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  • 121cynophilist — sə̇ˈnäfələ̇st, sīˈ noun ( s) Etymology: cyn + phile + ist : a dog fancier : one that is favorably disposed toward dogs …

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  • 122rose-colored spectacles — noun plural or rose colored glasses : optimistic eyes : favorably disposed opinions view the world through rose colored spectacles * * * rose colored spectacles see ↑rose colored • • • Main Entry: ↑spectacle …

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  • 123well-affected — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ adjective : favorably disposed or inclined (as toward a person or a political authority) …

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  • 124ANCONA — (Marche), Adriatic seaport in Italy. According to Early Christian legends, the first bishop of Ancona was no less than the Great Rabbi of Jerusalem, who took the Christian name of Quincus after baptism. Jews were living near Ancona in 967. In… …

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  • 125ASTROLOGY — ASTROLOGY, the study of the supposed influence of the stars on human events and the predictions based on this study. Bible and Apocrypha There is no explicit mention of astrology in the Bible, but two biblical passages dealing with the diviner… …

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  • 126CAMBYSES — (Pers., Kambujiya; Bab., Kam bu zi (ia); Aram., Kanbuzi; Greek, Cambyses), the son of cyrus , king of Persia (530–522 B.C.E.). It appears that in 538, several months after Cyrus conquered Babylon, Cambyses was appointed king of Babylon by his… …

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  • 127CRIMEAN AFFAIR — Name used to refer to the closed antisemitic trial of the jewish anti fascist committee (JAC) held in Moscow from May to July 1952. One of the pretexts may have been a memorandum presented in the summer of 1944 by members of the Committee to the… …

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  • 128CYPRUS — CYPRUS, an island in the eastern Mediterranean, opposite the coast of northern Syria; c. 40 mi. south of Turkey and c. 65 mi. west of Syria. Ancient Period According to many scholars, the name Alashiya (Elishah, אֱלִישָׁה Gen. 10:4; I Chron. 1:7; …

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