qabala
- n an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret
qabalah
- n an esoteric or occult matter resembling the Kabbalah that is traditionally secret
qabbala
- n an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries
qabbalah
- n an esoteric theosophy of rabbinical origin based on the Hebrew scriptures and developed between the 7th and 18th centuries
qaddafi
- n Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942)
qadhafi
- n Libyan leader who seized power in a military coup d'etat in 1969; deposed the Libyan monarchy and imposed socialism and Islamic orthodoxy on the country (born in 1942)
qaeda
- n a terrorist network intensely opposed to the United States that dispenses money and logistical support and training to a wide variety of radical Islamic terrorist groups; has cells in more than 50 countries
qandahar
- n a city in southern Afghanistan; an important trading center
qassam brigades
- n the military arm of Hamas responsible for suicide bombings and other attacks on Israel
qat
- n the leaves of the shrub Catha edulis which are chewed like tobacco or used to make tea; has the effect of a euphoric stimulant
qatar
- n an Arab country on the peninsula of Qatar; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1971; the economy is dominated by oil
- n a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf
qatar peninsula
- n a peninsula extending northward from the Arabian mainland into the Persian Gulf
qcd
- n a theory of strong interactions between elementary particles (including the interaction that binds protons and neutrons in the nucleus); it assumes that strongly interacting particles (hadrons) are made of quarks and that gluons bind the quarks together