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  • 51sticking place — sticking place, sticking point The phrase sticking point is first recorded in 1826, and in its common modern meaning ‘the limit reached of progress, agreement, etc.’ not until the 1960s. The allusion is to a line in Shakespeare s Macbeth… …

    Modern English usage

  • 52Diurnal acceleration of the fixed stars — Acceleration Ac*cel er*a tion, n. [L. acceleratio: cf. F. acc[ e]l[ e]ration.] The act of accelerating, or the state of being accelerated; increase of motion or action; as, a falling body moves toward the earth with an acceleration of velocity;… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 53abiding place — n. permanent place, fixed location …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 54star place — noun or star position : the position of a fixed star usually located by its right ascension and declination compare mean place …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 55firmly fixed — set firmly in place, not easily moved …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 56KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 57Sacrifice of the Mass — • The word Mass (missa) first established itself as the general designation for the Eucharistic Sacrifice in the West after the time of Pope Gregory the Great, the early Church having used the expression the breaking of bread (fractio panis) or… …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 58abode — past and past part of abide Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. abode …

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  • 59MINHAG — (Heb. מִנְהָג; custom, usage ) from the verb to lead. DEFINITION The word is found in the Bible (II Kings 9:2) meaning the driving (of a chariot) but it was taken by the rabbis to refer to usage. As such, it is used in a wide variety of senses.… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

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