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  • 101Watchers —    FALLEN ANGELs. The Watchers cohabited with human women and fell from God’s grace. Watchers are also referred to as SONS OF GOD. Their monstrous offspring, the NEPHILIM, and the corruption the Watchers created on Earth so revolted God that he… …

    Encyclopedia of Demons and Demonology

  • 102empower — [[t]ɪmpa͟ʊə(r)[/t]] empowers, empowering, empowered 1) VERB If someone is empowered to do something, they have the authority or power to do it. [FORMAL] [be V ed to inf] The army is now empowered to operate on a shoot to kill basis... [V n to… …

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  • 103empower — UK [ɪmˈpaʊə(r)] / US [emˈpaʊr] verb [transitive] Word forms empower : present tense I/you/we/they empower he/she/it empowers present participle empowering past tense empowered past participle empowered 1) to give someone more control over their… …

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  • 104DIVORCE — (Heb. גֵּרוּשִׁין), the formal dissolution of the marriage bond. IN THE BIBLE Divorce was accepted as an established custom in ancient Israel (cf. Lev. 21:7, 14; 22:13; Num. 30:10; Deut. 22:19, 29). In keeping with the other cultures of the Near… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 105WITNESS — (Heb. עֵד, one that has personal knowledge of an event or a fact. The evidence of at least two witnesses was required for convicting the accused (Num. 35:30; Deut. 17:6; 19:15; cf. I Kings 21:10, 13). Commercial transactions of importance took… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 106WOMAN — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the historical perspective biblical period marriage and children women in household life economic roles educational and managerial roles religious roles women outside the household… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 107Chamber of Deputies — deputy dep u*ty (d[e^]p [ u]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Deputies} (d[e^]p [ u]*t[i^]z). [F. d[ e]put[ e], fr. LL. deputatus. See {Depute}.] 1. One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 108Corps L'egislatif — deputy dep u*ty (d[e^]p [ u]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Deputies} (d[e^]p [ u]*t[i^]z). [F. d[ e]put[ e], fr. LL. deputatus. See {Depute}.] 1. One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 109Deputies — deputy dep u*ty (d[e^]p [ u]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Deputies} (d[e^]p [ u]*t[i^]z). [F. d[ e]put[ e], fr. LL. deputatus. See {Depute}.] 1. One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 110deputy — dep u*ty (d[e^]p [ u]*t[y^]), n.; pl. {Deputies} (d[e^]p [ u]*t[i^]z). [F. d[ e]put[ e], fr. LL. deputatus. See {Depute}.] 1. One appointed as the substitute of another, and empowered to act for him, in his name or his behalf; a substitute in… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English