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  • 121Etienne-Charles de Lomenie de Brienne —     Etienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Etienne Charles de Loménie de Brienne     French Cardinal and statesman; b. at Paris, 1727; d. at Sens, 1794. He was of noble lineage, studied at the Collège d Harcourt and… …

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  • 122Boniface VIII —     Pope Boniface VIII     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Boniface VIII     (BENEDETTO GAETANO)     Born at Anagni about 1235; died at Rome, 11 October, 1303. He was the son of Loffred, a descendant of a noble family originally Spanish, but long… …

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  • 123Pope Boniface VIII —     Pope Boniface VIII     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Boniface VIII     (BENEDETTO GAETANO)     Born at Anagni about 1235; died at Rome, 11 October, 1303. He was the son of Loffred, a descendant of a noble family originally Spanish, but long… …

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  • 124Toledo (Spain) —     Toledo     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Toledo     ARCHDIOCESE OF TOLEDO (TOLETANENSIS)     Primatial see of Spain, whose archbishop, raised almost always to the dignity of Cardinal, occupies the first place in the ranks of the higher Spanish… …

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  • 125waste — n 1: destruction of or damage to property that is caused by the act or omission of one (as a lessee, mortgagor, or life tenant) having a lesser estate and is usu. to the injury of another (as an heir, mortgagee, or remainderman) with an interest… …

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  • 126unthrift — 1. noun a) A lack of thriftiness; prodigality. But name not Winter faces, whose skins slacke; / Lanke, as an unthrifts purse [...]. b) Someone who is not thrifty; a spendthrift, someone who is not careful with their money. 2 …

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  • 127lavish — 1. adjective /ˈlævɪʃ/ a) Expending or bestowing profusely; profuse; prodigal; as, lavish of money; lavish of praise. let her have needful, but not lavish, means. b) Superabundant; excessive; as, lavish spirits …

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  • 128profusion — noun a) abundance; the state of being profuse; a cornucopia His hair, in great profusion, streamed down over his shoulders. b) lavish or imprudent e …

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