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| pharisee |
(cap.) a member of an ancient Jewish sect that adhered strictly to oral and written religious law and believed in the appearance of a Messiah. [1/2 definitions] |
| pill |
(informal) an oral drug for women designed to prevent pregnancy; birth control pill (prec. by "the"). [1/6 definitions] |
| reading |
an oral recitation of something written. [1/8 definitions] |
| recital |
a point by point report, usu. oral and esp. from memory, as of a list or series of events. [1/3 definitions] |
| recitation |
oral reporting from memory of facts, quotes, summaries, or the like. [1/3 definitions] |
| recite |
to perform the oral recall of prepared lessons, as in a classroom. [1/5 definitions] |
| Sadducee |
a member of an ancient Palestinian sect that formed political alliances with the Roman rulers, interpreted scripture literally, and rejected oral law and the belief in a Messiah. |
| sixty-nine |
(vulgar slang) mutual simultaneous oral-genital sex activity. |
| sodomy |
anal or oral copulation. [1/2 definitions] |
| speech |
oral language; utterance. [2/7 definitions] |
| spoken |
expressed by uttering words; oral. [1/3 definitions] |
| torah |
(sometimes cap.) the entire body of Jewish law and commentary, both written and oral, esp. the Old Testament and the Talmud. [1/2 definitions] |
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