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  • 61self-sufficient — self sufficiency, n. self sufficiently, adv. /self seuh fish euhnt, self /, adj. 1. able to supply one s own or its own needs without external assistance: The nation grows enough grain to be self sufficient. 2. having extreme confidence in one s… …

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  • 62suffice — /seuh fuys , fuyz /, v., sufficed, sufficing. v.i. 1. to be enough or adequate, as for needs, purposes, etc. v.t. 2. to be enough or adequate for; satisfy. [1275 1325; ME sufficen < L sufficere to supply, suffice, equiv. to suf SUF + ficere, comb …

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  • 63Turner, Frederick Jackson — born Nov. 14, 1861, Portage, Wis., U.S. died March 14, 1932, San Marino, Calif. U.S. historian. He taught at the University of Wisconsin and at Harvard University. Deeply influenced by his Wisconsin childhood, Turner rejected the doctrine that&#8230; …

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  • 64Kropotkin, Peter Alekseyevich — ▪ Russian revolutionary Introduction born December 21 [December 9, Old Style], 1842, Moscow, Russia died February 8, 1921, Dmitrov, near Moscow  Russian revolutionary and geographer, the foremost theorist of the anarchist (anarchism) movement.&#8230; …

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  • 65Abbey — • A monastery canonically erected and autonomous, with a community of not fewer than twelve religious; monks under the government of an abbot; nuns under that of an abbess Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Abbey     Abbey …

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  • 66Altruism — • A term formed by Auguste Comte in 1851, to denote the benevolent, as contrasted with the selfish propensities Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Altruism     Altruism      …

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  • 67Avatar — • The word is used, in a technical sense, in the Hindu religion to denote the descent upon earth of a portion of the essence of a god, which then assumes some coarser material form, be it animal, monster, or man Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin&#8230; …

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  • 68Modernism — • Etymologically, modernism means an exaggerated love of what is modern, an infatuation for modern ideas Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Modernism     Modernism      …

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  • 69Union of Christendom — • Includes the Catholic Church together with the many other religious communions which have either directly or indirectly, separated from it Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Union of Christendom     Union of Christend …

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  • 70Political Economy —     Political Economy     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Political Economy     SCIENCE OF POLITICAL ECONOMY (ECONOMICS).     I. DEFINITIONS     Political economy (Greek, oikonomia the management of a household or family, politike pertaining to the&#8230; …

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