saintliness

the quality of resembling a saint ;

saintpaulia

east African herb with nodding flowers; widely cultivated ;

saintpaulia ionantha

tropical African plant cultivated as a houseplant for its violet or white or pink flowers ;

saints peter and paul

first celebrated in the 3rd century ;

saipan

US forces captured the island from the Japanese in July 1944; it was an important air base until the end of World War II ; the largest island in the Northern Marianas and the administrative center of the commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in union with the United States ;

sajama

a mountain peak in the Andes in Bolivia (21,391 feet high) ;

sakartvelo

a republic in Asia Minor on the Black Sea separated from Russia by the Caucasus mountains; formerly an Asian soviet but became independent in 1991 ;

sake

a reason for wanting something done; "for your sake"; "died for the sake of his country"; "in the interest of safety"; "in the common interest" ; the purpose of achieving or obtaining; "for the sake of argument" ; Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot ;

sakharov

Soviet physicist and dissident; helped develop the first Russian hydrogen bomb; advocated nuclear disarmament and campaigned for human rights (1921-1989) ;

saki

small arboreal monkey of tropical South America with long hair and bushy nonprehensile tail ; Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice; usually served hot ; British writer of short stories (1870-1916) ;

sakkara

a town in northern Egypt; site of the oldest Egyptian pyramids ;

sakti

the female or generative principle; wife of Siva and a benevolent form of Devi ;

saktism

worship of Shakti as the wife of Shiva ; a Hindu sect worshiping Shakti ;

sal ammoniac

a white salt used in dry cells ;

sal soda

a sodium salt of carbonic acid; used in making soap powders and glass and paper ;

sal volatile

a solution of ammonium carbonate in ammonia water and alcohol ;

salaah

the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca ;

salaam

a deep bow; a Muslim form of salutation ;

salaat

the second pillar of Islam is prayer; a prescribed liturgy performed five times a day (preferably in a mosque) and oriented toward Mecca ;

salability

the quality of being salable or marketable ;

salableness

the quality of being salable or marketable ;

salaciousness

the trait of behaving in an obscene manner ;

salacity

the trait of behaving in an obscene manner ;

salad

food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens ;

salad bar

a bar where diners can assemble a salad to their own taste ;

salad bowl

a large bowl for mixing and serving a salad ; a plate or bowl for individual servings of salad ;

salad burnet

leaves sometimes used for salad ; European garden herb with purple-tinged flowers and leaves that are sometimes used for salads ;

salad cream

a creamy salad dressing resembling mayonnaise ;

salad days

the best time of youth ;

salad dressing

savory dressings for salads; basically of two kinds: either the thin French or vinaigrette type or the creamy mayonnaise type ;

salad fork

a fork intended for eating salads ;

salad green

greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads ;

salad greens

greens suitable for eating uncooked as in salads ;

salad nicoise

typically containing tomatoes and anchovies and garnished with black olives and capers ;

salad oil

any of several edible vegetable oils that can be used in salad dressings ;

salad plate

a plate or bowl for individual servings of salad ;

saladin

sultan of Syria and Egypt; reconquered Jerusalem from the Christians in 1187 but was defeated by Richard Coeur de Lion in 1191 (1137-1193) ;

salafast group for call and combat

an Algerian extremist Islamic offshoot of the Armed Islamic Group; now the largest and most active armed terrorist group in Algeria that seeks to overthrow the government; a major source of support and recruitment for al-Qaeda operations in Europe and northern Africa ;

salafi movement

a militant group of extremist Sunnis who believe themselves the only correct interpreters of the Koran and consider moderate Muslims to be infidels; seek to convert all Muslims and to insure that its own fundamentalist version of Islam will dominate the world ;

salafism

a militant group of extremist Sunnis who believe themselves the only correct interpreters of the Koran and consider moderate Muslims to be infidels; seek to convert all Muslims and to insure that its own fundamentalist version of Islam will dominate the world ;