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111rule — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) I n. law, regulation; government, authority; ruler. See rule, measurement. II Regulation for standard procedure Nouns 1. rule, law, ordinance, regulation, canon, code, act, measure, statute; decision,… …
112Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind …
113ECOLOGY — This survey deals with those Jewish sources which have particular reference to environmental matters, and the restrictions upon the actions of the individual both in his own private domain and in public places, to the extent that they affect his… …
114FESTIVALS — (Heb. חַג, hag; מוֹעֵד, mo ed; or יוֹם טוֹב, yom tov). Introduction The root of חַג is חָגֹג ḥagog, to celebrate, or possibly חוּג ḥug, to go round. It is related to the Arabic ḥajja which means to go on a pilgrimage from which comes ḥajj, the… …
115HALAKHAH — DEFINITION The word halakhah (from the root halakh, to go ), the legal side of Judaism (as distinct from aggadah, the name given to the nonlegal material, particularly of the rabbinic literature), embraces personal, social, national, and… …
116MENAHEM MENDEL OF VITEBSK — (1730–1788), ḥasidic leader active in Belorussia, Lithuania, and Ereẓ Israel. He was a disciple of dov baer the Maggid of Mezhirech, and headed a congregation in Minsk during the lifetime of his teacher; in Zemir Ariẓim ve Ḥarvot Ẓurim (Warsaw,… …
117Five Precepts — Buddhist term pi= pañcasīlāni sa= pañcaśīlāni zh=五戒 (Cantonese Jyutping: ng5 gaai3) zh Latn=wǔjiè ja=五戒 ja Latn=go kai si=පන්සිල් th=ศีลห้า en=five precepts, five virtues my=ပဉ်စသီလ or ငါးပါးသီလ my Latn=IPA|pyì̃sa̰ θìla̰ pyinsa. thila. or IPA|ŋá… …
118Ordination of women — Main article: Ordination Ordination in general religious usage is the process by which a person is consecrated (set apart for the administration of various religious rites). The ordination of women is a regular practice among some major religious …
119IPTV — (Internet Protocol Television) is a system where a digital television service is delivered using Internet Protocol over a network infrastructure, which may include delivery by a broadband connection. A general definition of IPTV is television… …
120Phèdre nó Delaunay — The main character of Jacqueline Carey s Kushiel s Legacy series, Phèdre nó Delaunay is an anguissette, pricked by Kushiel s Dart, who works as a Servant of Naamah in the City of Elua. Her marque is of a very old design, a briar rose in stark… …
