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Determinisms
- noun - (philosophy) a philosophical theory holding that all events are inevitable consequences of antecedent sufficient causes; often understood as denying the possibility of free will
Determinists
- noun - anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny
Detestations
- noun - dislike
- hate coupled with disgust
Detribalises
- verb - cause members of a tribe to lose their cultural identity
Detribalizes
- verb - cause members of a tribe to lose their cultural identity
Devaluations
- noun - an official lowering of a nation's currency; a decrease in the value of a country's currency relative to that of foreign countries
- the reduction of something's value or worth
Devastations
- noun - an event that results in total destruction
- plundering with excessive damage and destruction
- the feeling of being confounded or overwhelmed; "her departure left him in utter devastation"
- the state of being decayed or destroyed
- the termination of something by causing so much damage to it that it cannot be repaired or no longer exists
Developments
- noun - (biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level; "he proposed an indicator of osseous development in children"
- (music) the section of a composition or movement (especially in sonata form) where the major musical themes are developed and elaborated
- a district that has been developed to serve some purpose; "such land is practical for small park developments"
- a process in which something passes by degrees to a different stage (especially a more advanced or mature stage); "the development of his ideas took many years"; "the evolution of Greek civilization"; "the slow development of her skill as a writer"
- a recent event that has some relevance for the present situation; "recent developments in Iraq"; "what a revolting development!"
- a state in which things are improving; the result of developing (as in
Devolvements
- noun - the delegation of authority (especially from a central to a regional government)
Devoutnesses
- noun - piety by virtue of being devout