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  • 71Order of Free Gardeners — Insignia of the Order of Free Gardeners The Order of Free Gardeners is a fraternal society that was founded in Scotland in the middle of the 17th Century and later spread to England and Ireland. Like numerous other friendly societies of the time …

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  • 72kinship — /kin ship/, n. 1. the state or fact of being of kin; family relationship. 2. relationship by nature, qualities, etc.; affinity. [1825 35; KIN + SHIP] Syn. 1. See relationship. 1, 2. connection. 2. bearing. * * * Socially recognized relationship… …

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  • 73Confraternities of Priests —     Confraternities of Priests     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Confraternities of Priests     Three confraternities of priests the Apostolic Union, the Priests Eucharistic League, the Priests Communion League have reached a stage of unprecedented… …

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  • 74japan — japanner, n. /jeuh pan /, n., adj., v., japanned, japanning. n. 1. any of various hard, durable, black varnishes, originally from Japan, for coating wood, metal, or other surfaces. 2. work varnished and figured in the Japanese manner. 3. Japans,… …

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  • 75Japan — /jeuh pan /, n. 1. a constitutional monarchy on a chain of islands off the E coast of Asia: main islands, Hokkaido, Honshu, Kyushu, and Shikoku. 125,716,637; 141,529 sq. mi. (366,560 sq. km). Cap.: Tokyo. Japanese, Nihon, Nippon. 2. Sea of, the… …

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  • 76WOMAN — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the historical perspective biblical period marriage and children women in household life economic roles educational and managerial roles religious roles women outside the household… …

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  • 77Survival of the fittest — For other uses, see Survival of the fittest (disambiguation). Herbert Spencer coined the phrase, survival of the fittest. Survival of the fittest is a phrase which is commonly used in contexts other than intended by its first two proponents:… …

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  • 78Laborem Exercens — was an encyclical written by Pope John Paul II in 1981, on human work. It is part of a larger body of writings known as Catholic social teaching, that trace their origin to Rerum Novarum which was issued by Pope Leo XIII in 1891.External links*… …

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  • 79India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …

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  • 80List of anarchist communities — This is a list of anarchist communities, past and present.Throughout history, anarchists have been involved in a wide variety of communities. While there are only a few instances of large scale anarchies that have come about from explicitly… …

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