Ash-shaytan
(in Muslim usage) Satan; the devil.
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- Ashtray
a receptacle for tobacco of smokers. Contemporary Examples Then he crunched the page, plopped it into an ashtray, lit a cigarette, and immolated the paper with the same match. The Kaffeehaus Canon George Prochnik December 30, 2010 Ten thousand; two in the front, two in the back, the rest in the ashtray. Can the Holocaust […]
- Ash wednesday
the first day of Lent. Historical Examples By next Ash Wednesday, I will have learned how to fast without getting sick! A Confederate Girl’s Diary Sarah Margan Dawson noun the first day of Lent, named from the practice of Christians of placing ashes on their heads as a sign of penitence The seventh Wednesday before […]
- Asharism
the classical synthesis of Islamic philosophical theology, formulated by al-Ashʿari.
- Asexually
Biology. having no sex or organs. independent of processes, especially not involving the union of male and female germ cells. free from or unaffected by sexuality: an asexual friendship. Historical Examples There is, however, one difference between beings produced sexually and asexually, which is very general. The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Volume […]
- Asha
the cosmic principle of order, justice, righteousness, and truth. Contemporary Examples The Huntsmans have five other children, in addition to Gracie and Asha. Mary Kaye Huntsman Calls Attack Ad Featuring Her Daughter ‘Disgusting’ Patricia Murphy January 6, 2012 In reading about Asha, its current location is hard to overlook—Research Triangle, North Carolina. STI Awareness Month […]