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  • 121Thomas Moore —     Thomas Moore     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Thomas Moore     Poet and biographer, b. 28 May, 1779, at Dublin, Ireland; d. 26 February, 1852, at Devizes, England. His father was a grocer till 1806 when he was appointed barrack master at Dublin …

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  • 122University of Tubingen —     University of Tübingen     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► University of Tübingen     Located in Würtemberg; founded by Count Eberhard im Bart on 3 July, 1477, after Pope Sixtus IV had first undertaken by the Bull of 13 Nov., 1476 to endow the… …

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  • 123malfeasance — mal·fea·sance /ˌmal fēz əns/ n [mal bad + obsolete English feasance doing, execution, from Old French faisance, from fais , stem of faire to make, do, from Latin facere]: the commission (as by a public official) of a wrongful or unlawful act… …

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  • 124English words first attested in Chaucer — Contents 1 Etymology 2 List 2.1 Canterbury Tales General Prologue …

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  • 125Coup of 18 Fructidor — Acting for the coup s leaders, General Pierre Augereau stormed the Tuileries Palace to arrest Charles Pichegru and others accused of plotting a counter revolution. The Coup of 18 Fructidor, Year V, was a seizure of power by members of the French… …

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  • 126Divine right of kings — This article covers the Western tradition. For the Eastern tradition, see Mandate of Heaven. See also God Emperor for various rulers who claim a divine relationship. Part of the Politics series on …

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  • 127Divinatio in Caecilium — Cicero s Divinatio in Caecilium is his oration against Quintus Caecilius in the process for selecting a prosecutor of Gaius Verres (70 BCE). Cicero asserts that he, rather than Q. Caecilius, will make the better prosecutor of Verres, the Roman… …

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  • 128Nasr ibn Sayyar — Born 663 Died 9 December 748 Allegiance Umayyad Caliphate Battles/wars Wars against the Turgesh …

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