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111Social Darwinism — Social Darwinist, social Darwinist. Sociol. a 19th century theory, inspired by Darwinism, by which the social order is accounted as the product of natural selection of those persons best suited to existing living conditions and in accord with… …
112Balboa, Vasco Núñez de — born 1475, Badajoz, Extremadura province, Castile died Jan. 12, 1519, Acla, near Darién, Pan. Spanish conquistador and explorer. In 1500 he explored the coast of modern Colombia, then settled in Hispaniola. Forced to flee creditors, he joined an… …
113Coleridge, Samuel Taylor — born Oct. 21, 1772, Ottery St. Mary, Devonshire, Eng. died July 25, 1834, Highgate, near London English poet, critic, and philosopher. Coleridge studied at the University of Cambridge, where he became closely associated with Robert Southey. In… …
114Ḥusayn I — ▪ Ṣafavid ruler also called Shāh Sulṭān Ḥusayn born 1668 died 1726, Isfahan, Ṣafavid Iran shah of Iran from 1694 to 1722, last independent ruler of the Ṣafavid dynasty, whose unfitness led to its disintegration. Ḥusayn was reared in… …
115Martin Van Buren: Inaugural Address — ▪ Primary Source Monday, March 4, 1837 The practice of all my predecessors imposes on me an obligation I cheerfully fulfill to accompany the first and solemn act of my public trust with an avowal of the principles that will guide me… …
116Bigamy \(in Canon Law\) — • Canonically viewed, bigamy denotes (a) the condition of a man married to two real or interpretative wives in succession, and as a consequence (b) his unfitness to receive, or exercise after reception, tonsure, minor and sacred orders Catholic… …
117Ceolwulf — • King of Northumbria and monk of Lindisfarne, date and place of birth not known; died at Lindisfarne, 764 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ceolwulf Ceolwulf …
118Co-education — • The term is now generally reserved to the practice of educating the sexes together; but even in this sense it has a variety of meanings Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Co Education Co education …
119Detraction — • The unjust damaging of another s good name by the revelation of some fault or crime of which that other is really guilty or at any rate is seriously believed to be guilty by the defamer Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Detraction …
120Examination — • A process prescribed or assigned for testing qualification; an investigation, inquiry Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Examination Examination …
