
              subtype:  pain_threshold  the lowest intensity of stimulation at which pain is experienced; "some people have much higher pain thresholds than do other people"
           subtype:  difference_threshold__differential_threshold__difference_limen__differential_limen  the smallest change in stimulation that a person can detect
              subtype:  just-noticeable_difference__jnd  (psychophysics) the difference between two stimuli that (under properly controlled experimental conditions) is detected as often as it is undetected
        subtype:  masking  the blocking of one sensation resulting from the presence of another sensation; "he studied auditory masking by pure tones"
        subtype:  visual_sensation__vision  the perceptual experience of seeing; "the runners emerged from the trees into his clear vision"; "he had a visual sensation of intense light"
        subtype:  odor__smell__odour__olfactory_sensation__olfactorysensation__olfactory_perception__olfactoryperception  the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form; "she loved the smell of roses"
           subtype:  scent  an odor left in passing by which a person or animal can be traced
              subtype:  musk  the scent of musk
           subtype:  aroma__fragrance__perfume  a distinctive odor that is pleasant
              subtype:  incense.aroma  the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned; "incense filled the room"
           subtype:  malodor__malodour__stench__stink__reek__fetor__foetor  a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant
              subtype:  niff  (British slang) an unpleasant smell
           subtype:  acridity__pungency  having an acrid smell
        subtype:  taste_perception__tasteperception__taste__taste_sensation__tastesensation__gustatory_sensation__gustatorysensation__gustatory_perception__gustatoryperception  the sensation that results when taste buds in the tongue and throat convey information about the chemical composition of a soluble stimulus; "the candy left him with a bad taste"; "the melon had a delicious taste"
           subtype:  sapidity__relish__flavor__flavour__savor__savour__smack__tang  the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
              subtype:  lemon.sapidity  a distinctive tart flavor characteristic of lemons
              subtype:  vanilla  a distinctive fragrant flavor characteristic of vanilla beans
           subtype:  sweet__sweetness__sweetnes__sugarines  the taste experience when sugar dissolves in the mouth
           subtype:  tartness__sour__sourness  the taste experience when vinegar or lemon juice is taken into the mouth
              subtype:  acidulousness__acidulousnes  the taste experience when something acidic is taken into the mouth
           subtype:  bitter.taste_perception__bitterness  the taste experience when quinine or coffee is taken into the mouth
              subtype:  pungency__sharpness__sharpnes  having a sharp bitter flavor
           subtype:  salinity__salt__saltiness  the taste experience when salt is taken into the mouth
           subtype:  astringency__astringence  a sharp astringent taste; the taste experience when a substance causes the mouth to pucker
           subtype:  finish.taste_perception  (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed); "the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish"
        subtype:  auditory_sensation__sound  the subjective sensation of hearing something; "he strained to hear the faint sounds"
           subtype:  euphony__music  any agreeable (pleasing and harmonious) sounds; "he fell asleep to the music of the wind chimes"
              subtype:  music_of_the_spheres  an inaudible music that Pythagoras thought was produced by the celestial
           subtype:  music.auditory_sensation  the sounds produced by singers or musical instruments (or reproductions of such sounds)
              subtype:  piano_music__pianomusic  the sound of music produced by a piano; "he thought he heard piano music next door"
           subtype:  pure_tone__tone  a steady sound without overtones; "they tested his hearing with pure tones of different frequencies"
              subtype:  harmonic  a tone that is a component of a complex sound
                 subtype:  fundamental_frequency__fundamentalfrequency__fundamental__first_harmonic__firstharmonic  the lowest tone of a harmonic series
                 subtype:  overtone.harmonic  a harmonic with a frequency that is a multiple of the fundamental frequency
           subtype:  noise.auditory_sensation__dissonance__racket  the auditory experience of sound that lacks musical quality; sound that is a disagreeable auditory experience; "modern music is just noise to me"
              subtype:  white_noise__whitenoise  a `sh' noise produced by a stimulus containing all audible frequencies of vibration
        subtype:  synesthesia__synaesthesia  a sensation that normally occurs in one sense modality occurs when another modality is stimulated
           subtype:  chromesthesia__chromaesthesia  a form of synesthesia in which nonvisual stimulation results in the experience of color sensations
              subtype:  colored_hearing__coloredhearing__colored_audition__coloredaudition  a form of chromesthesia in which experiences of color accompany auditory stimuli
  subtype:  psychological_feature__psychologicalfeature  a feature of the mental life of a living organism
     subtype:  cognition__knowledge__noesis  the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
        subtype:  mind__head__brain__psyche__nous  that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head"
           subtype:  noddle  (British) "use your noddle"
           subtype:  tabula_rasa  a young mind not yet affected by experience (according to John Locke)
           subtype:  ego  (psychoanalysis) the conscious mind
           subtype:  unconscious_mind__unconsciousmind__unconsciou  that part of the mind wherein psychic activity takes place of which the person is unaware
           subtype:  subconscious_mind__subconscious  psychic activity just below the level of awareness
        subtype:  place.cognition  an abstract mental location; "he has a special place in my thoughts"; "a place in my heart"; "a political system with no place for the less prominent groups"
        subtype:  public_knowledge__general_knowledge__generalknowledge  knowledge that is available to anyone
           subtype:  common_knowledge  something generally known to everyone
              subtype:  ancient_history__ancienthistory  knowledge of some recent fact or event that has become so commonly known that it has lost its original pertinence
           subtype:  light.public_knowledge  public awareness; "it brought the scandal to light"
           subtype:  open.public_knowledge__surface  information that has become public; "all the reports were out in the open"; "the facts had been brought to the surface"
        subtype:  ability.cognition  possession of the qualities (especially mental qualities) required to do something or get something done; "danger heightened his powers of discrimination"
           subtype:  know-how  the (technical) knowledge and skill required to do something
              subtype:  bag_of_tricks  a supply of ways of accomplishing something; "every good mechanic has a large bag of tricks"
              subtype:  sapience__wisdom  ability to apply knowledge or experience or understanding or common sense and insight
                 subtype:  astuteness__profundity__profoundness__depth  the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas
                 subtype:  sagacity__sagaciousness__sagaciousnes__judgement__discernment  ability to make good judgments
                    subtype:  eye.sagacity  good discernment (either with the eyes or as if with the eyes); "she has an eye for fresh talent"; "he has an artist's eye"
                    subtype:  common_sense__good_sense__gumption__horse_sense__horsesense__sense__mother_wit  sound practical judgment; "I can't see the sense in doing it now"; "he hasn't got the sense God gave little green apples"; "fortunately shw had the sense to run away"
                       subtype:  logic  reasoned and reasonable judgment; "it made a certain kind of logic"
                       subtype:  nous  (British) common sense; "she has great social nous"
                       subtype:  road_sense  good judgment in avoiding trouble or accidents on the road
                    subtype:  judiciousness__judiciousnes  good judgment
                       subtype:  forethought__caution__precaution__care  judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care"
                    subtype:  discreetness__discretion__circumspection__prudence  knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress; "the servants showed great tact and discretion"
                       subtype:  confidentiality.discreetness  discretion in keeping secret information
                    subtype:  injudiciousness__indiscreetness  lacking good judgment
              subtype:  method  a way of doing something, esp. a systematic one; implies an orderly logical arrangement (usually in steps)
                 subtype:  teaching_method__teachingmethod  a method of instruction
                    subtype:  Socratic_method__maieutic_method  a method of teaching by question and answer; used by Socrates to elicit truths from his students
                 subtype:  method_of_choice  the best method to achieve a desired result
                 subtype:  methodology  the system of methods followed in a particular discipline
                    subtype:  scientific_method  a method of investigation involving observation and theory to test scientific hypotheses
                       subtype:  experimental_method  the use of controlled observations and measurements to test hypotheses
                 subtype:  mnemonics__mnemonic  a method or system for improving the memory
                 subtype:  solution.method  a method for solving a problem; "the easy solution is to look it up in the handbook"
                 subtype:  technique  a practical method or art applied to some particular task
                    subtype:  Benday_process  a photoengraving technique for adding shading or texture or tone to a printed image
                    subtype:  bonding.technique  (dentistry) a technique for repairing a tooth; resinous material is applied to the surface of the tooth where it adheres to the tooth's enamel
                    subtype:  emulation.technique  (computer science) technique of one machine obtaining the same results as another
                       subtype:  terminal_emulation  (computer science) having a computer act exactly like a terminal
                    subtype:  immunofluorescence  (immunology) a technique that uses antibodies linked to a fluorescent dye in order to study antigens in a sample of tissue
                    subtype:  computer_simulation__simulation  (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program; "a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated"
                 subtype:  technicolor  a trademarked method of making color motion pictures
                 subtype:  statistical_method__statisticalmethod  a method of analyzing or representing statistical data
                    subtype:  method_of_least_squares__least_squares__leastsquare  a method of fitting a curve to data points so as to minimize the sum of the squares of the distances of the points from the curve
                    subtype:  regression_toward_the_mean__regression__simple_regression  the relation between selected values of x and observed values of y (from which the most probable value of y can be predicted for any value of x)
                       subtype:  linear_regression__rectilinear_regression__rectilinearregression  the relation between variables when the regression equation is linear: e.g., y = ax + b
                       subtype:  curvilinear_regression__curvilinearregression  the relation between variables when the regression equation is nonlinear (quadratic or higher order)
                    subtype:  multiple_regression  a statistical technique that predicts values of one variable on the basis of two or more other variables
                    subtype:  regression_analysis  the use of regression to make quantitative predictions of one variable from the values of another
                    subtype:  correlational_analysis  the use of statistical correlation to evaluate the strength of the relations between variables
                    subtype:  analysis_of_variance__ANOVA  a statistical method for making simultaneous comparisons between two or more means; a statistical method that yields values that can be tested to determine whether a significant relation exists between variables
           subtype:  leadership.ability  the ability to lead: "he believed that leadership can be taught"
              subtype:  generalship.leadership  the leadership ability of a military general
           subtype:  intelligence  the ability to comprehend; to understand and profit from experience
              subtype:  intellect__mind  knowledge and intellectual ability; "he reads to improve his mind"; "he has a keen intellect"
              subtype:  breadth__comprehensiveness__comprehensivenes  an ability to understand a broad range of topics; "a teacher must have a breadth of knowledge of the subject"
              subtype:  nonverbal_intelligence__nonverbalintelligence  intelligence that is manifested in the performance of tasks requiring little or no use of language
              subtype:  verbal_intelligence  intelligence in the use and comprehension of language
              subtype:  brainpower__brain__learning_ability__mental_capacity__mentality__wit  mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense"
              subtype:  mental_quickness__quickness__quicknes__quickwittednes  intelligence as revealed by an ability to give correct responses without delay
              subtype:  brilliance__genius  unusual mental ability
                 subtype:  pyrotechnics  brilliance of display (as in the performance of music)
              subtype:  precociousness__precocity  intelligence achieved far ahead of normal developmental schedules
              subtype:  acuity__acuteness__acutenes__sharpnes__keennes  a quick and penetrating intelligence; "he argued with great acuteness"; "I admired the keenness of his mind"
                 subtype:  steel_trap__steeltrap  an acute intelligence (an analogy based on the well known sharpness of steel traps); "he's as sharp as a steel trap"; "a mind like a steel trap"
              subtype:  cleverness__brightness__smartness__smartnes  intelligence as manifested in being quick and witty
              subtype:  shrewdness__astuteness__perspicacity__perspicaciousness__perspicaciousnes  intelligence manifested by being astute (as in business dealings)
                 subtype:  craftiness__craft__cunning__foxines__slyness__wiliness  shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception
                 subtype:  cunning  shrewdness in deception; "as cunning as a fox"
                 subtype:  insightfulness__acumen  shrewdness shown by keen insight
                 subtype:  knowingness  shrewdness demonstrated by knowledge
                 subtype:  street_smarts  a shrewd ability to survive in a dangerous urban environment
           subtype:  aptitude  inherent ability
              subtype:  instinct__inherent_aptitude  inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli: "the spawning instinct in salmon"; "altruistic instincts in social animals"
                 subtype:  id  (psychoanalysis) primitive instincts and energies underlying all psychic activity
              subtype:  potentiality__capability__capableness__capablenes  an aptitude that may be developed
                 subtype:  perfectibility__perfectability  the capability of becoming perfect; "he believes in the ultimate perfectability of man"
                 subtype:  grasp__compass__compas__reach  the limit of capability; "within the compass of education"
                    subtype:  ken__sight  the range of vision; "out of sight of land"
              subtype:  natural_ability__naturalability  ability that is inherited
                 subtype:  natural_endowment__naturalendowment__endowment__gift__talent  natural qualities or talents
                    subtype:  knack__bent__hang  a special way of doing something; "he had a bent for it"; "he had a special knack for getting into trouble"; "he couldn't get the hang of it"
                    subtype:  genius__flair  a natural talent; "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has a genius for interior decorating"
                    subtype:  raw_talent__rawtalent  powerfully impressive talent
           subtype:  mental_ability__capacity  the power to learn or retain knowledge; in law, the ability to understand the facts and significance of your behavior
              subtype:  prescience__prevision  the power to foresee the future
           subtype:  creativity__creativeness  the ability to create
              subtype:  fecundity__fruitfulness  the intellectual fruitfulness of a creative imagination
              subtype:  flight.creativity  passing above and beyond ordinary bounds; "a flight of fancy"; "flights of rhetoric"; "flights of imagination"
              subtype:  wizardry__genius  exceptional creative ability
              subtype:  imaginativeness__imaginativenes__vision  the power of imagination; "popular imagination created a world of demons"
                 subtype:  fancy  fancy was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than imagination
                 subtype:  fantasy  imagination unrestricted by reality; "a schoolgirl fantasy"
                    subtype:  pipe_dream__dream  a fantastic but vain hope (from fantasies induced by the opium pipe); "I have this pipe dream about being emperor of the universe"
                    subtype:  fantasy_life__fantasylife__phantasy_life  an imaginary life lived in a fantasy world
                    subtype:  fantasy_world__fantasyworld__phantasy_world__fairyland  a place existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality)
                 subtype:  dreaming__dream  imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake; "he lives in a dream that has nothing to do with reality"
                    subtype:  daydream__reverie__revery__daydreaming__oneirism__air_castle__aircastle__castle_in_the_air__castle_in_Spain  absent-minded dreaming while awake
                    subtype:  woolgathering  an idle indulgence in fantasy
              subtype:  innovation__invention__excogitation__conception__design  the creation of something in the mind
                 subtype:  contrivance  the faculty of contriving; inventive skill; "his skillful contrivance of answers to every problem"
              subtype:  inventiveness__inventivenes__ingeniousnes__cleverness  the power of creative imagination
                 subtype:  imagination__resourcefulness__resourcefulnes  the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problems; "a man of resource"
                    subtype:  armoury__armory__inventory  a collection of resources; "he dipped into his intellectual armory to find an answer"
           subtype:  originality  the ability to think and act independently
              subtype:  innovativeness  originality by virtue of introducing new ideas
              subtype:  unconventionality.originality  originality by virtue of being unconventional
              subtype:  novelty__freshness__freshnes  originality by virtue of being new and surprising
           subtype:  skill__science  ability to produce solutions in some problem domain; "the skill of a well-trained boxer"; "the sweet science of pugilism"
              subtype:  nose.skill  a natural skill; "he has a nose for good deals"
              subtype:  virtuosity  technical skill or fluency or style exhibited by a virtuoso
           subtype:  accomplishment__skill__acquirement__acquisition__attainment  an ability that has been acquired by training
              subtype:  airmanship  the art of flying airplane
              subtype:  craftsmanship__craft__workmanship  skill in an occupation or trade
                 subtype:  housecraft  skill in domestic management
                 subtype:  priestcraft  the skills involved in the work of a priest
                 subtype:  stagecraft  skill in writing or staging plays
                    subtype:  coup_de_theatre.stagecraft__coupdetheatre  a sensational bit of stagecraft
                 subtype:  tradecraft  skill acquired through experience in a trade; "instructional designers are trained in something that might be called tradecraft"; often used to discuss skill in espionage; "the CIA chief of station accepted responsibility for his agents' failures of tradecraft"
                 subtype:  watercraft  skill in the management of boats
                 subtype:  woodcraft  skill in carving or fashioning objects from wood
              subtype:  horsemanship  skill in handling and riding horses
              subtype:  marksmanship  skill in shooting
              subtype:  literacy  the ability to read and write
              subtype:  numeracy  skill with numbers and mathematics
              subtype:  oarsmanship  skill as an oarsman
              subtype:  salesmanship  skill in selling; skill in persuading people to buy; "he read a book on salesmanship but it didn't help"
              subtype:  seamanship  skill in sailing
                 subtype:  boatmanship  skill in handling boats
              subtype:  showmanship  the ability to present something (especially theatrical shows) in an attractive manner
              subtype:  soldiering__soldiership  skills that are required for the life of soldier
              subtype:  swordsmanship  skill in fencing
           subtype:  hand.ability  ability; "he wanted to try his hand at singing"
           subtype:  superior_skill  more than ordinary ability
              subtype:  art__artistry__prowess__prowes  a superior skill that you can learn by study and practice and observation; "the art of conversation"; "it's quite an art"
                 subtype:  falconry  the art of training falcons to hunt and return
                 subtype:  homiletics  the art of preaching
                 subtype:  horology  the art of designing and making clocks
                 subtype:  minstrelsy  the art of a minstrel
                 subtype:  musicianship  artistry in performing music
                 subtype:  enology__oenology  the art of wine making
                 subtype:  puppetry.art  the art of making puppets and presenting puppet shows
                 subtype:  taxidermy  the art of mounting the skins of animals so that they have lifelike appearance
                 subtype:  ventriloquism__ventriloquy  the art of projecting your voice so that it seems to come from another source (as from a ventriloquist's dummy)
           subtype:  mental_faculty__faculty__module  one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind
              subtype:  attention.mental_faculty  the faculty or power of mental concentration; "keeping track of all the details requires your complete attention"
                 subtype:  engrossment__absorption  complete attention; intense mental effort
                    subtype:  focussing__focu__focusing__centering  the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"
                       subtype:  particularism  a focus on something particular
                    subtype:  specialism  the concentration of your efforts on a particular field of study or occupation
                    subtype:  study.engrossment  a state of deep mental absorption; "she is in a deep study"
                 subtype:  mental_note  speical attention with intent to remember; "he made a mental note to send her flowers"
                 subtype:  watchfulness__vigilance__alertness__alertnes  the process of paying close and continuous attention
                    subtype:  jealousy  zealous vigilance: "cherish their official political freedom with fierce jealousy"-Paul Blanshard
              subtype:  faculty_of_language__language__speech  the mental faculty or power of vocal communication; "language sets homo sapiens apart from all other animals"
              subtype:  retention__memory__retentiveness__retentivenes  the power of retaining and recalling past experience; "he had a good memory when he was younger"
                 subtype:  remembrance__anamnesis__anamnesi  the ability to recall past occurrences
              subtype:  reason.mental_faculty__understanding__intellect  the capacity for rational thought or inference or discrimination; "we are told that man is endowed with reason and capable of distinguishing good from evil"
              subtype:  sentiency__sense__sensation__sentience__sensory_faculty__sensoryfaculty  the faculty through which the external world is apprehended
                 subtype:  sense_modality__sensemodality__modality__sensory_system__sensorysystem  a particular sense
                    subtype:  visual_sense__sight__vision__visual_modality  the ability to see; the faculty of vision
                       subtype:  achromatic_vision  vision using the rods
                       subtype:  visual_acuity__acuity__sharp-sightedness__sharpsightednes  sharpness of vision; the visual ability to resolve fine detail (usually measured by a Snellen chart)
                          subtype:  oxyopia  unusually acute vision
                       subtype:  binocular_vision__binocularvision  vision involving the use of both eyes
                          subtype:  stereoscopic_vision__stereoscopy  three-dimensional vision produced by the fusion of two slightly different views of a scene on each retina
                       subtype:  central_vision__centralvision  vision using the fovea and parafovea
                       subtype:  color_vision__colorvision__chromatic_vision__chromaticvision__trichromacy  the normal ability to see colors
                       subtype:  distance_vision  vision for objects that a 20 feet or more from the viewer
                       subtype:  eyesight__seeing__sightedness__sightednes  use of the faculty of vision
                       subtype:  monocular_vision__monocularvision  vision with only one eye
                       subtype:  near_vision  vision for objects 2 feet or closer to the viewer
                       subtype:  night_vision__nightvision__nightsight__scotopic_vision__twilight_vision  the ability to see in reduced illumination (as in moonlight)
                       subtype:  daylight_vision__photopic_vision  normal vision in daylight; vision with sufficient illumination that the cones are active and hue is perceived
                          subtype:  foveal_vision  vision with the fovea
                       subtype:  peripheral_vision  vision using only the periphery of the retina
                    subtype:  somatosense  any of the sensory systems that mediate sensations of pressure and tickle and warmth and cold and vibration and limb position and limb movement and pain
                       subtype:  sense_of_touch__touch__skin_senses__touch_modality__touchmodality__cutaneous_senses  the faculty of touch; "only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us"
                       subtype:  kinesthesia__feeling_of_movement  the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc
                    subtype:  sense_of_hearing__hearing__audition__auditory_sense__auditory_modality  the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired"
                       subtype:  ear.sense_of_hearing  good hearing; "he had a keen ear"; "a good ear for pitch"
                       subtype:  absolute_pitch__perfect_pitch__perfectpitch  the ability to identify the pitch of a tone
                    subtype:  sense_of_taste__taste__gustation__gustatory_modality__gustatorymodality  the faculty of taste; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste"
                    subtype:  sense_of_smell__smell__olfaction__olfactory_modality__olfactorymodality  the faculty of smell
                       subtype:  nose.sense_of_smell  the sense of smell (especially in animals); "the hound has a good nose"
                 subtype:  sensitivity.sentiency__sensitiveness__sensitivenes  (physiology) responsiveness to external stimuli: "sensitivity to pain"
                    subtype:  hypersensitivity  extreme sensitivity
                    subtype:  responsiveness.sensitivity__reactivity  responsive to stimulation
                       subtype:  excitability__irritability  excessive sensitivity of an organ or body part
                    subtype:  exteroception  sensitivity to stimuli originating outside of the body
                       subtype:  visual_sense__sight__vision__visual_modality  the ability to see; the faculty of vision
                       subtype:  sense_of_touch__touch__skin_senses__touch_modality__touchmodality__cutaneous_senses  the faculty of touch; "only sight and touch enable us to locate objects in the space around us"
                       subtype:  sense_of_hearing__hearing__audition__auditory_sense__auditory_modality  the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired"
                       subtype:  sense_of_taste__taste__gustation__gustatory_modality__gustatorymodality  the faculty of taste; "his cold deprived him of his sense of taste"
                       subtype:  sense_of_smell__smell__olfaction__olfactory_modality__olfactorymodality  the faculty of smell
                    subtype:  interoception  sensitivity to stimuli originating inside of the body
                       subtype:  proprioception  the ability to sense the position and location and orientation and movement of the body and its parts
                          subtype:  kinesthesis__kinesthesi__kinaesthesis__kinesthesia__kinesthetics__muscle_sense__sense_of_movement  the ability to feel movements of the limbs and body
                          subtype:  kinanesthesia  inability to sense movement
                          subtype:  sense_of_equilibrium__equilibrium__labyrinthine_sense__vestibular_sense__sense_of_balance  a sensory system located in structures of the inner ear that registers the orientation of the head
                       subtype:  somesthesis__somesthesi__somesthesia__somaesthesis__somatesthesia__somatatesthesis__somatatesthesi__somatosensory_system__somatosensorysystem__somatic_sensory_system__somaticsensorysystem__somatic_sense__somaticsense  the faculty of bodily perception; sensory systems associated with the body; includes skin senses and proprioception and the internal organs
                          subtype:  tactual_sensation__tactualsensation__tactility__touchperception__skinperceptivenes  the faculty of perceiving (via the skin) pressure or heat or pain
                          subtype:  kinesthesia__feeling_of_movement  the perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc
                    subtype:  photosensitivity__radiosensitivity  sensitivity to the action of radiant energy
              subtype:  volition__will  the capability of conscious choice and decision and intention: "the exercise of their volition we construe as revolt"- George Meredith
                 subtype:  velleity  volition in its weakest form
        subtype:  inability  lack of ability (especially mental ability) to do something
           subtype:  mental_block__block  an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension; "I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block"
              subtype:  writer's_block  an inability to write; "he had writer's block; the words wouldn't come"
           subtype:  stupidity  a poor ability to understand or to profit from experience
              subtype:  dumbness__denseness__densenes__slowwittednes  the quality of being mentally slow and limited
              subtype:  dulness__dulnes__dullnes__obtuseness  the quality of being slow to understand
              subtype:  mental_retardation__retardation__backwardness__slowness__subnormality  lack of normal development of intellectual capacities
                 subtype:  mental_defectiveness__abnormality  retardation sufficient to fall outside the normal range of intelligence
                    subtype:  feeblemindedness  severe mental deficiency
                 subtype:  moronity__mental_deficiency  mild mental retardation
                 subtype:  idiocy__amentia  extreme mental retardation
                 subtype:  imbecility  retardation more severe than a moron but not as severe as an idiot
              subtype:  folly__foolishness__foolishnes__crazines  the quality of being rash and foolish
           subtype:  inaptitude  a lack of aptitude
              subtype:  talentlessness  a lack of talent
              subtype:  incapableness__incapablenes  lack of potential for development
                 subtype:  imperfectibility__imperfectability  the incapability of becoming perfect
           subtype:  incapacity.inability  lack of intellectual power
           subtype:  unskillfulness  a lack of cognitive skill
              subtype:  incoordination  a lack of coordination of movements
              subtype:  ineptness__awkwardness__awkwardnes__clumsines__ineptitude__maladroitness__maladroitnes__slownes  unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
              subtype:  inefficiency  unskillfulness resulting from a lack of efficiency
              subtype:  amateurishness  something that demonstrates a lack of professional competency
           subtype:  illiteracy  an inability to read
           subtype:  uncreativeness  a lack of creativity
              subtype:  fruitlessness  a lack of creative imagination
              subtype:  unoriginality.uncreativeness  uncreativeness due to a lack of originality
                 subtype:  triteness__tritenes__stalenes  unoriginality as a result of being dull and hackneyed
                    subtype:  camp.triteness  something that is considered amusing not because of its originality but because of its unoriginality; "the livingroom was pure camp"
                 subtype:  conventionality  unoriginality as a result of being too conventional
           subtype:  incomprehension  an inability to understand; "his incomprehension of the consequences"
        subtype:  lexis__lexi  all of the words in a language; all word forms having meaning or grammatical function
        subtype:  lexicon__vocabulary__mental_lexicon  a language user's knowledge of words
        subtype:  practice.cognition  knowledge of how something is customarily done: "it is not the local practice to wear shorts to dinner"
           subtype:  custom.practice__tradition  a specific practice of long standing
              subtype:  habit.custom__wont  an established custom; "it was their habit to dine at 7 every evening"
              subtype:  institution.custom  a custom that for a long time has been an important feature of some group or society; "the institution of marriage"; "he had become an institution in the theater"
           subtype:  normal__convention__pattern__rule__formula  something regarded as a normative example; "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"
              subtype:  mores__more  (sociology) the conventions that embody the fundamental values of a group
              subtype:  code_of_conduct__code_of_behavior  a set of conventional principles and expectations that are considered binding on any person who is a member of a particular group
                 subtype:  courtly_love__courtlylove  (medieval) a highly conventionalized code of conduct for lovers
                 subtype:  knight_errantry  (medieval) the code of conduct observed by a knight errant who is wandering in search of deeds of chivalry
                 subtype:  protocol  code of correct conduct: "safety protocols"; "academic protocol"
           subtype:  heritage  practices that are handed down from the past by tradition; "a heritage of freedom"
           subtype:  standard_operating_procedure__SOP__S.O.P.  the procedure that would normally be followed
        subtype:  cognitive_factor__cognitivefactor  something immaterial (as a circumstance or influence) that contributes to producing a result
           subtype:  difficulty  a factor causing trouble in achieving a positive result or tending to produce a negative result; "serious difficulties were encountered in obtaining a pure reagent"
              subtype:  trouble.difficulty  a source of difficulty: "one trouble after another delayed the job"; "what's the problem?"
                 subtype:  can_of_worms  (informal) a source of unpredictable trouble and complexity
                 subtype:  deep_water  serious trouble
                 subtype:  growing_pains__growingpain  problems that arise in enlarging an enterprise (especially in the early stages)
                 subtype:  matter.trouble  a problem; "is anything the matter?"
              subtype:  facer  (a dated Briticism) a serious difficulty with which one is suddenly faced
              subtype:  killer  a difficulty that is hard to deal with; "that exam was a real killer"
              subtype:  pisser  a very disagreeable difficulty
              subtype:  pitfall  an unforeseen or unexpected difficulty
              subtype:  snorter.difficulty  (British) something outstandingly difficult; "the problem was a real snorter"
              subtype:  deterrent__hindrance__impediment__handicap  something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
                 subtype:  albatross__albatros  (figurative) something that hinders or handicaps; "she was an albatross around his neck"
                 subtype:  bind  something that hinders as if with bonds
                 subtype:  obstacle.deterrent__obstruction  something immaterial that stands in the way and must be circumvented or surmounted: "lack of immagination is an obstacle to one's advancement"; "the poverty of a district is an obstacle to good education"; "the filibuster was a major obstruction to the success of their plan"
                    subtype:  barrier.obstacle  any condition that makes it difficult to make progress or to achieve an objective; "intolerance is a barrier to understanding"
                       subtype:  ideological_barrier__ideologicalbarrier  a barrier to cooperation or interaction resulting from conflicting ideologies
                          subtype:  iron_curtain  an impenetrable barrier to communication or information especially as imposed by rigid censorship and secrecy; used by Winston Churchill in 1946 to describe the demarcation between democratic and communist countries
                          subtype:  bamboo_curtain  an ideological barrier around communist China especially in the 1950s and 1960s
                          subtype:  color_bar__colorbar__colour_bar__color_line__colorline__colourline__Jim_Crow  barrier preventing blacks from participating in various activities with whites
                       subtype:  language_barrier  barrier to communication resulting from speaking different languages
                    subtype:  rub__hang-up__hitch__snag  an unforeseen obstacle
                    subtype:  hurdle.obstacle  an obstacle that you are expected to overcome; "the last hurdle before graduation"
                    subtype:  stymie  a thwarting and distressing situation
           subtype:  determining_factor__determiningfactor__determinant__determiner__determinative__causal_factor  a determining or causal element or factor; "education is an important determinant of one's outlook on life"
              subtype:  decisive_factor__clincher  a point or fact or remark that settles something conclusively
              subtype:  influence.determining_factor  a cognitive factor that tends to have an effect on what you do; "her wishes had a great influence on his thinking"
                 subtype:  imponderable  a factor whose effects cannot be accurately assessed: "human behavior depends on many imponderables"
                    subtype:  leavening__leaven  an influence that works subtly to lighten or modify something; "his sermons benefited from a leavening of humor"
                 subtype:  imprint  a distinctive influence; "English stills bears the imprint of the Norman invasion"
                 subtype:  morale_builder  something or someone who influences by building or strengthening morale
                 subtype:  pestilence  a pernicious evil influence
                 subtype:  support.influence  something providing immaterial support or assistance to a person or cause or interest; "the policy found little public support"; "his faith was all the support he needed"; "the team enjoyed the support of their fans"
                    subtype:  anchor__mainstay__backbone__linchpin__lynchpin  a central cohesive source of support and stability: "faith is his anchor"; "he is the linchpin of this firm"
                 subtype:  temptation.influence__enticement  something tempting or enticing
                    subtype:  forbidden_fruit  the original forbidden fruit was an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality)
                    subtype:  bait__come-on__hook__lure__sweetener  anything that serves as an enticement
                    subtype:  allurement  attractiveness; "its allure was its remoteness"
        subtype:  equivalent  a person or thing equal to another in value or measure or force or effect or significance etc: "send two dollars or the equivalent in stamps"
           subtype:  opposite_number__counterpart__vis-a-vis  a person or thing having the same function or characteristics as another
              subtype:  match.opposite_number  something that resembles or harmonizes with; "that tie makes a good match with your jacket"
              subtype:  complement.opposite_number  either of two parts that mutually complete each other
           subtype:  replacement__substitute  a person or thing that takes or can take the place of another
              subtype:  successor  a thing or person that immediately replaces something or someone
        subtype:  perception.cognition  knowledge gained by perceiving; "a man admired for the depth of his perception"
           subtype:  discernment__perceptivenes  perception of that which is obscure
           subtype:  insight__penetration  clear or deep perception of a situation
           subtype:  cognizance  range or scope of what is perceived
        subtype:  structure  the complex composition of knowledge as elements and their combinations; "his lectures have no structure"
           subtype:  organisation__arrangement__organization__system  an organized structure for arranging or classifying; "he changed the arrangement of the topics"; "the facts were familiar but it was in the organization of them that he was original"; "he tried to understand their system of classification"
              subtype:  classification_system  a system for classifying things
                 subtype:  hierarchical_classification_system  a classification system where entries are arranged based on some hierarchical structure
                 subtype:  rating_system__scoring_system__scoringsystem  a system of classifying according to quality or merit or amount
                 subtype:  file_system__filing_system  a system of classifying into files (usually arranged alphabetically)
                 subtype:  pigeonholing__grouping  a system for classifying things into groups
                    subtype:  ABO_blood_group_system__ABO_system__ABO_group  a classification system for the antigens of human blood; used in blood transfusion therapy; four groups are A and B and AB and O
              subtype:  contrivance.organisation  an artificial or unnatural or obviously contrived arrangement of details or parts etc.; "the plot contained too many improbable contrivances to be believable"
              subtype:  coordinate_system__frame_of_reference__reference_system__referencesystem__reference_frame__referenceframe  a system that uses coordinates to establish position
                 subtype:  inertial_reference_frame__inertial_frame  a coordinate system in which Newton's first law of motion is valid
                 subtype:  space-time_continuum__space-time__spacetime  the 4-dimensional coordinate system (3 dimensions of space and 1 of time) in which physical events are located
              subtype:  data_structure  the organization of data (and its storage allocations in a computer)
                 subtype:  hierarchical_structure__hierarchical_data_structure  a structure of data having several levels arranged in a tree-like structure
              subtype:  design.organisation__plan  an arrangement scheme; "the awkward design of the keyboard made operation difficult"; "it was an excellent design for living"; "a plan for seating guests"
                 subtype:  layout.design  a plan or design of something that is laid out
                 subtype:  trap.design__snare  something (often something deceptively attractive) that catches you unawares; "the exam was full of trap questions"; "it was all a snare and delusion"
                    subtype:  iron_trap  a trap from which there is no escape
                    subtype:  speed_trap__speedtrap  a trap arranged on a roadway for catching speeders
                 subtype:  hotel_plan__hotelplan__meal_plan  a plan and a room rate for providing meals to guests at a hotel
                    subtype:  American_plan  a hotel plan that includes three meals daily
                       subtype:  modified_American_plan  a hotel plan that includes breakfast and dinner (but not lunch)
                    subtype:  Bermuda_plan  a hotel plan that provides a full breakfast daily
                    subtype:  European_plan__continental_plan__continentalplan  a hotel plan that provides a continental breakfast daily
              subtype:  statistical_distribution__statisticaldistribution__distribution  an arrangement of values of a variable showing their observed or theoretical frequency of occurrence
                 subtype:  frequency_distribution__frequencydistribution  a distribution of observed frequencies of occurrence of the values of a variable
                 subtype:  normal_distribution__Gaussian_distribution  a theoretical distribution with finite mean and variance
                 subtype:  Poisson_distribution  a theoretical distribution that is a good approximation to the binomial distribution when the probability is small and the number of trials is large
                 subtype:  sample_distribution__sample  items selected from a population and used to test hypotheses about the population
                    subtype:  random_sample  a sample in which every element in the population has an equal chance of being selected
                    subtype:  stratified_sample__representative_sample__proportional_sample  the population is divided into strata and a random sample is taken from each stratum
                 subtype:  binomial_distribution__Bernoulli_distribution  a theoretical distribution of the number of successes in a finite set of independent trials with a constant probability of success
              subtype:  genetic_map__geneticmap  graphical representation of the arrangement of genes on a chromosome
              subtype:  lattice  an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions
                 subtype:  space_lattice__spacelattice__crystal_lattice__crystallattice__Bravais_lattice  a 3-dimensional geometric arrangement of the atoms or molecules or ions composing a crystal
              subtype:  living_arrangement  an arrangement to allow people (or ideas) to co-exist
              subtype:  calendar.organisation  a system of timekeeping that defines the beginning and length and divisions of the year
                 subtype:  lunar_calendar__lunarcalendar  a calendar based on lunar cycles
                    subtype:  Muhammadan_calendar__Mohammedan_calendar__Moslem_calendar__Muslim_calendar  the lunar calendar used by Moslems; dates from 622 AD (the year of the Hegira); the beginning of the Moslem year retrogresses through the solar year completing the cycle every 32 years
                    instance:  Roman_calendar
                 subtype:  lunisolar_calendar__lunisolarcalendar  a calendar based on both lunar and solar cycles
                    subtype:  Jewish_calendar__Hebrew_calendar__hebrewcalendar  (Judaism) the calendar used by the Jews; dates from 3761 BC (the assumed date of the creation of the world); a lunar year of 354 days is adjusted to the solar year by periodic leap years
                    subtype:  Hindu_calendar  the lunisolar calendar governing the religious life of Hindus; an extra month is inserted after every month in which there are two new moons (once every three years)
                 subtype:  solar_calendar__solarcalendar  a calendar based on solar cycles
                    subtype:  Gregorian_calendar__New_Style  the solar calendar now in general use, introduced by Pope Gregory XIII in 1582 AD to correct an error in the Julian calendar by suppressing 10 days, making Oct 5 be called Oct 15, and providing that only centenary years divisible by 400 should be leap years; it was adopted by Great Britain and the American colonies in 1752
                       subtype:  church_calendar__ecclesiastical_calendar  a calendar of the Christian year indicating the dates of fasts and festivals
                    subtype:  Julian_calendar__Old_Style  the solar calendar introduced in Rome in 46 b.c. by Julius Caesar and slightly modified by Augustus, establishing the 12-month year of 365 days with each 4th year having 366 days and the months having 31 or 30 days except for February
                    subtype:  Revolutionary_calendar  the calendar adopted by The French First Republic in 1793 and abandoned in 1805; dates were calculated from Sept. 22, 1792
           subtype:  configuration__constellation  an arrangement of parts or elements; "the outcome depends on the configuration of influences at the time"
              subtype:  unitization  the configuration of smaller units of information into large coordinated units
              subtype:  redundancy.configuration  (electronics) a system design that duplicates components to provide alternatives in case one component fails
           subtype:  form.structure__shape__pattern  a perceptual structure; "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"
              subtype:  fractal  a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry
              subtype:  gestalt  a configuration or pattern of elements so unified as a whole that it cannot be described merely as a sum of its parts
              subtype:  mosaic.form  a pattern resembling a mosaic
              subtype:  strand.form  a pattern forming a unity within a larger structural whole; "he tried to pick up the strands of his former life"; "I could hear several melodic strands simultaneously"
           subtype:  syntax__sentence_structure__phrase_structure  the grammatical arrangement of words in sentences
           subtype:  sound_structure__soundstructure__morphology__syllable_structure__word_structure  the admissible arrangement of sounds in words
              subtype:  affixation  the result of adding an affix to a root word
        subtype:  cognitive_content__cognitivecontent__content__mental_object  the sum or range of what has been perceived, discovered, or learned
           subtype:  tradition  an inherited pattern of thought or action
           subtype:  object.cognitive_content  the focus of cognitions or feelings; "objects of thought"; "the object of my affection"
              subtype:  antipathy  the object of a feeling of intense aversion; something to be avoided; "cats were his greatest antipathy"
              subtype:  center_of_attention__center  the object upon which interest and attention focuses; "his stories made him the center of the party"
                 subtype:  conversation_piece  something interesting that stimulates conversation
                 subtype:  cynosure  something that strongly attracts attention (as the north star attracts mariners); "let faith be your cynosure to walk by"
                 subtype:  eye-catcher__eyecatcher  a striking person or thing that attracts attention
              subtype:  infatuation.object  an object of extravagant short-lived passion
              subtype:  love.object__passion  any object of warm affection or devotion; "the theater was her first love" or "he has a passion for cock fighting"
           subtype:  food_for_thought__food__intellectual_nourishment  anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking
              subtype:  pabulum  insipid intellectual nourishment
           subtype:  noumenon__thing-in-itself  the intellectual conception of a thing as it is in itself, not as it is known through perception
           subtype:  universe_of_discourse__universe  everything stated or assumed in a given discussion
           subtype:  topic__subject__issue__matter  some situation or event that is thought about; "he kept drifting off the topic"; "he had been thinking about the subject for several years"; "it is a matter for the police"
              subtype:  res_judicata__resjudicata__res_adjudicata__resadjudicata  a matter already settled in court; cannot be raised again
              subtype:  area.topic  a subject of study; "it was his area of specialization"; "areas of interest include..."
                 subtype:  gray_area__grey_area  an intermediate area; a topic that is not clearly one thing or the other
                 subtype:  territory  an area of knowledge or interest; "his questions covered a lot of territory"
           subtype:  issue  an important question that is in dispute and must be settled; "the issue could be settled by requiring public education for everyone"; "politicians never discuss the real issues"
              subtype:  quodlibet  an issue that is presented for formal disputation
           subtype:  idea.cognitive_content__thought  the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about; "it was not a good idea"; "the thought never entered my mind"
              subtype:  inspiration.idea  arousal of the mind to special unusual activity or creativity
                 subtype:  source.inspiration__seed__germ  anything that provides inspiration for later work
                    subtype:  muse  the source of an artist's inspiration; "Euterpe was his muse"
                 subtype:  mother.inspiration  a condition that is the inspiration for an activity or situation; "necessity is the mother of invention"
                 subtype:  afflatus  a strong creative impulse; divine inspiration; "divine afflatus"
              subtype:  concept__conception__construct  an abstract or general idea inferred or derived from specific instances
                 subtype:  conceptuality__conceptualization__conceptualisation  an elaborated concept
                    subtype:  perception.conceptuality  a way of conceiving something; "Luther had a new perception of the Bible"
                 subtype:  notion  a general inclusive concept
                 subtype:  category  a general concept that marks divisions or coordinations in a conceptual scheme
                    subtype:  kind__sort__form__variety  a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"
                       subtype:  description.kind  sort or variety; "every description of book was there"
                       subtype:  type  a subdivision of a particular kind of thing; "what type of sculpture do you prefer?"
                          subtype:  nature.type  a particular type of thing; "problems of this type are very difficult to solve"; "he's interested in trains and things of that nature"; "matters of a personal nature"
                          subtype:  variant__variation  something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "an emery wheel is a modern variant of the grindstone"
                       subtype:  antitype  an opposite or contrasting type
                       subtype:  art_form__artform  a form of artistic expression (such as writing or painting or architecture)
                          subtype:  architectural_style__architecturalstyle__style_of_architecture__type_of_architecture  architecture as a kind of art form
                             subtype:  Bauhaus  a German style of architecture begun by Walter Gropius in 1918
                             subtype:  Byzantine_architecture__Byzantine  the style of architecture developed in the Byzantine Empire; massive domes with square bases and rounded arches and spires and minarets and much use of mosaics
                             subtype:  classical_architecture__classicalarchitecture__grecoromanarchitecture  architecture influenced by the ancient Greeks or Romans
                                subtype:  Greek_architecture  the architecture of ancient Greece
                                subtype:  Roman_architecture  the architecture of ancient Rome
                             subtype:  Gothic_architecture__Gothic  a style of architecture developed in N France that spread throughout Europe between the 12th and 16th centuries; characterized by slender vertical piers and counterbalancing buttresses and by vaulting and pointed arches
                                subtype:  perpendicular_style__perpendicularstyle__perpendicular__English-Gothic__English-Gothic_architecture  a Gothic style in 14th and 15th century England; characterized by vertical lines, a four-centered (Tudor) arch, fan vaulting
                                   subtype:  Tudor_architecture  a style of English-Gothic architecture popular during the Tudor period; characterized by half-timbered houses
                             subtype:  Romanesque_architecture__Romanesque  a style of architecture developed in Italy and western Europe between the Roman and the Gothic styles after 1000 AD; characterized by round arches and vaults and by the substitution of piers for columns and profuse ornament and arcades
                                subtype:  Norman_architecture  a Romanesque style first appearing in Normandy around 950 AD and used in Britain from the Norman Conquest until the 12th century
                             subtype:  Moorish_architecture__Moorish  a style of architecture common in Spain from the 13th to 16th centuries; characterized by the horseshoe (Moorish) arch
                             subtype:  Victorian_architecture  a style of architecture used in England during the reign of Queen Victoria; characterized by massive construction and elaborate ornamentation
                          subtype:  sonata_form  a musical form having 3 sections -- exposition and development and recapitulation; characteristic of 1st movement of a sonata or symphony
                       subtype:  style  a particular kind (as to appearance); "this style of shoe is in demand"
                       subtype:  flavor__flavour  (high energy physics) the kinds of quarks and antiquarks
                       subtype:  colour.quark__color  (high energy physics) the characteristic of quarks that determines their role in the strong interaction; each flavor of quarks comes in three colors
                       subtype:  species.kind__specie__variety  a specific kind of something: "a species of molecule"; "a species of villainy"
                       subtype:  genus.kind__genu  a general kind of something; "ignore the genus communism"
                       subtype:  make__brand  a recognizable kind; "there's a new brand of hero in the movies now"; "what make of car is that?"
                       subtype:  genre.kind  a kind of literary or artistic work
                       subtype:  ilk  a kind of person; "I don't like people of his ilk"
                       subtype:  manner  a kind; "what manner of man are you?"
                       subtype:  model  a type of product; "his car was an old model"
                       subtype:  the_like__thelike__the_likes_of__thelikesof  a similar kind; "dogs, foxes, and the like", "we don't want the likes of you around here"
                    subtype:  pigeonhole  a specific (often simplistic) category
                    subtype:  rubric.category  category name; "it is usually discussed under the rubric of `functional obesity'"
                    subtype:  way.category  a general category of things; used in the expression "in the way of": "they didn't have much in the way of clothing"
                 subtype:  rule__regulation  a principle or condition that customarily governs behavior; "it was his rule to take a walk before breakfast"; "short haircuts were the regulation"
                    subtype:  restriction.rule__limitation  a principle that limits the extent of something; "I am willing to accept certain restrictions on my movements"
                       subtype:  quantification.restriction  a limitation imposed on the variables of a proposition (as by the quantifiers `some' or `all' or `no')
                       subtype:  restraint.restriction  a rule or condition that limits freedom; "legal restraints"; "restraints imposed on imports"
                    subtype:  guidepost__guideline__rule_of_thumb  a rule or principle that provides guidance to appropriate behavior
                    subtype:  cy_pres_doctrine__cy_pres__cypre__rule_of_cy_pres  a rule that when literal compliance is impossible the intention of a donor or testator should be carried out as nearly as possible
                    subtype:  working_principle__workingprinciple__working_rule__workingrule  a rule that is adequate to permit work to be done
                 subtype:  abstract__abstraction  a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance; "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
                    subtype:  right  an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature: "they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights"; "Certain rights can never be granted to the government but must be kept in the hands of the people"- Eleanor Roosevelt; "a right is not something that somebody gives you; it is something that nobody can take away"
                       subtype:  access.right  the right to obtain or make use of or take advantage of something (as services or membership)
                       subtype:  advowson  the right in English law of presenting a nominee to a vacant ecclesiastical benefice
                       subtype:  cabotage.right  the exclusive right of a country to control the air traffic within its borders
                       subtype:  claim.right__title  an informal right to something: "his claim on her attentions"; "his title to fame"
                       subtype:  due  that which is deserved or owed: "give the devil his due"
                       subtype:  admittance__entree__access  the right to enter
                          subtype:  door.admittance  anything providing a means of access (or escape); "we closed the door to Haitian immigrants"; "education is the door to success"
                             subtype:  open_door  freedom of access; "he maintained an open door for all employees"
                       subtype:  floor.right  the parliamentary right to address an assembly; "the chairman granted him the floor"
                       subtype:  grant.right  a right or privilege that has been granted
                       subtype:  human_right__humanright  any basic right or freedom to which all human beings are entitled and in whose exercise a government may not interfere (including rights to life and liberty as well as freedom of thought and expression and equality before the law)
                          subtype:  right_to_privacy  right to be free of unsanctioned intrusion
                          subtype:  right_to_life  the right to live
                          subtype:  right_to_liberty  the right to be free
                          subtype:  right_to_the_pursuit_of_happiness  the right to try to find happiness
                          subtype:  freedom_of_thought  the right to hold unpopular ideas
                          subtype:  equality_before_the_law  the right to equal protection of the laws
                          subtype:  civil_right__civilright__civil_rights  right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality
                             subtype:  civil_liberty__civilliberty  fundamental individual right protected by law and expressed as immunity from unwarranted governmental interference
                             subtype:  habeas_corpus  right to obtain a writ of habeas corpus as protection against illegal imprisonment
                             subtype:  freedom_of_religion  guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the US constitution
                             subtype:  freedom_of_speech  guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the US constitution
                             subtype:  freedom_of_the_press  guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the US constitution
                             subtype:  freedom_of_assembly  right peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances; guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the US constitution
                             subtype:  freedom_to_bear_arms  guaranteed by the 2nd amendment to the US constitution
                             subtype:  freedom_from_search_and_seizure__freedomfromsearchandseizure  guaranteed by the 4th amendment to the US constitution
                             subtype:  right_to_due_process  guaranteed by the 5th amendment to the US constitution; reaffirmed by the 14th amendment
                             subtype:  freedom_from_self-incrimination__freedomfromselfincrimination  guaranteed by the 5th amendment to the US constitution
                             subtype:  freedom_from_double_jeopardy  guaranteed by the 5th amendment to the US constitution
                             subtype:  right_to_speedy_and_public_trial_by_jury  guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US constitution
                             subtype:  right_to_an_attorney  guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US constitution
                             subtype:  right_to_confront_accusors  guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US constitution
                             subtype:  freedom_from_cruel_and_unusual_punishment  guaranteed by the 8th amendment to the US constitution
                             subtype:  freedom_from_involuntary_servitude  guaranteed by the 13th amendment to the US constitution
                             subtype:  equal_protection_of_the_laws  guaranteed by the 14th amendment to the US constitution and by the due-process clause of the 5th amendment
                             subtype:  freedom_from_discrimination  freedom from discrimination on the basis of race or sex or nationality or religion or age; guaranteed by US Federal laws
                             subtype:  equal_opportunity__equalopportunity  equivalent opportunities for employment regardless of race or color or sex or national origin
                       subtype:  legal_right__legalright  a right based in law
                          subtype:  compulsory_process  the right of a defendant to have a court use its subpoena power to compel the appearance of material witnesses before the court
                          subtype:  preemption.legal_right__pre-emption__preemption  the right of a government to seize or appropriate something (as property)
                          subtype:  title.legal_right__claim  an established or recognized right: "a strong legal claim to the property"; "he had no documents confirming his title to his father's estate"; "he staked his claim"
                             subtype:  own_right__ownright  by title vested in yourself or by virtue of qualifications that you have achieved; "a peer in his own right"; "a leading sports figure in his own right": "a fine opera in its own right"
                             subtype:  entitlement  right granted by law or contract esp to benefits
                          subtype:  eminent_domain__eminentdomain  the right of the state to take private property for public use; the 5th Amendment of the US Constitution requires that just compensation be made
                          subtype:  franchise.legal_right  a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the right to vote)
                             subtype:  right_to_vote__vote__suffrage  a legal right guaranteed by the 15th amendment to the US constitution; guaranteed to women by the 19th amendment; "American women got the vote in 1920"
                          subtype:  patent_right  the right granted by a patent; especially the exclusive right to an invention
                          subtype:  right_of_election  in probate law: the legal right of a surviving spouse to elect to take either what the deceased spouse gave under the will or the share of the estate as set forth by statute
                          subtype:  right_of_entry  the legal right to take possession of real estate in a peaceable manner
                          subtype:  right_of_re-entry  the legal right to resume possession (a right that was reserved when a former possession was parted with)
                          subtype:  right_of_privacy  a legal right (not explicitly provided in the US Constitution) to be left alone; the right to live life free from unwarranted publicity
                          subtype:  use.legal_right__enjoyment  (law) the exercise of the legal right to enjoy the benefits of owning property; "we were given the use of his boat"
                             subtype:  fair_use  the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties
                          subtype:  usufruct  a legal right to use and derive profit from property belonging to someone else provided that the property itself is not injured in any way
                          subtype:  copyright__rightoffirstpublication  a document granting exclusive right to publish and sell literary or musical or artistic work
                          subtype:  land_tenure__tenure  the right to hold property; part of an ancient hierarchical system of holding lands
                             subtype:  copyhold  a medieval form of land tenure in England; a copyhold was a parcel of land granted to a peasant by the lord of the manor in return for agricultural services
                             subtype:  freehold  tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life
                             subtype:  villeinage  tenure by which a villein held land
                       subtype:  preemption.right__pre-emption__preemption  the right to purchase something in advance of others
                          subtype:  preemptive_right  the right granting to shareholders the first opportunity to buy a new issue of stock; provides protection against dilution of the shareholder's ownership interest
                          subtype:  subscription_right  the right of a shareholder in a company to subscribe to shares of a new issue of common stock before it is offered to the public
                       subtype:  prerogative__privilege__perquisite__exclusive_right__exclusiveright  a right reserved exclusively by a particular person or group (especially a hereditary or official right); "suffrage was the prerogative of white adult males"
                          subtype:  easement  (law) the privilege of using something that is not your own (as using another's land as a right of way to your own land)
                             subtype:  public_easement__publiceasement  any easement enjoyed by the public in general (as the public's right to use public streets)
                             subtype:  right_of_way.easement__rightofway  the privilege of someone to pass over land belonging to someone else
                          subtype:  privilege_of_the_floor  the right to be admitted onto the floor of a legislative assembly while it is in session
                       subtype:  privilege  (law) the right to refuse to divulge information obtained in a confidential relationship
                          subtype:  attorney-client_privilege  the right of a lawyer to refuse to divulge confidential information from his client
                          subtype:  informer's_privilege  the right of the government to refuse to reveal the identity of an informer
                          subtype:  journalist's_privilege  the right of a journalist to refuse to divulge sources of confidential information
                          subtype:  marital_communications_privilege__husband-wife_privilege  neither spouse can divulge confidential communications from the other while they were married
                          subtype:  physician-patient_privilege__physicianpatientprivilege  the right of a physician to refuse to divulge confidential information from a patient without the consent of the patient
                          subtype:  priest-penitent_privilege  the right of a clergyman to refuse to divulge confidential information received from a person during confession or similar exchanges
                       subtype:  right_of_search  the right of a belligerent to stop neutral ships on the high seas in wartime and search them
                       subtype:  right_of_way.right__rightofway  the right of one vehicle or vessel to take precedence over another
                       subtype:  states'_rights  the rights conceded to the states by the United States constitution
                       subtype:  voting_right  the right to vote; especially the right of a common shareholder to vote in person or by proxy on the affairs of a company
                       subtype:  water_right__waterright__riparian_right  right of access to water
                    subtype:  absolute  something that is conceived to be absolute; something that does not depends on anything else and is beyond human control; "no mortal being can influence the absolute"
                    subtype:  teacher  a personified abstraction that teaches; "books were his teachers"; "experience is a demanding teacher"
                    subtype:  thing.abstract  a special abstraction; "a thing of the spirit"; "things of the heart"
                 subtype:  quantity  something that has a magnitude and can be represented in mathematical expressions by a constant or a variable
                    subtype:  quantum  (physics) the smallest quantity of some physical property that a system can possess (according to quantum theory)
                    subtype:  term.quantity  any distinct quantity contained in a polynomial; "the general term of an algebraic equation of the n-th degree"
                    subtype:  numerical_quantity__numericalquantity  a quantity expressed as a number
                       subtype:  zero_point__zero  the quantity that registers a reading of zero on a scale
                       subtype:  value.numerical_quantity  a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed; "the value assigned was 16 milliseconds"
                          subtype:  scale_value  a value on some scale of measurement
                       subtype:  voter_turnout__voterturnout__vote  the total number of votes cast; "they are hoping for a large vote"
                    subtype:  operand  a quantity upon which a mathematical operation is performed
                    subtype:  variable_quantity__variable  a quantity that can assume any of a set of values
                       subtype:  independent_variable__independentvariable  a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value determines the dependent variable; if f(x)=y, x is the independent variable
                       subtype:  correlate  either of two correlated variables
                       subtype:  degree_of_freedom  an unrestricted variable in a frequency distribution
                       subtype:  dependent_variable__dependentvariable  a variable in a logical or mathematical expression whose value depends in the independent variable; if f(x)=y, y is the dependent variable
                       subtype:  random_variable__variate__variant__stochasticvariable__chance_variable  a variable quantity that is random
                       subtype:  scalar  a variable quantity that cannot be resolved into components
                       subtype:  tensor.variable_quantity  a generalization of the concept of a vector
                       subtype:  vector  a variable quantity that can be resolved into components
                          subtype:  vector_product__cross_product__crossproduct  a vector that is the product of two other vectors
                          subtype:  vector_sum__resultant  a vector that is the sum of two or more other vectors
                          subtype:  radius_vector  a line connecting a point in space to the origin of a polar coordinate system
                          subtype:  radius_vector.vector__radiusvector  a line connecting a satellite to the center of the body around which it is rotating
                    subtype:  constant_quantity__constant  a quantity that does not vary
                       subtype:  parametric_quantity__parameter  a constant in the equation of a curve that can be varied to yield a family of similar curves
                          subtype:  degree_of_freedom.parametric_quantity__degreeoffreedom  one of the minimum number of parameters needed to describe the state of a physical system
                    subtype:  parameter.quantity  a quantity (such as the mean or variance) that characterizes a statistical population and that can be estimated by calculations from sample data
                    subtype:  mathematical_product__product  a quantity obtained by multiplication; "the product of 2 and 3 is 6"
                       subtype:  factorial  the product of all the integers up to and including a given integer; "1, 2, 6, 24, and 120 are factorials"
                       subtype:  multiple  the product of a quantity by an integer; "36 is a multiple of 9"
                          subtype:  double  a quantity that is twice as great as another; "36 is the double of 18"
                          subtype:  triple  a quantity that is three times as great as another
                          subtype:  quadruple  a quantity that is four times as great as another
                          subtype:  lowest_common_multiple__least_common_multiple__lcm  the smallest multiple that is exactly divisible by every member of a set of numbers; "the least common multiple of 12 and 18 is 36"
                    subtype:  total__sum  a quantity obtained by addition
                       subtype:  polynomial  a mathematical expression that is the sum of a number of terms
                          subtype:  monic_polynomial__monicpolynomial  a polynomial in one variable
                          subtype:  quadratic_polynomial__quadraticpolynomial__quadratic  a polynomial of the second degree
                          subtype:  biquadratic_polynomial__biquadraticpolynomial__biquadratic__quartic_polynomial__quarticpolynomial  a polynomial of the fourth degree
                          subtype:  series.polynomial  (mathematics) the sum of a finite or infinite sequence of expressions
                             subtype:  power_series  the sum of terms containing successively higher integral powers of a variable
                             subtype:  convergency  the approach of an infinite series to a finite limit
                             subtype:  divergency__divergence  an infinite series that has no limit
                             subtype:  geometric_series  a geometric progression written as a sum
                             subtype:  Fourier_series  the sum of a series of trigonometric expressions; used in the analysis of periodic functions
                             subtype:  exponential_series  a series derived from the expansion of an exponential expression
                    subtype:  proportional  one of the quantities in a mathematical proportion
                    subtype:  quotient  a quantity obtained by division
                    subtype:  difference.quantity  a quantity obtained by subtraction; "profit is a positive difference between income and expenses"
                    subtype:  binomial  a quantity expressed as a sum or difference of two terms
                 subtype:  part__section__division  one of the portions into which something is regarded as divided and which together constitute a whole: "the written part of the exam"; "the finance section of the company"; "the BBC's engineering division"
                    subtype:  beginning.part  the first part or section of something: "`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story"
                    subtype:  middle  an intermediate part or section: "A whole is that which has beginning, middle, and end"- Aristotle
                    subtype:  end.part  a final part or section: "we have given it at the end of the section since it involves the calculus"; "Start at the beginning and go on until you come to the end"
                    subtype:  high_point  the most enjoyable part of a given experience; "the trumpet solo was the high point of the concert"
                    subtype:  component.part__constituent__factor__ingredient  an abstract part of something: "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"
                       subtype:  mathematical_point__point  a geometric element that has position but no extension; "a point is defined by its coordinates"
                          subtype:  point_of_intersection__intersection__intersection_point  a point where lines intersect
                             subtype:  vertex  the point of intersection of lines or the point opposite the base of a figure
                          subtype:  intercept  the point at which a line intersects a coordinate axis
                 subtype:  whole  all of something including all its component elements or parts; "Europe as a whole"; "the whole of American literature"
                    subtype:  unit.whole  a single undivided whole; "an idea is not a unit that can be moved from one brain to another"
                       subtype:  one  a single person or thing; "he is the best one"; "this is the one I ordered"
                    subtype:  compound  a whole formed by a union of two or more elements or parts
                    subtype:  composite__complex  a conceptual whole made up of complicated and related parts
                       subtype:  hybrid  a composite of mixed origin; "the vice-presidency is a hybrid of administrative and legislative offices"
                       subtype:  syndrome.composite  a complex of concurrent things; "every word has a syndrome of meanings"
                 subtype:  natural_law__naturallaw__law  a rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society
                    subtype:  divine_law  a law that is believed to come directly from God
                    subtype:  principle.natural_law  a basic truth or law or assumption: "the principles of democracy"
                       subtype:  dictate  a guiding principle: "the dictates of reason"
                       subtype:  fundamentals__basics__fundamental_principle__fundamentalprinciple__basic_principle__basicprinciple__bedrock  principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics"
                          subtype:  first_rudiment__firstrudiment__rudiment__first_principle__firstprinciple__alphabet__ABC__ABC's__ABCs  the elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered the rudiments of geometry"
                       subtype:  logic.principle  the principles that guide reasoning within a given field or situation; "economic logic requires it"; "by the logic of war"
                       subtype:  pleasure_principle__pleasure-pain_principle__pleasure-unpleasure_principle  (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the id; the principle that an infant seeks gratification and fails to distinguish fantasy from reality
                       subtype:  reality_principle__realityprinciple  (psychoanalysis) the governing principle of the ego; the principle that as a child grows it becomes aware of the real environment and the need to accommodate to it
                       subtype:  conservation.principle  (physics) the maintenance of a certain quantities unchanged during chemical reactions or physical transformations
                          subtype:  conservation_of_charge__conservation_of_electricity  the principle that the total electric charge of a system remains constant despite changes inside the system
                          subtype:  law_of_conservation_of_energy__conservation_of_energy__first_law_of_thermodynamics  the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes
                          subtype:  law_of_conservation_of_mass__lawofconservationofmas__conservationofmas__conservation_of_matter__law_of_conservation_of_matter  a fundamental principle of classical physics that matter cannot be created or destroyed in an isolated system
                          subtype:  conservation_of_momentum  the principle that the total linear momentum in a closed system is constant and is not affected by processes occurring inside the system
                          subtype:  conservation_of_parity__parity__space-reflection_symmetry__mirror_symmetry  (physics) parity is conserved in a universe in which the laws of physics are the same in a right-handed system of coordinates as in a left-handed system
                       instance:  Tao
                    subtype:  sound_law__soundlaw  a law describing sound changes in the history of a language
                       subtype:  Grimm's_law  a sound law relating German consonants and consonants in other Indo-European languages
                       subtype:  Verner's_law  a qualification of Grimm's law
                 subtype:  law_of_nature__law  a generalization that describes recurring facts or events in nature: "the laws of thermodynamics"
                    subtype:  all-or-none_law__allornonelaw  (neurophysiology) a nerve impulse resulting from a weak stimulus is just as strong as a nerve impulse resulting from a strong stimulus
                    subtype:  principle.law_of_nature__rule  a rule or law concerning a natural phenomenon or the function of a complex system: "the principle of the conservation of mass"; "the principle of jet propulsion"; "the right-hand rule for inductive fields"
                       subtype:  Le_Chatelier's_principle__Le_Chatelier's_law__Le_Chatelier_principle__Le_Chatelier-Braun_principle  the principle that if any change is imposed on a system that is in equilibrium then the system tends to adjust to a new equilibrium counteracting the change
                       subtype:  Gresham's_Law  (economics) the principle that when two kinds of money having the same denominational value are in circulation the intrinsically more valuable money will be hoarded and the money of lower intrinsic value will circulate more freely until the intrinsically more valuable money is driven out of circulation; bad money drives out good; credited to Sir Thomas Gresham
                       subtype:  Naegele's_rule  rule for calculating an expected delivery date; subtract three months from the first day of the last menstrual period and add seven days to that date
                       subtype:  Occam's_Razor__Ockham's_Razor__principle_of_parsimony__law_of_parsimony  the principle that entities should not be multiplied needlessly; the simplest of two competing theories is to be preferred
                       subtype:  principle_of_equivalence  (physics) the principle that an observer has no way of distinguishing whether his laboratory is in a uniform gravitational field or is in an accelerated frame of reference
                       subtype:  principle_of_liquid_displacement  (hydrostatics) the volume of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the volume of the displaced fluid
                       subtype:  Huygens'_principle_of_superposition__principle_of_superposition  the displacement of any point due to the superposition of wave systems is equal to the sum of the displacements of the individual waves at that point; "the principle of superposition is the basis of the wave theory of light"
                       subtype:  mass-action_principle__mass_action  (neurology) the principle that the cortex of the brain operates as a coordinated system with large masses of neural tissue involved in all complex functioning
                       subtype:  localization_of_function__localisation_of_function__localization_principle__localisation_principle__localization__localisation  (neurology) the principle that specific functions have relatively circumscribed locations in the cortex of the brain
                          subtype:  lateralization__lateralisation__laterality  localization of function on either the right or left sides of the brain
                    subtype:  Archimedes'_principle__law_of_Archimedes  (hydrostatics) the apparent loss in weight of a body immersed in a fluid is equal to the weight of the displaced fluid
                    subtype:  Avogadro's_law__Avogadro's_hypothesis  the principle that equal volumes of all gases (given the same temperature and pressure) contain equal numbers of molecules
                    subtype:  Bernoulli's_law__law_of_large_numbers  (statistics) law stating that a large number of items taken at random from a population will (on the average) have the population statistics
                    subtype:  Bose-Einstein_statistics  (physics) statistical law obeyed by a system of particles whose wave function is not changed when two particles are interchanged (the Pauli exclusion principle does not apply)
                    subtype:  Boyle's_law__Mariotte's_law  the pressure of an ideal gas at constant temperature varies inversely with the volume
                    subtype:  Coulomb's_Law  a fundamental principle of electrostatics; the force of attraction or repulsion between two charged particles is directly proportional to the product of the charges and inversely proportional to the distance between them; principle also holds for magnetic poles
                    subtype:  Dalton's_law_of_partial_pressures__Dalton's_law__law_of_partial_pressures  (chemistry and physics) law stating that the pressure exerted by a mixture of gases equals the sum of the partial pressures of the gases in the mixture; the pressure of a gas in a mixture equals the pressure it would exert if it occupied the same volume alone at the same temperature
                    subtype:  distribution_law  (chemistry) the total energy in an assembly of molecules is not distributed equally but is distributed around an average value according to a statistical distribution
                       subtype:  Maxwell-Boltzmann_distribution_law__Boltzmann_distribution_law  (physics) a law expressing the distribution of energy among the molecules of a gas in thermal equilibrium
                    subtype:  equilibrium_law__law_of_chemical_equilibrium  (chemistry) the principle that (at chemical equilibrium) in a reversible reaction the ratio of the rate of the forward reaction to the rate of the reverse reaction is a constant for that reaction
                    subtype:  Fechner's_law__Weber-Fechner_law  (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to the logarithm of the stimulus intensity; based on early work by E. H. Weber
                    subtype:  Fermi-Dirac_statistics  (physics) law obeyed by a systems of particles whose wave function changes when two particles are interchanged (the Pauli exclusion principle applies)
                    subtype:  Gay-Lussac's_law__Charles'_law__law_of_volumes  the density of an ideal gas at constant pressure varies inversely with the temperature
                    subtype:  Henry's_law  (chemistry) law formulated by the English chemist William Henry; the amount of a gas that will be absorbed by water increases as the gas pressure increases
                    subtype:  Hooke's_law  (physics) the principle that (within the elastic limit) the stress applied to a solid is proportional to the strain produced
                    subtype:  Hubble's_law__Hubble_law  (astronomy) the generalization that the speed of recession of distant galaxies (the red shift) is proportional to their distance from the observer
                    subtype:  Kepler's_law_of_planetary_motion__Kepler's_law  (astronomy) one of three empirical laws of planetary motion stated by Johannes Kepler
                       subtype:  Kepler's_first_law  a law stating that the orbit of each planet is an ellipse with the sun at one focus of the ellipse
                       subtype:  Kepler's_second_law__law_of_areas__law_of_equal_areas  a law concerning the speed at which planets travel; a line connecting a planet to the sun will sweep out equal areas in equal times; "Kepler's second law means that a planet's orbital speed changes with its distance from the sun"
                       subtype:  Kepler's_third_law__harmonic_law  a law stating that the ratio of the square of the revolutionary period (in years) to the cube of the orbital axis (in astronomical units) is the same for all planets
                    subtype:  Kirchhoff's_laws  (physics) two laws governing electric networks in which steady currents flow: (1) the sum of all the currents at a point is zero; (2) the sum of the voltage gains and drops around any closed circuit is zero
                    subtype:  law_of_averages  a law affirming that in the long run probabilities will determine performance
                    subtype:  law_of_constant_proportion__law_of_definite_proportions  (chemistry) law stating that every pure substance always contains the same elements combined in the same proportions by weight
                    subtype:  law_of_diminishing_returns  a law affirming that to continue after a certain level of performance has been reached will result in a decline in effectiveness
                    subtype:  law_of_effect  (psychology) the principle that behaviors are selected by their consequences; behavior having good consequences tends to be repeated whereas behavior that leads to bad consequences is not repeated
                    subtype:  law_of_equivalent_proportions__law_of_reciprocal_proportions  (chemistry) law stating that the proportions in which two elements separately combine with a third element are also the proportions in which they combine together
                    subtype:  Newton's_law_of_gravitation__newton'slawofgravitation__law_of_gravitation  (physics) the law that states any two bodies attract each other with a force that is directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
                    subtype:  law_of_multiple_proportions__Dalton's_law  (chemistry) law stating that when two elements can combine to form more than one compound the amounts of one of them that combines with a fixed amount of the other will exhibit a simple multiple relation
                    subtype:  law_of_mass_action  (chemistry) the law that states the following principle: the rate of a chemical reaction is directly proportional to the molecular concentrations of the reacting substances
                    subtype:  law_of_thermodynamics  (physics) a law governing the relations between states of energy in a closed system
                       subtype:  second_law_of_thermodynamics  a law stating that mechanical work can be derived from a body only when that body interacts with another at a lower temperature; any spontaneous process results in an increase of entropy
                       subtype:  third_law_of_thermodynamics  law stating that the entropy of a substance approaches zero as its temperature approaches absolute zero
                       subtype:  zeroth_law_of_thermodynamics  the law that if two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with a third body then the first two bodies are in thermal equilibrium with each other
                       subtype:  law_of_conservation_of_energy__conservation_of_energy__first_law_of_thermodynamics  the fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes
                    subtype:  Mendel's_law  (genetics) one of two principles of heredity formulated by Gregor Mendel on the basis of his experiments with plants; the principles were limited and modified by subsequent genetic research
                       subtype:  law_of_segregation  members of a pair of homologous chromosomes separate during the formation of gametes and are distributed to different gametes so that every gamete receives only one member of the pair
                       subtype:  law_of_independent_assortment  each member of a pair of homologous chromosomes separates independently of the members of other pairs so the results are random
                    subtype:  Newton's_law_of_motion__Newton's_law__law_of_motion  one of three basic laws of classical mechanics
                       subtype:  Newton's_first_law_of_motion__first_law_of_motion__Newton's_first_law  a body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force
                       subtype:  Newton's_second_law_of_motion__second_law_of_motion__Newton's_second_law  the rate of change of momentum is proportional to the imposed force and goes in the direction of the force
                       subtype:  Newton's_third_law_of_motion__third_law_of_motion__Newton's_third_law__law_of_action_and_reaction  action and reaction are equal and opposite
                    subtype:  Ohm's_law  electric current is directly proportional to voltage and inversely proportional to resistance; I = E/R
                    subtype:  Pascal's_law_of_fluid_pressures__Pascal's_law  pressure applied anywhere to a body of fluid causes a force to be transmitted equally in all directions; the force acts at right angles to any surface in contact with the fluid; "the hydraulic press is an application of Pascal's law"
                    subtype:  Pauli_exclusion_principle__exclusion_principle  no two electrons or protons or neutrons in a given system can be in states characterized by the same set of quantum numbers
                    subtype:  periodic_law__Mendeleev's_law  (chemistry) the principle that chemical properties of the elements are periodic functions of their atomic numbers
                    subtype:  Planck's_law  (physics) the basis of quantum theory; the energy of electromagnetic waves is contained in indivisible quanta that have to be radiated or absorbed as a whole; the magnitude is proportional to frequency where the constant of proportionality is give by Planck's constant
                    subtype:  Planck's_radiation_law  (physics) an equation that expresses the distribution of energy in the radiated spectrum of an ideal black body
                    subtype:  principle_of_relativity  (physics) a universal law that states that the laws of mechanics are not affected by a uniform rectilinear motion of the system of coordinates to which they are referred
                    subtype:  Weber's_law  (psychophysics) the concept that a just-noticeable difference in a stimulus is proportional to the magnitude of the original stimulus; "Weber's law explains why you don't notice your headlights are on in the daytime"
                 subtype:  lexicalized_concept__lexicalizedconcept  a concept that is expressed by a word (in some particular language)
                 subtype:  hypothesis.concept__possibility  a tentative theory about the natural world; a concept that is not yet verified but that if true would explain certain facts or phenomena; "a scientific hypothesis that survives experimental testing becomes a scientific theory"; "he proposed a fresh theory of alkalis that later was accepted in chemical practices"
                    subtype:  theoretical_account__theoreticalaccount__model__framework  a simplified description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"
                       subtype:  computer_simulation__simulation  (computer science) the technique of representing the real world by a computer program; "a simulation should imitate the internal processes and not merely the results of the thing being simulated"
                       subtype:  mean_sun  a theoretical sun that moves along the celestial equator at a constant speed and completes its annual course in the same amount of time the real sun takes at variable speeds
                       subtype:  Copernican_system  Copernicus' astronomical model in which the Earth rotates around the sun
                       subtype:  Ptolemaic_system  Ptolemy's model of the universe with the Earth at the center
                       subtype:  stochastic_process  a statistical process involving a number of random variables depending on a variable parameter (which is usually time)
                          subtype:  Markov_process__Markoff_process  a simple stochastic process in which the distribution of future states depends only on the present state and not on how it arrived in the present state
                             subtype:  Markov_chain__Markoff_chain  a Markov process for which the parameter is discrete time values
                          subtype:  stationary_stochastic_process  a stochastic process in which the distribution of the random variables is the same for any value of the variable parameter
                       subtype:  graph_model
                          subtype:  Conceptual_Graph_model
                          subtype:  RDF_model
                       subtype:  KADS_model
                          subtype:  KADS1_model
                             subtype:  KADS1_layer_of_Model_of_Expertise
                                subtype:  KADS1_inference_layer
                                subtype:  KADS1_task_layer
                                subtype:  KADS1_domain_layer
                             subtype:  KADS1_Model_of_Expertise
                                subtype:  KADS1_model_of_problem_solving_expertise
                                subtype:  KADS1_model_of_communication_expertise
                                subtype:  KADS1_model_of_cooperation_expertise
                                subtype:  KADS1_strategy_layer
                             subtype:  KADS1_Conceptual_Model
                    subtype:  speculation  a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence); "speculations about the outcome of the election"; "he dismissed it as mere conjecture"
                    subtype:  supposal__assumption__supposition  a hypothesis that is taken for granted; "any society is built upon certain assumptions"
                       subtype:  conclusion  an intuitive assumption; "jump to a conclusion"
                          subtype:  non_sequitur.conclusion__nonsequitur  (logic) a conclusion that does not follow from the premises
                       subtype:  fundament__basis__basi__base__foundation__groundwork__cornerstone  the fundamental assumptions underlying an explanation; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
                       subtype:  given__presumption  an assumption that is taken for granted
                       subtype:  basic_assumption__basicassumption__constatation__self-evident_truth  an assumption that is basic to an argument
                 subtype:  fact.concept  a concept whose truth can be proved; "scientific hypotheses are not facts"
                 subtype:  theory  a well-substantiated explanation of some aspect of the natural world; an organized system of accepted knowledge that applies in a variety of circumstances to explain a specific set of phenomena; "theories can incorporate facts and laws and tested hypotheses"; "true in fact and theory"
                    subtype:  reductionism.theory  a theory that all complex systems can be completely understood in terms of their components
                    subtype:  blastogenesis__blastogenesi  theory that inherited characteristics are transmitted by germ plasm
                    subtype:  theory_of_preformation__preformation  a theory (popular in the 18th century and now discredited) that an individual develops by simple enlargement of a tiny fully formed organism (a homunculus) that exists in the germ cell
                    subtype:  scientific_theory  a theory that explains scientific observations; "scientific theories must be falsifiable"
                       subtype:  big-bang_theory__big_bang_theory  (cosmology) the theory that the universe originated 20 billion years ago from the cataclysmic explosion of a small mass of matter at extremely high density and temperature
                       subtype:  nebular_hypothesis  the theory that the solar system evolved from a hot gaseous nebula
                       subtype:  planetesimal_hypothesis  the theory that the solar system was formed by the gravitational accumulation of planetesimals
                       subtype:  Newton's_theory_of_gravitation__theory_of_gravitation__theory_of_gravity__gravitational_theory__gravitationaltheory  (physics) the theory that any two particles of matter attract one another with a force directly proportional to the product of their masses and inversely proportional to the square of the distance between them
                       subtype:  organicism  theory that the total organization of an organism rather than the functioning of individual organs is the determinant of life processes
                       subtype:  atomic_theory  a theory in which matter consists of atoms
                       subtype:  atomic_theory.scientific_theory__atomictheory  a theory of the structure of the atom
                          subtype:  Bohr_theory  (physics) a theory of atomic structure that combined Rutherford's model with the quantum theory; electrons orbiting a nucleus can only be in certain stationary energy states and light is emitted when electrons jump from one energy state to another
                          subtype:  Rutherford_atom  first modern concept of atomic structure; all of the positive charge and most of the mass of the atom are contained in a compact nucleus; a number of electrons (equal to the atomic number) occupy the rest of the volume of the atom and neutralize the positive charge
                       subtype:  cell_theory  (biology) the theory that cells form the fundamental structural and functional units of all living organisms
                       subtype:  wave_theory_of_light__wave_theory__undulatory_theory  the theory that light is transmitted as waves
                       subtype:  corpuscular_theory_of_light__corpuscular_theory__corpusculartheory  the theory that light is transmitted as a stream of particles
                       subtype:  kinetic_theory_of_gases__kinetictheoryofgase__kinetic_theory__kinetictheory  a theory that gases consist of small particles in random movement
                          subtype:  kinetic_theory_of_heat  a theory that the temperature of a body increases when kinetic energy increases
                       subtype:  Einstein's_theory_of_relativity__relativity__theory_of_relativity__relativity_theory  (physics) the theory that space and time are relative concepts rather than absolute concepts
                          subtype:  general_relativity_theory__general_relativity__generalrelativity__general_theory_of_relativity__Einstein's_general_theory_of_relativity  a generalization of special relativity to include gravity (based on the principle of equivalence)
                          subtype:  special_relativity_theory__special_relativity__specialrelativity__special_theory_of_relativity__Einstein's_special_theory_of_relativity  a physical theory of relativity based on the assumption that the speed of light in a vacuum is a constant and the assumption that the laws of physics are invariant in all inertial systems
                       subtype:  supersymmetry  a theory that tries to link the four fundamental forces; "according to supersymmetry each force emerged separately during the big bang"
                       subtype:  quantum_theory__quantumtheory  a physical theory that certain properties occur only in discrete amounts (quanta)
                       subtype:  uncertainty_principle__uncertaintyprinciple__indeterminacy_principle__indeterminacyprinciple  the theory that it is impossible to measure both energy and time (or position and momentum) completely accurately at the same time
                       subtype:  germ_theory  the theory that all contagious diseases are caused by microorganisms
                       subtype:  information_theory__informationtheory  a statistical theory dealing with the limits and efficiency of information processing
                       subtype:  Arrhenius_theory_of_dissociation__theory_of_dissociation__theory_of_electrolytic_dissociation  (chemistry) theory that describes aqueous solutions in terms of acids (which dissociate to give hydrogen ions) and bases (which dissociate to give hydroxyl ions); the product of an acid and a base is a salt and water
                       subtype:  theory_of_evolution__theory_of_organic_evolution  (biology) a scientific theory of the origin of species of plants and animals
                          subtype:  Darwinism  a theory of organic evolution claiming that new species arise and are perpetuated by natural selection
                             subtype:  Neo-Darwinism  a modern Darwinian theory that explains new species in terms of genetic mutations
                          subtype:  Lamarckism  a theory of organic evolution claiming that acquired characteristics are transmitted to offspring
                             subtype:  Neo-Lamarckism  a modern Lamarckian theory emphasizing the importance of environmental factors in genetic changes and retaining the notion of the inheritance of acquired characters
                       subtype:  Ostwald's_theory_of_indicators__theory_of_indicators  (chemistry) the theory that all indicators are either weak acids or weak bases in which the color of the ionized form is different from the color before dissociation
                       subtype:  theory_of_inheritance  a theory of how characteristics of one generation are derived from earlier generations
                          subtype:  Mendelism__Mendelianism  the theory of inheritance based on Mendel's laws
                       subtype:  game_theory__theory_of_games  a theory of competition stated in terms of gains and losses among opposing players
                    subtype:  economic_theory  (economics) a theory of commercial activities (such as the production and consumption of goods)
                       subtype:  consumerism.economic_theory  the theory that an increasing consumption of goods is economically beneficial
                       subtype:  Keynesianism  the economic theories of John Maynard Keynes who advocated government monetary and fiscal programs intended to stimulate business activity and increase employment
                       subtype:  liberalism.economic_theory  an economic theory advocating free competition and a self-regulating market and the gold standard
                       subtype:  Malthusianism__Malthusian_theory  Malthus' theory that population increase would outpace increases in the means of subsistence
                       subtype:  monetarism  an economic theory holding that variations in unemployment and the rate of inflation are usually caused by changes in the supply of money
                    subtype:  structural_sociology__structuralism  a sociological theory based on the premise that society comes before individuals
                    subtype:  structural_anthropology__structuralism  an anthropological theory that there are unobservable social structures that generate observable social phenomena
                 subtype:  linguistic_rule__rule  a rule describing (or prescribing) a linguistic practice
                    subtype:  grammatical_rule__grammaticalrule__ruleofgrammar  a linguistic rule for the syntax of grammatical utterances
              subtype:  preoccupation  an idea that preoccupies the mind and holds the attention
                 subtype:  obsession__fixation  an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone
                 subtype:  hang-up  (informal) an emotional preoccupation
                 subtype:  hobbyhorse  a topic to which on constantly reverts: "don't get him started on his hobbyhorse"
                 subtype:  self-absorption__selfabsorption  preoccupation with yourself to the exclusion of everything else
              subtype:  misconception  an incorrect conception
                 subtype:  fallacy__falsebelief  a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning
                    subtype:  pseudoscience  an activity resembling science but based on fallacious assumptions
                       subtype:  astrology__stardivination  a pseudoscience claiming divination by the positions of the planets and sun and moon
                          subtype:  horoscopy  the drawing up and interpretation of horoscopes
                       subtype:  alchemy  a pseudoscientific forerunner of chemistry in medieval times
                    subtype:  logical_fallacy  a fallacy in logical argumentation
                       subtype:  hysteron_proteron  the logical fallacy of using as a true premise a proposition that is yet to be proved
                       subtype:  ignoratio_elenchi__ignoratioelenchi  the logical fallacy of supposing that an argument proving an irrelevant point has proved the point at issue
                       subtype:  petitio_principii__petitio  the logical fallacy of assuming the conclusion in the premises; begging the question
                       subtype:  post_hoc_ergo_propter_hoc__post_hoc  the logical fallacy of believing that temporal succession implies a causal relation
                    subtype:  pathetic_fallacy  the fallacy of attributing human feelings to inanimate objects; `the friendly sun' is an example of the pathetic fallacy
                    subtype:  sophism  a deliberately invalid argument displaying ingenuity in reasoning in the hope of deceiving someone
                    subtype:  paralogism  an unintentionally invalid argument
                 subtype:  erroneous_belief__erroneousbelief__error  a misconception resulting from incorrect information
                 subtype:  self-deception__self-deceit  a misconception that is favorable to the person who holds it
                 subtype:  misunderstanding__mistake__misapprehension  an understanding of something that is not correct; "he wasn't going to admit his mistake"; "make no mistake about his intentions"; "there must be some misunderstanding--I don't have a sister"
                 subtype:  illusion.misconception__fantasy__fancy  something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"
                    subtype:  bubble.illusion  an impracticable and illusory idea; "he didn't want to burst the newcomer's bubble"
                    subtype:  will-o'-the-wisp__ignis_fatuus  an illusion that misleads
                    subtype:  wishful_thinking__wishfulthinking  the illusion that what you wish for is actually true
                 subtype:  delusion  a mistaken opinion or idea; "he has delusions of competence"
                    subtype:  freak_out__freakout__disorientation  a wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug)
                 subtype:  mirage  something illusory and unattainable
              subtype:  plan__program__programme  a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished; "they drew up a six-step plan"; "they discussed plans for a new bond issue"
                 subtype:  outline.plan__schema__scheme  a schematic or preliminary plan
                 subtype:  master_plan  a long-term outline of a project or government function: "the zoning board adopted a master plan for the new development"
                 subtype:  blueprint.plan__design__pattern  something intended as a guide for making something else; "a blueprint for a house"; "a pattern for a skirt"
                 subtype:  plan_of_action  a plan for actively doing something
                    subtype:  play.plan_of_action  a preset plan of action in team sports; "the coach drew up the plays for her team"
                       subtype:  knock_on__knockon  (Rugby) knocking the ball forward while trying to catch it (a foul)
                       subtype:  football_play  a play by the offensive team in a football game
                          subtype:  touchback  (American football) a play in which the opposing team has kicked the football into your end zone
                          subtype:  running_play__runningplay__running__running_game__runninggame  a football play in which a player runs with the ball; "the defensive line braced to stop the run"; "the coach put great emphasis on running"
                             subtype:  draw_play__draw  the quarterback moves back as if to pass and then hands the ball to the fullback who is running toward the line of scrimmage
                             subtype:  return.running_play  the act of running back the football after a kickoff or punt or interception or fumble
                             subtype:  rush.running_play__rushing  (football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line; "the linebackers were ready to stop a rush"
                             subtype:  end_run__endrun__sweep  (football) an attempt to advance the ball by running around the end of the line
                          subtype:  passing_play__passingplay__pass__passing_game__passinggame__passing  a football play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate; "the coach sent in a passing play on third and long"
                             subtype:  forward_pass__aerial  a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer
                                subtype:  screen_pass  a forward pass in which the receiver is protected by a screen of blockers
                             subtype:  lateral_pass__lateral  a pass to a receiver upfield from the passer
                          subtype:  handoff  a football play in which one player hands the ball to a teammate
                          subtype:  tackle.football_play  (football) grasping an opposing player with the intention of stopping by throwing to the ground
                       subtype:  razzle-dazzle__razzle__razzmatazz__razmataz  any exciting and complex play intended to confuse (dazzle) the opponent
                       subtype:  basketball_play  a play executed by a basketball team
                          subtype:  pick  a basketball maneuver; obstructing an opponent with one's body; "he was called for setting an illegal pick"
                          subtype:  switch.basketball_play  a basketball maneuver; two defensive players shift assignments so that each guards the player usually guarded by the other
                          subtype:  give-and-go  a basketball maneuver; one offensive player passes the ball to another, then runs toward the basket to take a return pass
                       subtype:  baseball_play  a play executed by a baseball team
                          subtype:  double_play  the act of getting two players out on one play
                          subtype:  triple_play  the act of getting three players out on one play
                          subtype:  squeeze_play__squeezeplay  a baseball play in which a runner on third base tries to score as the batter bunts the pitch
                             subtype:  suicide_squeeze_play__suicidesqueezeplay__suicide_squeeze__suicidesqueeze  the runner on third base starts home as the pitcher delivers the ball
                             subtype:  safety_squeeze_play__safety_squeeze  the runner on third base waits to start home until the batter has bunted successfully
                    subtype:  policy.plan_of_action  a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group; "it was a policy of retribution"; "a politician keeps changing his policies"
                       subtype:  activism  a policy of taking direct and militant action to achieve a political or social goal
                       subtype:  obscurantism.policy  a policy of opposition to enlightenment or the spread of knowledge
                    subtype:  battle_plan  plan for conducting a battle
                    subtype:  system.plan_of_action  a procedure or process for obtaining an objective; "they had to devise a system that did not depend on cooperation"
                       subtype:  credit_system  a system for allowing people to purchase things on credit
                       subtype:  legal_system__legalsystem  a system for interpreting and enforcing the laws
                          subtype:  bail  the legal system that allows an accused person to be temporarily released from custody (usually on condition that a sum of money guarantees their appearance at trial); "he is out on bail"
                          subtype:  jury_system  a legal system for determining the facts at issue in a law suit
                          subtype:  patent_system  a legal system for protecting the rights of inventors
                          subtype:  tax_system__taxsystem  a legal system for assessing and collecting taxes
                          subtype:  voting_system__electoral_system__electoralsystem  a legal system for making democratic choices
                             subtype:  uninominal_system__uninominal_voting_system__single-member_system__scrutin_uninomial_system__scrutinuninomialsystem__scrutin_uninominal_voting_system  based on the principle of having only one member (as of a legislature) selected from each electoral district
                             subtype:  list_system__scrutin_de_liste__scrutin_de_liste_system  based on the principle of proportional representation; voters choose between party lists, the number elected from each list being determined by the percentage cast for each list out of the total vote
                       subtype:  pricing_system__pricingsystem  a system for setting prices on goods or services
                       subtype:  promotion_system__promotionsystem  a system for advancing participants to higher-status positions
                    subtype:  tactic__maneuver__manoeuvre  a plan for attaining a particular goal
                    subtype:  strategy__scheme  an elaborate and systematic plan of action
                       subtype:  stratagem__contrivance__dodge  an elaborate or deceitful scheme contrived to deceive or evade; "his testimony was just a contrivance to throw us off the track"
                          subtype:  plant.stratagem  something planted secretly for discovery by another; "the police used a plant to trick the thieves"; "he claimed that the evidence against him was a plant"
                          subtype:  wangle__wangling  an instance of accomplishing something by scheming or trickery
                       subtype:  game_plan  a plan for achieving an objective (especially in some sport)
                       subtype:  house_of_cards__bubble  a speculative scheme that depends on unstable factors that the planner cannot control; "his proposal was nothing but a house of cards"; "a real estate bubble"
                       subtype:  secret_plan__plot  a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal); "they concocted a plot to discredit the governor"
                          subtype:  counterplot  a plot intended to subvert another plot
                          subtype:  machination  covert and involved plotting to achieve your ends
                             subtype:  priestcraft.machination  a derogatory reference to priests who use their influence to control secular or political affairs
                          subtype:  cabal__conspiracy  a plot to carry out some harmful or illegal act (especially a political plot)
                             subtype:  Gunpowder_Plot  a conspiracy in 1605 in England to blow up King James I and the Houses of Parliament to avenge the persecution of Catholics in England; led by Guy Fawkes
                       subtype:  waiting_game__waitinggame  a strategy of delay
                       subtype:  incentive_program__incentiveprogram__incentive_scheme__incentivescheme  a formal scheme for inducing someone (as employees) to do something
                    subtype:  travel_plan__itinerary  a proposed route of travel
                 subtype:  regimen__regime  (medicine) a systematic plan for therapy (often including diet)
                 subtype:  project__projection  a planned undertaking
                    subtype:  money-spinner__moneyspinner__moneymaker__cash_cow  a project that generates a continuous flow of money
                    subtype:  software__software_system__software_package__package  (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read/write memory; "the market for software is expected to expand"
                       subtype:  alpha_software__alphasoftware  a first release of a software product that is usually tested only by the developers
                       subtype:  authoring_language__authoringlanguage  software that can be used to develop interactive computer programs without the technically demanding task of computer programming
                       subtype:  beta_software  pre-release software that has received an alpha test but still has more bugs than a regular release; "beta software is usually available only to particular users who will test it"
                       subtype:  compatible_software  software that can run on different computers without modification
                       subtype:  compatible_software.software__compatiblesoftware  application software programs that share common conventions so they can be utilized together
                       subtype:  computer-aided_design__CAD  software used in art and architecture and engineering and manufacturing to assist in precision drawing
                       subtype:  freeware  software that is provided without charge
                       subtype:  groupware  software that can be used by a group of people who are working on the same information but may be distributed in space
                       subtype:  operating_system__operatingsystem__OS  (computer science) software that controls the execution of computer programs and may provide various services
                          subtype:  DOS__disk_operating_system  an operating system that is on a disk
                             subtype:  MS-DOS__Microsoft_disk_operating_system  an operating system developed by Bill Gates for personal computers
                          subtype:  UNIX__UNIX_operating_system__UNIX_system  a powerful operating system developed at the Bell Telephone Laboratories
                       subtype:  computer_program__program__programme__computer_programme  (computer science) a sequence of instructions that a computer can interpret and execute; "the program required several hundred lines of code"
                          subtype:  application_program__applicationprogram__application__applications_programme  a program that gives a computer instructions that provide the user with tools to accomplish a task; "he has tried several different word processing applications"
                             subtype:  active_application  an application that is currently running and in the foreground
                             subtype:  applet  a Java application; an application program that uses the client's web browser to provide a user interface
                             subtype:  web_browser__webbrowser__browser  a program used to view HTML documents
                                subtype:  Mosaic  a freeware browser
                                subtype:  Netscape  a commercial browser
                             subtype:  natural_language_processor__natural_language_processing_application  an application program that deals with natural language text
                                subtype:  disambiguator  (computer science) a natural language processing application that tries to determine the intended meaning of a word or phrase by examining the linguistic context in which it is used
                             subtype:  job.application_program  (computer science) a program application that may consist of several steps but is a single logical unit
                             subtype:  word_processor__word_processing_system  an application that provides the user with tools needed to write and edit and format text and to send it to a printer
                             subtype:  editor_program__editor  (computer science) a program designed to perform such editorial functions as rearrangement or modification or deletion of data
                                subtype:  linkage_editor__linkageeditor  an editor program that creates one module from several by resolving cross-references among the modules
                                subtype:  text_editor  (computer science) an application that can be used to create and view and edit text files
                                   subtype:  Emacs_text_editor
                                subtype:  graph_editor__grapheditor__graph_graphical-editor__graphgraphicaleditor
                                   subtype:  hierarchy_editor__hierarchyeditor  a graph editor tailored to ease the display and edition of hierarchies
                                      subtype:  taxonomy_graphical_editor
                                   subtype:  hyperbolic_graph_editor
                                   subtype:  knowledge_graphical_editor__knowledgegraphicaleditor
                                      subtype:  taxonomy_graphical_editor
                                      subtype:  CG_graphical_editor
                                         subtype:  Charger
                                      subtype:  FCA_structure_graphical_editor  graphic editor of FCA objects
                          subtype:  loop.computer_program  a computer program that performs a series of instructions repeatedly until some specified condition is satisfied
                          subtype:  patch.computer_program  a short set of commands to correct a bug in a computer program
                          subtype:  assembler__assembly_program  a program to convert assembly language into machine language
                          subtype:  checking_program  a program that examines other computer programs for syntax errors
                          subtype:  compiler__compiling_program__compilingprogram  (computer science) a program that decodes instructions written in a higher order language and produces an assembly language program
                             subtype:  C_compiler  a compiler for programs written in C
                             subtype:  Fortran_compiler  a compiler for programs written in Fortran
                             subtype:  LISP_compiler  a compiler for programs written in LISP
                             subtype:  Pascal_compiler  a compiler for programs written in Pascal
                          subtype:  debugger  a program that helps in locating and correcting programming errors
                          subtype:  user_interface__interface  (computer science) a program that controls a display for the user (usually on a computer monitor) and that allows the user to interact with the system
                             subtype:  command_line_interface__CLI  a user interface in which you type commands instead of choosing them from a menu or selecting an icon
                             subtype:  graphical_user_interface__GUI  a user interface based on graphics (icons and pictures and menus) instead of text; uses a mouse as well as a keyboard as an input device
                                subtype:  2D_user_interface
                                subtype:  3D_user_interface
                                subtype:  HTML_based_interface
                                subtype:  graph_visualization_interface__graphvisualizationinterface
                                   subtype:  display-only_graph_viewer
                                   subtype:  graph_editor__grapheditor__graph_graphical-editor__graphgraphicaleditor
                             subtype:  user_interface
                                subtype:  non-graphical_user_interface
                                   subtype:  procedure_call_interface
                                      subtype:  network-accessible_procedure_call_interface
                                         subtype:  RPC_interface__Remote_Procedure_Call_interface__remoteprocedurecallinterface
                                      subtype:  API__application_programming_interface__applicationprogramminginterface
                                   subtype:  command_based_interface__commandbasedinterface
                                      subtype:  network-accessible_command_based_interface
                                         subtype:  OKBC_interface
                                         subtype:  CGI-accessible_command_based_interface
                                      subtype:  direct_command_based_interface__shell
                                         subtype:  sh
                                         subtype:  ksh
                                         subtype:  csh
                                subtype:  graphical_user_interface
                                subtype:  network-accessible_interface
                                   subtype:  Web_based_interface
                                      subtype:  HTML_based_interface
                                      subtype:  CGI_based_interface
                                   subtype:  network-accessible_procedure_call_interface
                                   subtype:  network-accessible_command_based_interface
                          subtype:  interpretive_program__interpreter  (computer science) a program that translates and executes source language statements one line at a time
                          subtype:  job_control__jobcontrol  a program that is called to prepare each job to be run
                          subtype:  library_program__libraryprogram  a program in a program library
                          subtype:  monitor_program__monitoring_program  a program that observes and regulates and controls or verifies the operations of a data-processing system
                          subtype:  object_program__target_program  a fully compiled or assembled program ready to be loaded into the computer
                          subtype:  source_program  a program written in a language from which statements are translated into machine language
                          subtype:  relocatable_program__relocatableprogram  a program that can be located in different parts of memory at different times
                          subtype:  reusable_program  a program that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly
                          subtype:  search_engine  a computer program that retrieves documents or files or data from a database or from a computer network (especially from the internet)
                          subtype:  self-adapting_program  a program that can change its performance in response to its environment
                          subtype:  spreadsheet  a screen-oriented interactive program enabling a user to lay out financial data on the screen
                          subtype:  supervisory_program__supervisoryprogram__supervisor__executive_program__executiveprogram  a program that controls the execution of other programs
                          subtype:  syntax_checker  a program to check natural language syntax
                          subtype:  system_program__systems_program__systemsprogram__systems_software__systemssoftware  a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer
                          subtype:  translating_program__translatingprogram__translator  a program that translates one programming language into another
                          subtype:  utility_program__utilityprogram__utility__service_program__serviceprogram  (computer science) a program designed for general support of the processes of a computer; "a computer system provides utility programs to perform the tasks needed by most users"
                             subtype:  device_driver__driver  (computer science) a program that determines how a computer will communicate with a peripheral device
                             subtype:  diagnostic_program  a program that recognizes and explains faults in the equipment or mistakes in a computer program
                             subtype:  input_program__inputprogram  a utility program that organizes the input to a computer
                             subtype:  output_program  a utility program that organizes the output of a computer
                             subtype:  sort_program__sorting_program__sortingprogram  a utility program that sorts data items
                             subtype:  trace_program__traceprogram  a utility program that exhibits the sequence and results of executing the instructions in another program
                                subtype:  snapshot_program  a trace program that produces output for selected conditions
                          subtype:  script  program witten with an interpreted language
                             subtype:  class_script__classscript  script associated to a class
                             subtype:  object_script  script associated to a class instance (that is not a class itself
                             subtype:  global_script  script that is not associated to an object or a class
                          subtype:  program_written_in_a_certain_language
                             subtype:  LISP_program  a program written in LISP
                             subtype:  FORTRAN_program  a program written in FORTRAN
                             subtype:  C_program  a program written in C
                       subtype:  subroutine__routine__subprogram__procedure__function  a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
                          subtype:  cataloged_procedure__catalogedprocedure  a set of control statements that have been placed in a library and can be retrieved by name
                          subtype:  contingency_procedure__contingencyprocedure  an alternative to the normal procedure; triggered if an unusual but anticipated situation arises
                          subtype:  library_routine__libraryroutine  a debugged routine that is maintained in a program library
                          subtype:  random_number_generator  a routine designed to yield a random number
                          subtype:  recursive_routine__recursiveroutine  a routine that can call itself
                          subtype:  reusable_routine  a routine that can be loaded once and executed repeatedly
                          subtype:  supervisory_routine__supervisoryroutine__executive_routine__executiveroutine  a routine that coordinates the operation of subroutines
                          subtype:  tracing_routine  a routine that provides a chronological record of the execution of a computer program
                          subtype:  utility_routine__utilityroutine__service_routine__serviceroutine  a routine that can be used as needed
                             subtype:  dump_routine  a routine that writes from an internal store to some external medium
                             subtype:  input_routine__inputroutine  a routine that writes from an external source to an internal store
                             subtype:  output_routine  a routine that controls an output device
                       subtype:  shareware  software that has been copyrighted but is sold to users with permission to copy it and give it to others
                       subtype:  shrink-wrapped_software  software on cd-roms that are boxed and shrink-wrapped and sold in stores (implying a widely supported standard platform)
                       subtype:  supervisory_software__supervisorysoftware  specialized programs that reside permanently in the computer's main memory and control the processing of user's programs
                       subtype:  software_documentation__documentation  program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs
                       subtype:  DBMS__database_management_system  a software system that facilitates the creation and maintenance and use of an electronic database
                          subtype:  RDBMS__relational_database_management_system  a database management system designed to manage a relational database
                          subtype:  ODBMS__OODBMS__object-oriented_database_management_system  $("ODBMS" added as key, "OODBMS" added)$a database management system designed to manage an object-oriented database
                          subtype:  ORDBMS__object-relational_DBMS__extended_RDBM  DBMS mixing features from RDBMSs and ODBMSs but not being a genuine RDBMS nor ODBMS
                             subtype:  in_memory_ORDBMS
                             subtype:  Gigabase
                          subtype:  DDBMS
                          subtype:  in_memory_DBMS__IMDBMS  DBMS loading/mapping the whole database in main memory before answering a query
                             subtype:  in_memory_ODBMS
                                subtype:  FastDB
                          subtype:  federated_DBMS__multi_DBMS
                       subtype:  IR_system
                          subtype:  distributed_IR_system
                             subtype:  distributed_hypertext_IR_system__distributedhypertextirsystem  e.g. the WWW
                                subtype:  WWW
                             subtype:  Semantic_Web
                          subtype:  hypertext_system__hypertextsystem  a database management system that allows chunks of text (objects) to be processed as a complex network of nodes that are linked together in an arbitrary way
                       subtype:  KM_tool__knowledge_management_tool
                          subtype:  knowledge_base_system__KBS
                             subtype:  KBMS
                                subtype:  graph_based_KBMS
                                subtype:  SNEPSwD
                                subtype:  CG_based_KBMS
                                   subtype:  CGWorld
                                   subtype:  PROLOG\+CG
                                   subtype:  CoGITaNT
                                   subtype:  Notio
                                   subtype:  WebKB
                                      subtype:  WebKB-1__WebKB_private_annotation_tool
                                      subtype:  WebKB-2__WebKB_shared_annotation_tool
                          subtype:  inference_engine__inferenceengine
                          subtype:  KA_tool
                             subtype:  KADS_tool
                          subtype:  terminological_analysis_tool
                             subtype:  ACABIT
                             subtype:  LEXTER
                             subtype:  TERMS
                             subtype:  XTract
                          subtype:  knowledge_based_IR_system
                             subtype:  WebKB
                             subtype:  CGKAT
                          subtype:  knowledge_interface_generator__knowledgeinterfacegenerator
                             subtype:  knowledge_graphical_editor__knowledgegraphicaleditor
                          subtype:  language/structure_specific_tool
                             subtype:  CG_related_tool__cgrelatedtool
                                subtype:  CG_based_KBMS
                                subtype:  CG_graphical_editor
                                subtype:  NL_parser_with_CG_output
                          subtype:  ontology_management_tool
                          subtype:  FCA_tool
                             subtype:  FCA_structure_graphical_editor  graphic editor of FCA objects
                 subtype:  agenda__docket__schedule  a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to
                    subtype:  menu.agenda__fare  an agenda of things to do; "they worked rapidly down the menu of reports"
                 subtype:  pension_plan__pensionplan__retirement_plan__retirement_program  a plan for setting aside money to be spent after retirement
                    subtype:  individual_retirement_account__IRA  a self-funded retirement plan that allows you to contribute a limited yearly sum toward your retirement; taxes on the interest earned in the account are deferred
                 subtype:  employee_savings_plan  a plan that allows employees to contribute to an investment pool managed the employer
                    subtype:  401-k_plan__401kplan__401-k__401k  an employee savings plan that allows employees to contribute pre-tax dollars and federal income taxes are deferred until retirement or withdrawal from the plan; can then be converted into an IRA
                 subtype:  stock_purchase_plan  an organized plan for employees of a company to buy shares of its stock
                    subtype:  employee_stock_ownership_plan__ESOP  a program under which employees regularly accumulate shares and may ultimately assume control of the company
                 subtype:  budget.plan  a summary of intended expenditures along with proposals for how to meet them; "the president submitted the annual budget to Congress"
                    subtype:  balanced_budget  a budget is balanced when current expenditures are equal to receipts
              subtype:  figment  a contrived or fantastic idea; "a figment of the imagination"
              subtype:  generalization__generalisation__generality  an idea having general application; "he spoke in broad generalities"
                 subtype:  principle.generalization__rule  a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct; "their principles of composition characterized all their works"
                    subtype:  pillar  a fundamental principle or practice; "science eroded the pillars of superstition"
              subtype:  suggestion  an idea that is suggested; "the picnic was her suggestion"
                 subtype:  inkling  a slight suggestion; "he had no inkling what was about to happen"
              subtype:  impression__feeling__belief__notion__opinion  a vague idea in which some confidence is placed; "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"
                 subtype:  presence.impression  the impression that something is present; "he felt the presence of an evil force"
                 subtype:  effect.impression  an impression (especially one that is artificial or contrived); "he just did it for effect"
                    subtype:  sound_effect__soundeffect  an effect that imitates a sound called for in the script of a play
                    subtype:  special_effect__specialeffect  an effect used to produce scenes that cannot be achieved by normal techniques (especially on film)
                       subtype:  stage_effect__stageeffect  a special effect created on the stage
                 subtype:  intuition.impression__hunch__suspicion  an impression that something might be the case; "he had an intuition that something had gone wrong"
                    subtype:  heart__bosom  the locus of feelings and intuitions; "in your heart you know it is true"; "her story would melt your bosom"
              subtype:  reaction.idea  an idea evoked by some experience; "his reaction to the news was to start planning what to do"
              subtype:  theorem.idea  an idea accepted as a demonstrable truth
              subtype:  whim__notion__whimsy__whimsey  a whimsical idea; "the theatrical notion of disguise is associated with disaster in his stories"
              subtype:  meaning__substance  the idea that is intended; "What is the meaning of this proverb?"
                 subtype:  significance.meaning__import__implication  a meaning that is not expressly stated but can be inferred; "the significance of his remark became clear only later"; "the expectation was spread both by word and by implication"
                 subtype:  tenor.meaning__strain  pervading note of an utterance; "I could follow the general tenor of his argument"
                    subtype:  purport__drift  general meaning or tenor: "caught the drift of the conversation"
                 subtype:  undercurrent__undertone  subdued emotional quality underlying an utterance; implicit meaning
                 subtype:  denotation__reference__extension  the class of objects that an expression refers to; "the extension of `satellite of Mars' is the set containing only Demos and Phobos"
                 subtype:  reference.meaning  the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to; "he argued that reference is a consequence of conditioned reflexes"
                 subtype:  connotation  an idea that is implied or suggested
              subtype:  burden  the central idea that is expanded in a document or discourse
              subtype:  theme__motif  a unifying idea that is a recurrent element in a literary or artistic work; "it was the usual `boy gets girl' theme"
              subtype:  ideal  the idea of something that is perfect; something that one hopes to attain
                 subtype:  value.ideal  an ideal accepted by some individual or group; "he has old-fashioned values"
                    subtype:  introject  (psychoanalysis) a parental figures (and their values) that you introjected as a child; the voice of conscience is usually a parent's voice internalized
                    subtype:  principle  a rule or standard especially of good behavior: "a man of principle"; "he will not violate his principles"
                       subtype:  chivalry  the medieval principles of knighthood
                       subtype:  ethic__moral_principle__moralprinciple__value-system__valuesystem__value_orientation__valueorientation  the principles of right and wrong that are accepted by an individual or a social group; "the Puritan ethic"; "a person with old-fashioned values"
                          subtype:  Chartism  the principles of a body of 19th century English reformers who advocated better social and economic conditions for working people
                       subtype:  Hellenism  the principles and ideals associated with classical Greek civilization
                       subtype:  legal_principle__legalprinciple__judicial_principle__judicial_doctrine  a principle underlying the formulation of jurisprudence
                          subtype:  jus_sanguinis__jussanguini  the principle that a person's nationality at birth is the same as that of his natural parents
                          subtype:  jus_soli__jussoli  the principle that a person's nationality at birth is determined by the place of birth
                          subtype:  pre-emption__preemption__preemption  the judicial principle asserting the supremacy of federal over state legislation on the same subject
                       subtype:  scruple  an ethical or moral principle that inhibits action
                 subtype:  idol__paragon__perfection__beau_ideal  an ideal instance; a perfect embodiment of a concept
                 subtype:  standard__criterion  the ideal in terms of which something can be judged; "they live by the standards of their community"
                    subtype:  control_condition__controlcondition__control  a standard against which other conditions can be compared in a scientific experiment; "the control condition was inappropriate for the conclusions he wished to draw"
                    subtype:  design_criteria  criteria that designers should meet in designing some system or device; "the job specifications summarized the design criteria"
                 subtype:  exemplar__example__model__good_example  something to be imitated; "an exemplar of success"; "a model of clarity"; "he is the very model of a modern major general"
                    subtype:  beaut__beauty  an outstanding example of its kind; "his roses were beauties"; "when I make a mistake it's a beaut"
                    subtype:  pattern  a model considered worthy of imitation; "the American constitution has provided a pattern for many republics"
                 subtype:  ego_ideal__egoideal  an ideal of personal excellence toward which a person strives
              subtype:  idealization.idea__idealisation  something that exists only as an idea
              subtype:  keynote  a fundamental or central idea
           subtype:  heart_and_soul__heartandsoul__kernel__substance__core__center__essence__heart__inwardness__marrow__meat__nub__sum__nittygritty  the choicest or most essential or most vital part of some idea or experience: "the gist of the prosecutor's argument"; "the heart and soul of the Republican Party"; "the nub of the story"
              subtype:  hypostasis.heart_and_soul__hypostasi  (metaphysics) essential nature or underlying reality
              subtype:  quiddity__haecceity  the essence that makes something the kind of thing it is and makes it different from any other
              subtype:  quintessence.heart_and_soul  the purest and most concentrated essence of something
              subtype:  stuff.heart_and_soul  a critically important or characteristic component; "suspense is the very stuff of narrative"
           subtype:  wisdom  accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
              subtype:  abstrusity__reconditeness__reconditenes__abstrusenes__profoundness__profundity  wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound; "the anthropologist was impressed by the reconditeness of the native proverbs"
           subtype:  internal_representation__representation__mental_representation  a presentation to the mind in the form of an idea or image
              subtype:  overlap.internal_representation__convergence  a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena; "there was no overlap between their proposals"
                 subtype:  crossroads  a point where a choice must be made; "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"
                 subtype:  interface.overlap  the overlap where two theories or phenomena affect each other or have links with each other; "the interface between chemistry and biology"
              subtype:  instantiation  a representation of an idea in the form of an instance of it; "how many instantiations were found?"
              subtype:  antitype.internal_representation  a person or thing represented or foreshadowed by a type or symbol; especially a figure in the Old Testament having a counterpart in the New Testament
              subtype:  stereotype  a conventional or formulaic conception or image: "regional stereotypes have been part of America since its founding"
              subtype:  schema__scheme  an internal representation of the world; an organization of concepts and actions that can be revised by new information about the world
              subtype:  mental_image__image  an iconic mental representation; "her imagination forced images upon her too awful to contemplate"
                 subtype:  imagination_image__imaginationimage__thought-image__thoughtimage  a mental image produced by the imagination
                 subtype:  memory_image  a mental image of something previously experienced
                    subtype:  memory_picture  a memory image that is similar to a visual perception
                    subtype:  afterimage__aftersensation  an image (usually a negative image) that persists after stimulation has ceased
                       subtype:  aftertaste  an afterimage of a taste
                 subtype:  visual_image__visualization__visualisation  a mental image that is similar to a visual perception
                 subtype:  mental_picture__picture__impression  a clear and telling mental image; "he described his mental picture of his assailant"; "he had no clear picture of himself or his world"; "the events left a permanent impression in his mind"
                 subtype:  auditory_image  a mental image that is similar to an auditory perception
              subtype:  interpretation.internal_representation__reading__version  a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
                 subtype:  anagoge  a mystical or allegorical interpretation (especially of Scripture)
                 subtype:  reinterpretation.interpretation  a new or different meaning
                 subtype:  exegesis.interpretation__exegesi  critical interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible)
                 subtype:  eisegesis  personal interpretation of a text (especially of the Bible) using your own ideas
              subtype:  phantasmagoria  a constantly changing medley or real or imagined images (as in a dream)
              subtype:  psychosexuality  the mental representation of sexual activities
              subtype:  percept__perception__perceptual_experience  the representation of what is perceived; basic component in the formation of a concept
                 subtype:  figure.percept  a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground
                 subtype:  ground.percept  a relatively homogeneous percept extending back of the figure on which attention is focused
                 subtype:  visual_percept__visual_image  a percept that arises from the eyes; an image in the visual system
                    subtype:  sight  an instance of visual perception; "the sight of his wife brought him back to reality"; "the train was an unexpected sight"
                    subtype:  vista__view__aspect__prospect__scene__panorama  the visual percept of a region; "the most desirable feature of the park are the beautiful views"
                       subtype:  background.vista__ground  the part of a scene (or picture) that lies behind objects in the foreground; "he posed her against a background of rolling hills"
                       subtype:  coast  the area within view; "the coast is clear"
                       subtype:  exposure.vista  aspect re light or wind; "the studio had a northern exposure"
                       subtype:  foreground  the part of a scene that is near the viewer
                       subtype:  glimpse  a brief or incomplete view; "from the window he could catch a glimpse of the lake"
                       subtype:  middle_distance  the part of a scene between the foreground and the background
                       subtype:  side_view  a view from the side of something
                          subtype:  profile.side_view  a side view representation of an object (especially a human face)
                       subtype:  tableau  any dramatic scene
                    subtype:  visual_field__field_of_regard  all of the points of the physical environment that can be perceived by a stable eye at a given moment
                    subtype:  field_of_view__field  the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument)
                       subtype:  microscopic_field__microscopicfield  the areas that is visible through a microscope
                       subtype:  operative_field__operativefield  the area that is open during surgery
              subtype:  memory  something that is remembered; "search as he would, the memory was lost"
                 subtype:  reminiscence  a mental impression retained and recalled from the past
                 subtype:  recollection  something recalled to the mind
                 subtype:  engram__memory_trace  a postulated biochemical change (presumably in neural tissue) that represents a memory
                 subtype:  confabulation  (psychiatry) a plausible but imagined memory that fills in gaps in what is remembered
                 subtype:  screen_memory  an imagined memory of a childhood experience; hides another memory of distressing significance
              subtype:  example__model  a representative form or pattern; "I profited from his example"
                 subtype:  lodestar__loadstar  something that serves as a model or guide
                 subtype:  prototype__paradigm__epitome__image  a standard or typical example; "he is the prototype of good breeding"; "he provided America with an image of the good father"
                    subtype:  imago.prototype  (psychoanalysis) an idealized image of someone (usually a parent) formed in childhood
                    subtype:  concentrate.prototype  a concentrated example; "the concentrate of contemporary despair"
                 subtype:  type_specimen__holotype  the original specimen from which the description of anew species is made
                 subtype:  microcosm  a miniature model of something
                 subtype:  original__archetype__pilot  an original model on which something is patterned
                 subtype:  template__templet  a model or standard for making comparisons
                    subtype:  speech_rhythm__rhythm  the arrangement of spoken words alternating stressed and unstressed elements; "the rhythm of Frost's poetry"
              subtype:  appearance.internal_representation  a mental representation; "I tried to describe his appearance to the police"
                 subtype:  illusion__semblance  an erroneous mental representation
                    subtype:  phantom__apparition__shadow  something existing in perception only: "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
                       subtype:  unidentified_flying_object__UFO__flying_saucer  an (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins
                       subtype:  Flying_Dutchman.phantom__flyingdutchman  a phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope
                       subtype:  spook__ghost__shade__wraith__specter  a mental representation of some haunting experience; "he looked like he had seen a ghost"; "it aroused specters from his past"
                    subtype:  phantom_limb__phantomlimb  the illusion that a limb still exists after it has been amputated
                 subtype:  three-D__3-D__3D__3d  having a three-dimensional form or appearance: "aren't dreams always in 3-D?"
                 subtype:  front.appearance  the outward appearance of a person; "he put up a bold front"
              subtype:  blur__fuzz  a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz"
              subtype:  abstractionism__unrealism  a representation having no reference to concrete objects or specific examples
              subtype:  concretism__concrete_representation  a representation of an abstract idea in concrete terms
                 subtype:  shape.concretism__embodiment  a concrete representation of an otherwise nebulous concept; "a circle was the embodiment of his concept of life"
           subtype:  belief  any cognitive content held as true
              subtype:  conviction__strong_belief__article_of_faith  an unshakable belief in something without need for proof or evidence
                 subtype:  amateurism  the conviction that people should participate in sports as a hobby (for the fun of it) rather than for money
                 subtype:  nationalism  the conviction that the culture and interests of your nation are superior to those of any other nation
              subtype:  faith.belief  complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"
              subtype:  doctrine__philosophy__school_of_thought__ism  a belief (or system of beliefs) accepted as authoritative by some group or school
                 subtype:  abolitionism  the doctrine that calls for the abolition of slavery
                 subtype:  absolutism  the doctrine of an absolute being
                 subtype:  amoralism  the doctrine that moral distinctions are invalid
                 subtype:  animalism  the doctrine that human beings are purely animal in nature and lacking a spiritual nature
                 subtype:  animism  the doctrine that all natural objects and the universe itself have souls; "animism is common among primitive peoples"
                 subtype:  creationism  the literal belief in the account of creation given in the Book of Genesis; "creationism denies the theory of evolution of species"
                    subtype:  creation_science  an effort to give scientific support for the truth of the account of creation given in the Book of Genesis
                 subtype:  creed__credo  any system of principles or beliefs
                    subtype:  testament  a profession of belief; "he stated his political testament"
                    subtype:  Athanasian_Creed  a Christian profession of faith
                 subtype:  dogma  a doctrine or code of beliefs accepted as authoritative; "he believed all the Marxist dogma"
                 subtype:  dualism  the doctrine that reality consists of two basic opposing elements, often taken to be mind and matter (or mind and body), or good and evil
                 subtype:  epicureanism  a doctrine of hedonism that was defended by several ancient Greek philosophers
                 subtype:  expansionism  the doctrine of expanding the territory or the economic influence of a country
                 subtype:  formalism.doctrine  the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented
                 subtype:  functionalism  any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose
                 subtype:  gospel  a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance; "Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed"
                 subtype:  gymnosophy  the doctrine of a sect of Hindu philosophers who practiced nudity and asceticism and meditation
                 subtype:  imitation.doctrine  the doctrine that representations of nature or human behavior should be accurate imitations
                    subtype:  mimesis  the imitative representation of nature and human behavior in art and literature
                 subtype:  laissez_faire__laissezfaire__individualism  the doctrine that government should not interfere in commercial affairs
                 subtype:  internationalism  the doctrine that nations should cooperate because their common interests are more important than their differences
                 subtype:  unilateralism  the doctrine that nations should conduct their foreign affairs individualistically without the advice or involvement of other nations
                 subtype:  irredentism__irridentism  the doctrine that irredenta should be controlled by the country to which they are ethnically or historically related
                 subtype:  literalism  the doctrine of realistic (literal) portrayal in art or literature
                 subtype:  majority_rule__democracy  the doctrine that the numerical majority of an organized group can make decisions binding on the whole group
                 subtype:  monism  the doctrine that reality consists of a single basic substance or element
                 subtype:  nihilism  a revolutionary doctrine that advocates destruction of the social system for its own sake
                 subtype:  passivism__pacifism  the doctrine that all violence in unjustifiable
                 subtype:  pluralism  the doctrine that reality consists of several basic substances or elements
                 subtype:  populism  the political doctrine that supports the rights and powers of the common people in their struggle with the privileged elite
                 subtype:  freethinking__rationalism  the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct
                 subtype:  humanism  the doctrine emphasizing a person's capacity for self-realization through reason; rejects religion and the supernatural
                 subtype:  humanitarianism__humanism  the doctrine that people's duty is to promote human welfare
                 subtype:  egalitarianism__equalitarianism  the doctrine of the equality of mankind and the desirability of political and economic and social equality
                 subtype:  feminism  a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women
                 subtype:  ecumenism__ecumenicism__ecumenicalism  the doctrine of the ecumenical movement promoting cooperation and better understanding among different religious denominations; aimed at universal Christian unity
                 subtype:  secessionism  a doctrine that maintains the right of secession
                 subtype:  secularism  a doctrine that rejects religion and religious considerations
                 subtype:  phenomenology  a philosophical doctrine proposed by Edmund Husserl based on the study of human experience in which considerations of objective reality are not taken into account
                 subtype:  philosophical_doctrine__philosophicaldoctrine__philosophical_theory__philosophicaltheory  a doctrine accepted by adherents to a philosophy
                    subtype:  aesthetic__esthetic  a philosophical theory as to what is beautiful; "he despised the esthetic of minimalism"
                    subtype:  Aristotelianism  the philosophy of Aristotle that elaborates the fundamental principles of the syllogism
                    subtype:  conceptualism  the doctrine that the application of a general term to various objects indicates the existence of a mental entity that mediates the application
                    subtype:  Confucianism  the teachings of Confucius emphasizing love for humanity; high value given to learning and to devotion to family (including ancestors); peace; justice; influenced the traditional culture of China
                    subtype:  deconstruction__deconstructionism  a philosophical theory of criticism (usually of literature or film) that seeks to expose deep-seated contradictions in a work by delving below its surface meaning
                    subtype:  empiricism__empiricist_philosophy__sensationalism  the doctrine that knowledge derives from experience
                       subtype:  experimentalism  an empirical doctrine that advocates experimental principles
                       subtype:  logical_positivism__logicalpositivism__positivism  the form of empiricism that bases all knowledge on perceptual experience (not on intuition or revelation)
                          subtype:  Comtism  Auguste Comte's positivistic philosophy that metaphysics and theology should be replaced by a hierarchy of sciences from mathematics at the base to sociology at the top
                    subtype:  existentialism__existentialist_philosophy  a 20th-century philosophical movement; assumes that people are entirely free and thus responsible for what they make of themselves
                    subtype:  determinism  a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will
                       subtype:  fatalism  a philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them
                    subtype:  formalism.philosophical_doctrine  the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications
                    subtype:  idealism.philosophical_doctrine  the doctrine that ideas are the only reality
                    subtype:  intuitionism  the doctrine that knowledge is acquired primarily by intuition
                    subtype:  logicism  the philosophical theory that all of mathematics can be derived from formal logic
                    subtype:  physicalism__materialism  the doctrine that matter is the only reality
                       subtype:  dialectical_materialism__dialecticalmaterialism  the materialistic philosophy of Karl Marx and Friedrich Engels
                    subtype:  mechanism.philosophical_doctrine  the doctrine that all phenomena can be explained in terms of physical or biological causes
                    subtype:  mentalism  a doctrine that mind is the true reality and that objects exist only as aspects of the mind's awareness
                    subtype:  nativism  the philosophical doctrine that some ideas are innate
                    subtype:  naturalism  the doctrine that the world can be understood in scientific terms without recourse to spiritual or supernatural explanations
                    subtype:  nominalism  the doctrine that the various objects labeled by the same term have nothing in common but their name
                    subtype:  operationalism  the doctrine that the meaning of a proposition consists of the operations involved in proving or applying it
                    subtype:  Platonism__realism  the philosophical doctrine that abstract concepts exist independent of their names
                    subtype:  pragmatism  the doctrine that practical consequences are the criteria of knowledge and meaning and value
                    subtype:  probabilism  the doctrine that (since certainty is unattainable) probability is a sufficient basis for belief and action
                    subtype:  rationalism  the doctrine that knowledge is acquired by reason without resort to experience
                    subtype:  naive_realism__naiverealism__realism  the philosophical doctrine that physical object continue to exist when not perceived
                    subtype:  relativism  the philosophical doctrine that all criteria of judgment are relative to the individuals and situations involved
                    subtype:  scholasticism  the system of philosophy dominant in medieval Europe; based on Aristotle and the Church Fathers
                    subtype:  semiotics__semiotic  a philosophical theory of the functions of signs and symbols
                    subtype:  sensualism__sensationalism  the ethical doctrine that feeling is the only criterion for what is good
                    subtype:  solipsism  the philosophical theory that the self is all that you know to exist
                    subtype:  Stoicism  the philosophical system of the Stoics following the teachings of the ancient Greek philosopher Zeno
                    subtype:  subjectivism  the doctrine that knowledge and value are dependent on and limited by your subjective experience
                    subtype:  Daoism__Taoism  philosophical system developed by of Lao-tzu and Chuang-tzu advocating a simple honest life and noninterference with the course of natural events
                    subtype:  teleology  a doctrine explaining phenomena by their ends or purposes
                    subtype:  traditionalism.philosophical_doctrine  the doctrine that all knowledge was originally derived by divine revelation and that it is transmitted by traditions
                    subtype:  vitalism  a doctrine that life is a vital principle distinct from physics and chemistry
                 subtype:  states'_rights.doctrine  a doctrine that federal powers should be curtailed and returned to the individual states
                    subtype:  nullification.states'_rights  the states'-rights doctrine that a state can refuse to recognize or to enforce a federal law passed by the United States Congress
                 subtype:  teaching__precept  a doctrine that is taught; "the teaching of religion"; "he believed all the Christian precepts"
                    subtype:  Golden_Rule  a command based on Jesus' words in the Sermon on the Mount: "Whatsoever ye would that men do unto you, do you even so unto them" (Mathew 7:12)
                 subtype:  theological_doctrine__theologicaldoctrine  the doctrine of a religious group
                    subtype:  theanthropism  (theology) the doctrine that Jesus was a union of the human and the divine
                    subtype:  predestination__foreordination__preordination__predetermination  (theology) the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind)
                    subtype:  spiritualism.theological_doctrine  any doctrine that asserts the separate existence of God
                    subtype:  antinomianism  the theological doctrine that by faith and God's grace a Christian is freed from all laws (including the moral standards of the culture)
                    subtype:  Thomism  the comprehensive theological doctrine created by Saint Thomas Aquinas in the 13th century and still taught by the Dominicans
                    subtype:  Arianism  the theological doctrine taught by Arius that Christ the Son was not consubstantial with God the Father
                    subtype:  Athanasianism  the theological doctrine taught by Athanasius that Christ the Son is of the same substance as God the Father
                    subtype:  Boehmenism__Behmenism  the mystical theological doctrine of Jakob Boehme that influenced the Quakers
                    subtype:  consubstantiation  the High-Church Anglican doctrine 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
                    subtype:  Episcopalianism  the theological doctrine of Church government by bishops
                    subtype:  Erastianism__Byzantinism__Caesaropapism  the doctrine that the state is supreme over the church in ecclesiastical matters
                    subtype:  Jansenism  the Roman Catholic doctrine of Cornelis Jansen and his disciples; salvation is limited to those who are subject to supernatural determinism and the rest are assigned to perdition
                    subtype:  millenarianism  belief in the Christian doctrine of the millennium mentioned in the Book of Revelations
                    subtype:  Quakerism  the theological doctrine of the Society of Friends characterized by opposition to war and rejection of ritual and a formal creed and an ordained ministry
                    subtype:  rationalism.theological_doctrine  the theological doctrine that human reason rather than divine revelation establishes religious truth
                       subtype:  deism__free_thought  the form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation
                    subtype:  Rosicrucianism  the theological doctrine that venerates the rose and the Cross as symbols of Christ's Resurrection and Redemption; claims various occult powers
                    subtype:  synergism  the theological doctrine that salvation results from the interaction of human will and divine grace
                    subtype:  total_depravity  the Calvinist doctrine that everyone is born in a state of corruption as a result of original sin
                    subtype:  transubstantiation  the Roman Catholic doctrine that the whole substance of the bread and the wine changes into the substance of the body and blood of Christ when consecrated in the Eucharist
                    subtype:  universalism  the theological doctrine that all people will eventually be saved
                    subtype:  Virgin_Birth__Nativity  the theological doctrine that Jesus Christ had no human father; Christians believe that Jesus's birth fulfilled Old Testament prophecies and was attended by miracles; the Nativity is celebrated at Christmas
                 subtype:  utilitarianism  doctrine that the useful is the good; especially as elaborated by Jeremy Bentham and James Mill; the aim was said to be the greatest happiness for the greatest number
                 subtype:  religious_doctrine__religiousdoctrine__church_doctrine__gospel__creed  the body of teachings of a religious group that are generally accepted by that group
                    subtype:  Nicene_Creed  a formal creed summarizing Christian beliefs; first adopted in 325 and later expanded
                    subtype:  tenet__belief__dogma  a religious doctrine that is proclaimed as true without proof
                       subtype:  article_of_faith__credendum  (Christianity) any of the sections into which a creed or other statement of doctrine is divided
                    subtype:  Immaculate_Conception  the Roman Catholic doctrine that the Virgin Mary was conceived without any stain of original sin
                    subtype:  Incarnation  the Christian doctrine of the union of God and man in the person of Jesus Christ
                    subtype:  real_presence  the Christian doctrine that the body of Christ is actually present in the Eucharist
              subtype:  philosophy.belief  any personal belief about how to live or how to deal with a situation; "self-indulgence was his only philosophy"; "my father's philosophy of child-rearing was to let mother do it"
              subtype:  outlook__expectation__prospect  belief about (or mental picture of) the future
                 subtype:  promise.outlook__hope  grounds for feeling hopeful about the future; "there is little or no promise that he will recover"
                    subtype:  rainbow.promise  an illusory hope; "chasing rainbows"
                 subtype:  foretaste  an early limited awareness of something yet to occur
                 subtype:  possibility  a future prospect or potential; "this room has great possibilities"
                 subtype:  anticipation.outlook__expectancy  something expected (as on the basis of a norm); "each of them had their own anticipations"; "an indicator of expectancy in development"
                    subtype:  life_expectancy  an expected time to live as calculated on the basis of statistical probabilities
                 subtype:  misgiving__apprehension  painful expectation
              subtype:  fetichism__fetishism  a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish)
              subtype:  meliorism  the belief that the world can be made better by human effort
              subtype:  opinion.belief__sentiment__persuasion__view__thought  a personal belief or judgment that is not founded on proof or certainty; "my opinion differs from yours"; "what are your thoughts on Haiti?"
                 subtype:  idea  a personal view; "he has an idea that we don't like him"
                 subtype:  judgment.opinion__judgement__mind  an opinion formed by judging something; "he was reluctant to make his judgment known"; "she changed her mind"
                    subtype:  decision.judgment__determination__conclusion  a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration: "a decision unfavorable to the opposition"; "his conclusion took the evidence into account"; "satisfied with the panel's determination"
                 subtype:  eyes  opinion or judgment; "in the eyes of the law" or "I was wrong in her eyes"
                 subtype:  preconception__prepossession__parti_pris__preconceived_opinion__preconceived_idea__preconceived_notion  an opinion formed beforehand without adequate evidence; "he did not even try to confirm his preconceptions"
                 subtype:  pole.opinion  one of two divergent or mutually exclusive opinions; "they are at opposite poles" or "they are poles apart"
                 subtype:  political_sympathies__politics  the opinion you hold with respect to political questions
              subtype:  autotelism  belief that a work of art is an end in itself or its own justification
              subtype:  originalism  the belief that the US Constitution should be interpreted in the way the authors originally intended it
              subtype:  pacifism  the belief that all international disputes can be settled by arbitration
              subtype:  religious_belief__religiousbelief__religion__faith  a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"
                 subtype:  religious_cult__religiouscult__cult  a system of religious beliefs and rituals
                    subtype:  macumba  a Brazilian religious cult of African origin; combines voodoo elements with singing a chanting and dancing
                    subtype:  obeah__obi  a religious belief of African origin involving witchcraft and sorcery; practiced in parts of the West Indies and tropical Americas
                    subtype:  Rastafarianism  belief in Ras Tafari (Haile Selassie of Ethiopia) as the Messiah and that Africa (especially Ethiopia) is the Promised Land
                    subtype:  vodoun__voodoo__voodooism__hoodooism  a religious cult practiced chiefly in Caribbean countries (especially Haiti); involves witchcraft and animistic deities
                 subtype:  ecclesiasticism.religious_belief  religion appropriate to a church and to ecclesiastical principles and practices
                 subtype:  religious_mysticism__religiousmysticism__mysticism  a religion based on mystical communion with an ultimate reality
                    subtype:  quietism  a form of religious mysticism requiring withdrawal from all human effort and passive contemplation of God
                 subtype:  nature_worship  a system of religion that deifies and worships natural forces and phenomena
                 subtype:  revealed_religion  a religion founded primarily on the revelations of God to humankind
                 subtype:  theism  the doctrine or belief in the existence of a God or gods
                    subtype:  monotheism  belief in a single God
                       subtype:  Judaism  the monotheistic religion of the Jews; based on the Old Testament and the Talmud
                          subtype:  Orthodox_Judaism  beliefs and practices of a Judaic sect that strictly observes Mosaic Law
                             subtype:  Hasidism__Hassidism  beliefs and practices of a sect of Orthodox Jews
                          subtype:  Conservative_Judaism  beliefs and practices of Conservative Jews
                          subtype:  Reform_Judaism  beliefs and practices of Reform Jews
                       subtype:  Muhammadanism__Islam__Islamism__Mohammedanism__Muslimism  the monotheistic religion of Muslims based on the Koran
                    subtype:  polytheism__pantheism  belief in multiple Gods
                 subtype:  paganism__pagan_religion__paganreligion__heathenism  any of various religions other than Christianity or Judaism or Islamism
                 subtype:  Christianity__Christian_religion  the system of Christian beliefs and practices
                    subtype:  Second_Adventism__Adventism  any Christian religion that believes the second coming of Christ is imminent
                       subtype:  Seventh-Day_Adventism  Adventism that is strongly Protestant and observes Saturday as the Sabbath
                    subtype:  Catholicism__Catholicity  the beliefs and practices of a Catholic Church
                       subtype:  Romanism__Roman_Catholicism  the beliefs and practices of the Catholic Church based in Rome
                       subtype:  Eastern_Catholicism  the beliefs and practices of any of the Eastern Catholic Churches based in Constantinople
                    subtype:  Protestantism  the theological system of any of the churches of Western Christendom that separated from the Roman Catholic Church during the Reformation
                       subtype:  Anglicanism  the faith and doctrine and practice of the Anglican Church
                          subtype:  Anglo-Catholicism__High_Anglicanism  a doctrine and practice within the Church of England emphasizing the Catholic tradition
                       subtype:  Arminianism  doctrines of Jacobus Arminius (1610) rejecting absolute predestination or strict Calvinism
                       subtype:  Calvinism  the theological system of John Calvin and his followers emphasizing omnipotence of God and salvation by grace alone
                       subtype:  Christian_Science  religious system based on teachings of Mary Baker Eddy emphasizing spiritual healing
                       subtype:  Lutheranism  teachings of Martin Luther emphasizing the cardinal doctrine of justification by faith alone
                       subtype:  Unitarianism  Christian doctrine that stresses individual freedom of belief and rejects the Trinity
                       subtype:  Trinitarianism  Christian doctrine stressing belief in the Trinity
                       subtype:  Congregationalism  system of beliefs and church government of a Protestant denomination in which each member church is self-governing
                       subtype:  Mennonitism  system of beliefs and practices including belief in Scriptural authority; plain dress; adult baptism; foot washing; restriction of marriage to members of the group
                       subtype:  evangelicalism  stresses the importance of personal conversion and faith as the means of salvation
                          subtype:  revivalism  an attempt to reawaken the evangelical faith
                       subtype:  fundamentalism  the interpretation of every word in the Bible as literal truth
                       subtype:  Methodism  the religious beliefs and practices of Methodists characterized by concern with social welfare and public morals
                       subtype:  Wesleyanism__Wesleyism  evangelical principles taught by John Wesley
                       subtype:  Anabaptism  belief in: the primacy of the Bible; baptism of believers not infants; complete separation of church and state
                       subtype:  Baptistic_doctrine  any of various doctrines closely related to Anabaptism
                       subtype:  Mormonism  the doctrines and practices of the Mormon Church based on the Book of Mormon
                       subtype:  pentecostalism  the principles and practices of Pentecostal religious groups; characterized by religious excitement and talking in tongues
                       subtype:  Presbyterianism  the doctrines and practices of the Presbyterian Church: based in Calvinism
                       subtype:  Puritanism.Protestantism__puritanism  the beliefs and practices characteristic of Puritans (most of whom were Calvinists who wished to purify the Church of England of its Catholic aspects)
                    subtype:  Tractarianism__Puseyism  principles of the founders of the Oxford movement; expounded in pamphlets called "Tracts for the Times"
                 subtype:  Hinduism__Hindooism  a complex of beliefs and values and customs including worship of many gods especially the Trimurti composed of Brahma the Creator; Vishnu the preserver; and Shiva the destroyer
                    subtype:  Krishnaism  worship of Krishna the 8th avatar of Vishnu
                    subtype:  Shivaism__Sivaism  worship of Shiva one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon
                    subtype:  Shaktism__Saktism  worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva
                    subtype:  Vishnuism__Vaishnavism__Vaisnavism  worship of Vishnu one of the 3 chief gods of the Hindu pantheon
                    subtype:  Yoga  a Hindu theistic philosophy; union of self and the Supreme Being is sought through a state of complete awareness and tranquillity attained by certain physical exercises
                 subtype:  Brahmanism__Brahminism  the religious beliefs of ancient India as prescribed in the sacred Vedas and Brahmanas and Upanishads
                 subtype:  Jainism  religion founded in the 6th century as a revolt against Hinduism; emphasizes asceticism and immortality and transmigration of the soul; denies existence of a perfect or supreme being
                 subtype:  Sikhism  a radically monotheistic religion founded in Punjab in the 16th Century
                 subtype:  Buddhism  the ethical philosophy of Buddha; emphasizes physical and spiritual discipline as a means of liberation from the physical world
                    subtype:  Mahayana  one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing a common search for universal salvation especially through faith alone; chiefly in China; Tibet; Japan
                    subtype:  Hinayana  one of two great schools of Buddhist doctrine emphasizing personal salvation through one's own efforts; chiefly in Sri Lanka (Ceylon); Myanmar (Burma); Thailand; Cambodia
                    subtype:  Lamaism  Tibetan Buddhist doctrine including non-Buddhist Indian elements and elements of preexisting shamanism
                    subtype:  Zen_Buddhism__Zen  doctrine that enlightenment can be attained through direct intuitive insight
                    subtype:  Shingon  a Japanese Buddhism emphasizing mystical symbolism of mantras and mudras and the Buddha's ideal which is inexpressible
                    subtype:  Tantra__Tantrism  doctrine of enlightenment as the realization of the oneness of one's self and the visible world; combines elements of Hinduism and paganism including magical and mystical elements like mantras and mudras and erotic rites; especially influential in Tibet
                 subtype:  Hsuan_Chiao__Taoism  popular Chinese philosophical system based in teachings of Lao-tzu but characterized by a pantheism of many gods and the practices of alchemy and divination and magic
                 subtype:  Shintoism__Shinto  the indigenous polytheistic religion of Japan lacking organized teachings; primarily nature and ancestor worship including a chief deity from whom the emperor is believed to be descended
                 subtype:  Mithraism__Mithraicism  ancient Persian religion; popular among Romans during first three centuries a.d.
                 subtype:  Zoroastrianism__Mazdaism  system founded in Persia in the 6th century b.c. by Zoroaster; set forth in the Zend-Avesta; based on concept of struggle between light (good) and dark (evil)
                    subtype:  Parsiism__Parseeism  Zoroastrian sect in India
                 subtype:  shamanism  an animistic religion of northern Asia having the belief that the mediation between the visible and the spirit worlds is effected by shamans
                 subtype:  shamanism.religious_belief  any animistic religion similar to Asian shamanism especially as practiced by certain Native American tribes
              subtype:  public_opinion__popular_opinion__popularopinion__opinion__vox_populi__voxpopuli  a belief or sentiment shared by most people; the voice of the people; "he asked for a poll of public opinion"
              subtype:  sacerdotalism  a belief that priests can act as mediators between human beings and God
              subtype:  spiritualism  the belief that the spirits of dead people can communicate with people who are still alive (especially via a medium)
              subtype:  spiritual_world__unseen  a belief that there is a realm controlled by a divine spirit
              subtype:  supernaturalism  a belief in forces beyond ordinary human understanding
                 subtype:  magic  any art that invokes supernatural powers
                    subtype:  juju  the power associated with a juju
                    subtype:  mojo  a magic power or magic spell
                    subtype:  conjuring__conjury  invoking a spirit or devil
                       subtype:  summoning__evocation  calling up supposed supernatural forces by spells and incantations
                    subtype:  sorcery__black_magic__blackmagic__black_art__blackart  the belief in magical spells that harness occult forces or evil spirits to produce unnatural effects in the world
                       subtype:  witchcraft__witchery  the art of sorcery
                       subtype:  bewitchment__enchantment  a magical spell
                       subtype:  diabolism__demonism__Satanism  the worship of devils (especially Satan)
                       subtype:  obiism  belief in a kind of sorcery that originated in Africa and is practiced in the West Indies
                    subtype:  theurgy  magic performed with the help of beneficent spirits
                 subtype:  exorcism__dispossession  freeing from evil spirits
              subtype:  superstition__superstitious_notion__superstitiousnotion  an irrational belief arising from ignorance or fear
              subtype:  theory.belief  a belief that can guide behavior; "the architect has a theory that more is less"; "they killed him on the theory that dead men tell no tales"
                 subtype:  hodgepodge__patchwork__jumble  a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas
              subtype:  theosophy  belief based on mystical insight into the nature of God and the soul
              subtype:  thought  the organized beliefs of a period or group or individual; "19th century thought" or "Darwinian thought"
                 subtype:  mainstream  the prevailing current of thought; "his thinking was in the American mainstream"
              subtype:  totemism  belief in the kinship of a group of people with a common totem
              subtype:  tribalism  the beliefs of a tribal society
              subtype:  values  beliefs of a person or social group in which they have an emotional investment (either for or against something); "he has very conservatives values"
              subtype:  individualism  a belief in the importance of the individual and the virtue of self-reliance and personal independence
                 subtype:  rugged_individualism  individualism in social and economic affairs; belief not only in personal liberty and self-reliance but also in free competition
           subtype:  unbelief__disbelief  a rejection of belief
              subtype:  skepticism__agnosticism__scepticism  the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
              subtype:  atheism  a lack of belief in the existence of God or gods
              subtype:  heresy__unorthodoxy  a belief that rejects the orthodox tenets of a religion
           subtype:  goal.cognitive_content__end  the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it; "the ends justify the means"
              subtype:  objective__aim__object__target  the goal intended to be attained (and which is believed to be attainable); "the sole object of her trip was to see her children"
                 subtype:  business.objective  an immediate objective; "gossip was the main business of the evening"
                    subtype:  occasions__occasion  something you have to do; "he minded his own specialized occasions"
                 subtype:  point.objective  the object of an activity; "what is the point of discussing it?"
                 subtype:  thing.objective  a special objective: "the thing is to stay in bounds"
              subtype:  bourn__bourne  an archaic term for a goal or destination
              subtype:  end-all__endall  the ultimate goal; "human beings are not the end-all of evolution"
              subtype:  destination__terminus  the ultimate goal for which something is done
              subtype:  no-goal  a nonexistent goal; "he lived without a reason progressing toward no-goal"
              subtype:  purpose__intent__intention__aim__design  an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions; "his intent was to provide a new translation"; "good intentions are not enough"; "it was created with the conscious aim of answering immediate needs"; "he made no secret of his designs"
                 subtype:  mind.purpose__idea  your intention; what you intend to do; "he had in mind to see his old teacher"; "the idea of the game is to capture all the pieces"
                 subtype:  cross-purpose__crosspurpose  a contrary aim; "at cross-purposes"
                 subtype:  sake  the purpose of achieving or obtaining; "for the sake of argument"
                 subtype:  view.purpose  the phrase "with a view to" means "with the intention of"; "he took the computer with a view to pawning it"
                 subtype:  will  a fixed and persistent intent or purpose; "where there's a will there's a way"
              subtype:  intention.goal  (usually plural) the goal with respect to a marriage proposal; "his intentions are entirely honorable"
           subtype:  education.cognitive_content  knowledge acquired by learning and instruction; "it was clear that he had a very broad education"
              subtype:  physical_education  training in the development of and care for the human body; stresses athletics; includes hygiene
              subtype:  experience  the accumulation of knowledge or skill that results from direct participation in events or activities; "a man of experience"; "experience is the best teacher"
                 subtype:  familiarization  the experience of becoming familiar with something
                 subtype:  woodcraft.experience  skill and experience in matters relating to the woods (as hunting or fishing or camping)
              subtype:  eruditeness__eruditenes__learnedness__learning__scholarship  profound knowledge
                 subtype:  letters.eruditeness__letter  scholarly attainment; "he is a man of letters"
              subtype:  enlightenment  education that results in understanding and the spread of knowledge
                 subtype:  edification__sophistication  uplifting enlightenment
                    subtype:  disenchantment__disillusion__disillusionment  freeing from false belief or illusions
                 subtype:  satori  (Zen Buddhism) a state of sudden spiritual enlightenment
           subtype:  experience.cognitive_content  the content of direct observation or participation in an event; "he had a religious experience"; "he recalled the experience vividly"
              subtype:  world.experience__reality  all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you; "his world was shattered"; "we live in different worlds"; "for them demons were as much a part of reality as trees were"
                 subtype:  real_world__real_life  the practical world as opposed to the academic world; "a good consultant must have a lot of experience in the real world"
              subtype:  life.experience__living  the experience of living; the course of human events and activities; "he could no longer cope with the complexities of life"
              subtype:  reliving__re-experiencing__reexperiencing  a recurrence of a prior experience; "the reliving of a strong emotion can be therapeutic"
              subtype:  reminder  an experience that causes you to remember something
                 subtype:  deja_vu  the experience of thinking that a new situation had occurred before
                 subtype:  memento  a reminder of past events
                 subtype:  memento_mori__mementomori  a reminder (as a death's head) of your mortality
                 subtype:  shades_of  something that reminds you of someone or something; "aren't there shades of 1948 here?"
           subtype:  acculturation.cognitive_content__culture  all the knowledge and values shared by a society
           subtype:  lore__traditional_knowledge__traditionalknowledge  knowledge gained through tradition or anecdote: "early peoples passed on plant and animal lore through legend"
              subtype:  old_wives'_tale  a bit of lore passed on by word of mouth
              subtype:  folklore  the unwritten literature (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture
           subtype:  ignorance  the lack of knowledge or education
              subtype:  ignorantness__nescience__unknowing__unknowingness__unknowingnes  ignorance (especially of orthodox beliefs)
              subtype:  inexperience  lack of experience and the knowledge and understanding derived from experience
              subtype:  unenlightenment  a lack of understanding
                 subtype:  dark.unenlightenment__darkness  an unenlightened state; "he was in the dark concerning their intentions"; "his lectures dispelled the darkness"
              subtype:  illiteracy.ignorance  ignorance resulting from not reading
           subtype:  knowledge_domain__knowledgedomain__knowledge_base__knowledgebase  the content of a particular domain or field of knowledge
              subtype:  domain.knowledge_domain__region__realm  a knowledge domain that you are interested in or are communicating about; "it was a limited domain of discourse"; "here we enter the region of opinion"; "the realm of the occult"
              subtype:  scientific_knowledge  knowledge accumulated by systematic study and organized by general principles; "mathematics is the basis for much scientific knowledge"
           subtype:  metaknowledge  knowledge about knowledge
        subtype:  history.cognition  all that is remembered of the past as preserved in writing; a body of knowledge: "the dawn of recorded history"; "from the beginning of history"
        subtype:  mental_attitude__attitude  a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways; "he had the attitude that work was fun"
           subtype:  credence__acceptance  the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true; "he gave credence to the gossip"; "acceptance of Newtonian mechanics was unquestioned for 200 years"
           subtype:  defensive_attitude__defensiveattitude__defensive  an attitude of defense; especially in the phrase "on the defensive"
           subtype:  hardball.mental_attitude  a no-nonsense attitude in business or politics; "they play hardball in the Senate"
           subtype:  high_horse  an attitude of arrogant superiority; "get off your high horse and admit you are wrong"
           subtype:  southernism.mental_attitude  a attitude characteristic of Southerners (especially in the US)
           subtype:  mentality__outlook__mindset__mind-set  a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
           subtype:  paternalism  the attitude (of a person or a government) that subordinates should be controlled in a fatherly way for their own good
           subtype:  position.mental_attitude__stance__posture  a rationalized mental attitude
              subtype:  hard_line  a firm and uncompromising stance or position; "the governor took a hard line on drugs"
           subtype:  inclination.mental_attitude__disposition__tendency  an attitude of mind especially one that favors one alternative over others; "he had an inclination to give up too easily"; "a tendency to be too strict"
              subtype:  direction.inclination  a general course along which something has a tendency to develop; "I couldn't follow the direction of his thoughts"; "his ideals determined the direction of his career"; "they proposed a new direction for the firm"
              subtype:  trend__drift  a general tendency as of opinion: "not openly liberal but that is the tendency of the book"
              subtype:  Call  a special disposition (as if from a divine source) to pursue a particular course; "he was disappointed that he had not heard the Call"
              subtype:  devices__device  an inclination or desire; used in the plural in the phrase "left to your own devices"; "the children were left to their own devices"
              subtype:  sympathy.inclination__understanding  an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion; "his sympathies were always with the underdog"; "I knew I could count on his understanding"
              subtype:  favoritism__favouritism  an inclination to favor some person or group
              subtype:  proclivity__propensity__leaning  a natural inclination; "he has a proclivity for exaggeration"
              subtype:  bent__set  a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way; "the set of his mind was obvious"
              subtype:  literalism.inclination  a disposition to interpret statements in their literal sense
              subtype:  predisposition.inclination  an inclination beforehand to interpret statements in a particular way
                 subtype:  predilection__preference__orientation  a predisposition in favor of something; "a predilection for expensive cars"; "his sexual preferences"; "showed a Marxist orientation"
              subtype:  favor.inclination__favour  an inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season"
              subtype:  disfavour__disfavor__dislike__disapproval  an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
                 subtype:  doghouse  an idiomatic term for being in disfavor; "in the doghouse"
                 subtype:  reprobation  severe disapproval
              subtype:  partiality__partisanship  an inclination to favor one group or view or opinion over alternatives
                 subtype:  anthropocentrism__anthropocentricity  an inclination to evaluate reality exclusively in terms of human values
                 subtype:  ethnocentrism  belief in the superiority of one's own ethnic group
                 subtype:  Eurocentrism  belief in the preeminence of Europe and the Europeans
                 subtype:  prejudice__bias__preconception  a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation
                    subtype:  tabu__taboo  a prejudice (especially in Polynesia and other South Pacific islands) that prohibits the use or mention of something because of its sacred nature
                    subtype:  irrational_hostility  extreme prejudice
                    subtype:  experimenter_bias  (psychology) bias introduced by an experimenter whose expectations about the outcome of the experiment can be subtly communicated to the participants in the experiment
                    subtype:  homophobia  prejudice against (fear or dislike of) homosexual people and homosexuality
                    subtype:  racism  the prejudice that members of one race are intrinsically superior to members of other races
                       subtype:  anti-Semitism  the intense dislike for and prejudice against Jewish people
                       subtype:  white_supremacy__whitesupremacy  the prejudice that members of the white race are superior to members of other races
                    subtype:  tendentiousness__tendentiousnes  an intentional and controversial bias
                 subtype:  tilt  a slight but noticeable partiality; "the court's tilt toward conservative rulings"
                 subtype:  sectionalism__provincialism__localism  a partiality for some particular place
                 subtype:  inequity__unfairness  partiality that is not fair or equitable
              subtype:  impartiality__nonpartisanship  an inclination to weigh both views or opinions equally
                 subtype:  disinterestedness__disinterestednes  freedom from bias or selfish motives
                 subtype:  fair-mindedness__fairness__candor__candour  ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
           subtype:  tolerance.mental_attitude  willingness to recognize and respect the beliefs or practices of others
              subtype:  broad-mindedness  an inclination to tolerate or overlook opposing or shocking opinions or behavior
              subtype:  liberalness__liberalnes  an inclination to favor progress and individual freedom
              subtype:  disinterest__neutrality  tolerance attributable to a lack of involvement
           subtype:  intolerance.mental_attitude  unwillingness to recognize and respect differences in opinions or beliefs
              subtype:  narrow-mindedness  an inclination to criticize opposing opinions or chocking behavior
                 subtype:  parochialism  a limitation of views or interests like that defined by a local parish
                 subtype:  pettiness.narrow-mindedness__pettines  narrowness of mind or ideas or views
                 subtype:  provincialism  a lack of sophistication
                 subtype:  sectarianism__denominationalism  a narrow-minded adherence to a particular sect or party or denomination; "he condemned religious sectarianism"
              subtype:  bigotry  the intolerance and prejudice of a bigot
              subtype:  fanaticism__zealotry  excessive intolerance of opposing views
           subtype:  respect.mental_attitude__esteem__regard  an attitude of admiration or esteem; "she lost all respect for him"
              subtype:  estimate.respect__estimation  the respect with which a person is held; "they had a high estimation of his ability"
                 subtype:  reputation.estimate__report  the general estimation that the public has for a person; "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report"
           subtype:  disrespect  a disrespectful mental attitude
           subtype:  reverence  a reverent mental attitude
           subtype:  irreverence  an irreverent mental attitude
              subtype:  profaneness__profanenes  an attitude of irreverence or contempt for a divinity
           subtype:  orientation.mental_attitude  an integrated set of attitudes and beliefs
              subtype:  wavelength.orientation  a shared orientation leading to mutual understanding; "they are on the same wavelength"
              subtype:  experimentalism.orientation  an orientation that favors experimentation and innovation; "the children of psycholoigsts are often raised in an atmosphere of experimentalism"
              subtype:  reorientation  a new orientation; a changed set of attitudes and beliefs
              subtype:  perspective__position__view  a way of regarding situations or topics etc.; "consider what follows from the positivist view"
                 subtype:  cutting_edge__cuttingedge__vanguard__forefront  the position of greatest advancement; the leading position in any movement or field
                 subtype:  paradigm.perspective  the generally accepted perspective of a particular discipline at a given time; "he framed the problem within the psychoanalytic paradigm"
                 subtype:  viewpoint__point_of_view__stand__standpoint  a mental position from which things are viewed; "we should consider this problem from the viewpoint of the Russians"; "teaching history gave him a special point of view toward current events"
                    subtype:  slant__angle  a biased way of looking at or presenting something
                 subtype:  light  a particular perspective or aspect of a situation; "although he saw it in a different light, he still did not understand"
                 subtype:  sight.perspective  a range of mental vision; "in his sight she could do no wrong"
                 subtype:  Weltanschauung__world_view__worldview  a comprehensive view of the world and human life
                    subtype:  clockwork_universe__clockworkuniverse  the view that the universe resembles a clock built by God and ticking along according to Newtonian mechanics
              subtype:  orthodoxy.orientation  a belief or orientation agreeing with conventional standards
                 subtype:  conformism__conformity  orthodoxy in thoughts and belief
                    subtype:  conventionality.conformism  conformity with conventional thought and behavior
                    subtype:  legalism  strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit
              subtype:  heterodoxy__unorthodoxy__heresy  any opinions or doctrines at variance with the official or orthodox position
                 subtype:  iconoclasm  the orientation of an iconoclast
                 subtype:  nonconformance__nonconformity  a lack of conformity
              subtype:  political_orientation__politicalorientation__ideology__political_theory__politicaltheory  an orientation that characterizes the thinking of a group or nation
                 subtype:  totalitarianism__absolutism__totalism  the principle of complete and unrestricted power in government
                 subtype:  anarchism  a political theory favoring the abolition of governments
                 subtype:  autocracy  a political theory favoring unlimited authority by a single individual
                    subtype:  Machiavellianism  the political doctrine of Machiavelli: any means (however unscrupulous) can be used by a ruler in order to create and maintain his autocratic government
                 subtype:  theocracy  the belief in government by divine guidance
                 subtype:  collectivism  a political theory that the people should own the means of production
                 subtype:  communism.political_orientation  a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society
                 subtype:  conservatism__conservativism  a political orientation advocating the preservation of the best in society and opposing radical changes
                    subtype:  reaction.conservatism  extreme conservatism in political or social matters; "the forces of reaction carried the election"
                 subtype:  constitutionalism  advocacy of a system of government according to constitutional principles
                 subtype:  democracy  the political orientation of those who favor government by the people or by their elected representatives
                 subtype:  social_democracy  the belief in a gradual transition from capitalism to socialism by democratic means
                 subtype:  elitism  the attitude that society should be governed by an elite group of individuals
                 subtype:  extremism  any political theory favoring immoderate uncompromising policies
                 subtype:  fascism  a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)
                 subtype:  federalism  the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units
                 subtype:  imperialism.political_orientation  a political orientation that advocates imperial interests
                 subtype:  liberalism  a political orientation that favors progress and reform
                    subtype:  neoliberalism  a political orientation originating in the 1960s; blends liberal political views with an emphasis on economic growth
                 subtype:  meritocracy  the belief that rulers should be chosen for their superior abilities and not because of their wealth or birth
                 subtype:  libertarianism  an ideological belief in freedom of thought and speech
                 subtype:  moderatism  a moderate political orientation; an avoidance of extremes
                 subtype:  monarchism  a belief in and advocacy of monarchy as a political system
                 subtype:  negritude  an ideological position that holds Black culture to be independent and valid on its own terms
                 subtype:  progressivism  the political orientation of those who favor progress toward better conditions in government and society
                 subtype:  radicalism  the political orientation of those who favor revolutionary change in government and society
                    subtype:  Jacobinism  the ideology of the most radical element of the French Revolution that instituted the Reign of Terror
                 subtype:  reactionism  the political orientation of reactionaries
                 subtype:  republicanism  the political orientation of those who hold that a republic is the best form of government
                 subtype:  socialism  a political theory advocating state ownership of industry
                    subtype:  Fabianism  (British) socialism to be established by gradual reforms within the law
                    subtype:  guild_socialism  a form of socialist theory advocating state ownership of industry but managements by guilds of workers
                    subtype:  utopian_socialism__utopiansocialism  socialism achieved by voluntary sacrifice
                 subtype:  Utopianism  the political orientation of a utopian who believes in impossibly idealistic schemes social perfection
                 subtype:  dovishness  any political orientation favoring compromise to avoid conflict
                    subtype:  peace_advocacy__peaceadvocacy  any policy that advocates maintaining peaceful international relations
                 subtype:  hawkishness__hawkishnes  any political orientation favoring aggressive policies
                    subtype:  militarism  aggressiveness that involves the threat of using military force
                    subtype:  warmongering__war_advocacy__waradvocacy  a policy of advocating war
              subtype:  religious_orientation__religiousorientation  an attitude toward religion or religious practices
                 subtype:  agnosticism  a religious orientation of doubt; a denial of ultimate knowledge of the existence of God; "agnosticism holds that you can neither prove nor disprove God's existence"
                 subtype:  Gnosticism  a religious orientation advocating gnosis as the way to release a person's spiritual element; considered heresy by Christian churches
                 subtype:  godlessness__godlessnes  the doctrine or belief that there is no God
                 subtype:  anti-Catholicism  a religious orientation opposed to Catholicism
     subtype:  motivation__motive__need  the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action; the reason for the action; "we did not understand his motivation"; "he acted with the best of motives"
        subtype:  life.motivation  a motive for living; "pottery was his life"
        subtype:  rational_motive  a motive that can be defended by reasoning or logical argument
           subtype:  reason.rational_motive__ground  a rational motive for a belief or action; "the reason that war was declared"; "the grounds for their declaration"
              subtype:  occasion  reason; "there was no occasion for complaint"
              subtype:  score.reason__account  grounds; "don't do it on my account"; "the paper was rejected on account of its length"; "he tried to blame the victim but his success on that score was doubtful"
              subtype:  why__wherefore  the cause or intention underlying an action or situation esp in the phrase "the whys and wherefores"
           subtype:  inducement__incentive__motivator  a positive motivational influence
              subtype:  moral_force__moralforce__dynamic  an efficient incentive; "they hoped it would act as a spiritual dynamic on all churches"
           subtype:  disincentive__deterrence  a negative motivational influence
        subtype:  irrational_motive  a motivation that is inconsistent with reason or logic
           subtype:  irrational_impulse  a strong spontaneous and irrational motivation; "his first impulse was to denounce them"; "the urge to find out got him into trouble"
              subtype:  irresistible_impulse__compulsion  an urge to do or say something that might be better left undone or unsaid
           subtype:  mania__passion__cacoethe  an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
              subtype:  agromania  an intense desire to be alone or out in the open
              subtype:  dipsomania__alcoholism__potomania  an intense persistent desire to drink alcoholic beverages to excess
              subtype:  egomania  an intense and irresistible love for yourself and concern for your own needs
              subtype:  kleptomania  an irresistible impulse to steal in the absence of any economic motive
              subtype:  logorrhea__logomania  pathologically excessive (and often incoherent) talking
              subtype:  monomania__possession  a mania restricted to one thing or idea
              subtype:  necrophilia__necromania  an irresistible sexual attraction to dead bodies
              subtype:  phaneromania  an irresistible desire to pick a superficial body parts (as in obsessive nail-biting)
              subtype:  pyromania  an uncontrollable desire to set fire to things
              subtype:  trichotillomania  an irresistible urge to pull out your own hair
           subtype:  compulsion.irrational_motive__obsession  an irrational motive for performing trivial or repetitive actions against your will
              subtype:  onomatomania  obsession with a particular word which the person uses repeatedly or which intrudes into consciousness
        subtype:  urge__impulse  an instinctive motive; "profound religious impulses"
           subtype:  abience  (psychology) an urge to withdraw or avoid a situation or an object
           subtype:  adience  (psychology) an urge to accept or approach a situation or an object
           subtype:  death_instinct__deathinstinct__death_wish__deathwish  (psychoanalysis) an unconscious urge to die
           subtype:  wanderlust  very strong or irresistible impulse to travel
        subtype:  ethical_motive__ethicalmotive__ethics__morals__morality  motivation based on ideas of right and wrong
           subtype:  hedonism  the pursuit of pleasure as a matter of ethical principle
           subtype:  scruples__conscience__moral_sense__moralsense__sense_of_right_and_wrong  motivation deriving logically from ethical or moral principles that govern a person's thoughts and actions
              subtype:  superego  (psychoanalysis) that part of the unconscious mind that acts as a conscience
              subtype:  wee_small_voice__small_voice__voice_of_conscience  an inner voice that judges your behavior
              subtype:  sense_of_shame__sense_of_duty  a motivating awareness of ethical responsibility
           subtype:  Inner_Light__Light__Light_Within__Christ_Within  a divine presence believed by Quakers to enlighten and guide the soul
        subtype:  psychic_energy__psychicenergy__mental_energy  an actuating force or factor
           subtype:  incitement__provocation  a means of arousing or stirring to action
              subtype:  signal.incitement  any incitement to action; "he awaited the signal to start"; "the victory was a signal for wild celebration"
           subtype:  libidinal_energy__libidinalenergy  (psychoanalysis) psychic energy produced by the libido
              subtype:  cathexis__charge  (psychoanalysis) the libidinal energy invested in some idea or person or object; "Freud thought of cathexis as a psychic analog of an electrical charge"
              subtype:  acathexis  (psychoanalysis) a lack of cathexis; a condition in which significant objects or memories arouse no emotion in an individual
  subtype:  unit_of_measure_for_a_psychological_attribute

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