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  • 111FROM THE DESTRUCTION TO ALEXANDER — the restoration ezra nehemiah The Restoration The destruction of the Temple constituted a double crisis. Not only were the people cast off the land but the Divine Presence departed from Jerusalem (Ezek. 10:19; 11:23). Once the city was bereft of… …

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  • 112Sign of the Cross — For other uses, see Sign of the Cross (disambiguation). The Sign of the Cross (Latin: Signum Crucis), or crossing oneself, is a ritual hand motion made by members of many branches of Christianity, often accompanied by spoken or mental recitation… …

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  • 113Chimú culture — For the state Chimu state culture, see Chimor. Chimú gold adornments. 1300 AD Larco Museum, Lima Perú The Chimú were the residents of Chimor, with its capital at the city of Chan Chan, a large adobe city in the Moche Valley of present day… …

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  • 114Plains Indians — The Plains Indians are the Indigenous peoples who live on the plains and rolling hills of the Great Plains of North America. ClassificationPlains Indians are usually divided into two broad classifications which overlap to some… …

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  • 115Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres —     Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres     A French painter, b. at Montauban, 29 August, 1780; d. at Paris, 14 January, 1867. His father sent him to study at Toulouse. At the age of sixteen… …

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  • 116List of Assassin's Creed characters — This is a list of characters in the Assassin s Creed series. Note that while many of the characters are based on actual historical figures, some of them are fictional. Contents 1 Assassins 1.1 Desmond Miles 1.2 Lucy Stillman 1.3 …

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  • 117churinga — [tʃʌ rɪŋgə] noun (plural same or churingas) (among Australian Aboriginals) a sacred object. Origin C19: from Arrernte, lit. object from the Dreaming …

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  • 118Canopies — Canopy Can o*py (k[a^]n [ o]*p[y^]), n.; pl. {Canopies} ( p[i^]z). [OE. canapie, F. canap[ e] sofa, OF. conop[ e]e, conopeu, conopieu, canopy, vail, pavilion (cf. It. canop[ e] canopy, sofa), LL. conopeum a bed with mosquito curtains, fr. Gr.… …

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  • 119Canopy — Can o*py (k[a^]n [ o]*p[y^]), n.; pl. {Canopies} ( p[i^]z). [OE. canapie, F. canap[ e] sofa, OF. conop[ e]e, conopeu, conopieu, canopy, vail, pavilion (cf. It. canop[ e] canopy, sofa), LL. conopeum a bed with mosquito curtains, fr. Gr. kwnwpei^on …

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  • 120baldachin — or baldachino noun (plural baldachins or baldachinos) Etymology: Italian baldacchino, from Baldacco Baghdad, Iraq Date: 1537 1. a cloth canopy fixed or carried over an important person or a sacred object 2. a rich embroidered fabric of silk and… …

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