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  • 1History of the Jews in Lithuania — The History of the Jews in Lithuania spans the period from the eighth century to the present day. There is still a small community in that country, as well as an extensive Lithuanian Jewish diaspora in Israel, the United States and other… …

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  • 2consolation — n. Solace, comfort, encouragement, alleviation of sorrow, relief from distress …

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  • 3Extreme Unction — • A sacrament to give spiritual aid and comfort and perfect spiritual health, including, if need be, the remission of sins, and also, conditionally, to restore bodily health, to Christians who are seriously ill Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight …

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  • 4comfort — n ease, *rest, repose, relaxation, leisure Analogous words: contentedness or content, satisfaction (see corre sponding adjectives under SATISFY vb): enjoyment, joy, fruition, *pleasure: relief, assuagement, alleviation (see corresponding verbs at …

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  • 5Buddhism — Buddh redirects here, for the Race Circuit, see Buddh International Circuit Standing Buddha. One of the earliest known representations of the Buddha, 1st 2nd century CE, Gandhara …

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  • 6solace — solacer, n. /sol is/, n., v., solaced, solacing. n. Also called solacement. 1. comfort in sorrow, misfortune, or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort. 2. something that gives comfort, consolation, or relief: The minister s visit was the …

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  • 7Медичи, Ипполито — Ипполито Медичи Ippolito de Medici …

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  • 8distress — n Distress, suffering, misery, agony, dolor, passion are comparable when denoting the state of one that is in great trouble or in pain of mind or body. Distress commonly implies conditions or circumstances that cause physical or mental stress or… …

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  • 9solace — /ˈsɒləs / (say soluhs) noun 1. comfort in sorrow or trouble; alleviation of distress or discomfort. 2. something that gives comfort, consolation, or relief. –verb (t) (solaced, solacing) 3. to comfort, console, or cheer (a person, oneself, the… …

  • 10RESPONSES — the victims the world THE VICTIMS Behavior of the Victims In a chapter entitled Auschwitz: The Death of Choice in Versions of Survival: The Holocaust and the Human Spirit, the Holocaust scholar lawrence langer writes: After we peel the veneer of… …

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