Faculty
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Faculty may refer to:
In education:
In other uses:
In education:
- Faculty (division), a division of a university
- Faculty (teaching staff), academic staff of a university or college
In other uses:
- Faculty (instrument)Faculty (instrument)A faculty is a legal instrument or warrant in canon law, especially a judicial or quasi-judicial warrant from an ecclesiastical court or tribunal.In the Roman Catholic Church, it is "the authority, privilege, or permission, to perform an act or function...
, an instrument or warrant in canon law, especially a judicial or quasi-judicial warrant from an ecclesiastical court or tribunal - The FacultyThe FacultyThe Faculty is a 1998 science fiction horror film written by Kevin Williamson and directed by Robert Rodriguez...
, a horror/sci-fi movie by Robert Rodriguez - Abilities, such as:
- the senseSenseSenses are physiological capacities of organisms that provide inputs for perception. The senses and their operation, classification, and theory are overlapping topics studied by a variety of fields, most notably neuroscience, cognitive psychology , and philosophy of perception...
s of sight, hearing, touch, etc. ("perceptive faculties") - the aspects of intelligenceIntelligenceIntelligence has been defined in different ways, including the abilities for abstract thought, understanding, communication, reasoning, learning, planning, emotional intelligence and problem solving....
("cognitive faculties")
- the sense
- IndriyaIndriyaIndriya, literally "belonging to or agreeable to Indra" is the Sanskrit and Pali term for physical strength or ability in general, and for the five senses more specifically....
, "spiritual faculties" in Buddhism - The rights of a priest to celebrate or perform various Liturgical functions