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  • 101Pope Leo XI —     Pope Leo XI     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Leo XI     (ALESSANDRO OTTAVIANO DE MEDICI).     Born at Florence in 1535; died at Rome 27 April, 1605, on the twenty seventh day after his election to the papacy. His mother, Francesca Salviati …

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  • 102Cyrus the Great in the Bible — The Cylinder confirms that Cyrus allowed captives in Babylon to return to their native lands, earning him an honored place in Judaism. Cyrus the Great figures in the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) as the patron and deliverer of the Jews. He is… …

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  • 103Dien Bien Phu (manga) — Điện Biên Phủ ディエンビエンフー Genre War, Historical Manga Điện Biên Phủ Written by …

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  • 104Kandanad Marth Mariam Church — The St.Mary’s Orthodox Church of Kandanad is believed to be about more than 1000 years old. Since its inception, the church was renovated, remodeled and rebuilt on several occasions and the edifice in its present magnificent form appears to have… …

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  • 105Ephesians, Epistle to —    Was written by Paul at Rome about the same time as that to the Colossians, which in many points it resembles.    Contents of. The Epistle to the Colossians is mainly polemical, designed to refute certain theosophic errors that had crept into… …

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  • 106incund — adj interior, internal, inward, secret, intimate; physical, of the inner part of the body; non physical, in reference to mind, feeling, spirit, (1) denoting earnestness, sincerity; he offrede his lác mid incundre heortan he offered his gift with… …

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  • 107aspiration — {{11}}aspiration (1) 1530s, action of breathing into, from L. aspirationem (nom. aspiratio), noun of action from pp. stem of aspirare (see ASPIRE (Cf. aspire)). Meaning steadfast longing for a higher goal, earnest desire for something above one… …

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  • 108invoke — in•voke [[t]ɪnˈvoʊk[/t]] v. t. voked, vok•ing 1) to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or pray for: to invoke God s mercy[/ex] 2) to call on (a deity, Muse, etc.), as in prayer or supplication 3) to declare to be binding or in effect …

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  • 109invoke — /ɪnˈvoʊk / (say in vohk) verb (t) (invoked, invoking) 1. to call for with earnest desire; make supplication or prayer for: to invoke God s mercy. 2. to call on (a divine being, etc.), as in prayer. 3. to appeal to, as for confirmation: *He… …

  • 110as|pi|ra|tion — «AS puh RAY shuhn», noun. 1. earnest desire; longing; ambition: »She had aspirations to become an actress. 2. a) an aspirating (of sounds): »the aspiration of “h” in “house.” Many people pronounce “where” with no aspiration. b) an aspirated sound …

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