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  • 91Zambia — Zambian, adj., n. /zam bee euh/, n. a republic in S Africa: formerly a British protectorate and part of the Federation of Rhodesia and Nyasaland; gained independence 1964; a member of the Commonwealth of Nations. 9,349,975; 288,130 sq. mi.… …

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  • 92Newman, John Henry — known as Cardinal Newman born Feb. 21, 1801, London, Eng. died Aug. 11, 1890, Birmingham, Warwick English churchman and man of letters. He attended the University of Oxford, where in 1833 he became the leader of the Oxford Movement, which… …

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  • 93ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction       the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific… …

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  • 94Extreme Unction — • A sacrament to give spiritual aid and comfort and perfect spiritual health, including, if need be, the remission of sins, and also, conditionally, to restore bodily health, to Christians who are seriously ill Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight …

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  • 95Germany — • History divided by time periods, beginning with before 1556 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Germany     Germany     † …

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  • 96Pragmatism — • As a tendency in philosophy, signifies the insistence on usefulness or practical consequences as a test of truth. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pragmatism     Pragmatism   …

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  • 97Sacrifice of the Mass — • The word Mass (missa) first established itself as the general designation for the Eucharistic Sacrifice in the West after the time of Pope Gregory the Great, the early Church having used the expression the breaking of bread (fractio panis) or… …

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  • 98Lutherans —     Lutheranism     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Lutheranism     The religious belief held by the oldest and in Europe the most numerous of the Protestant (Protestantism) sects, founded by the Wit …

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  • 99Lutherans and Lutheranism —     Lutheranism     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Lutheranism     The religious belief held by the oldest and in Europe the most numerous of the Protestant (Protestantism) sects, founded by the …

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  • 100Ghosts in Chinese culture — An image of Zhong Kui, the vanquisher of ghosts and evil beings, painted sometime before 1304 A.D. by Gong Kai. There are many references to ghosts in Chinese culture. Even Confucius said, Respect ghosts and gods, but keep away from them. [1] The …

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