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  • 81immodest — immodestly, adv. immodesty, n. /i mod ist/, adj. 1. not modest in conduct, utterance, etc.; indecent; shameless. 2. not modest in assertion or pretension; forward; impudent. [1560 70; < L immodestus unrestrained, immoderate. See IM 2, MODEST] Syn …

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  • 82impudicity — /im pyoo dis i tee/, n. immodesty. [1520 30; < MF impudicité < L impudic(us) immodest (im IM 2 + pudicus modest; see IMPUDENT) + MF ité ITY] * * * …

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  • 83indecency — /in dee seuhn see/, n., pl. indecencies for 4. 1. the quality or condition of being indecent. 2. impropriety or immodesty. 3. obscenity or indelicacy. 4. an indecent act, remark, etc. [1580 90; < L indecentia. See INDECENT, ENCY] * * * …

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  • 84Rothschild family — European banking dynasty. It was founded by Mayer Amschel Rothschild (1744–1812), who started out in a Frankfurt banking house. The family name derived from the red shield (rote Schild) on the house in the Jewish ghetto where Mayer s ancestors&#8230; …

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  • 85directing — Art of coordinating and controlling all elements in the staging of a play or making of a film. Until the late 19th century, a theatrical director was usually the play s leading actor or the company s actor manager. Today s stage director combines …

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  • 86Lust — • The inordinate craving for, or indulgence of, the carnal pleasure which is experienced in the human organs of generation Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Lust     Lust      …

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  • 87Epistle to the Ephesians —     Epistle to the Ephesians     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle to the Ephesians     This article will be treated under the following heads:     ♦ I. Analysis of the Epistle;     ♦ II. Special Characteristics:     ♦ (1) Form:     (a)&#8230; …

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  • 88Mohammed and Mohammedanism —     Mohammed and Mohammedanism     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Mohammed and Mohammedanism     I. THE FOUNDER     Mohammed, the Praised One , the prophet of Islam ( see Islam (Concept) ) and the founder of Mohammedanism, was born at Mecca (20&#8230; …

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  • 89Islam —     Mohammed and Mohammedanism     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Mohammed and Mohammedanism     I. THE FOUNDER     Mohammed, the Praised One , the prophet of Islam ( see Islam (Concept) ) and the founder of Mohammedanism, was born at Mecca (20&#8230; …

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  • 90Mohammed and Mohammedanism (Islam) —     Mohammed and Mohammedanism     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Mohammed and Mohammedanism     I. THE FOUNDER     Mohammed, the Praised One , the prophet of Islam ( see Islam (Concept) ) and the founder of Mohammedanism, was born at Mecc …

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