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71The Sacrament of Penance — The Sacrament of Penance † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Sacrament of Penance Penance is a sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ in which forgiveness of sins committed after baptism is granted through the priest s absolution to… …
72The Thirty Years War — The Thirty Years War † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Thirty Years War The Thirty Years War (1618 48), though pre eminently a German war, was also of great importance for the history of the whole of Europe, not only because nearly all… …
73The Vatican — The Vatican † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Vatican This subject will be treated under the following heads: I. Introduction; II. Architectural History of the Vatican Palace; III. Description of the Palace; IV. Description of the… …
74The Kardomah Gang — was the name given to the various artists, musicians, poets and other writers, which frequented the Kardomah Café on Swansea s High Street, Wales, c. 1930. Regulars included Charles Fisher, poets Dylan Thomas and Vernon Watkins, composer Daniel… …
75The Kitchen God's Wife — is a novel by Amy Tan. Like many of her works, it deals with Chinese American female identity.The Kitchen God s Wife opens with the narrative voice of Pearl Louie Brandt, the American born daughter of a Chinese mother and a Chinese American… …
76The Liars (play) — The Liars is an English play by Henry Arthur Jones that was first performed in London in 1897.ummaryLady Jessica Nepean is fond of flirtation, not so much because she is dissatisfied with her husband, Gilbert, as because it flatters her vanity to …
77The Golden Speech — The rhetorical piece, The Golden Speech, was delivered by Queen Elizabeth I of England to 141 Members of the Commons (including the Speaker), on November 30th, 1601. It was a speech that was expected to be a addressing some pricing concerns,… …
78The Wife Wrapt in Wether's Skin — is Child ballad 277.ynopsisA man has married a woman of higher birth than him. She scorns the household labor. The man kills a wether, skins it, and wraps her in it. He declares that he can not beat her, but he can certainly beat a wether s skin …
79Pretext — (Roget s Thesaurus) >Ostensible motive, ground, or reason assigned. < N PARAG:Pretext >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 pretext pretext pretense pretension plea| Sgm: N 1 allegation allegation advocation Sgm: N 1 ostensible motive ostensible motive… …
80pretext — /pree tekst/, n. 1. something that is put forward to conceal a true purpose or object; an ostensible reason; excuse: The leaders used the insults as a pretext to declare war. 2. the misleading appearance or behavior assumed with this intention:… …
