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  • 121Vinyasa — sa. विन्यास, IAST|vinyāsa (pron. vin yaah sa ) is a Sanskrit term often employed in relation to certain styles of yoga. The term vinyasa may be broken down into its Sanskritic roots to assist in decoding its meaning. Nyasa denotes to place and vi …

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  • 122Erie County, New York Sheriff's Office — The Erie County Sheriff s Office is Erie County s oldest law enforcement agency.The Office of the Sheriff is the oldest office under the system of common law in the United States and is an integral part of government in the State of New York. As… …

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  • 123nice — nicely, adv. niceness, n. /nuys/, adj., nicer, nicest. 1. pleasing; agreeable; delightful: a nice visit. 2. amiably pleasant; kind: They are always nice to strangers. 3. characterized by, showing, or requiring great accuracy, precision, skill,… …

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  • 124Lermontov, Mikhail — ▪ Russian writer Introduction born Oct. 15 [Oct. 3, Old Style], 1814, Moscow, Russia died July 27 [July 15], 1841, Pyatigorsk       the leading Russian Romantic poet and author of the novel Geroy nashego vremeni (1840; A Hero of Our Time), which… …

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  • 125Hillel — • Short essay on the Jewish rabbi and philosopher Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Hillel     Hillel     † …

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  • 126Ismael (Ishmael) —     Ismael     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ismael     (Sept. Ismaél; Vulg. Ismahel, in I Par., i, 28, 20, 31).     The son of Abraham and Agar, the Egyptian. His history is contained in parts of Gen., xvi xxv, wherein three strata of Hebrew… …

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  • 127FREEMASONRY —    an international organization whose principles are embodied in SYMBOLS and ALLEGORIES connected with the art of building and involving an oath of secrecy. The origins of the movement probably lie in twelfth century Europe. There are two major… …

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  • 128Jama`a —    This Arabic term refers to the assembly of notables of a tribe or a tribal section that in Berber society acts as a legislative, executive, and judicial entity. In some places, it goes by the name of taqbilt, the term being the Tamazight form… …

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