20th-century neologisms

Superpower describes a sovereign state or supranational union that holds a dominant position characterized by the ability to exert influence and project power on a global scale. This is done through the combined means of economic, military, technological, political, and cultural strength as well as diplomatic and soft power influence. Traditionally, superpowers are preeminent among the great powers. While a great power state is capable of exerting its influence globally, superpowers are states so influential that no significant action can be taken by the global community without first consider

incendiary weapon using flammable liquid in a bottle

Umami ( from , ), or savoriness, is one of the five basic tastes. It is characteristic of broths and cooked meats.

denatured, processed food

thumb|right|300px|A map of the Eastern Hemisphere from [[Adams Synchronological Chart or Map of History. "The bright colors denote those countries that are the Subjects of history, previous to the discovery of America".]]

Ignosticism or igtheism is the idea that the question of the existence of God is meaningless because the word "God" has no coherent and unambiguous definition.

video game genre that emphasizes combat with melee-based weapons

graph of the accumulation of CO2 in the Earth's atmosphere in Hawaii since 1958

state wielding power within a geographic region

style that is consciously derivative or imitative of trends, music, modes, fashions, or attitudes of the past

type of tabletop or video game

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propaganda term to refer to the Western Bloc

position that religious language – specifically, words such as "God" – are not cognitively meaningful; sometimes considered synonymous with ignosticism

A gimmick is a novel device or idea designed primarily to attract attention or increase appeal, often with little intrinsic value. When applied to retail marketing, it is a unique or quirky feature designed to make a product or service "stand out" from its competitors. Product gimmicks are sometimes considered mere novelties, and tangential to the product's functioning. Gimmicks are occasionally viewed negatively, but some seemingly trivial gimmicks of the past have evolved into useful, permanent features. In video games, the term is also sometimes used to describe unusual features or playstyl

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gender-neutral Esperanto pronoun

hypothesis that some unidentified flying objects are occupied by extraterrestrial life

idea that says unidentified flying objects (UFOs) and related events involve visitations from other "realities" or "dimensions" that coexist separately alongside our own

idea that the 21st century will be dominated by India

The term "exotheology" was coined in the 1960s or early 1970s for the examination of theological issues as they pertain to extraterrestrial intelligence. It is primarily concerned with either conjecture about possible theological beliefs that extraterrestrials might have, or how our own theologies would be influenced by evidence of and/or interaction with extraterrestrials.

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story plot that relies on its characters being too incompetent to find obvious solutions

thumb | right | Taisto Sinisalo in 1970 Taistoism () was an orthodox pro-Soviet tendency in the mostly Eurocommunist Finnish communist movement in the 1970s and 1980s. The Taistoists were an interior opposition group in the Communist Party of Finland. They were named after their leader Taisto Sinisalo, whose first name means "a battle", "a fight" or "a struggle". Sinisalo's supporters constituted a party within a party, but pressure from the Communist Party of the Soviet Union prevented the party from formally splitting. The term taistolaisuus was a derogatory nickname invented by Helsingin Sa