58 definitions
Civilization (n.) is a progress from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity toward a definite, coherent heterogeneity.
Conscience (n.) is a barrier to success.
Conservatism (n.) defends those coercive arrangements which a still-lingering savageness makes requisite.
Education's (n.) great aim is not knowledge but action.
Evolution (n.) is a change from a state of relatively indefinite, incoherent homogeneity to a definite coherent heterogeneity.
Evolution (n.) is an integration of matter and a dissipation of motion. It is the passing of matter (as well as motion) from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity to a definite, coherent heterogeneity.
Evolution (n.) is an integration of matter and concomitant dissipation of motion... during which the matter passes from an indefinite, incoherent homogeneity to a definite, coherent heterogeneity... and during which the retained motion undergoes a parallel transformation.
Functionalism (n.) is a school of thought that places rigorous emphasis on each feature, custom, or practice, to determine its effect on the functioning of a supposedly stable, cohesive system.
Health (n.) is our duty to preserve. It is a kind of physical morality, a morality which few seem conscious of.
Health's (n.) preservation is a duty. Few seem conscious that there is such a thing as physical morality.
Law (n.) is to the selfish man what a cage is to the wild beast.
Marriage (n.) is a word which should be pronounced 'mirage'.
Marriage (n.) is a ceremony in which rings are put on the finger of the lady and through the nose of the gentleman.
Music (n.) is an elaboration of emotional speech.