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  • 71Kingdom of Galicia — For the Kingdom of Galicia, now part of Poland and Ukraine, see Kingdom of Galicia and Lodomeria. Kingdom of Galicia pt (Galician) Galliciense Regnum (Latin) …

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  • 72Civil Authority — • The moral power of command, supported by physical coercion, which the State exercises over its members Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Civil Authority     Civil Authority …

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  • 73David Alroy — (fl. 1160) was a Jewish pseudo Messiah born in Amadiya, Iraq. David Alroy studied Torah and Talmud under Hisdai the Exilarch, and Ali, the head of the Academy in Baghdad. He was also well versed in Muslim literature and known as a worker of magic …

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  • 74Apocrypha — • A long article with a comments on each Apocryphal book. Classified according to origin Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Apocrypha     Apocrypha      …

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  • 75pre|ten|sion — pre|ten|sion1 «prih TEHN shuhn», noun. 1. a claim: »The young prince has pretensions to the throne. He makes no pretensions to special wisdom. 2. the action of putting forward a claim; laying claim to; demand. 3. a doing things for show or to… …

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  • 76Social contract — This article is about the political and philosophical concept. For Rousseau s 1762 treatise on the concept, see The Social Contract. For other uses, see Social Contract (disambiguation). The social contract is an intellectual device intended to… …

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  • 77Adrian Mole — Adrian Albert Mole (born April 2, 1967) is the fictional protagonist in a series of books by English author Sue Townsend. The character first appeared (as Nigel Mole) in a BBC Radio 4 play in 1982. The books are written in the form of a diary,… …

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  • 78atomism — atomist, n. atomistic, atomistical, adj. atomistically, adv. /at euh miz euhm/, n. 1. Also called atomic theory. Philos. the theory that minute, discrete, finite, and indivisible elements are the ultimate constituents of all matter. 2. Psychol. a …

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  • 79Moldova — Moldovan, adj., n. /mawl doh veuh/, n. official name of Moldavia (def. 2). * * * Moldova Introduction Moldova Background: Formerly ruled by Romania, Moldova became part of the Soviet Union at the close of World War II. Although independent from… …

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  • 80Motion Pictures — ▪ 1995 Introduction        Selected Film Awards 1994(For Selected Film Awards, see Table (Selected Film Awards 1994).)       The overall picture of world cinema in 1994, on the eve of the 100th anniversary of motion pictures, was one of national… …

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