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  • 61Richelieu, Armand-Jean du Plessis, cardinal and duke de — born Sept. 9, 1585, Richelieu, Poitou, France died Dec. 4, 1642, Paris French statesman and chief minister to Louis XIII. Born to a minor noble family, he was ordained a priest in 1607 and became bishop of Luçon. As the first bishop in France to… …

    Universalium

  • 62Frederick II — • German King and Roman Emperor, son of Henry VI and Constance of Sicily; born 26 Dec., 1194; died at Fiorentina, in Apulia, 13 Dec., 1250 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Frederick II     Frederick II …

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  • 63Caiphas, Joseph —     Joseph Caiphas     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Joseph Caiphas     According to Josephus (Antiquitates, XVIII, iv, 3), Caiphas was appointed High Priest of the Jews by the Roman procurator Valerius Gratus, the predecessor of Pontius Pilate,… …

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  • 64Joseph Caiphas —     Joseph Caiphas     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Joseph Caiphas     According to Josephus (Antiquitates, XVIII, iv, 3), Caiphas was appointed High Priest of the Jews by the Roman procurator Valerius Gratus, the predecessor of Pontius Pilate,… …

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  • 65Paolo Dal Pozzo Toscanelli —     Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Paolo dal Pozzo Toscanelli     Mathematician, astronomer, and cosmographer, b. at Florence in 1397; d. there, 10 May, 1482. Toscanelli, who was one of the most distinguished scientists… …

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  • 66List of Mobile Suit Gundam Wing mobile weapons — This is a list of mobile units featured in the Japanese anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, known in Japan as New Mobile Report Gundam W (新機動戦記ガンダムW, Shin Kidō Senki Gandamu Uingu?), and subsequent spin offs. Contents …

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  • 67Establishment —    A vague term for the group or class that has authority within a society, usually portrayed as being a conservative influence. According to critics of the Establishment, its members are said to exercise a controlling influence in public life,… …

    Glossary of UK Government and Politics

  • 68Family Compact —    A group of Tory leaders in Upper Canada, so nicknamed by their political opponents because they held power as a distinct group, allied by bonds of political, social, and religious sympathy. Term also used in other provinces, in connection with …

    The makers of Canada

  • 69powerfulness — noun possession of controlling influence (Freq. 1) the deterrent power of nuclear weapons the power of his love saved her his powerfulness was concealed by a gentle facade • Syn: ↑power • Ant: ↑powerlessness, ↑ …

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  • 70Alluded — Allure Al*lure , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Alluded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Alluring}.] [OF. aleurrer, alurer, fr. a (L. ad) + leurre lure. See {Lure}.] To attempt to draw; to tempt by a lure or bait, that is, by the offer of some good, real or apparent; to …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English