14 Words - slogan popularized by David Lane, member of the neo-Nazi terror group, the Order. The 14 words are "We must secure the existence of our people and a future for white children."

88 - neo-Nazi shorthand for the eighth letter of the alphabet, twice: HH. Short for Heil Hitler.

Anti-Semitism - dislike, hatred, prejudice, discrimination or persecution directed against people of Jewish descent or of the Jewish faith. Within the white supremacist movement, Jews are typically considered to be the ultimate enemy engaged in a conspiracy to destroy the white race.

Aryan - a term derived from mythology and used within the white supremacist movement to refer to people and cultures of northern Europe.

Aryan Nations - a neo-Nazi organization that is the political arm of the Church of Jesus Christ Christian-Aryan Nation, a notorious Christian Identity church. The group bridges the gap between Christian Identity and neo-Nazi ideas. Within the white supremacist movement "Aryan Nation" is used idiosyncratically to describe "pure" northern European nation-states.

Bigotry - intolerance of any creed, belief or race that is not one's own.

Biological Determinism - the idea that "race" is a biological category subject to scientific measurement and evaluation and that biological factors determine cultural, social and economic circumstances.

Black metal - a sub-genre of heavy metal that features loud, fast guitars and growling vocals, sometimes accompanied by synthesizers or orchestral arrangements. While it often contains menacing themes, it is not always white power.

Bruder Schweigen - a German term meaning Silent Brotherhood, the name chosen by Robert Mathews for his terrorist cell. See Order, The.

Christian Identity - a theo-political movement derived from British Israelism which argues that white Anglo-Saxons are God's chosen people, people of color are a sub-species of humans and Jews are children of Satan. Christian Identity provides a theological justification for racist violence. The term is used interchangeably with Identity or Kingdom Identity.

Corpse Paint - the heavy make-up worn by some black metal fans. It features white face paint with black accents around the eyes and mouth, giving the wearer the appearance of being dead.

Experimental - a genre of "extreme" music actually containing many different musical styles. Apocalyptic folk, some forms of industrial, gothic and noise make up this genre that is defined by the shared 'zines and listeners rather than style. Experimental music pushes the musical, and often ideological, envelope, using bizarre sounds and, in some cases, legitimizing fascism and Nazism.

Fascism/Fascist - used to describe an organization, individual or ideology that resembles that of the historic fascist movements of the World War II period, i.e., Italian, Spanish, Bulgarian, or Japanese.

Hardcore - as a music subculture that combines elements of traditional punk with metal, hardcore is considered by many to be a genre of punk. Fast drumbeats and loud guitars characterize it.

Hatecore - a style of music that combines neo-Nazi ideology with hardcore punk music. It can also refer to a style of hardcore that has "hateful" lyrics, lyrics that have dark themes but are not racist.

Hate Crime - the United States Department of Justice Uniform Crime Report defines hate crimes as, "...crimes that manifest evidence of prejudice based on race, religion, sexual orientation, or ethnicity, including where appropriate the crimes of murder, non-negligent manslaughter, forcible rape, aggravated assault, simple assault, intimidation, arson; and destruction, damage or vandalism of property." Also referred to as "bias crime," "ethnic intimidation" or "malicious harassment."

Hate edge - White Power straightedge (See straightedge).

Heathenism - also known as "paganism", this philosophy advocates returning to one's pre-Christian European roots. Within the white power scene, it manifests itself in the form of violent racism and anti-Semitism, and a hatred of Christianity.

Historical Revisionism - reinterpretation of historical events; a term used by Holocaust deniers to bolster the respectability of their work (See Holocaust Denial).

Holocaust Denial - attempts to deny the Holocaust as an historical event, and in so doing to suggest that the so-called myth of the Holocaust is part of a larger Jewish conspiracy. Holocaust denial is the tool used by neo-Nazis throughout Europe and the United States to minimize the atrocities committed under National Socialism; it most often appears under the guise of academic scholarship.

Holocaust, The - the genocidal, systematic and planned execution of over six million Jews in Europe under the Nazi regime in Germany. The term was coined specifically to refer to this aspect of Nazi mass murder, distinct from Nazi persecution and extermination of the physically and mentally handicapped, political opposition, gypsies, homosexuals and others who suffered under the Third Reich.

Industrial - a genre of music that grew out of the 1970s German electronic music scene. Industrial music combines synthesizers, aggressive electronic beats and samples with guitars and vocals.

KKK - See Ku Klux Klan.

Klan, Klansman - See Ku Klux Klan.

Ku Klux Klan, Klan - white supremacist organization that emerged after the Civil War to oppose Reconstruction with violence. Today there are numerous Ku Klux Klan factions such as the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan, the American Knights, and the Imperial Klans of America.

Leaderless Resistance - the notion of "leaderless resistance" emphasizes the formation of small units of terrorists that can avoid detection and penetration by authorities, strike quickly and disperse, and safeguard, to some extent, the political leadership of the white supremacist movement, unlike more "mass movement" based actions. Centralized decision making structures are replaced by diffuse education, with bomb-making manuals and assassination handbooks as the curriculum available anonymously through mail order outfits and the Internet. Racists are encouraged to form their own small units and choose their own targets without formal direction from recognized leaders in the movement. Louis Beam and Tom Metzger were the earliest promoters of the strategy within the white supremacist movement. Beam coined the term.

National Socialism - National Socialism, a subset of fascism, is a political philosophy that is most notorious for having been the party ideology of Adolf Hitler's Nazis. National Socialism combined an appeal to workers and the middle classes, radical anti-capitalism (in its movement stage) together with political opportunism, anti-Marxist agitation and violence, and fierce ethnic nationalism, anti-Semitism and racism. Upon achieving state power, the doctrine of National Socialism has proven to be genocidal, totalitarian and imperialist. National Socialism claims to resolve the contradictions between capital and labor, often through a "third way."

Nazi - refers to the organization, ideology and paraphernalia of the Nazi. Used to refer to the organization, ideology and paraphernalia of the National Socialist German Workers Party (NSDAP) circa World War II, as well as to war criminals or others associated with that period in their current manifestation, and to political forces that collaborated with the NSDAP during that period.

Neo-Nazi - describes individuals or organizations whose ideology directly resembles or attempts to resemble that of the German Nazi Party or one of its factions.

New World Order - a term used by President George Bush during the Persian Gulf War to describe the post-cold war geopolitical realignment of nations. White supremacists have interpreted the expression as confirmation of their belief in an age-old conspiracy to establish a one-world government and to take away the rights of white, Christian Americans.

Noise - a style of experimental music that combines sampled sounds with synthesizers and occasionally vocals. Noise challenges traditional music conventions by lacking a rhythm, extending the duration of songs to absurd lengths, and redefining music.

Odinism - a "religion" that is based on Norse mythology, particularly those stories surrounding Odin, or Wotan. Popular among many white supremacists, Odinists do not necessarily believe in the existence of Norse gods, but rather look to them as archetypes of European strength.

Oi! - a musical form arising from punk music in the late 1970s and adopted by the skinhead subculture. The term Oi is Cockney meaning "Hey" and is not a racist term.

Order, The - a terrorist white supremacist organization founded by Robert Mathews in the early 1980s. The Order was responsible for a murderous crime spree in the mid-1980s that included the assassination of a Jewish talk show host and a number of robberies netting millions of dollar, most of which was never recovered. Mathews died during a standoff with Federal agents in 1984.

Punk - a term used to describe both the musical style and the subculture. Punk music is characterized by loud, chord-based guitars and faster drums, but has diversified into sub-genres ranging from crust punk and pop punk.

Racialism - a word used by white supremacists to connote white racial superiority and express white nationalism.

Racist - used to refer to an individual or group or action based on emotional or cultural dislike or hatred for those unlike oneself, grounded in perceived or actual racial or ethnic differences. It is a more powerful term than prejudice or discrimination. See White Supremacist.

RAHOWA - a truncation of the term, "Racial Holy War." This term is associated with the World Church of the Creator.

Scapegoating - the act of blaming shortcomings or failure on innocent (or at most only partly responsible) individuals or groups.

Scene - a scene is the cultural space that a subculture occupies. It can refer, but is not limited, to live performances by bands, discourse and debate that takes place, and the physical places where fans hang out.

Silent Brotherhood - See Order, The.

Skinhead - a youth subculture that first emerged in the late 1960s in Britain and experienced a revival in the late 1970s with a large segment adopting neo-Nazi politics along with the pre-existing aggressive, proletarian or working class symbolism. The skinhead style consists of close-cropped hair (or a shaven head, hence the name "skinhead"), suspenders, jeans, and heavy working boots. Beginning in the mid-1980s, the style was adopted by some young people in the United States. The term skinhead should be used in conjunction with a qualifier: "anti-racist," "traditional," or "racist" (neo-Nazi) to recognize the three distinct ideologies that co-exist within the broader subculture.

Straightedge - a segment of the punk and hardcore scene that does not drink alchohol, smoke cigarettes, or do drugs. Many straightedge adherents also refrain from eating meat and pre-marital sex, though neither are requirements.

Strasserism - see Third Position. The Strasser brothers, Gregor and Otto, were two early influential leaders within the NSDAP (Nazi Party) that fought for a radical national socialism. The SA (Sturmbeitelung), the paramilitary organization that brought Hitler to power and that the Strassers led, was destroyed by Hitler's SS (Stormschuftuffel) after he achieved state power. The term "Strasserism" is often used synonymously with "Third Position" to indicate an emphasis upon white workers as a vanguard of neo-Nazism.

Third Position - a variant of fascist theory with origins in Europe that is generally considered radical within the broader neo-Nazi movement. Third positionists are often at the forefront of fusing xenophobic and authoritarian positions with environmentalist causes, (such as reducing third world population to save the environment), (white) women's rights, and outreach to the political left-wing based on opposition to Zionism or capitalism.

White Separatist - a euphemism for white supremacist. The label has been adopted by individuals and organizations to obscure or present a more benevolent facade for the beliefs in racial segregation and/or neo-Nazism. The term is not interchangeable with white supremacist.

White Supremacist - an individual, group or action embodying the ideological notion of biological, genetic, intellectual or other inherent superiority of whites over other population groups.

Zine - an abbreviation for "magazine." A product of the D.I.Y. (Do It Yourself) punk subculture, "'zines" are the publications of a subculture. Zines are typically short-lived, one person operations that feature scene news and band interviews, though there are some exceptions. Also known as fanzines and, in the case of skinheads, skinzines.

ZOG - an acronym for "Zionist Occupational Government," an anti-Semitic term referring to the federal government. The assertion embodied within the term is that the Jews control the United States government.