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81American Indians — American Indians † Catholic Encyclopedia ► American Indians GENERAL When Columbus landed on the island of San Salvador in 1492 he was welcomed by a brown skinned people whose physical appearance confirmed him in his opinion that… …
82Hegel, spirit, and politics — Leo Rauch Hegel’s impact on political thought has been immense giving shape to the major political movements of the modern world. Yet the person of average education is hardly familiar with the name, which is usually identified with a small… …
83First Amendment to the United States Constitution — First Amendment redirects here. For other uses, see First Amendment (disambiguation). United States of America This a …
84Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet — (September 27, 1627 April 12, 1704) was a French bishop and theologian, renowned for his sermons and other addresses. He has been considered by many to be one of the most brilliant orators of all time and a masterly French stylist.Court preacher… …
85Pater familias — for the episode of Ghost Whisperer, see Pater Familias. The pater familias (plural: patres familias ) was the highest ranking family status ( status familiae ) in an Ancient Roman household, always a male position. The term is Latin, literally,… …
86Gabon — /gann bawonn /, n. 1. Official name, Gabonese Republic. a republic in W equatorial Africa: formerly a part of French Equatorial Africa; member of the French Community. 1,190,159; 102,290 sq. mi. (264,931 sq. km). Cap.: Libreville. 2. an estuary… …
87Categorical Imperative — • A term which originated in Immanuel Kant s ethics Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Categorical Imperative Categorical Imperative …
88Tsarist autocracy — The Tsarist autocracy[a] (Russian: царское самодержавие, transcr. tsarskoye samoderzhaviye) refers to a form of autocracy (later, absolute monarchy) specific to the Grand Duchy of Muscovy (which later became Tsardom of Russia and the Russian… …
89Mu'tazili — Muʿtazilah (Arabic المعتزلة al mu tazilah ) is a theological school of thought within Sunni Islam. It is also anglicized as Muʿtazilite. They are usually not accepted by other Sunni Muslims, though their theology parallels Shi a Islam, such as… …
90Christianity in Ireland — Saint Patrick, a Romano Briton Christian missionary, who is the most generally recognised patron saint of Ireland, although Brigid of Kildare and Columba are also patron saints …
