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  • 1Celibacy of the Clergy — • The renunciation of marriage implicitly or explicitly made, for the more perfect observance of chastity, by all those who receive the Sacrament of Orders in any of the higher grades Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Celibacy of the… …

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  • 2vow — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ solemn ▪ marriage, wedding ▪ monastic, religious, sacred ▪ final …

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  • 3vow — vow1 [vau] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: vou, from Latin votum; VOTE2] 1.) a serious promise →↑oath ▪ Jim made a vow that he would find his wife s killer. keep/break a vow (=to do or not do what you promised) …

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  • 4Bors — ( fr. Bohort, Julius Tiberius) circa 540s 580s, is the name of two knights in the Arthurian legend, one the father and one the son. Bors the Elder is the King of Gaunnes or Gaul during the early period of King Arthur s reign, and is the brother… …

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  • 5List of Neighbours characters (2004) — The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the Network Ten soap opera Neighbours in 2004, by order of first appearance. They were all introduced by the show s executive producer Ric Pellizzeri. The 20th season of Neighbours… …

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  • 6Bhishma — s Oath, a painting by Raja Ravi Varma Bhishma or Bheeshma or Devavrata or Bhishma Pitamah was the eighth son of Kuru King Shantanu who was blessed with wish long life and had sworn to serve the ruling Kuru king. He was one of the most prominent… …

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  • 7Thomas Cranmer — Cranmer redirects here. For other people with the surname, see Cranmer (surname). Thomas Cranmer Archbishop of Canterbury Portrait by Gerlach Flicke, 1545[ …

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  • 8Holy Orders (Catholic Church) — Holy Orders in the Catholic Church includes three orders: bishop, priest, and deacon. The Church regards ordination as a Sacrament. In the phrase Holy Orders , the word holy simply means set apart for some purpose. The word order (ordo, in Latin) …

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  • 9Holy Orders — The term Holy Orders is used by many Christian churches to refer to ordination or to those individuals ordained for a special role or ministry. In the Roman Catholic (Latin: sacri ordines), Eastern Catholic, Eastern Orthodox (ιερωσύνη [hierōsynē] …

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  • 10Characters from the Incarnations of Immortality — This article contains brief biographies for major characters from Piers Anthony s Incarnations of Immortality series. The protagonist of each book in the series, as well as some other major characters, are listed here.The IncarnationsZane On a… …

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