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  2. Glossary of North American railway terms - Wikipedia

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    A section of strap rail that has come loose and curled upward due to the weight of railway cars passing over it [230] Speeder, motorcar, trackcar, putt putt, or golf cart. A privately owned speeder on display. A small, motorized track inspection vehicle [231] SpongeBob, SpongeBob Cab, or SpongeBob SquareCab.

  3. Manifest (transportation) - Wikipedia

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    e. A manifest, customs manifest or cargo document is a document listing the cargo, passengers, and crew of a ship, aircraft, or vehicle, for the use of customs and other officials. [1] Where such a list is limited to identifying passengers, it is a passenger manifest or passenger list or bag manifest; conversely, a list limited to identifying ...

  4. Hubris - Wikipedia

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    Crucial to this definition are the ancient Greek concepts of honour (τιμή, timē) and shame (αἰδώς, aidōs). The concept of honour included not only the exaltation of the one receiving honour, but also the shaming of the one overcome by the act of hubris. This concept of honour is akin to a zero-sum game.

  5. Manifest destiny - Wikipedia

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    Manifest destiny was a phrase that represented the belief in the 19th-century United States that American settlers were destined to expand westward across North America, and that this belief was both obvious ("manifest") and certain ("destiny"). The belief was rooted in American exceptionalism and Romantic nationalism, implying the inevitable ...

  6. Proselytism - Wikipedia

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    Proselytism ( / ˈprɒsəlɪtɪzəm /) is the policy of attempting to convert people's religious or political beliefs. [1] [2] [3] Carrying out attempts to instill beliefs can be called proselytization. [4] Sally Sledge discusses religious proselytization as the marketing of religious messages. [5] Proselytism is illegal in some countries. [6]

  7. Manifesto - Wikipedia

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    It is derived from the Italian word manifesto, itself derived from the Latin manifestum, meaning clear or conspicuous. Its first recorded use in English is from 1620, in Nathaniel Brent's translation of Paolo Sarpi's History of the Council of Trent: "To this citation he made answer by a Manifesto" (p. 102). Similarly, "They were so farre ...

  8. Glossary of spirituality terms - Wikipedia

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    The word ritual, when used as an adjective, relates to the noun 'rite', as in rite of passage. S [ edit ] Sacrifice : (from a Middle English verb meaning 'to make sacred', from Old French , from Latin sacrificium : sacer, sacred; sacred + facere, to make) Commonly known as the practice of offering food, or the lives of animals or people to the ...

  9. Manifest (TV series) - Wikipedia

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    November 4, 2022. ( 2022-11-04) –. June 2, 2023. ( 2023-06-02) Manifest is an American supernatural drama television series created by Jeff Rake that premiered on September 24, 2018, on NBC. It centers on the passengers and crew of a commercial airliner who suddenly reappear after being presumed dead for five and a half years.