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  • 11Roman Catholic Brahmin — The Roman Catholic Brahmin (RCB) also referred to as Bamon in Konkani, are a caste of modern day descendants of Brahmin converts to Roman Catholicism. As such, it is considered by some to be a Brahmin sub caste which practises christianity. The… …

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  • 12Communism — • In its more general signification communism refers to any social system in which all property, or at least all productive property, is owned by the group, or community, instead of by individuals Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006.… …

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  • 13The Crosiers —     The Crosiers     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Crosiers     (Or Canons Regular of the Holy Cross).     A religious order, founded by Théodore de Celles, who, after following the Emperor Frederick Barbarossa on the Crusade, obtained a canonry… …

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  • 14Conscience — Not to be confused with consciousness. For other uses, see Conscience (disambiguation). Vincent van Gogh, 1890. Kröller Müller Museum. The Good Samaritan (after Delacroix). Conscience is an aptitude, faculty, intuition or judgment of the …

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  • 15Consciousness — Representation of consciousness from the seventeenth century. Consciousness is a term that refers to the relati …

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  • 16History of antisemitism — Antisemitism Part of Jewish history …

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  • 17Freedom of speech by country — Freedom of speech is the concept of the inherent human right to voice one s opinion publicly without fear of censorship or punishment. Speech is not limited to public speaking and is generally taken to include other forms of expression. The right …

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  • 18Monasticism — • The act of dwelling alone (Greek monos, monazein, monachos), has come to denote the mode of life pertaining to persons living in seclusion from the world, under religious vows and subject to a fixed rule, as monks, friars, nuns, or in general… …

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  • 19Sacrifice — (from a Middle English verb meaning to make sacred , from Old French, from Latin sacrificium : sacr , sacred + facere , to make ) is commonly known as the practice of offering food, objects (typically valuables), or the lives of animals or people …

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  • 20Laborem 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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