the law obliges parents to send their children to school
1o|blig´er — o|blige «uh BLYJ», verb, o|bliged, o|blig|ing. –v.t. 1. to bind by a promise, contract, or duty; compel; force; require: »The law obliges parents to send their children to school. I am obliged to leave early to catch my train. SYNONYM( …
2o|blige — «uh BLYJ», verb, o|bliged, o|blig|ing. –v.t. 1. to bind by a promise, contract, or duty; compel; force; require: »The law obliges parents to send their children to school. I am obliged to leave early to catch my train. SYNONYM( …
3Roman Catholicism — the faith, practice, and system of government of the Roman Catholic Church. [1815 25] * * * Largest single Christian denomination in the world, with some one billion members, or about 18% of the world s population. The Roman Catholic church has… …
4literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
5Italy — • In ancient times Italy had several other names: it was called Saturnia, in honour of Saturn; Enotria, wine producing land; Ausonia, land of the Ausonians; Hesperia, land to the west (of Greece); Tyrrhenia, etc. The name Italy, which seems to… …
6RELIGIOUS LIFE AND COMMUNITIES — Jews UNDER OTTOMAN RULE The Jews of the pre Zionist old yishuv, both sephardim (from the Orient) and ashkenazim (of European origin), dedicated their lives to the fulfillment of religious precepts: the study of the torah and the meticulous… …
7Hinduism — /hin dooh iz euhm/, n. the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many… …
8Société tibétaine — La société traditionnelle tibétaine, telle qu elle existait avant les réformes mises en place par le gouvernement communiste chinois dans les années 1950, est souvent comparée à la société féodale de l Europe médiévale[1]. Dans le Tibet central… …
9La société tibétaine — Société tibétaine La société traditionnelle tibétaine, telle qu elle existait avant les réformes mises en place par le gouvernement communiste chinois dans les années 1950, est souvent comparée à la société féodale de l Europe médiévale. Dans le… …
10performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …
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