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• Agitation — A state of anxiety, profound disturbance, or continuous and disordered movement, manifested on an individual, collective, or material level. Psychologically, it represents motor and mental overexcitation; in a socio-political context, it denotes intense propaganda activity or public protests; in physics, it refers to the chaotic motion of particles within a body under the influence of temperature (thermal agitation).
• Anabaptism — A radical Christian religious movement that emerged in Central Europe during the 16th-century Protestant Reformation, characterized by the rejection of infant baptism and the advocacy for a conscious baptism administered exclusively to adults who confess their faith. Structurally, its followers promoted non-violence, the radical separation of church and state, and the community of goods.
• Anabaptist — A person who belongs to Anabaptism or adopts the doctrines of this radical 16th-century religious movement. As an adjective, it describes a structural element, a community, a church, or a theological principle specific to this Christian current, characterized by the rejection of infant baptism and the advocacy for conscious adult rebaptism.
• Anabaptist — The feminine form for the term Anabaptist; a woman who adheres to the principles of Anabaptism or who belongs to such a radical Christian community. As an adjective, it describes a feminine entity, a doctrine, a community, or a structural practice specific to the reform movement that rejects infant baptism.
• Anabaptizm — An old, obsolete, or non-literary graphical variant for the modern term 'anabaptism'. It designates the radical 16th-century Christian movement that contested the validity of baptism administered to infants and conditioned membership in the spiritual community on a conscious act of faith, repeated in adulthood.
• Anglican — An adherent of Anglicanism or a member of the Church of England; as an adjective, relating to Anglicanism, specific to this Christian doctrine, or to the ecclesiastical institutions organized within it. From a structural perspective, the term defines well-defined elements of worship, theology, and church hierarchy that emerged in the 16th century following the English Reformation initiated by King Henry VIII.
• Anglicanism — A Protestant Christian denomination and doctrine, originating in the 16th century during the English Reformation, when the Church of England structurally separated from papal authority in Rome under the leadership of King Henry VIII. This well-defined theological system is characterized by a middle path (via media), preserving the liturgical hierarchical structure of the Catholic episcopal model while integrating fundamental Protestant Reformation dogmas, such as the supreme authority of the Holy Scriptures and salvation through faith.
• Anti-Catholic — Opposing Catholicism, the Roman Catholic Church, papal dogmas, or institutional structures; a theological, political, or social attitude characteristic of Protestant, Reformed, or secular and nationalist movements. As a noun, it defines a person or polemicist who critiques or fights against the authority and doctrines of the Vatican.
• Anti-government — Opposing the government, executive policies, or authorities in power within a state; challenging the legitimacy or administrative measures of the ministerial cabinet. The term structurally describes demonstrations, social movements, public speeches, or ideological groups oriented toward the radical contestation of political government power.
• Anti-mask — Opposing the mandatory or voluntary wearing of protective face masks in public or medical spaces; a social movement, dissenting attitude, or a person participating in protests against sanitary restrictions instituted during epidemics. In a structural sense, it describes a rhetoric based on defending individual freedom of choice and on skepticism toward governmental medical directives.
• Antinomian — The feminine form of antinomist; a woman who adheres to the principles of antinomism, supporting the exemption from moral or ritual laws in the name of faith; in an adjective sense, it describes a doctrine, movement, or manifestation of feminine gender that rejects legal or institutional normative authority.
• Antipapism — An attitude, doctrine, or movement of systematic opposition to the institution of the papacy, the absolute authority of the pope, or the political and spiritual influence of the Vatican worldwide. This ideological trend manifested intensely during the Protestant Reformation, as well as in various secular or nationalist movements in Europe, challenging papal primacy and ecclesiastical centralization.
• Anti-war — Opposed to war, militarism, and armed violence between states; pacifist. As an adjective, it characterizes social movements, street demonstrations, works of art (literature, cinematography), or political discourses campaigning for the diplomatic resolution of conflicts, global disarmament, and the preservation of peace. As a noun, it denotes a person who actively participates in pacifist movements and condemns military aggressions.
• Apocarteresis — An extreme form of voluntary suicide through total starvation and the systematic refusal to consume food or liquids, sometimes practiced in antiquity as a philosophical, political, or ethical act of protest. In a historical medical context, the term describes the conscious cessation of life support through self-starvation, considered a radical manifestation of absolute control over one's own body.
• Arminian — Belonging to Arminianism, relating to the theological doctrine formulated by Jacobus Arminius; a masculine follower of this Protestant movement. Emerging in the early 17th century as a structural reaction against rigid Calvinism, Arminianism maintains that salvation is offered to all people through God's grace, but depends on the individual's free will, rejecting the idea of absolute predestination.
• Arminian — The feminine form of arminian; an adjective describing a theory, church, denomination, or dogmatic perspective that follows the principles of Arminius's theology; a feminine follower of this Protestant doctrine. In academic analysis, the term is applied to qualify soteriology or Methodist and Anglican denominations heavily influenced historically by this movement.
• Arminianism — A Protestant theological movement grounded in the 17th century on the teachings of the Dutch theologian Jacobus Arminius, emerging as a liberal reaction against rigid Calvinism. This structural doctrine rejects the theory of absolute predestination and affirms human free will, maintaining that divine salvation is universally offered to all mankind through Christ's grace, yet conditioned exclusively on the faith and voluntary choice of each individual.
• Self-imposed exile — Voluntary departure from one's homeland or community and settling in a foreign place, driven by deep political disagreements, imminent ideological persecution, or private moral and creative reasons. Unlike forced exile, the decision belongs to the individual, being an act of protest, protection, or assumed isolation.
• Self-immolation by fire — The act of setting fire to oneself or one's property and its result; the voluntary destruction by fire of oneself or one's assets. As a social phenomenon, it represents one of the most shocking and radical methods of protest in modern history, often associated with national liberation movements or revolts against totalitarianism.