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  • 121Vital tripod — Vital Vi tal, a. [F., fr. L. vitalis, fr. vita life; akin to vivere to live. See {Vivid}.] 1. Belonging or relating to life, either animal or vegetable; as, vital energies; vital functions; vital actions. [1913 Webster] 2. Contributing to life;… …

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  • 122Vital vessels — Vital Vi tal, a. [F., fr. L. vitalis, fr. vita life; akin to vivere to live. See {Vivid}.] 1. Belonging or relating to life, either animal or vegetable; as, vital energies; vital functions; vital actions. [1913 Webster] 2. Contributing to life;… …

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  • 123Sukhoi Su-47 — infobox Aircraft name = Su 47 Berkut caption = type = Technology Demonstrator manufacturer =Sukhoi designer =Sukhoi Design Bureau of Moscow first flight = 25 September 1997 introduced =January 2000 retired = status = Experimental primary user =… …

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  • 124heart — /hat / (say haht) noun 1. a hollow muscular organ which by rhythmic contraction and dilatation keeps the blood in circulation throughout the body. 2. this organ considered as the seat of life, or vital powers, or of thought, feeling, or emotion:… …

  • 125Jack Beale — Jack Gordon Beale AO (17 July 1917 – 7 June 2006) was an Australian politician who championed the need for Australia to conserve and develop its water resources. He was also Australia’s first environment minister. In his obituary in The Sydney… …

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  • 126vital — adjective /ˈvaɪtəl/ a) Relating to, or characteristic of life. The brain is a vital organ. b) Necessary to the continuation of life; being the seat of life; being that on which life depends. The sun’s vital radiation. See Also: devive, revive …

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  • 127blood — In Hebrew thought blood was the seat of life, or even identified with life, and it therefore had an essential role in sacrifices, which were themselves fundamental in Hebrew society. The priests were consecrated by blood (Exod. 29:19–21); blood… …

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  • 128Anointing — The Anointing of David, from the Paris Psalter, 10th century (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris). To anoint is to pour or smear with perfumed oil, milk, water, melted butter or other substances, a process employed ritually by many religions. People… …

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