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There are several synonyms that refer to human positioning, often used interchangeably, but having specific nuances of meaning. [1] Position is a general term for a configuration of the human body. Posture means an intentionally or habitually assumed position. Pose implies an artistic, aesthetic, athletic, or spiritual intention of the position.
Righteousness, or rectitude, is the quality or state of being morally correct and justifiable. [1] It can be considered synonymous with "rightness" or being "upright" or to the light and visible. [1]
According to Francis Edward Peters, in verse 3:67 of the Quran it has been translated as "upright person" and outside the Quran as "to incline towards a right state or tendency". [9] According to W. Montgomery Watt , it appears to have been used earlier by Jews and Christians in reference to " pagans " and applied to followers of an old ...
Zhenren (Chinese: 真人; pinyin: zhēnrén; Wade–Giles: chen-jen; lit. 'true/ upright/ genuine person' or 'person of truth') is a Chinese term that first appeared in the Zhuangzi meaning "a Taoist spiritual master" in those writings, as in one who has fully mastered realization of the Tao.
Standing, also referred to as orthostasis, is a position in which the body is held in an upright (orthostatic) position and supported only by the feet. Although seemingly static, the body rocks slightly back and forth from the ankle in the sagittal plane , which bisects the body into right and left sides.
Mensch: An upright person; a decent human being (מענטש, mentsh, 'person'; cognate with German: Mensch, 'human'; OED, MW) Meshuga, also Meshugge, Meshugah, Meshuggah / m ə ˈ ʃ ʊ ɡ ə /: Crazy (משגע, meshuge, from Hebrew: משוגע, m'shuga'; OED, MW). Also used as the nouns meshuggener and meshuggeneh for a crazy man and woman ...
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Charles VI bedridden and his physician. Being bedridden is a form of immobility that can present as the inability to move or even sit upright. [1] It differs from bed-rest, a form of non-invasive treatment that is usually part of recovery or the limitation of activities.