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  • 1of the highest order — of a high order | of the highest/first order idiom of a high quality or degree; of the highest quality or greatest degree • The job requires diplomatic skills of a high order. • She was a snob of the first order. Main entry: ↑orderidiom …

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  • 2The Highest Good —     The Highest Good     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Highest Good      We always act with a view to some good. The good is the object which all pursue, and for the sake of which they always act , says Plato (Republic, I, vi). His disciple… …

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  • 3The Carmelite Order —     The Carmelite Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carmelite Order     One of the mendicant orders.     Origin     The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been under discussion from the fourteenth century to …

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  • 4of the first order — (or magnitude) used to denote something that is excellent or considerable of its kind it is a media event of the first order * * * of a high order | of the highest/first order idiom of a high quality or degree; of the highest quality or greatest… …

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  • 5Order of Leopold (Belgium) — Order of Leopold Ordre de Léopold Leopoldsorde Chiang Kai shek s Order of Leopold (Grand Cordon) Awarded by …

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  • 6Order of the White Lion — Star of the first class of order (1922–1961) Awarded by the President of the Czech Republic Type …

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  • 7Transition to the New Order — This article is part of the History of Indonesia series See also: Timeline of Indonesian History Prehistory Early kingdoms …

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  • 8Order of the Garter — Arms of the Order of the Garter Awarded by the Sovereign of the United Kingdom …

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  • 9Order of the Black Eagle — (Schwarzer Adler Orden) Order of the Black Eagle breast star with the motto SUUM CUIQUE (idiomatically, to each according to his merits ) in the medallion s center …

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  • 10Order of St. Januarius — The Illustrious Royal Order of Saint Januarius (Italian: L Insigne Reale Ordine di San Gennaro ) is an order of knighthood bestowed by the head of the Royal House of Bourbon of the Two Sicilies. It was the last great dynastic collar order to be… …

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