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  • 51Trundling — is the practice of rolling large rocks or boulders down hillsides. It is discouraged in many areas, for reasons of safety and environmental impact. In reality, though, the bigger the rock the better. Form over function, both over safety.… …

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  • 52St. Ninians — is a long standing settlement which is now a district of the city of Stirling in central Scotland. It is located approximately one mile south of the city centre.It was originally known as Eccles (ie. church ), and may have been a Christian site… …

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  • 53List of collective nouns by collective term L-Z — Collective noun List of collective nouns List of collective nouns by collective term COLLECTIVE TERM COLLECTIVE PHRASE STATUS labour A labour of moles [cite web|url=http://dictionary.oed.com|title=Oxford English Dictionary online] lap A lap of… …

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  • 54international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …

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  • 55Arnauld — • Celebrated French family, the history of which is connected with that of Jansenism and of Port­Royal Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Arnauld     Arnauld      …

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  • 56Modernism — • Etymologically, modernism means an exaggerated love of what is modern, an infatuation for modern ideas Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Modernism     Modernism      …

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  • 57Plagues of Egypt — • Ten calamities inflicted on the Egyptians to overcome Pharaoh s obstinacy and force him to let the Israelites to leave Egypt Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Plagues of Egypt     Plagues of Egypt …

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  • 58Council of Pisa —     Council of Pisa     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Council of Pisa     Preliminaries.     The great Schism of the West had lasted thirty years (since 1378), and none of the means employed to bring it to an end had been successful. Compromise or… …

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  • 59Dioscurus —     Dioscurus     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Dioscurus     (Also written Dioscorus; Dioscurus from the analogy of Dioscuri).     Bishop of Alexandria; date of birth unknown; d. at Gangra, in Asia Minor, 11 Sept., 454. He had been archdeacon under… …

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  • 60Characters of Shakespear's Plays —   …

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