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  • 11Evil — E*vil ([=e] v l) a. [OE. evel, evil, ifel, uvel, AS. yfel; akin to OFries, evel, D. euvel, OS. & OHG. ubil, G. [ u]bel, Goth. ubils, and perh. to E. over.] 1. Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which… …

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  • 12Evil eye — Evil E*vil ([=e] v l) a. [OE. evel, evil, ifel, uvel, AS. yfel; akin to OFries, evel, D. euvel, OS. & OHG. ubil, G. [ u]bel, Goth. ubils, and perh. to E. over.] 1. Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties… …

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  • 13Evil speaking — Evil E*vil ([=e] v l) a. [OE. evel, evil, ifel, uvel, AS. yfel; akin to OFries, evel, D. euvel, OS. & OHG. ubil, G. [ u]bel, Goth. ubils, and perh. to E. over.] 1. Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties… …

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  • 14The evil one — Evil E*vil ([=e] v l) a. [OE. evel, evil, ifel, uvel, AS. yfel; akin to OFries, evel, D. euvel, OS. & OHG. ubil, G. [ u]bel, Goth. ubils, and perh. to E. over.] 1. Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties… …

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  • 15censorious — adjective Etymology: Latin censorius of a censor, from censor Date: 1536 marked by or given to censure < censorious comments > < a censorious critic > Synonyms: see critical • censoriously adverb • censoriousness …

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  • 16Theopompus — Theopompus, a Greek historian [ A man who wrote slander, not history was the judgement of Robin Lane Fox (Fox, Alexander the Great 1973:49 and 57.] and rhetorician, was born on Chios about 380 BC.In early youth he seems to have spent some time at …

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  • 17Pope Pius VIII — Infobox Pope English name=Pius VIII Pius VIII birth name=Francesco Saverio Castiglioni term start=March 31, 1829 term end=November 30, 1830 predecessor=Leo XII successor=Gregory XVI birth date=birth date|1761|11|20|mf=y birthplace=Cingoli, Italy&#8230; …

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  • 18censorious — censoriously, adv. censoriousness, n. /sen sawr ee euhs, sohr /, adj. severely critical; faultfinding; carping. [1530 40; < L censorius of a censor, hence, austere, moral; see CENSOR, TORY1] * * * …

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  • 19Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …

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  • 20Pius V, Saint — orig. Antonio or Michele Ghislieri born Jan. 17, 1504, Bosco, duchy of Milan died May 1, 1572, Rome, Papal States; canonized May 22, 1712; feast day April 30 Pope (1566–72). He joined the Dominican order at age 14 and was ordained in 1528. A&#8230; …

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