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41Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
42Christian Brothers — • A society of male religious approved by the Church, but not taking Holy orders, and having for its object the personal sanctification of its members and the Christian education of youth, especially of the children of artisans and the poor… …
43deplete — vb Deplete, drain, exhaust, impoverish, bankrupt are comparable when they mean to deprive a thing in whole or in part of what is essential or necessary to its existence or potency. Deplete is often used as though it implied merely a reduction in… …
44empty — adj 1. void, vacant, without contents, unfilled, hollow, Scot, and North Eng. toom; unfurnished, bare, barren, blank, unadorned; depleted, (of alcoholic beverage containers) Inf. dead, exhausted, drained, spent. 2. unoccupied, untenanted,… …
