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  • 11Sin — • A moral evil Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sin     Sin     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► …

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  • 12sensualism — /ˈsɛnʃuəlɪzəm/ (say senshoohuhlizuhm) noun 1. subjection to sensual appetites; sensuality. 2. Ethics the theory that the highest good consists in sensual gratification. 3. Philosophy the doctrine of sensationalism. 4. Aesthetics emphasis on… …

  • 13sensualism — /sen shooh euh liz euhm/, n. 1. subjection to sensual appetites; sensuality. 2. Philos. sensationalism (def. 3). [1795 1805; SENSUAL + ISM] * * * …

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  • 14Boswell, James — born Oct. 29, 1740, Edinburgh, Scot. died May 19, 1795, London, Eng. Scottish friend and biographer of Samuel Johnson. Boswell, a lawyer, met Johnson in 1763 and visited him often (1772–84), making a superlatively detailed record in his journals… …

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  • 15voluptuary — noun a) One whose life is devoted to sensual appetites; a pleasure seeker. b) A woman with a rounded, sensual figure. See Also: voluptuous …

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  • 16general average — Gross Gross, a. [Compar. {Grosser}; superl. {Grossest}.] [F. gros, L. grossus, perh. fr. L. crassus thick, dense, fat, E. crass, cf. Skr. grathita tied together, wound up, hardened. Cf. {Engross}, {Grocer}, {Grogram}.] 1. Great; large; bulky;… …

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  • 17Gross — Gross, a. [Compar. {Grosser}; superl. {Grossest}.] [F. gros, L. grossus, perh. fr. L. crassus thick, dense, fat, E. crass, cf. Skr. grathita tied together, wound up, hardened. Cf. {Engross}, {Grocer}, {Grogram}.] 1. Great; large; bulky; fat; of… …

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  • 18Gross adventure — Gross Gross, a. [Compar. {Grosser}; superl. {Grossest}.] [F. gros, L. grossus, perh. fr. L. crassus thick, dense, fat, E. crass, cf. Skr. grathita tied together, wound up, hardened. Cf. {Engross}, {Grocer}, {Grogram}.] 1. Great; large; bulky;… …

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  • 19Gross average — Gross Gross, a. [Compar. {Grosser}; superl. {Grossest}.] [F. gros, L. grossus, perh. fr. L. crassus thick, dense, fat, E. crass, cf. Skr. grathita tied together, wound up, hardened. Cf. {Engross}, {Grocer}, {Grogram}.] 1. Great; large; bulky;… …

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  • 20Gross receipts — Gross Gross, a. [Compar. {Grosser}; superl. {Grossest}.] [F. gros, L. grossus, perh. fr. L. crassus thick, dense, fat, E. crass, cf. Skr. grathita tied together, wound up, hardened. Cf. {Engross}, {Grocer}, {Grogram}.] 1. Great; large; bulky;… …

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