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  • 1odium — /oh dee euhm/, n. 1. intense hatred or dislike, esp. toward a person or thing regarded as contemptible, despicable, or repugnant. 2. the reproach, discredit, or opprobrium attaching to something hated or repugnant: He had to bear the odium of… …

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  • 3Abraham Lincoln: The Dred Scott Decision and the Declaration of Independence — ▪ Primary Source              The Dred Scott decision of March 1857 dealt a severe blow to Republican efforts to prevent the expansion of slavery. As the leading Republican in Illinois, Abraham Lincoln felt bound to oppose Democrats who upheld… …

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  • 4o|di|um — «OH dee uhm», noun. 1. hatred; great dislike: »It was his lot to taste the bitterness of popular odium (Hawthorne). SYNONYM(S): detestation, aversion, opprobrium. 2. reproach or blame: »to bear the odium of having betrayed one s friend. The West… …

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  • 5Book of Advertisements — The Book of Advertisements was a series of enactments concerning Anglican ecclesiastical matters, drawn up by Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury (1559 1575), with the help of Edmund Grindal, Robert Horne, Richard Cox, and Nicholas… …

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  • 6Khazars — Kazar redirects here. For the Marvel Comics character, see Ka Zar. For the village in Azerbaijan, see Xəzər. For Khazar University, see Khazar University. Khazaria Eastern Tourkia Khaganate …

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  • 7Suraj Mal of Bharatpur — Maharaja Suraj Mal (1707 ndash;1763) (Devanagari:महाराजा सूरज मल) was ruler of Bharatpur in Rajasthan in India. He has been described by a contemporary historian as the Plato of the Jat people and by a modern writer as the Jat Ulysses , because… …

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  • 8Luther, Martin — • Leader of the great religious revolt of the sixteenth century in Germany; born at Eisleben, 10 November, 1483; died at Eisleben, 18 February, 1546 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Luther, Martin      …

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  • 9Luther —     Martin Luther     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Martin Luther     Leader of the great religious revolt of the sixteenth century in Germany; born at Eisleben, 10 November, 1483; died at Eisleben, 18 February, 1546.     His father, Hans, was a… …

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  • 10Martin Luther —     Martin Luther     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Martin Luther     Leader of the great religious revolt of the sixteenth century in Germany; born at Eisleben, 10 November, 1483; died at Eisleben, 18 February, 1546.     His father, Hans, was a… …

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