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11Catholic marriage — Therefore what God has joined together, let not man separate. (Gospel of Matthew 19:6) Matrimony, The Seven Sacraments, Rogier van der Weyden, ca. 1445. Catholic marriage, also called matrimony, is a covenant by which a man and a woman establish… …
12china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …
13China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …
14Aspasia — (ca. 470 BCD. Nails, The People of Plato , 58–59] [P. O Grady, [http://home.vicnet.net.au/ hwaa/artemis4.html Aspasia of Miletus] ] ndash;ca. 400 BC,A.E. Taylor, Plato: The Man and his Work , 41] Greek: Polytonic|Ἀσπασία) was a Milesian woman who …
15Diana Primrose — (fl. 1630) author of the eulogy to the deceased Queen Elizabeth published A Chaine of Pearle, Or a Memoriall of the peerles Graces, and Heroick Vertues of Queene Elizabeth of Glorious Memory. Composed by the Noble Lady, Diana Primrose (London,… …
16single — /sing geuhl/, adj., v., singled, singling, n. adj. 1. only one in number; one only; unique; sole: a single example. 2. of, pertaining to, or suitable for one person only: a single room. 3. solitary or sole; lone: He was the single survivor. 4.… …
17celibacy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Unmarried state Nouns 1. celibacy, singleness, single blessedness; bachelorhood, bachelorship, spinsterhood; misogamy, misogyny; virginity, pucelage, maidenhood; chastity, continence, sexual abstinence.… …
18single — sin•gle [[t]ˈsɪŋ gəl[/t]] adj. v. gled, gling, n. 1) only one in number; one only; unique; sole: a single example[/ex] 2) of, pertaining to, or suitable for one person only: a single room[/ex] 3) solitary or sole; lone: He was the single… …
19single — [siŋ′gəl] adj. [ME < OFr sengle < L singulus, single: for IE base see SIMPLE] 1. a) one only; one and no more; individual b) separate and distinct from others of the same kind [every single time] 2. without another or others; alone;… …
20Sexual continence — is a lifestyle in which one refrains from all sexual contact even while married. In the Early Christian Church of the West, sexual continence was required of deacons, priests and bishops. [ Celibacy in the Early Church: The Beginnings of… …
