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family values

moral and social values attributed to the traditional nuclear family. In some Christian contexts, for example, these typically include discipline, respect for authority, heterosexuality, and sexual abstinence outside marriage. The term is now primarily associated with political or religious conservatism.

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September 14th 2024

wish

wish

n.

1. in classical psychoanalytic theory, the psychological manifestation of a biological instinct that operates on a conscious or unconscious level.

2. in general language, any desire or longing.