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  • 1of decisive importance — index critical (crucial) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2importance — [ ɛ̃pɔrtɑ̃s ] n. f. • 1361; it. importanza, du lat. importare → 2. importer 1 ♦ Caractère de ce qui est important. ⇒ intérêt. Mesurer l importance d un événement. ⇒ dimension, gravité, portée. « Ces questions de langage me paraissent de haute… …

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  • 3decisive — 1 *conclusive, determinative, definitive Analogous words: critical, crucial, *acute: momentous, significant, consequential, important (see corresponding nouns at IMPORTANCE) Antonyms: indecisive 2 *decided Analogous words: peremptory, imperative …

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  • 4Battles of macrohistorical importance involving invasions of Europe — In the battles of macrohistorical importance involving invasions of Europe, there were seven distinct conflicts that greatly affected the history of Europe, ranging from the Battle of Thermopylae in 480 BC to the Battle of Vienna in 1683. In each …

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  • 5The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World — The Fifteen Decisive Battles of the World: from Marathon to Waterloo is a book written by Sir Edward Shepherd Creasy and published in 1851 . This book tells the story of the fifteen military engagements (from Marathon to Waterloo) which,… …

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  • 6Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …

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  • 7Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …

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  • 8HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …

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  • 9HISTORY — For Prehistory see archaeology ; for Biblical and Second Temple periods, see history . Destruction of the Second Temple until the Arab Conquest (70–640 C.E.) THE EFFECTS OF THE WAR OF 66–70 C.E. The Jewish war against the Romans, which lasted… …

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  • 10Laborem Exercens — was an encyclical written by Pope John Paul II in 1981, on human work. It is part of a larger body of writings known as Catholic social teaching, that trace their origin to Rerum Novarum which was issued by Pope Leo XIII in 1891.External links*… …

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