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  • 1fetters — fet|ters [ˈfetəz US ərz] n [plural] literary [: Old English; Origin: feter; related to FOOT1] 1.) the things that prevent someone from being free = ↑constraints fetters of ▪ breaking the fetters of convention 2.) chains that were put around a… …

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  • 2Grove of fetters — A Grove of Fetters (Old Norse: Fjöturlundr) is mentioned in the Eddic poem Helgakviða Hundingsbana II :: Helgi obtained Sigrún, and they had sons. Helgi lived not to be old. Dag, the son of Högni, sacrificed to Odin, for vengeance for his father …

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  • 3Battle of the Fetters — Battle between Sparta and Arcadia around approximately 550 BC in which the Arcadians defeated the Spartans. According to Herodotus, the Spartans marched to battle carrying rods with which to parcel out their soon to be conquered land and chains… …

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  • 4fetter — fetterer, n. fetterless, adj. /fet euhr/, n. 1. a chain or shackle placed on the feet. 2. Usually, fetters. anything that confines or restrains: Boredom puts fetters upon the imagination. v.t. 3. to put fetters upon. 4. to confine; restrain. [bef …

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  • 5Union of Christendom — • Includes the Catholic Church together with the many other religious communions which have either directly or indirectly, separated from it Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Union of Christendom     Union of Christend …

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  • 6Regnator omnium deus — In Tacitus 98 CE work Germania , regnator omnium deus ( god, ruler of all ) was a deity worshipped by the Semnones tribe in a sacred grove. Comparisons have been made between this reference and the poem Helgakviða Hundingsbana II , recorded in… …

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  • 7fetter — fet•ter [[t]ˈfɛt ər[/t]] n. 1) a chain or shackle placed on the feet 2) Usu., fetters. anything that confines or restrains 3) to put fetters upon 4) to confine; restrain • Etymology: bef. 900; ME, OE feter; c. OHG fezzera, ON fjǫturr; akin to… …

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  • 8Malcolm Adiseshiah — Malcolm Sathiyanathan Adiseshiah (April 18, 1910 – November 21, 1994), was an Indian development economist and educator. He was awarded Padma Bhushan by the Government of India for his outstanding services to the country in 1976. UNESCO has… …

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  • 9Fetter — Fet ter, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fettered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fettering}.] 1. To put fetters upon; to shackle or confine the feet of with a chain; to bind. [1913 Webster] My heels are fettered, but my fist is free. Milton. [1913 Webster] 2. To… …

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  • 10fetter — I. noun Etymology: Middle English feter, from Old English; akin to Old English fōt foot Date: before 12th century 1. a chain or shackle for the feet 2. something that confines ; restraint II. transitive verb Date: before 12th century …

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