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81The Vatican as a Scientific Institute — The Vatican Palace, as a Scientific Institute † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Vatican Palace, as a Scientific Institute Regarded from the point of view of scientific productivity, the Vatican is the busiest scientific workshop in Rome.… …
82obscene — ob·scene /äb sēn/ adj [Middle French, from Latin obscenus obscaenus indecent, lewd]: extremely or deeply offensive according to contemporary community standards of morality or decency see also roth v. united states in the important cases section… …
83Character mask — Part of a series on Marxism …
84CATHOLICISME - L’organisation et la vie de l’Église — Pour comprendre les institutions actuelles de l’Église catholique, il faut partir du fait historique qui explique son origine: la conviction d’un petit groupe d’hommes et de femmes, dans les années 30 à 40 du premier siècle, que Jésus de Nazareth …
85Cassady, Neal — (1926–1968) One might be tempted to say that if Neal Cassady had not existed, jack kerouac would have had to invent him. But for many students of the Beat Generation, Kerouac did invent Cassady. It is the rare Beat aficionado who knows much… …
86forbid — forbid, prohibit, enjoin, interdict, inhibit, ban are comparable when meaning to debar a person from using, doing, or entering or to order something not be used, done, or entered. Forbid is the more direct and familiar, prohibit, the more formal… …
87ILAI — (c. 100 C.E.), tanna. His name is apparently an abbreviation of Eleazar. He is sometimes referred to as Ilai the Elder to distinguish him from an amora of the same name (Ḥag. 16a). He was the father of the well known tanna Judah b. Ilai, and… …
88PRIESTS AND PRIESTHOOD — Definition of Priesthood The priests are the principal functionaries in divine services, their special task being to engage in cultic ceremonies which they conducted mainly in the Temple. In general the priests post is authorized by hereditary… …
