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  • 61china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …

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  • 62China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …

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  • 63Ezra — /ez reuh/, n. 1. a Jewish scribe and prophet of the 5th century B.C., who with Nehemiah led the revival of Judaism in Palestine. 2. a book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbr.: Ezr. 3. a male given name: from a Hebrew word meaning help. * * *… …

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  • 64Tertullian — /teuhr tul ee euhn, tul yeuhn/, n. (Quintus Septimius Florens Tertullianus) A.D. c160 c230, Carthaginian theologian. * * * born с 155/160, Carthage died after 220, Carthage Early Christian theologian and moralist. Educated in Carthage, he became… …

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  • 65Casuistry — • The application of general principles of morality to definite and concrete cases of human activity, for the purpose, primarily, of determining what one ought to do, or ought not to do, or what one may do or leave undone as one pleases; and for… …

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  • 66Cistercians — • Religious of the Order of Cîteaux, a Benedictine reform, established at Cîteaux in 1098 by St. Robert, Abbot of Molesme in the Diocese of Langres, for the purpose of restoring as far as possible the literal observance of the Rule of St.… …

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  • 67Felicissimus — • Third century schismatic Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Felicissimus     Felicissimus     † …

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  • 68Portugal — • A country on the west side of the Iberian Peninsula Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Portugal     Portugal     † …

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  • 69dereliction — der·e·lic·tion /ˌder ə lik shən/ n 1 a: an intentional abandonment b: a state of being abandoned 2: a recession of water leaving permanently dry land 3: an intentional or conscious neglect derelictio …

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  • 70negligence — neg·li·gence / ne gli jəns/ n: failure to exercise the degree of care expected of a person of ordinary prudence in like circumstances in protecting others from a foreseeable and unreasonable risk of harm in a particular situation; also: conduct… …

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