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24/01/2026

Continuing our Scottish theme for the upcoming Robert Burns Day is 'laldie' - can you comment any time you have 'gie'd it laldie'?

- LALDIE

1. NOUN
Scottish informal
great energy and enjoyment, or great force

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23/01/2026

With Robert Burns Day this weekend which is a holiday widely celebrated in Scotland, we thought to highlight some Scottish words for our ! Did you know a lot of our team is based in Glasgow?

First up is 'loch' - which comes from Scottish Gaelic 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

- LOCH

1. COUNTABLE N.
A loch is a large area of water in Scotland that is completely or almost completely surrounded by land.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/loch

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22/01/2026

- RETRO

1. ADJECTIVE
Retro clothes, music, and objects are based on the styles of the past.

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21/01/2026

- PSITHURISM

1. NOUN
a gentle rustling sound, as of leaves.

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20/01/2026

Our trending this week is "chatbot" as we have just launched a beta version of our AI Assistant on both web and mobile versions of collinsdictionary.com. Try it out!

- CHATBOT

1. COUNTABLE N.
A chatbot is a computer program that can have conversations with humans.

https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/chatbot

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19/01/2026

- METAMORPHOSIS

1. VARIABLE N.
When a metamorphosis occurs, a person or thing develops and changes into something completely different.

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16/01/2026

– RELIGION

1. UNCOUNTABLE N.
Religion is belief in a god or gods and the activities that are connected with this belief, such as praying or worshipping in a building such as a church or temple.
2. COUNTABLE N.
A religion is a particular system of belief in a god or gods and the activities that are connected with this system.
3. See get religion

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15/01/2026

– DIVINITY

1. UNCOUNTABLE N.
Divinity is the study of religion.
2. UNCOUNTABLE N.
Divinity is the quality of being divine.
3. COUNTABLE N.
A divinity is a god or goddess.

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14/01/2026

– RITUAL

1. VARIABLE N.
A ritual is a religious service or other ceremony which involves a series of actions performed in a fixed order.
2. Adj.
Ritual activities happen as part of a ritual or tradition.
3. VARIABLE N.
A ritual is a way of behaving or a series of actions which people regularly carry out in a particular situation, because it is their custom to do so.

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13/01/2026

– PANTHEON

COUNTABLE N.
You can refer to a group of gods or a group of important people as a pantheon.

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12/01/2026

– DOCTRINE

1. VARIABLE N.
A doctrine is a set of principles or beliefs, especially religious ones.
2. COUNTABLE N.
A doctrine is a statement of official government policy, especially foreign policy.

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11/01/2026

– THEOLOGY

1. UNCOUNTABLE N.
Theology is the study of the nature of God and of religion and religious beliefs.
2. COUNTABLE N.
A theology is a particular set of religious beliefs and ideas.

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