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  • 71Syria — • A country in Western Asia, which in modern times comprises all that region bounded on the north by the highlands of the Taurus, on the south by Egypt, on the east by Mesopotamia and the Arabia Desert, and on the west by the Mediterranean… …

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  • 72disdain — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. scorn, contempt; arrogance, hauteur. See inattention, indifference. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. scorn, haughtiness, contempt; see arrogance , hatred 1 . v. Syn. reject, scorn, despise, ignore; see despise …

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  • 73MENDELSSOHN, MOSES — (Moses ben Menahem, acronym RaMbeMaN, or Moses of Dessau; 1729–1786), philosopher of the German Enlightenment in the pre Kantian period, early Maskil, and a renowned Jewish figure in the 18th century. Born in Dessau, son of a Torah scribe,… …

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  • 74Desposyni — Part of a series on Jewish Christianity …

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  • 75Athenian democracy — Part of the Politics series …

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  • 76Pierre Trudeau — For other uses, see Pierre Elliott Trudeau (disambiguation). The Right Honourable Pierre Elliott Trudeau CC CH PC QC FSRC …

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  • 77Cultural influence of Gilbert and Sullivan — In the past 125 years, Gilbert and Sullivan have pervasively influenced popular culture in the English speaking world.[1] Lines and quotations from the Gilbert and Sullivan operas have become part of the English language, such as short, sharp… …

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  • 78Asceticism — • The word asceticism comes from the Greek askesis which means practice, bodily exercise, and more especially, atheletic training Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Asceticism     Asceticism …

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  • 79hold — 1. v. & n. v. (past and past part. held) 1 tr. a keep fast; grasp (esp. in the hands or arms). b (also refl.) keep or sustain (a thing, oneself, one s head, etc.) in a particular position (hold it to the light; held himself erect). c grasp so as… …

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  • 80Look — (l[oo^]k), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Looked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Looking}.] [OE. loken, AS. l[=o]cian; akin to G. lugen, OHG. luog[=e]n.] 1. To direct the eyes for the purpose of seeing something; to direct the eyes toward an object; to observe with the …

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