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  • 101FESTIVALS — (Heb. חַג, hag; מוֹעֵד, mo ed; or יוֹם טוֹב, yom tov). Introduction The root of חַג is חָגֹג ḥagog, to celebrate, or possibly חוּג ḥug, to go round. It is related to the Arabic ḥajja which means to go on a pilgrimage from which comes ḥajj, the… …

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  • 102HEBREW LITERATURE, MODERN — definition and scope beginnings periodization …

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  • 103provoke — transitive verb (provoked; provoking) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French *provoker, provocher, from Latin provocare, from pro forth + vocare to call, from voc , vox voice more at pro , voice Date: 14th century 1. a. archaic to arouse to …

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  • 104stimulate — verb ( lated; lating) Etymology: Latin stimulatus, past participle of stimulare, from stimulus goad; perhaps akin to Latin stilus stem, stylus more at style Date: 1566 transitive verb 1. to excite to activity or growth or to greater activity ;… …

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  • 105pique — I. noun Date: 1592 a transient feeling of wounded vanity ; resentment < a fit of pique > Synonyms: see offense II. transitive verb (piqued; piquing) Etymology: French piquer, literally, to prick more at …

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  • 106rally — I. verb (rallied; rallying) Etymology: French rallier, from Old French ralier, from re + alier to unite more at ally Date: 1603 transitive verb 1. a. to muster for a common purpose b. to recall to order …

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  • 107Joseph Smith, Jr. — Joseph Smith, Jr. (December 23, 1805 – June 27, 1844) was the founder of the Latter Day Saint movement, also known as Mormonism, and an important religious and political figure in the United States during the 1830s and 1840s. In 1827, Smith began …

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  • 108Orgasm — For other uses, see Orgasm (disambiguation). Frenzy of Exultations (1894), by Wł …

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  • 109Propaganda — This article is about the form of communication. For other uses, see Propaganda (disambiguation). French Military Propaganda postcard showing a caricature of Kaiser Wilhelm II biting the world (c. 1915) …

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  • 110Plot (narrative) — Plot is a literary term defined as the events that make up a story, particularly as they relate to one another in a pattern, in a sequence, through cause and effect, or by coincidence. One is generally interested in how well this pattern of&#8230; …

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