altar
A table on which sacrifices are made for religious purposes found at shrines temples and many other places of worship
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altar
Altar is a great trash-metal band band from Romania. It is one of the few rock bands that survived over the years. Nowadays it's popularity is growing with the realease of they're new album. The singer's side project included a Christian metal band, Shekinah.
The band is kickass.
They put on a hardass show, once you've seen an Altar concert you get hooked.
The band is kickass.
They put on a hardass show, once you've seen an Altar concert you get hooked.
altar ego
The specific deity or religious persona one wishes to identify with for reasons of spiritual growth. So called, because an image of such is often displayed prominently upon one's own personal altar.
Being of a compassionate nature, the young woman felt a great affinity for White Tara and so displayed a beautiful image of her altar ego prominently in her shrine room.
altar ego by maximo hudson June 23, 2009
Altar Boyz
The best off-broadway show there is. It is about a religious boy band group of five guys from a small town in Ohio. It makes fun of boy bands and religion without offending anyone.
Altar Boyz by Talie November 5, 2006
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The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.
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The striver is willing to sacrifice his social life at the expense of Phi Beta Kappa and Summa Cum Laude. The striver is the guy who stays at the library long after you are gone. The striver is the guy who takes 30 credits/semester and considers anything below an A/4.0 failure. The striver doesn't work on campus, he is too busy finding ways to pad his resume instead of working retail or workstudy. The striver lets his grades pay his education by applying to ten scholarships a year.
The striver is a future Soros/Fullbright/Rhodes/Gates/Marshall/etc. fellow. The striver lives to study. For the striver, their fun comes from the rewards they expect to receive in return for their diligence. Be it Law School, B-School, academia, or politics. The striver seeks to find the American Dream through academic success.
Anthony was a striver. He transfered from a TTT to an IVY and graduated in 2 years. He studied his ass off and went to Penn Law. He got a Biglaw offer. But lost it all because of an unmoderated mesasgeboard.
Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
Successful strivers:
- Barack Obama
- Harold Koh
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