Contortions

  • 21contortion — con|tor|tion [kənˈto:ʃən US o:r ] n 1.) a twisted position or movement that looks surprising or strange ▪ I could not force my body into the contortions required by classical ballet. ▪ facial contortions 2.) [U] when something is twisted so that… …

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  • 22possession are the following: —    • making a PACT with the Devil or demons    • participating in occult or spiritualist rites, including playing with divination devices such as a OUIJA™ or doing automatic writing    • offering or dedicating a child to SATAN    • being the… …

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  • 23contortion — [[t]kəntɔ͟ː(r)ʃ(ə)n[/t]] contortions N COUNT Contortions are movements of your body or face into unusual shapes or positions. I cannot but admire the contortions of the gymnasts …

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  • 24contortion — UK [kənˈtɔː(r)ʃ(ə)n] / US [kənˈtɔrʃ(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms contortion : singular contortion plural contortions 1) the process of twisting your face or body into a shape that is not natural, or the positions into which they have been… …

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  • 25con·tor·tion — /kənˈtoɚʃən/ noun, pl tions [count] 1 : the act of twisting something into an unusual shape : the act of contorting something The clown amused the children with funny facial contortions. The gymnast performed amazing contortions (with her body).… …

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  • 26Agonies — Agony Ag o*ny, n.; pl. {Agonies}. [L. agonia, Gr. ?, orig. a contest, fr. ?: cf. F. agonie. See {Agon}.] 1. Violent contest or striving. [1913 Webster] The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Pain so… …

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  • 27Agony — Ag o*ny, n.; pl. {Agonies}. [L. agonia, Gr. ?, orig. a contest, fr. ?: cf. F. agonie. See {Agon}.] 1. Violent contest or striving. [1913 Webster] The world is convulsed by the agonies of great nations. Macaulay. [1913 Webster] 2. Pain so extreme… …

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  • 29Manetho — (or Manethon, Greek: Μανέθων, Μανέθως) was an Egyptian historian and priest from Sebennytos (ancient Egyptian: Tjebnutjer) who lived during the Ptolemaic era, approximately during the 3rd century BC. Manetho wrote the Aegyptiaca (History of… …

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