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  • 31Zabdiel Adams — (5 November 1739 – 1 March 1801), minister of Lunenburg, Massachusetts, was born in Braintree, now Quincy, November 5, 1739. His father was the uncle of John Adams, late president of the United States. He graduated from Harvard University in 1759 …

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  • 32pertinence — [pʉrt′ n əns] n. the quality of being pertinent or appropriate; relevance: also pertinency * * * See pertinent. * * * …

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  • 33pertinent — pertinence, pertinency, n. pertinently, adv. /perr tn euhnt/, adj. pertaining or relating directly and significantly to the matter at hand; relevant: pertinent details. [1350 1400; ME < L pertinent (s. of pertinens), prp. of pertinere to PERTAIN; …

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  • 34Collectivism — • The term is sometimes employed as a substitute for socialism Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Collectivism     Collectivism      …

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  • 35Existence of God —     The Existence of God     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Existence of God     The topic will be treated as follows:     I. As Known Through Natural Reason     A. The Problem Stated     1. Formal Anti Theism     2. Types of Theism     B.&#8230; …

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  • 36application — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. diligence, assiduity; suitability, relevancy; form, blank. See request, relation, attention, use. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Use] Syn. employment, utilization, use, purpose; see use 1 , 2 . 2. [Close&#8230; …

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  • 37bearing — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. course, trend; carriage, manner, conduct; meaning, significance; relation. See direction. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A point of support] Syn. block, frame, journal box, pivot, fulcrum, babbitted bearing,&#8230; …

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  • 38pertinence — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. consistency, congruity, relevance; see importance 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The fact of being related to the matter at hand: applicability, application, appositeness, bearing, concernment, germaneness, materiality …

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  • 39relativity — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The physical theory of the relativity and interdependence of matter, time, and space] Syn. restricted relativity, special relativity, theory of general relativity, the curvilinear universe, the denial of the absolute, time as&#8230; …

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  • 40relevance — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. connection, significance, pertinence; see importance 1 . II (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The fact of being related to the matter at hand: applicability, application, appositeness, bearing, concernment, germaneness,&#8230; …

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