identification of long-term or overall aims and interests and the means of achieving them.

believe in and follow the practices of.

give (something, especially money) in order to help achieve or provide something.

an area or portion that is distinct from others.

forbidding or uninviting.

not easily convinced; having doubts or reservations.

call on (a deity or spirit) in prayer, as a witness, or for inspiration.

a spiral or vortex

involving interaction between two different organisms living in close physical association