Term: benefit of clergy: sanction by a religious rite
Broader: sanction: the act of final authorization | Unrelated: feng shui: rules in Chinese philosophy that govern spatial arrangement and orientation in relation to patterns of yin and yang and the flow of energy (qi); the favorable or unfavorable effects are taken into consideration in designing and siting buildings and graves and furniture
Broader: sanction: the act of final authorization | Unrelated: myenteric plexus: a plexus of unmyelinated fibers and postganglionic autonomic cell bodies in the muscular coat of the esophagus and stomach and intestines
Broader: sanction: the act of final authorization | Unrelated: alecto: one of the three Furies
Broader: sanction: the act of final authorization | Unrelated: standard atmosphere: a unit of pressure: the pressure that will support a column of mercury 760 mm high at sea level and 0 degrees centigrade
Broader: sanction: the act of final authorization | Unrelated: musaceae: treelike tropical Asian herbs
Broader: sanction: the act of final authorization | Unrelated: opiate: a narcotic drug that contains opium or an opium derivative
Broader: sanction: the act of final authorization | Unrelated: paraph: a flourish added after or under your signature (originally to protect against forgery)
Broader: sanction: the act of final authorization | Unrelated: picrasma: small genus of deciduous trees of tropical America and Asia
Broader: sanction: the act of final authorization | Unrelated: pennant: a long flag; often tapering
Broader: sanction: the act of final authorization | Unrelated: north by west: the compass point that is one point west of due north