How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
Alienation — may refer to:*Alienation (property law), the legal transfer of title of ownership to another party * Alienation , the medical term for splitting apart of the faculties of the mind *Social alienation, the individual subject s estrangement from its … Wikipedia
Community film — is a variety of practices and approaches which emerged in the 1970s that claim to interrogate and challenge the dominant use of film and cinema in association with a global, big budget industry . DeeDee Halleck noted in her 2002 book It s one… … Wikipedia
alienation — alienative, adj. /ayl yeuh nay sheuhn, ay lee euh /, n. 1. the act of alienating. 2. the state of being alienated. 3. Law. a transfer of the title to property by one person to another; conveyance. 4. the state of being withdrawn or isolated from… … Universalium
Community gardening — Strathcona Heights Community Garden in Ottawa, Canada. A community garden is a single piece of land gardened collectively by a group of people.[1] Contents … Wikipedia
Parental alienation syndrome — is a term coined by Richard A. Gardner to describe what he referred to as a disturbance in which children are obsessively preoccupied with depreciation and/or criticism of a parent. In other words, denigration that is unjustified and or… … Wikipedia
Social alienation — In sociology and critical social theory, alienation refers to an individual s estrangement from traditional community and others in general. It is considered by many that the atomism of modern society means that individuals have shallower… … Wikipedia
Commune (intentional community) — A commune is an intentional community of people living together, sharing common interests, property, possessions, resources, work and income. In addition to the communal economy, consensus decision making, non hierarchical structures and… … Wikipedia
Ahmadiyya — Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Begründer der Ahmadiyya Die Ahmadiyya (Urdu احمدیہ ‚Ahmad tum‘) ist eine Glaubensgemeinschaft, die Mirza Ghulam Ahmad 1889 in Indien als islamische Bewegung gründete und 1901 unter diesem Namen in die offi … Deutsch Wikipedia
Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; … Universalium
literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… … Universalium
