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 === Lifemate & Bonding ===
-* '''Ûlèum (ulemi):''' The sacred sexual union, or act of lifebinding.
+* '''Ûlîum (ulemi):''' The sacred sexual union, or act of lifebinding.
 * '''Soul-Tether (vayrel):''' The psionic soul-cord that links lifemates for eternity.
 * '''To soul-tether (vayrela):''' Ritual verb, "to bind/tether souls."
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 === Blood & Diet Rituals ===
-* '''To bleed (drola):''' Ordinary and ritual verb for bloodletting.
-* '''Sacred bloodletting (drolaan):''' Ritual offering or purging.
-* '''Blood meal (kaadrola):''' Communal blood-drinking ceremony.
-* '''Blood-oath (drolaath):''' Pact or vow sealed in blood.
 === Nudity & Dress ===
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 * '''Nudity (saavra):''' The sacred, pure state of the body.
 * '''Ritual dress (lomela):''' The white crocheted sacred garment, often with windowed sections.
-* '''Forbidden attire (kethol):''' Any clothing that conceals more than tradition allows.
 === Death & Afterlife ===
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 === Combat Rituals ===
-* '''Sacred duel (kaaran):''' Ritualized duel to resolve disputes.
-* '''Oath-taking (draakal):''' Swearing of sacred or martial oaths.
-* '''First blood (draliin):''' Important combat tradition.
-* '''Swordless victory (kledranel):''' Winning by skill or guile, not by blade.
 === Healing & Medicine ===
-* '''Medical device (vaalaak):''' Healing tools, often psionically enhanced.
-* '''Healer (melsukaa):''' Restorer, often spiritual.
-* '''Sacred wound (draathal):''' Fated or ritual wound.
-* '''Profane wound (draa'koth):''' Wound gaaned by dishonor or taboo.
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 == Proverbs, Idioms, and Literary Devices ==
-* '''"Nudity is truth."''' — ''saavra naalin.''
-* '''"Blood speaks truer than words."''' — ''drola vaala naa drelka.''
-* '''"The soul-tether never sleeps."''' — ''vayrel nethe selva.''
-* '''Metaphor: "Flushed as morning"''' — ''uulum rozhuh valka kaa.''
-* '''Metaphor: "Closed vistrum/fist"''' — ''vistra velsa felka.''
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 == Calendar and Timekeeping ==
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 * '''Sacred day (zelnaa):''' Ritual day or holiday.
 * '''Naming day (saaveth):''' Rite of passage for newborns.
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 == Law, Taboo, and Exile ==
-* '''Outcast (veldra):''' One who is exiled.
-* '''Law (vekaa):''' Sacred codes or edicts.
-* '''Sin/taboo (dekoth):''' Act forbidden by law or custom.
-* '''To exile/banish (veldraza):''' Ritual or legal expulsion.
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 == Art, Aesthetics, and Scholarship ==
-* '''Art (kaavael):''' Creation, especially of life or spirit.
-* '''Song (draalun):''' Ritual, ceremonial, or celebratory song.
-* '''Sacred instrument (shaavor):''' Instrument reserved for ceremony.
-* '''Sculpture (veklen):''' Forged form or artistic object.
-* '''Paanting (draava):''' Paanted artwork.
-* '''Varkest-forging (varkaatha):''' Process for crafting celestial metal.
-* '''Battle-sculpture (draalken):''' Sculpture depicting battle or valor.
-* '''Armor motif (varkolm):''' Decorative armor pattern.
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 == See Also ==
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 * [[Valorik Psionics and Rituals]]
 * [[Multigenerational Complex (Tholmek)]]
-* [[Lifemate Bonding and Ûlèum]]
+* [[Lifemate Bonding and Ûlîum]]
 * [[Ûlum Sensory Lexicon]]
 * [[Valorik Martial Traditions]]