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HIGHLANDS
Highlands, Highlands of Scotland
(noun) a mountainous region of northern Scotland famous for its rugged beauty; known for the style of dress (the kilt and tartan) and the clan system (now in disuse)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Noun
highlands pl (plural only)
An area of high land.
Proper noun
the Highlands
A mountainous area of Scotland.
Source: Wiktionary
HIGHLAND
High"land, n.
Definition: Elevated or mountainous land; (often in the pl.) an elevated region or country; as, the Highlands of Scotland. Highland fling, a dance peculiar to the Scottish Highlanders; a sort of hornpipe.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MONASTICISM
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
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