Ancestor
51ancestor worship — noun Date: 1854 the custom of venerating deceased ancestors who are considered still a part of the family and whose spirits are believed to have the power to intervene in the affairs of the living …
52ANCESTOR-WORSHIP — the worship of ancestors that prevails in primitive nations, due to a belief in ANIMISM (q.v.) …
53ancestor worship — The real or supposed ancestors of the Hebrews were venerated and were felt to be so close that their descendants even continued to suffer for their sins (Exod. 20:5). Not surprisingly it would seem that a cult of the dead infiltrated into Israel… …
54ancestor worship — religious practice in which dead family members are venerated due to the belief that their spirits can influence the lives of the living …
55ancestor worship — an′cestor wor ship n. ant (in certain societies) the veneration of ancestors whose spirits are frequently held to possess the power to influence the affairs of the living • Etymology: 1850–55 …
56ancestor worship — /ˈænsɛstə wɜʃɪp/ (say ansestuh wership) noun a religious practice based on the belief that one s ancestors have a continued existence after death which should be acknowledged by offerings, rituals, etc., and that they can be called upon to… …
57ancestor cult — noun : a ritualistic system of veneration, honor, and propitiation of the spirits of dead ancestors for the purpose of avoiding evil consequences and securing good fortune …
58Most recent common ancestor — Part of a series on Genetic genealogy Concepts Population genetics Haplogroup/ Haplotype Most recent common ancestor Human mitochondrial DNA haplogroups Human Y chromosome DNA haplogroups Genomics Other Y chromosome haplogroups by po …
59Last Common Ancestor — A Last Common Ancestor (LCA) is the most recent common ancestor of any two clades, for example species that came to be separated by a species barrier. LCA of two species The more distantly related two species are, the more ancient their LCA will… …
60Lowest common ancestor — This article is about lowest common ancestors in graph theory and computer science. For the common ancestor of a set of species in evolutionary trees, see most recent common ancestor. For a common ancestor of all life forms, see last universal… …
