Glossary of Terms (Quiz 1 GB.pdf)
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This document provides a glossary of terms related to anthropology. It defines words like 'anthropologist', 'ritual', and 'shrine'. The document appears to be a definition list, likely from a quiz or study guide.
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anthropologist a social scientist specializing in the study of humanity exotic characteristic of another place or part of the world ritual the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies ethos the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era ceremoni...
anthropologist a social scientist specializing in the study of humanity exotic characteristic of another place or part of the world ritual the prescribed procedure for conducting religious ceremonies ethos the distinctive spirit of a culture or an era ceremonial marked by pomp or formality shrine a place of worship associated with something sacred rapport a relationship of mutual understanding between people practitioner someone who carries out a learned profession herbalist a therapist who heals by the use of herbs font a bowl for baptismal water ablution the act of washing oneself, as for ritual purposes auger a hand tool used to bore holes barbarity the quality of being cruel, inhumane, or uncivilized vestal a chaste woman neophyte a participant with no experience with an activity supplicant someone who prays to God exorcise expel through adjuration or prayers wean gradually deprive of mother's milk esthetics the branch of philosophy dealing with beauty and taste excretory of or relating to the process of excretion
