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  • 81Israel —     Israelites     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Israelites     The word designates the descendants of the Patriarch Jacob, or Israel. It corresponds to the Hebrew appellation children of Israel , a name by which together with the simple form Israel… …

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  • 82Masonry (Freemasonry) —     Masonry (Freemasonry)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Masonry (Freemasonry)     The subject is treated under the following heads:     I. Name and Definition;     II. Origin and Early History;     III. Fundamental Principles and Spirit;     IV.… …

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  • 83List of Fushigi Yûgi characters — The protagonists of Fushigi Yûgi, as seen in the anime adaptation. From left to right, top to bottom: Nuriko, Chichiri, Mitsukake, Tasuki, Tamahome, Miaka, Hotohori, Chiriko. This article lists the major characters from the manga series Fushigi… …

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  • 841920 Duluth lynchings — A memorial in Duluth honors three workers who were lynched there in 1920. The 1920 Duluth Lynchings occurred on June 15, 1920, when three black circus workers were attacked and lynched by a mob in Duluth, Minnesota. Rumors had circulated among… …

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  • 85Mary Smith (EastEnders) — Mary Smith EastEnders character Portrayed by Linda Davidson Duration 1985–88 First appearance 5 March 1985 Last appearance …

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  • 86Sceptics (The) — The sceptics Michael Frede INTRODUCTION When we speak of ‘scepticism’ and of ‘sceptics’, we primarily think of a philosophical position according to which nothing is known for certain, or even nothing can be known for certain. There are certain… …

    History of philosophy

  • 87Nietzsche, Friedrich Wilhelm — Nietzsche Robin Small LIFE AND PERSONALITY Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche (1844–1900) is one of those thinkers whose personalities cannot easily be separated from their achievements in philosophy. This is not because his life was an unusually… …

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  • 88persecute — per|se|cute [ˈpə:sıkju:t US ˈpə:r ] v [T] [Date: 1400 1500; : French; Origin: persécuter, from Latin persecutus, past participle of persequi to pursue, follow ] 1.) to treat someone cruelly or unfairly over a period of time, especially because of …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 89release —    1. to dismiss from employment    The employee has not hitherto been held against his will:     ... since released (not surprisingly) to pursue other business interests (the banking euphemism for goodbye). (Private Eye, April 1988)    Also as a …

    How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

  • 90persecute — [pʉr′sə kyo͞ot΄] vt. persecuted, persecuting [LME persecuten < MFr persécuter, back form. < persécuteur < L persecutor < persequi, to pursue < per, through + sequi, to follow: see SEQUENT] 1. to afflict or harass constantly so as… …

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