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  • 121Ninian Winzet —     Ninian Winzet     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ninian Winzet     Benedictine abbot and controversial writer, b. at Renfrew, Scotland, 1518; d. at Ratisbon, 21 Sept., 1592. Educated (probably, though not certainly) at Glasgow University, he was… …

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  • 122Pierre Mignard —     Pierre Mignard     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pierre Mignard     A French painter, born at Troyes, 7 November, 1612; died at Paris, 30 May, 1695. Though destined for the medical profession, Pierre gave early signs of his true vocation. For one …

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  • 123St. Braulio —     St. Braulio     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Braulio     Bishop of Saragossa, date of birth unknown, d. at Saragossa c. 651. In 631 he succeeded his brother John, whose archdeacon he had been, in the episcopal See of Saragossa. His influence …

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  • 124St. Fabiola —     St. Fabiola     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Fabiola     A Roman matron of rank, died 27 December, 399 or 400. She was one of the company of noble Roman women who, under the influence of St. Jerome, gave up all earthly pleasures and devoted… …

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  • 125architectural criticism and theory — Forced to dance to the government’s tune during the Mao era, architectural writing since the 1979 reform has gained freedom but is also dominated by Western concepts. Pre reform China shunned modern Western theory in its struggle against the… …

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  • 126eulogism — noun eulogistic language …

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  • 127eulogize — verb To praise, celebrate or pay homage to (someone), especially in an eloquent formal eulogy. See Also: eulogist, eulogistic, eulogizer …

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  • 128pejorative — 1. adjective /pɪˈdʒɒrətɪv,pəˈdʒɔɹətɪv/ Disparaging, belittling or derogatory. Syn: derogatory, dyslogistic Ant: meliorative, eulogistic 2 …

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