Acquirement

  • 121John Barrow —     John Barrow     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► John Barrow     Priest, descended from a family of stanch Catholic yeomen, b. 13 May, 1735, at Westby in the Fylde, Lancashire; d. 12 February, 1811, at Claughton, Lancashire. His uncle, Father Edward …

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  • 122St. Ignatius Loyola —     St. Ignatius Loyola     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Ignatius Loyola     Youngest son of Don Beltrán Yañez de Oñez y Loyola and Marina Saenz de Lieona y Balda (the name López de Recalde, though accepted by the Bollandist Father Pien, is a… …

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  • 123distress — dis·tress n [Anglo French destrece, literally, tightness, anguish, deprivation, from Old French, ultimately from Late Latin districtus severe, from past participle of distringere to hinder, punish see distrain] 1: seizure and detention of the… …

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  • 124receipt — re·ceipt /ri sēt/ n 1: the act, process, or fact of taking possession 2: something (as income) received usu. used in pl. 3: a writing acknowledging the receiving of goods or money Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster …

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  • 125accomplishment — noun /əˈkɒmplɪʃmənt/ a) The act of accomplishing; entire performance; completion; fulfillment; as, the accomplishment of an enterprise, of a prophecy, etc. b) That which completes, perfects, or equips thoroughly; acquirement; attainment; that …

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  • 126example — 1. noun /ɪɡˈzɑːmpəl,ɪɡˈzæmpəl/ a) Something that is representative of all such things in a group. Learn from me, if not by my precepts, then at least by my example, how dangerous is the acquirement of knowledge, b) Something that serves to… …

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  • 127acquisition — noun a) The act or process of acquiring. The acquisition of sports equipment can be fun in itself. b) The thing acquired or gained; a gain. That graphite tennis racquet is quite an acquisition. Syn: accession, procurement, acquirement …

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  • 128attainment — noun /əˈteɪnmənt/ a) The act of attaining; the act of arriving at or reaching; the act of obtaining by exertion or effort. b) That which is attained, or obtained by exertion; acquisition; acquirement …

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