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  • 31Jesuit Apologetic — • The accusations brought against the Society have been exceptional for their frequency and fierceness Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Jesuit Apologetic     Jesuit Apologetic …

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  • 32Jesus' interactions with women — Part of a series on Christianity and Gender Theology Female disciples of Jesus Gender roles in Christianity …

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  • 33justice — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Conformity to moral principles Nouns 1. justice, justness, fairness, fair treatment, impartiality, equity, equitableness; poetic justice, rough justice, deserts; nemesis (see punishment); scales of… …

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  • 34venerable — ven·er·a·ble || venÉ™rÉ™bl adj. worthy of honor and esteem (because of age, achievement, or position); deserving reverence and respect (because of historical or religious status) …

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  • 35due — adj Due, rightful, condign are comparable when they mean being in accordance with what is just and appro priate. Due, which basically means owed or owing as a debt, carries over in the sense here considered a strong implication that the thing so… …

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  • 36estimable — es•ti•ma•ble [[t]ˈɛs tə mə bəl[/t]] adj. 1) worthy of esteem; deserving respect or admiration 2) capable of being estimated • Etymology: 1425–75; late ME < MF < L es′ti•ma•ble•ness, n. es′ti•ma•bly, adv …

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  • 37estimable — /ˈɛstəməbəl / (say estuhmuhbuhl) adjective 1. worthy of esteem; deserving respect. 2. capable of being estimated. –estimableness, noun –estimably, adverb …

  • 38JEWISH STUDIES — Jewish studies, or often Judaic studies, refers here to the academic teaching of aspects of Jewish religion, history, philosophy, and culture, and associated languages and literatures, at the undergraduate and graduate level in institutions of… …

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  • 39TALMID ḤAKHAM — (Heb. תַּלְמִיד חָכָם; pl. talmidei ḥakhamim; lit. a disciple of the wise rather than a wise student ), the appellation given to a rabbinical scholar. The Talmud expresses the preference of the aristocracy of learning over that of distinguished… …

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