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  • 101Zingerle [1] — Zingerle, P. Pius, Benedictiner zu Marienberg u. Rector am Gymnasium zu Meran, geb. 1801 zu Meran. Z. ist ein ausgebildeter Orientalist und der ausgezeichnetste Kenner der syr. Sprache und Literatur; er übersetzte die interessantesten Schriften… …

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  • 102Saint — 1347 80, Italian ascetic and mystic. died A.D. 731, pope 715 731. died A.D. 741, pope 731 741. died A.D. 352, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 337 352. died A.D. 683, Sicilian ecclesiastic: pope 682 683. died A.D. 855, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 847… …

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  • 103hermit — hermitic, hermitical, hermitish, adj. hermitically, adv. hermitlike, adj. hermitry, hermitship, n. /herr mit/, n. 1. a person who has withdrawn to a solitary place for a life of religious seclusion. 2. any person living in seclusion; recluse. 3.… …

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  • 104saint — saintless, adj. /saynt/, n. 1. any of certain persons of exceptional holiness of life, formally recognized as such by the Christian Church, esp. by canonization. 2. a person of great holiness, virtue, or benevolence. 3. a founder, sponsor, or… …

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  • 105Buñuel, Luis — born Feb. 22, 1900, Calanda, Spain died July 29, 1983, Mexico City, Mex. Spanish film director. As a student at the University of Madrid he met Salvador Dalí, with whom he later made the Surrealist film Un chien andalou (1928). Buñuel then… …

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  • 106sheng — I (Chinese; sage or saint ) In Chinese belief, a mortal who attains extraordinary or supernatural powers by self cultivation and serves as a model for others. Confucius used the term to refer to exemplary rulers of the past. II (as used in… …

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  • 107Tennyson, Alfred Tennyson, 1st Baron — ▪ English poet Introduction byname  Alfred, Lord Tennyson   born Aug. 6, 1809, Somersby, Lincolnshire, Eng. died Oct. 6, 1892, Aldworth, Surrey  English poet often regarded as the chief representative of the Victorian age in poetry. He was raised …

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  • 108Flavias — • A titular see of Cilicia Secunda Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Flavias     Flavias     † …

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  • 109James of Sarugh — • A writer of the Syrian Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. James of Sarugh     James of Sarugh     † …

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  • 110Religious Life — • Overview and evangelical ideas on what makes up religious life Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Religious Life     Religious Life      …

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