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Legal status of Jainism as a distinct religion in India — Jainism is considered by many as a legally distinct religion in India. [cite journal|journal=Encyclopædia Britannica|title=Jainism|quote=Along with Hinduism and Buddhism, it is one of the three most ancient Indian religious traditions still in… … Wikipedia
individual — /ɪndəˈvɪdʒuəl / (say induh vijoohuhl) adjective 1. single; particular; separate. 2. existing as a distinct, indivisible entity, or considered as such: individual members. 3. relating or peculiar to a single person or thing: individual tastes. 4.… …
individual — /in deuh vij ooh euhl/, n. 1. a single human being, as distinguished from a group. 2. a person: a strange individual. 3. a distinct, indivisible entity; a single thing, being, instance, or item. 4. a group considered as a unit. 5. Biol. a. a… … Universalium
individual — in•di•vid•u•al [[t]ˌɪn dəˈvɪdʒ u əl[/t]] n. 1) a single human being, as distinguished from a group 2) person 3) a distinct, indivisible entity 4) pho (in logic) an object referred to by a name or variable, as distinguished from a property or… … From formal English to slang
individual — I adjective detached, deviating, different, differentiated, discrete, disjoined, disjunct, distinct, distinctive, distinguishable, exceptional, extracted, extraordinary, independent, individualized, isolated, nonconforming, nonuniform, particular … Law dictionary
individual — I. adjective Etymology: Medieval Latin individualis, from Latin individuus indivisible, from in + dividuus divided, from dividere to divide Date: 15th century 1. obsolete inseparable 2. a. of, relating to, or distinctively associated with an… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Social contract — This article is about the political and philosophical concept. For Rousseau s 1762 treatise on the concept, see The Social Contract. For other uses, see Social Contract (disambiguation). The social contract is an intellectual device intended to… … Wikipedia
Islāmic world — Introduction prehistory and history of the Islamic community. Adherence to Islām is a global phenomenon: Muslims predominate in some 30 to 40 countries, from the Atlantic to the Pacific and along a belt that stretches across northern… … Universalium
aggregate — ag·gre·gate 1 / a grə gət/ adj: taken as a total aggregate liability ag·gre·gate 2 / a grə ˌgāt/ vb gat·ed, gat·ing vt 1: to combine or gather into a whole class members may aggregate their indiv … Law dictionary
Aristotle — /ar euh stot l/, n. 384 322 B.C., Greek philosopher: pupil of Plato; tutor of Alexander the Great. * * * born 384, Stagira died 322 BC, Chalcis Greek philosopher and scientist whose thought determined the course of Western intellectual history… … Universalium
