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  • 11sinfulness — noun estrangement from god (Freq. 3) • Syn: ↑sin, ↑wickedness • Derivationally related forms: ↑wicked (for: ↑wickedness), ↑sinful …

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  • 12confession — /keuhn fesh euhn/, n. 1. acknowledgment; avowal; admission: a confession of incompetence. 2. acknowledgment or disclosure of sin or sinfulness, esp. to a priest to obtain absolution. 3. something that is confessed. 4. a formal, usually written,… …

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  • 13Milton, John — born Dec. 9, 1608, London, Eng. died Nov. 8, 1674, Chalfont St. Giles, Buckinghamshire English poet. A brilliant youth, Milton attended Cambridge University (1625–32), where he wrote poems in Latin, Italian, and English; these included L Allegro… …

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  • 14Sin — • A moral evil Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sin     Sin     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► …

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  • 15Original Sin: Illuminating the Riddle —   …

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  • 16Original sin — For other uses, see Original Sin (disambiguation). Original sin[1] is, according to a theological doctrine, humanity s state of sin resulting from the Fall of Man.[2] This condition has been characterized in many ways, ranging from something as… …

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  • 17Asceticism in Judaism — Asceticism is a term derived from the Greek verb ἀσκέω, meaning to practise strenuously, to exercise. Athletes were therefore said to go through ascetic training, and to be ascetics.In this usage the twofold application to the mode of living and… …

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  • 18Robert Halley — (August 13, 1796 ndash; August 18, 1876) was an English Congregationalist minister and abolitionist. He was noted for his association with the politics of Repeal of the Corn Laws, and became Classical Tutor at Highbury College and Principal of… …

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  • 19Mohism — or Moism (Chinese: 墨家; pinyin: Mòjiā; literally School of Mo ) was a Chinese philosophy developed by the followers of Mozi (also referred to as Mo Tzu (Master Mo), Latinized as Micius), 470 BC–c.391 BC. It evolved at about the same time as… …

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  • 20Olney Hymns — The Olney Hymns (Olney is sometimes pronounced Oh knee, but more frequently all knee) were first published in February 1779, and are the combined work of curate John Newton (1725–1807) and his poet friend, William Cowper (1731–1800). The hymns… …

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