maat

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• Then the god Anubis weighed their heart against Maat, the goddess of truth.

  The Pyramid (2014)

• And if you disturbed the balance of maat, you opened your life to danger.

  Fiction book (2000)

• Now we don't know exactly where he went, but written on the arm, his right arm is the phrase maat kainani.

• The program's Africentric, strengths-based, family-centered approach is based on the ancient Egyptian principle of Maat.

  Academic text (2009)

• MAAT Africentric Adolescent and Family Rites of Passage Program (Quasi-experimental, Level 3).

  Academic text (2009)

• Another value system for guiding the life and behavior of African Americans is rooted in the principles of Maat, a philosophical, spiritual, and cultural system that reflects principles for living "to support and facilitate the full expression of one's spiritual essence (sense of self)" (Parham, 2002, p. 41).

  Academic text (2009)

• Harvey and Hill (2004) implemented the Africentric Adolescent and Family Rites of Passage Program at the MAAT Center for Human and Organizational Enhancement in Washington, DC.

  Academic text (2009)

• Integral to the content and format of the intervention are African and African American values, including spiritualism, interdependence, and transformative behavior based on the principles of Maat, and sociopolitical consciousness raising, in which drug abuse treatment and recovery is reframed as healing the African American community.

  Academic text (2009)

• The ancient Egyptians believed that maintaining maat was essential for harmony and peace in society.

• In their daily lives, the Egyptians aimed to embody maat through acts of justice and honesty.

Synonyms

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Egyptian deity

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A god or goddess worshipped in ancient Egypt

is a specific religious idea personifying truth, order, balance, and justice

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Etymology