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  • 1life — n. 1) to lead a life (to lead a busy life) 2) to prolong; save a life 3) to devote one s life (to smt.) 4) to spend one s life (doing smt.) 5) to give, lay down, sacrifice; risk one s life 6) to claim, snuff out, take a life (she took her own… …

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  • 2Contemplative Life — • A life ordered in view of contemplation; a way of living especially adapted to lead to and facilitate contemplation, while it excludes all other preoccupations and intents Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Contemplative Life      …

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  • 3Religious Life — • Overview and evangelical ideas on what makes up religious life Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Religious Life     Religious Life      …

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  • 4Meaning of life — This article is about the philosophical concept. For other uses, see Meaning of life (disambiguation). Where Do We Come From? What Are We? Where Are We Going? One of Post Impressionist Paul Gauguin s most famous paintings. The meaning of life… …

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  • 5The Life of Saint Mary the Harlot — (c. 370) is a hagiography which can be found in Book 1 of Rosweyde s Vitae patrum[1] Contents 1 Authorship 2 Plot synopsis 2.1 Chapter 1 …

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  • 6Asceticism — Not to be confused with Aestheticism. Ascetic redirects here. It is not to be confused with Acetic. Asceticism (from the Greek: ἄσκησις, áskēsis, exercise or training ) describes a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from various sorts of… …

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  • 8Durga charan Nag (Nag Mahasaya) — Durga Charan Nag দুরগা চরণ নাগ Nag Mahasaya (Durga Charan Nag), a 19th century saint from East Bengal and a householder disciple of Ramakrishna Paramahansa Born 1846 Deobhog, Narayanganj district, Bengal Presidency, British In …

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  • 9Shikharji — Shri Sammet Shikharji (श्री सम्मेत शिखरजी), located near Giridih, in Jharkhand state, India, is a major Jain pilgrimage destination and one of the most sacred places for Jains in the world. As many as 20 out of 24 Tirthankaras attained Nirvana… …

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