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91Homicide — • Signifies, in general, the killing of a human being. In practice, however, the word has come to mean the unjust taking away of human life, perpetrated by one distinct from the victim and acting in a private capacity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin …
92Guqin construction — The construction of the guqin Chinese zither is a complex process like any other musical instrument. However, there is much symbolism in the choice of materials, the shape or form of the instrument that are important things to consider when… …
93Carlos Vaz Ferreira — (October 15, 1872 January 3, 1958) was a Uruguayan philosopher, writer, and academic. Influenced by John Stuart Mill and Herbert Spencer, he is notable for introducing liberal, pluralistic political values and pragmatic philosophical concepts to… …
94Sarah Guppy — Sarah Guppy, née Beach (1770–1852) was an English inventor who contributed to the design of Britain s infrastructure and developed several domestic products. Contents 1 Early history and inventions 2 Patents and publications 3 Marriage and family …
95advocate — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. favor, plead; recommend, suggest; support. n. patron, supporter; defender; lawyer, attorney. See friend, auxiliary, lawsuit. Ant., oppose; detractor. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To defend] Syn. vindicate,… …
96Happy Birthday of Death, The — by Gregory Corso (1960) In The Happy Birthday of Death, gregory corso deploys passion, humor, and the resources of his fertile, quirky imagination against all the various agencies that debase the human spirit and impair true life. In a series… …
97name — /neɪm / (say naym) noun 1. a word or a combination of words by which a person, place, or thing, a body or class, or any object of thought, is designated or known. 2. mere designation, as distinguished from fact: king in name only. 3. an… …
98intend — [in tend′] vt. [ME entenden < OFr entendre < L intendere, to stretch out for, aim at < in , in, at + tendere, to stretch: see THIN] 1. to have in mind as a purpose; plan 2. to mean (something) to be or be used (for); design; destine [a… …
99intend — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. See intention. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To have in mind as a purpose] Syn. propose, plan, purpose, aim, expect, mean, be resolved to, be determined to, aspire to, have in view, hope to, contemplate,… …
100revelation — revelation, vision, apocalypse, prophecy are comparable when they mean disclosure or something disclosed by or as if by divine or preternatural means. Revelation is often specifically applied to the religious ideas transmitted by writers of books …
