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  • 31Indecorum — In de*co rum, n. [Pref. in not + decorum: cf. L. indecorous unbecoming.] [1913 Webster] 1. Lack of decorum; impropriety of behavior; that in behavior or manners which violates the established rules of civility, custom, or etiquette;… …

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  • 32Decorum — Not to be confused with Dacorum. Paolo Veronese s Last Supper (The Feast in the House of Levi). Veroese was summoned before the Inquisition on the basis that his composition, for the refectory of a monastery, was indecorous. It does indeed show a …

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  • 33Carnaval of Santiago de Cuba — Whether they are called carnavales , charangas or parrandas , large public celebrations dating at least (in Santiago de Cuba) as far back as the 17th century are common throughout Cuba. However, among Cubans, the Carnaval of Santiago de Cuba… …

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  • 34The Reformation and art — Hans Holbein the Younger s Noli me tangere a relatively rare Protestant oil painting of Christ. It is small, and generally naturalistic in style, avoiding iconic elements like the halo, which is barely discernible. The Protestant Reformation… …

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  • 35Roman Law —     Roman Law     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Roman Law     In the following article this subject is briefly treated under the two heads of; I. Principles; II. History. Of these two divisions, I is subdivided into: A. Persons; B. Things; C. Actions …

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  • 36indecorum — noun Indecorous behavior, or the state of being indecorous …

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  • 37immodest — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. forward, bold, vain (see vanity); suggestive, risqué, revealing, lowcut; unseemly, indecorous, indecent, sexy (sl.). See impurity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. forward, brazen, shameless, indecent;… …

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  • 38indecent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. immoral, obscene, im proper; salacious, lewd, lascivious, bawdy; immodest. See impurity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. immoral, shocking, shameless, improper; see coarse 2 , lewd 1 , shameful 1 . See… …

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  • 39indelicate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. immodest; gross, unrefined, coarse. See vulgarity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. improper, coarse, tactless; see coarse 2 , lewd 1 , tactless . See Synonym Study at coarse , improper . III (Roget s 3… …

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  • 40undignified — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. discreditable, inelegant, ludicrous, awkward, gauche; mean, degrading; indecorous, ill bred. See inelegance, vulgarity. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) a. unseemly, beneath one s dignity, degrading,… …

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