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  • 21Continence — Con ti*nence, Continency Con ti*nen*cy, n. [F. continence, L. continentia. See {Continent}, and cf. {Countenance}.] 1. Self restraint; self command. [1913 Webster] He knew what to say; he knew also, when to leave off, a continence which is… …

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  • 22Continency — Continence Con ti*nence, Continency Con ti*nen*cy, n. [F. continence, L. continentia. See {Continent}, and cf. {Countenance}.] 1. Self restraint; self command. [1913 Webster] He knew what to say; he knew also, when to leave off, a continence… …

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  • 23Countenance — Coun te*nance (koun t[ e]*nans), n. [OE. contenance, countenaunce, demeanor, composure, F. contenance demeanor, fr. L. continentia continence, LL. also, demeanor, fr. L. continere to hold together, repress, contain. See {Contain}, and cf.… …

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  • 24In countenance — Countenance Coun te*nance (koun t[ e]*nans), n. [OE. contenance, countenaunce, demeanor, composure, F. contenance demeanor, fr. L. continentia continence, LL. also, demeanor, fr. L. continere to hold together, repress, contain. See {Contain}, and …

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  • 25Out of countenance — Countenance Coun te*nance (koun t[ e]*nans), n. [OE. contenance, countenaunce, demeanor, composure, F. contenance demeanor, fr. L. continentia continence, LL. also, demeanor, fr. L. continere to hold together, repress, contain. See {Contain}, and …

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  • 26To keep the countenance — Countenance Coun te*nance (koun t[ e]*nans), n. [OE. contenance, countenaunce, demeanor, composure, F. contenance demeanor, fr. L. continentia continence, LL. also, demeanor, fr. L. continere to hold together, repress, contain. See {Contain}, and …

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  • 27countenance — I. noun Etymology: Middle English contenance, from Anglo French cuntenance, contenance, from Medieval Latin continentia, from Latin, restraint, from continent , continens, present participle of continēre to hold together more at contain Date:… …

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  • 28Original sin — For other uses, see Original Sin (disambiguation). Original sin[1] is, according to a theological doctrine, humanity s state of sin resulting from the Fall of Man.[2] This condition has been characterized in many ways, ranging from something as… …

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  • 29Leicester Cathedral — Infobox UK cathedral building name =Leicester Cathedral infobox width = image size = caption =The exterior of St Martin s Church today map type = map size = map caption = location =Leicester full name =Cathedral Church of St. Martin geo =… …

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  • 30Ascetical theology — is the organized study or presentation of spiritual teachings found in Christian Scripture and the Church Fathers that help the faithful to more perfectly follow Christ and attain to Christian perfection . The word ascetic is from the Greek word… …

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