Key terms & definitions

In Envy, the nurturing and development of a person’s abilities, like the cultivation of a plant.

The shared customs, values, beliefs and ways of life of a group of people.

The shared beliefs, customs and practices of a group, including traditions about ingredients, cooking and meals.

The shared way of life of a group or society, including its norms, values, beliefs, customs, language and skills.

Shared beliefs, values and practices within a social group.

The shared customs, language, traditions, beliefs and ways of life of a group.

A pattern of symptoms recognised and understood within a particular cultural setting.

A liquid or solid material containing nutrients needed for microorganisms to grow.

The claimed development of attitudes and behaviour that make people reliant on welfare benefits rather than self-supporting. It is a contested explanation, not a description of all benefit recipients.

A set of values, beliefs and behaviours said to develop among people experiencing poverty and to be passed between generations, helping poverty persist.

The growth of microorganisms under controlled conditions.

A pipe or tunnel that allows water to flow beneath a road or another obstruction.

Marriage accompanied by manus: the wife entered her husband's legal family and left her previous legal family.

The total number of cases recorded from the start of an outbreak up to a particular time, including earlier cases.

A running total of frequencies up to a particular value or class boundary.

The running total of frequencies up to a stated value or class boundary.

A running total of frequencies up to a particular value or class.

A graph showing cumulative frequency against the upper class boundaries of grouped data.

A cumulative frequency graph for discrete data, with vertical jumps at possible data values and horizontal sections between them.

The probability that a random variable is less than or equal to a specified value, such as $P(X\leq r)$.

A Buddhist discourse in which the Buddha teaches Cunda that purity depends on skilful bodily, verbal and mental actions rather than purification rituals.

Cleverness used to achieve an aim through deception, concealment or an unexpected strategy.

People believed to use magic to help others, for example through healing, charms, finding lost property or countering harmful spells.

An image used in Jesus’ prayer for the suffering and death he faces; it is not a literal drink in this scene.

An attendant responsible for serving a ruler’s drinks; this position provided close access to the ruler.

A clergyman serving a parish; Feste impersonates one when he performs as Sir Topas.

The solid material formed when milk coagulates during cheese making.

An order requiring people to remain indoors during specified hours, restricting movement and public gatherings.

A division of the Roman citizen body. Livy describes Romulus naming thirty of these divisions after the Sabine women.

Divisions of the Roman citizen population. Tradition credited Romulus with organising three tribes, each containing ten curiae.