distinctive character of a mark

  • 1Character (in Catholic Theology) —     Character (in Catholic Theology)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Character (in Catholic Theology)     Character indicates a special effect produced by three of the sacraments, viz. Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy orders. This special effect is… …

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  • 2character — n 1 Character, symbol, sign, mark are comparable in the specific sense of an arbitrary or conventional device that is used in writing and in printing, but is neither a word nor a phrase nor a picture. Character suggests the distinctive form or… …

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  • 3mark — 1 n 1: a character usu. in the form of a cross or X that is made as a substitute for a signature by a person who cannot or is unwilling to write 2: a character, device, label, brand, seal, or other sign put on an article or used in connection… …

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  • 4mark — mark1 [märk] n. [ME < OE mearc, orig., boundary, hence boundary sign, hence sign, akin to Ger mark, boundary, boundary mark, marke, a token, mark < Gmc * marka < IE base * mereĝ , edge, boundary > L margo, MARGIN, OIr mruig,… …

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  • 5character — [kar′ək tər, kar′iktər] n. [ME carecter < OFr caractère < L character, an engraving instrument < Gr charaktēr < charassein, to engrave < charax, pointed stake] 1. a distinctive mark 2. a) any letter, figure, or symbol used in… …

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  • 6Mark O. Hatfield United States Courthouse — Hatfield Courthouse General information Type courthouse Location …

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  • 7character — I (an individual) noun being, body, figure, human, human being, man, mortal, party, person, personage, personality, self determined being, somebody, someone II (personal quality) noun animus, aspects, attribute, bent, characteristic mood,… …

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  • 8Character — Char ac*ter, n. [L., an instrument for marking, character, Gr. ?, fr. ? to make sharp, to cut into furrows, to engrave: cf. F. caract[ e]re.] [1913 Webster] 1. A distinctive mark; a letter, figure, or symbol. [1913 Webster] It were much to be… …

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  • 9Mark SaFranko — is an author, playwright and actor based in New Jersey, US. His work “has its roots in painfully lived experience”,[1] and portrays a grimly realistic vision of life. “It s ugly and bleak but then so too is life, especially when you re on the… …

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  • 10Mark Northover — Born 27 March 1950(1950 03 27) New Orleans, Louisiana Died 6 June 2004(2004 06 06) (aged 54) Upton, Dorset, England Occupation actor …

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