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  • 71Henri Didon —     Henri Didon     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Henri Didon     Preacher, writer, and educator, b. 17 March, 1840, at Touvet (Isère), France; d. 13 March, 1900, at Toulouse. At the age of eighteen he left the seminary of Grenoble to enter the… …

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  • 72Raoul Glaber —     Raoul Glaber     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Raoul Glaber     Benedictine chronicler; b. in Burgundy before 1000; d. at Cluny about 1050. In early boyhood he was so wayward and mischievous that his uncle, a monk, to safeguard him, forced him to …

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  • 73judgment — judg·ment also judge·ment / jəj mənt/ n 1 a: a formal decision or determination on a matter or case by a court; esp: final judgment in this entry compare dictum, disposition …

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  • 74judgment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Act of evaluating Nouns 1. judgment, adjudication, arbitration; result, conclusion, upshot; deduction, inference, corollary (see reasoning); decision, determination, finding, opinion, ruling, verdict,… …

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  • 75Salamanca Conversations —    The Conversaciones Cinematográficas de Salamanca was the name given to a conference held in that city in 1955, to discuss the much needed revitalization of the Spanish cinema. The organizers represented a broad spectrum of opinion, ranging… …

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  • 76humanism — noun Date: 1832 1. a. devotion to the humanities ; literary culture b. the revival of classical letters, individualistic and critical spirit, and emphasis on secular concerns characteristic of the Renaissance 2. humanitarianism 3. a doctrine,… …

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  • 77Trojan War — In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy stole Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta. The war is among the most important events in Greek mythology, and was narrated… …

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  • 78Gabriel Naudé — (February 2 1600 ndash;July 10 1653) was a French librarian and scholar. He was a prolific writer who produced works on many subjects including politics, religion, history and the supernatural. An influential work on library science was the 1627… …

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  • 79Ash'ari — The Ash ari theology (Arabic الأشاعرة al asha irah ) is a school of early Muslim speculative theology founded by the theologian Abu al Hasan al Ash ari (d. 324 AH / 936 AD). The disciples of the school are known as Ash arites, and the school is… …

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  • 80Gino Capponi — Marquis Gino Capponi (September 13, 1792 February 3, 1876) was an Italian statesman and historian.BiographyThe Capponi family is one of the most illustrious Florentine houses, and is mentioned as early as 1250; it acquired great wealth as a… …

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