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  • 21The United States of America —     The United States of America     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The United States of America     BOUNDARIES AND AREA     On the east the boundary is formed by the St. Croix River and an arbitrary line to the St. John, and on the north by the… …

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  • 22calm — I. noun Etymology: Middle English calme, probably ultimately from Old Spanish calma, from Late Latin cauma heat, from Greek kauma, from kaiein to burn Date: 14th century 1. a. a period or condition of freedom from storms, high winds, or rough… …

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  • 23Aristotle: Aesthetics and philosophy of mind — David Gallop AESTHETICS Aesthetics, as that field is now understood, does not form the subjectmatter of any single Aristotelian work. No treatise is devoted to such topics as the essential nature of a work of art, the function of art in general,… …

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  • 24peace — I. noun Etymology: Middle English pees, from Anglo French pes, pees, from Latin pac , pax; akin to Latin pacisci to agree more at pact Date: 12th century 1. a state of tranquillity or quiet: as a. freedom from civil disturbance b. a state of… …

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  • 25Canut revolts — There were three Canut revolts ( fr. Révolte des canuts) in Lyon during the first half of the 19th century. The first occurred in November 1831, and was the first clearly defined worker uprising of the Industrial Revolution.The silk industry in… …

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  • 26Samatha — (Pāli), śamatha (Sanskrit) or orthographically romanized to shamatha and is often translated as Calm Abiding (Tibetan shinay), comprises a suite, type or style of Buddhist meditation or concentration practices designed to enhance sustained… …

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  • 27pacify — I verb accommodate, alleviate, appease, assuage, becalm, bring to terms, calm, componere, conciliate, dulcify, ease, lenire, make peace, mediate, mellow, mollify, pacificate, placare, placate, please, propitiate, quell, quiet, reconcile, relieve …

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  • 28peace — n: a state of tranquillity or quiet: as a: a state of security or order within a community provided for by law or custom keeping the peace b: freedom from civil disturbance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 29sang-froid — Synonyms and related words: Buddha like composure, Oriental calm, aloofness, aplomb, ataraxy, balance, balanced personality, calm disposition, calm of mind, calmness, composure, constancy, cool, coolheadedness, coolness, coolth, countenance,… …

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  • 30peace — [[t]pis[/t]] n. interj. v. peaced, peac•ing 1) freedom from war; a cessation or absence of hostilities between nations 2) a state of harmony between people or groups; freedom from dissension 3) freedom from civil commotion; public order and… …

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