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Nutation
- noun - uncontrolled nodding
Oblation
- noun - the act of contributing to the funds of a church or charity; "oblations for aid to the poor"
- the act of offering the bread and wine of the Eucharist
- The offering of the Eucharist to God. Any offering made for religious or charitable purposes.
Occamism
- unknown - philosophical believer in the simplest possible solution (from William of Occam)
Occasion
- noun - a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"
- an event that occurs at a critical time; "at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave"; "it was needed only on special occasions"
- an opportunity to do something; "there was never an occasion for her to demonstrate her skill"
- give occasion to
- Notable event
- reason; "there was no occasion for complaint"
- the time of a particular event; "on the occasion of his 60th birthday"
Occasive
- - Of or pertaining to the setting sun; falling; descending; western.
Oceanica
- noun - a large group of islands in the south Pacific including Melanesia and Micronesia and Polynesia (and sometimes Australasia and the Malay Archipelago)
Oceanids
- unknown - n. the daughters of Tethys, herself a Greek mythological Titan
Octavian
- noun - Roman statesman who established the Roman Empire and became emperor in 27 BC; defeated Mark Antony and Cleopatra in 31 BC at Actium (63 BC - AD 14)
Opianine
- - An alkaloid (C22H23NO7) found in small quantity in opium. It is identical with narcotine. It is present in amounts up to 11% in Papaver somniferum, and is used clinically as an antitussive.
Optation
- - The act of optating; a wish.