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  • 11Abomination of Desolation — Christian eschatology Eschatology views Viewpoints • Preterism • Idealism • Historicism • …

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  • 12ruinous — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. dilapidated, rundown; disastrous, calamitous, desolating, tragic. See deterioration, pain, adversity. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Destructive] Syn. pernicious, calamitous, disastrous; see destructive …

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  • 13Painfulness — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Capability of giving pain PARAG:Painfulness >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 painfulness painfulness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 trouble trouble care &c.(pain) 828 Sgm: N 1 trial trial Sgm: N 1 affliction affliction infliction …

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  • 14Desolation — Des o*la tion, n. [F. d[ e]solation, L. desolatio.] 1. The act of desolating or laying waste; destruction of inhabitants; depopulation. [1913 Webster] Unto the end of the war desolations are determined. Dan. ix. 26. [1913 Webster] 2. The state of …

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  • 15desolation — noun Date: 14th century 1. the action of desolating 2. a. grief, sadness b. loneliness 3. devastation, ruin < a scene of utter desolation > 4. barren wasteland …

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  • 17Battle of Tours — Infobox Military Conflict Conflict=Battle of Tours partof=the Muslim conquests caption=Charles de Steuben s Bataille de Poitiers en Octobre 732 depicts a triumphant Charles Martel (mounted) facing ‘Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi (right) at the Battle of …

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  • 18Abdul Rahman Al Ghafiqi — (died 732; Arabic: عبد الرحمن الغافقي), also known as Abd er Rahman, Abdderrahman, Abderame, and Abd el Rahman, led the Andalusian Muslims into battle against the forces of Charles Martel in the Battle of Tours on October 10, 732 A.D. for which&#8230; …

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  • 19Demographic history of Macedonia — This article is about the region spanning several countries in southeastern Europe; for the demographics of the Republic of Macedonia, see Demographic history of the Republic of Macedonia. The geographical region of Macedonia Contents …

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  • 20The Dark Tower (series) — For other uses, see The Dark Tower (disambiguation). The Dark Tower The Dark Tower painting by Michael Whelan The Gunslinger (1982) The Drawing of the Three (1987) The …

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