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  • 91"Isis" of the Suebi — In Roman historian Tacitus s first century CE book Germania, Tacitus describes the veneration of what he deems as an Isis of the Suebi. Due to Tacitus s usage of interpretatio romana elsewhere in the text, his admitted uncertainty, and his… …

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  • 92Marian art in the Catholic Church — Our Mother of Perpetual Help, an icon of the Cretan school, in Rome since the 15th century, which has long been a very popular image for Catholics. Reproductions are sometimes displayed in homes or elsewhere. Archangels Michael and Gabriel are… …

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  • 93memory — n. power of recalling 1) to jog smb. s memory 2) to commit smt. to memory 3) to slip smb. s memory (the date has slipped my memory) 4) to lose one s memory 5) an infallible; photographic; powerful; retentive; short memory 6) (med.) long term;… …

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  • 94admire — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. esteem, idolize, venerate, respect; regard; wonder, marvel. Ant., despise, dislike. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To have regard for] Syn. esteem, honor, applaud, praise, extol, respect, approve, revere,… …

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  • 95glorify — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. exalt, magnify, revere; exaggerate; praise, honor; transform; flatter. See repute, exaggeration, approbation.Ant., denigrate. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To praise] Syn. laud, commend, extol, acclaim; see… …

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  • 96respect — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I v. t. heed, regard; relate to, refer to. n. esteem; feature, particular; (pl.) compliments. See respect, relation, courtesy. II High esteem Nouns 1. respect, regard, consideration, courtesy, attention …

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  • 97idolize — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. glorify, adore, revere, canonize; see admire 1 , worship 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. look up to, admire, revere, worship, venerate, deify, hero worship, honor, *put on a pedestal, *worship the ground one walks on.… …

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  • 98venereal — [15] Latin venus meant ‘love, charm’ (it came ultimately from the same Indo European base as produced English wish and winsome and Sanskrit vānchā ‘wish’). It was not that common as a generic term, its most familiar role being as the name of the… …

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  • 99revere — revere, reverence, venerate, worship, adore can all mean to regard with profound respect and honor. All imply a recognition of the exalted character of what is so respected and honored, but they can differ in regard to their objects and to the… …

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  • 100venereal — [15] Latin venus meant ‘love, charm’ (it came ultimately from the same Indo European base as produced English wish and winsome and Sanskrit vānchā ‘wish’). It was not that common as a generic term, its most familiar role being as the name of the… …

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