hereditary
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Although North Korea has relentlessly suppressed religion and vilified American missionaries, the origins of this hereditary cult are found in a surprising place: Protestant Christianity, and in particular, postbellum American Presbyterianism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026
They will retain these roles when they lose the right to sit in the Lords along with dozens of other hereditary peers, under the Labour government's reforms of the upper house.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
Like many chronic afflictions, Mets fandom can be hereditary or acquired.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026
Lord Carrington became a hereditary member of the Lords in 2018, after winning a by-election to replace a retired peer.
From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026
In Massachusetts and Connecticut there still lingered “a traditional reverence for certain families, which has rendered the offices of government nearly hereditary in those families.”
From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis
Vocabulary lists containing hereditary
100 SAT Words Beginning with "H"
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"The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
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"Democracy in America, Vol. 1" by Alexis de Tocqueville, Introduction–Chapter 5
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