Noun

(en noun)

A like; a predilection.

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* (John Stuart Mill)

The likings and dislikings of society, or of some powerful portion of it, are thus the main thing which has practically determined the rules laid down for general observance, under the penalties of law or opinion.

Noun

(faculties)

The scholarly staff at colleges or universities, as opposed to the students or support staff.

A division of a university (e.g. a Faculty of Science or Faculty of Medicine).

An ability, skill, or power, often plural.

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I have used the notion of games so far as if it were familiar to most people. I think this is justified as everyone knows how to play some games. Accordingly, games serve admirably as models for the clarification of other, less well-understood, social-psychological phenomena. Yet the ability to follow rules, play games, and construct new games is a faculty not equally shared by all persons. [...]

He lived until he reached the age of 90 with most of his faculties intact.