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declare — verb (declared; declaring) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French & Latin; Anglo French declarer, from Latin declarare, from de + clarare to make visible, from clarus clear more at clear Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to make known … New Collegiate Dictionary
rule — 1 n 1 a: a prescribed guide for conduct or action b: a regulating principle or precept 2 a: an order or directive issued by a court in a particular proceeding esp. upon petition of a party to the proceeding that commands an officer or party to… … Law dictionary
pronounce — verb (pronounced; pronouncing) Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French pronuncier, from Latin pronuntiare, from pro forth + nuntiare to report, from nuntius messenger more at pro Date: 14th century transitive verb 1. to declare officially or … New Collegiate Dictionary
Third Council of Constantinople — Third Council of Constantinople † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Third Council of Constantinople (SIXTH GENERAL COUNCIL.) The Sixth General Council was summoned in 678 by Emperor Constantine Pogonatus, with a view of restoring between… … Catholic encyclopedia
rule — I. noun Etymology: Middle English reule, from Anglo French, from Latin regula straightedge, rule, from regere to keep straight, direct more at right Date: 13th century 1. a. a prescribed guide for conduct or action b. the laws or regulations… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Inspiration of Ellen G. White — This article is about the nature of Ellen White s inspiration. For her biography and heritage, see Ellen G. White. Part of a series on Seventh day Adventism … Wikipedia
pronounce — I (pass judgment) verb adjudge, adjudicate, announce authoritatively, conclude, decide, declare to be, decree, deliver judgment, determine, find, give a ruling, give an opinion, give judgment, judge, officially utter, pass sentence upon,… … Law dictionary
court — /kawrt, kohrt/, n. 1. Law. a. a place where justice is administered. b. a judicial tribunal duly constituted for the hearing and determination of cases. c. a session of a judicial assembly. 2. an area open to the sky and mostly or entirely… … Universalium
Court — /kawrt, kohrt/, n. Margaret Smith, born 1942, Australian tennis player. * * * I In architecture, an outdoor room surrounded by buildings or walls. Courts have existed in all civilizations from the earliest recorded times. The small garden court… … Universalium
pope — The Pope † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Pope (Ecclesiastical Latin papa from Greek papas, a variant of pappas father, in classical Latin pappas Juvenal, Satires 6:633). The title pope, once used with far greater latitude (see below … Catholic encyclopedia