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  • 101allow — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. grant, permit; concede; tolerate, suffer, let. See disclosure, consent, permission. Ant., prohibit, forbid. II (Roget s IV) v. 1. [To permit an action] Syn. permit, let, sanction, grant, consent to,… …

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  • 102ap|prov´ing|ly — ap|prove «uh PROOV», verb, proved, prov|ing. –v.t. 1. to think or speak well of; express one s agreement with or admiration of; be pleased with: »The teacher looked at John s work and approved it. SYNONYM(S): like. 2. to give consent to;… …

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  • 103ap|prove — «uh PROOV», verb, proved, prov|ing. –v.t. 1. to think or speak well of; express one s agreement with or admiration of; be pleased with: »The teacher looked at John s work and approved it. SYNONYM(S): like. 2. to give consent to; authorize or make …

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  • 104DIVORCE — (Heb. גֵּרוּשִׁין), the formal dissolution of the marriage bond. IN THE BIBLE Divorce was accepted as an established custom in ancient Israel (cf. Lev. 21:7, 14; 22:13; Num. 30:10; Deut. 22:19, 29). In keeping with the other cultures of the Near… …

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  • 105MESOPOTAMIA — The original article in the first edition of the Encyclopaedia Judaica traced Mesopotamian history to its earliest beginnings and provided a detailed survey of Mesopotamian literature and institutions. With the availability of such tools as J.… …

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  • 106The Sacrament of Penance —     The Sacrament of Penance     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Sacrament of Penance     Penance is a sacrament of the New Law instituted by Christ in which forgiveness of sins committed after baptism is granted through the priest s absolution to… …

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  • 107Religious Life — • Overview and evangelical ideas on what makes up religious life Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Religious Life     Religious Life      …

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  • 108authorize — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. empower, commission, sanction, entitle; see allow 1 , approve 1 , commission . See Synonym Study at commission . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. permit, give the okay, empower, entitle, license, allow, sanction, *give the… …

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  • 109ZIONISM — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the word and its meaning forerunners ḤIBBAT ZION ROOTS OF ḤIBBAT ZION background to the emergence of the movement the beginnings of the movement PINSKER S AUTOEMANCIPATION settlement… …

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  • 110Western architecture — Introduction       history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present.       The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …

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