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  • 1The Rite of Constantinople (Byzantine Rite) —     The Rite of Constantinople     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Rite of Constantinople     (Also BYZANTINE RITE.)     The Liturgies, Divine Office, forms for the administration of sacraments and for various blessings, sacramentals, and exorcisms …

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  • 2palm —    1. an indication of bribery    The hand of the recipient is upturned:     You yourself Are much condemn d to have an itching palm. (Shakespeare, Julius Caesar)    Whence to anoint a palm, to bribe, and many punning terms for bribery such as… …

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  • 3Life of Jesus in the New Testament — A series of articles on Jesus Christ and Christianity Gospel harmony  …

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  • 4History of the Papacy — The History of the Papacy is the history of both the spiritual role and the temporal role over a timespan of almost 2,000 years from the arrival of Peter in Rome to the present day. The office of the Pope is called the Papacy. In addition to his… …

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  • 5Rites in the United States — • Article discussing various rites used within the United States Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Rites in the United States     Rites in the United States      …

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  • 6Anointing — The Anointing of David, from the Paris Psalter, 10th century (Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris). To anoint is to pour or smear with perfumed oil, milk, water, melted butter or other substances, a process employed ritually by many religions. People… …

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  • 7List of Biblical names — This is a list of names from the Bible, mainly taken from the 19th century public domain resource: : Hitchcock s New and Complete Analysis of the Holy Bible by Roswell D. Hitchcock, New York: A. J. Johnson, 1874, c1869.Each name is given with its …

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  • 8grease — Synonyms and related words: Trinkgeld, adulation, aid, animal oil, anoint, approach, beeswax, blandishment, blarney, blunt, bonus, boodle, bounty, brass, bread, bribe, bucks, bunkum, buy, buy off, cabbage, cajolement, cajolery, cerate, chips,… …

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  • 9Pysanka — A pysanka (Ukrainian: писанка, plural: pysanky ) is a Ukrainian Easter egg, decorated using a wax resist (batik) method. The word comes from the verb pysaty , to write , as the designs are not painted on, but written with beeswax. Many other… …

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  • 10Traditional Ambrosian Rite — This article is about the form of the Ambrosian Rite used before the Vatican II; for an explanation of the history and of the current form of this Rite, see Ambrosian Rite. Traditional Ambrosian Rite is the form of the Ambrosian Rite used before… …

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