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  • 72Public international law — concerns the structure and conduct of states and intergovernmental organizations. To a lesser degree, international law also may affect multinational corporations and individuals, an impact increasingly evolving beyond domestic legal… …

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  • 75British Israelism — Not to be confused with Israelis in the United Kingdom. British Israelism (also called Anglo Israelism) is the belief that people of Western European descent, particularly those in Great Britain, are the direct lineal descendants of the Ten Lost… …

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  • 76Andrew of Rhodes — (Andrew of Colossus) (died 1440) was a Greek Dominican theologian.He was Greek by birth, and born of schismatic parents. In early youth he had no opportunities for education, but afterwards devoted himself to Latin and Greek, and to theology,… …

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  • 77Hussite — Hussitism, n. /hus uyt/, n. 1. a member of the religious reformist and nationalistic movement initiated by John Huss in Bohemia in the late 14th century. adj. 2. of or pertaining to John Huss or the Hussites. [1525 35; HUSS + ITE1] * * * Member… …

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  • 78Conciliar Movement — (1409–49) In Roman Catholicism, an effort to strengthen the authority of church councils over that of the papacy. Originally aimed at ending the Western Schism, the Conciliar Movement had its roots in legal and intellectual circles in the 13th… …

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  • 79Andrew of Rhodes — • Theologian, d. 1440 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Andrew of Rhodes     Andrew of Rhodes     † …

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  • 80Martin V — (Oddone Colonna, 1368 1431; pope from 1417)    A member of a powerful family of the Roman aristocracy, Colonna was elected pope by the Council of Constance (1414 1418) in order to end the Western Schism which since 1378 had divided Latin Chris… …

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