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  2. Moshing - Wikipedia

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    Moshing (also known as slam dancing or simply slamming) [1] is an extreme style of dancing in which participants push or slam into each other. Taking place in an area called the mosh pit (or simply the pit), it is typically performed to aggressive styles of live music such as punk rock and heavy metal.

  3. List of manias - Wikipedia

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    It has also entered standard English and is affixed to many different words to denote enthusiasm or obsession with that subject. Cambridge Dictionary has defined mania as “a very strong interest in something that fills a person's mind or uses up all their time” Britannica Dictionary defined mania as a mental illness in which a person ...

  4. Praisepit - Wikipedia

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    A praisepit is a colloquial name given to a mosh pit which occurs at a pentecostal Christian church service. [1]The phrase was first coined in the late 1990s at the Planetshakers conference in Adelaide, South Australia, [2] as a response to criticisms within the church regarding the increasingly secularised manner of youth worship activities.

  5. Mosh pit - Wikipedia

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    This page was last edited on 31 December 2007, at 13:01 (UTC).; Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License; additional terms may apply.

  6. Talk:Moshing - Wikipedia

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    This is really important. There was a time (especially on the west coast) when "Skanking" was used to describe what went on in the pit. "MOSH"ing is another Jamaican term for dancing (as in "Mosh it up"). At some point "Mosh" replaced "Skank" as the term of choice. There is nothing about "Wetlands" in the history of the term.

  7. Divine madness - Wikipedia

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    Examples of divine madness can be found in Buddhism, Christianity, Hellenism, Hinduism, Islam, Judaism and Shamanism. It is usually explained as a manifestation of enlightened behavior by persons who have transcended societal norms, or as a means of spiritual practice or teaching among mendicants and teachers.

  8. Lovecraftian horror - Wikipedia

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    [9] [11] However, Lovecraft was keen to distinguish his work from existing gothic and supernatural fiction, elevating the horror, in his own words, to a "cosmic" level. [12] Stephen King has said the best of Lovecraft's works are "uniquely terrible in all of American literature, and survive with all their power intact."

  9. Glossary of music terminology - Wikipedia

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    The Italian word for "echo"; an effect in which a group of notes is repeated, usually more softly, and perhaps at a different octave, to create an echo effect égal (Fr.) Equal eilend (Ger.) Hurrying ein wenig (Ger.) A little einfach (Ger.) Simple emporté (Fr.) Fiery, impetuous en animant (Fr.) Becoming very lively en cédant (Fr.) Yielding en ...