partaking+of+both+sexes

  • 1hermaphrodite — I. n. Androgyne, double sexed being. II. a.; (also hermaphroditic, hermaphroditical) 1. Androgynous, partaking of both sexes. 2. Hybrid, mongrel …

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  • 2androgynous — Partaking of both male and female sexes …

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  • 3Kaupeepeenuikauila — Kaupeepee nui kauila Prince of Molokai, the son of Kamauaua, king of Molokai, appears in Hawaiian legends. Probably the best known was his elopement with Hina, queen of Hilo, this being one of the immediate causes of the a series of wars with the …

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  • 4Lillooet Indians — • An important tribe of Salishan linguistic stock, in southern British Columbia Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Lillooet Indians     Lillooet Indians      …

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  • 5The Blessed Eucharist as a Sacrament —     The Blessed Eucharist as a Sacrament     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Blessed Eucharist as a Sacrament     Since Christ is present under the appearances of bread and wine in a sacramental way, the Blessed Eucharist is unquestionably a… …

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  • 6Leprosy — • A chronic infectious disease caused by the bacillus leprœ, characterized by the formation of growths in the skin, mucous membranes, peripheral nerves, bones, and internal viscera, producing various deformities and mutilations of the human body …

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  • 7Korean shamanism — A Baksu holding a gut. Korean shamanism Hangul 무 …

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  • 8epicene — epicenism, n. /ep i seen /, adj. 1. belonging to, or partaking of the characteristics of, both sexes: Fashions in clothing are becoming increasingly epicene. 2. flaccid; feeble; weak: an epicene style of writing. 3. effeminate; unmasculine. 4.… …

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  • 9epicene — ep•i•cene [[t]ˈɛp ɪˌsin[/t]] adj. 1) belonging to, or partaking of the characteristics of, both sexes 2) flaccid; feeble: epicene prose[/ex] 3) effeminate; unmasculine 4) gram. a) (of a noun or pronoun) capable of referring to either sex, as… …

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  • 10ep|i|cene — «EHP uh seen», adjective, noun. –adj. 1. belonging to or partaking of the characteristics of both sexes. 2. a) of no definite sex or kind. b) = effeminate. (Cf. ↑effeminate) 3. Grammar. having but one form to denote both genders, as certain Greek …

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