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71Medici family — Italian bourgeois family that ruled Florence and later Tuscany from с 1430 to 1737. The family, noted for its often tyrannical rulers and its beneficent patrons of the arts, also provided the church with four popes (Leo X, Clement VII, Pius IV,… …
72John Quincy Adams: Slavery and the Constitution — ▪ Primary Source The complexity of the issues involved in the debate about the Missouri Compromise is revealed in the selection that appears below from the diary of John Quincy Adams, dated March 3, 1820, only three days before the… …
73Juvenile Courts — • Tribunals for the trial of children charged with crimes or offences Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Juvenile Courts Juvenile Courts …
74Manuscripts of the Bible — • Manuscripts are written, as opposed to printed, copies of the original text or of a version either of the whole Bible or of a part thereof Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Manuscripts of the Bible Manuscript …
75monotone — 1. adjective /ˈmɒ.nə.təʊn,ˈmɑː.nə.toʊn/ a) having a single unvaried pitch It is no very difficult matter to be loud in a high tone of voice; but to be loud and forcible in a low tone, requires great practice and management; this, however, may be… …
76Daniel come to judgement — noun One who wisely settles a difficult matter …
77be no joke — informal be a serious or difficult matter. → joke …
78joke — noun 1》 a thing said to cause amusement. ↘a trick played for fun. 2》 informal a ridiculously inadequate person or thing. verb make jokes. ↘archaic poke fun at. Phrases be no joke informal be a serious or difficult matter. be beyond a joke… …
79let something lie — take no action on a difficult matter. → lie …
80lie — lie1 verb (lies, lying; past lay; past participle lain) 1》 be in or assume a horizontal or resting position on a supporting surface. ↘be buried in a particular place. 2》 be or remain in a specified state. 3》 reside or be found: the solution… …
