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  • 1Asylums and Care For the Insane —     Asylums and Care for the Insane     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Asylums and Care for the Insane     During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries hospital care of the sick of all kinds and nursing fell to the lowest ebb in history (see… …

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  • 2Capital Punishment (Death Penalty) —     Capital Punishment     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Capital Punishment     The infliction by due legal process of the penalty of death as a punishment for crime.     The Latins use the word capitalis (from caput, head) to describe that which… …

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  • 3AMOUR — «Dieu aimeras et ton prochain comme toi même.» Toute la civilisation judéo chrétienne est fondée sur ce double commandement énigmatique, dont la théorie freudienne semble fournir la version moderne lorsqu’elle montre l’injonction de jouir comme… …

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  • 4Gilbert Murray — George Gilbert Aimé Murray (January 2, 1866 ndash; May 20 1957) was a British [Australian by birth, he returned to Australia in the 1890s for a visit. It has been lamented that perhaps the most famous Australian of his time, [he] expressed no… …

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  • 5Stylus — A stylus (plural: styli or styluses ) is a writing utensil. The word is also used for a computer accessory (PDAs). It usually refers to a narrow elongated staff, similar to a modern ballpoint pen. Many styluses are heavily curved to be held more… …

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  • 6Viaticum — • Among the ancient Greeks the custom prevailed of giving a supper to those setting out on a journey Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Viaticum     Viaticum      …

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  • 7Cerastes — This article is about the legendary creature. For the genus of snakes, see Cerastes (genus). The cerastes (Greek: κεράστης, English: cerastēs, English translation: having horns [1]) is a creature of Greek legend, a serpent that is incredibly… …

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