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Commendam
- - A vacant living or benefice commended to a cleric (usually a bishop) who enjoyed the revenue until a pastor was provided. A living so held was said to be held in commendam. The practice was abolished by law in 1836.
Communism
- noun - a form of socialism that abolishes private ownership
- a political theory favoring collectivism in a classless society
Congo Gum
- noun - copal found usually as a fossil
Contagium
- - Contagion; contagious matter.
Continuum
- noun - a continuous nonspatial whole or extent or succession in which no part or portion is distinct or distinguishable from adjacent parts
CONTRANYM
- unknown - A word that has opposing meanings.
Contronym
- unknown - A word with two opposite meanings, e.g. sanction (which can mean both ‘a penalty for disobeying a law’ and ‘official permission or approval for an action’).
Conundrum
- noun - a difficult problem
- puzzle