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  • 1The poor — Poor Poor, a. [Compar. {Poorer} (?; 254); superl. {Poorest}.] [OE. poure or povre, OF. povre, F. pauvre, L. pauper; the first syllable of which is probably akin to paucus few (see {Paucity}, {Few}), and the second to parare to prepare, procure.… …

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  • 2The Rich Brother and the Poor Brother — is a Portuguese fairy tale. Andrew Lang included it in The Lilac Fairy Book . [Andrew Lang, [http://www.mythfolklore.net/andrewlang/169.htm The Rich Brother and the Poor Brother] , The Lilac Fairy Book ] ynopsisA rich old man had lost his wife… …

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  • 3Guild of the Poor Brave Things — The Guild of the Poor Brave Things was established in 1894 by Dame Grace Kimmins (1871 1954) et al to provide resources for disabled boys to enable them to make a productive place for themselves in society.HistoryPlay was seen as a major positive …

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  • 4Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor — The United Charities Building, after 1893 the headquarters of the AICP and other charitable organizations; the successor organization, the Community Service Society is still located there The Association for Improving the Condition of the Poor… …

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  • 5Care of the Poor by the Church —     Care of the Poor by the Church     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Care of the Poor by the Church     I. OBJECTS, HISTORY, AND ORGANIZATION     A. The care of the poor is a branch of charity. In the narrow sense charity means any exercise of mercy… …

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  • 6Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis —     Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Sisters of the Poor of St. Francis     A Congregation, founded by the Venerable Mother Frances Schervier at Aachen in the year 1845, whose members observe the Rule of the Third… …

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  • 7Little Sisters of the Poor —     Little Sisters of the Poor     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Little Sisters of the Poor     An active, unenclosed religious congregation founded at St Servan, Brittany, 1839, through the instrumentality of Abbé Augustin Marie Le Pailleur. To two… …

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  • 8poor — W1S1 [po: US pur] adj comparative poorer superlative poorest ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(no money)¦ 2¦(not good)¦ 3¦(sympathy)¦ 4¦(not good at something)¦ 5¦(health)¦ 6 poor in something 7 a poor second/third etc …

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  • 9The Irish (in Countries Other Than Ireland) —     The Irish (in countries other than Ireland)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Irish (in countries other than Ireland)     I. IN THE UNITED STATES     Who were the first Irish to land on the American continent and the time of their arrival are …

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  • 10poor — [ pur ] adjective *** ▸ 1 lacking money ▸ 2 of low quality ▸ 3 not good enough ▸ 4 not skillful ▸ 5 lacking something important ▸ 6 less than expected ▸ 7 feeling sorry for someone ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) having little money and few possessions: a poor… …

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