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  • 111Buddhism — Buddhist, n., adj. Buddhistic, Buddhistical, adj. Buddhistically, adv. /booh diz euhm, bood iz /, n. a religion, originated in India by Buddha (Gautama) and later spreading to China, Burma, Japan, Tibet, and parts of southeast Asia, holding that… …

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  • 112French Literature — • Origin, foundations, and types Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. French Literature     French Literature     † …

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  • 113Francois Fenelon —     François de Salignac de la Mothe Fénelon     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► François de Salignac de la Mothe Fénelon     A celebrated French bishop and author, b. in the Château de Fénelon in Périgord (Dordogne), 6 August, 1651; d. at Cambrai, 7… …

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  • 114Major houses in A Song of Ice and Fire — The following is a list of the notable characters in George R. R. Martin s A Song of Ice and Fire series of epic fantasy novels, belonging to one of the major aristocratic houses of fictional Westeros, and explains in detail what happens to these …

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  • 115fierce — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. ferocious, truculent; tigerish, savage; intense, violent; aggressive, bellicose; vehement. See violence, excitability. Ant., gentle, mild. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [ Said especially of people and… …

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  • 116kind — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. sort, species, class, type, ilk, breed, character, nature. adj. kindly, kindhearted; gentle, tender, sympathetic, mild, friendly, obliging, benign, solicitous, lenient; helpful. See benevolence,… …

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  • 117savage — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. wild, untamed, uncivilized, uncultivated; barbarous, ferocious, fierce, feral, cruel, rude; angry, enraged. See violence, malevolence, evildoer. Ant., civilized, gentle. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1.… …

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  • 118tender — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. t. present, offer, proffer, hold out; propose, suggest; volunteer. adj. gentle, kind; sentimental; affectionate, tenderhearted, loving, amorous; immature; sympathetic, soft; humane, merciful; young;… …

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  • 119John Aidan Liddell — John Aidan Liddell, VC, MC (3 August, 1888 ndash; 31 August, 1915) was an English pilot and recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest and most prestigious award for gallantry in the face of the enemy that can be awarded to British and… …

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  • 120theatre — /thee euh teuhr, theeeu /, n. theater. * * * I Building or space in which performances are given before an audience. It contains an auditorium and stage. In ancient Greece, where Western theatre began (5th century BC), theatres were constructed… …

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