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  • 21Norway — • Scandinavian country Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Norway     Norway     † Catholic En …

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  • 22waver — 1. verb /weɪ.və(ɹ)/ a) To sway back and forth; to totter or reel. Flowers wavered in the breeze. b) To flicker, glimmer …

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  • 23waver — I wa•ver [[t]ˈweɪ vər[/t]] v. i. 1) to sway to and fro; flutter 2) to flicker or quiver, as light 3) to become unsteady; begin to fail or give way: At the news my courage wavered[/ex] 4) to shake or tremble, as the hands or voice 5) to feel or… …

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  • 24waver — /ˈweɪvə / (say wayvuh) verb (i) 1. to sway to and fro; flutter: leaves wavering in the breeze. 2. to flicker or quiver, as light, etc.: wavering tongues of flame. 3. to become unsteady or begin to fail or give way: his mind is wavering. 4. to… …

  • 25Waver — Wa ver, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wavered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wavering}.] [OE. waveren, from AS. w[ae]fre wavering, restless. See {Wave}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. To play or move to and fro; to move one way and the other; hence, to totter; to reel; to… …

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  • 26Wavering — Waver Wa ver, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Wavered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Wavering}.] [OE. waveren, from AS. w[ae]fre wavering, restless. See {Wave}, v. i.] [1913 Webster] 1. To play or move to and fro; to move one way and the other; hence, to totter; to… …

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  • 27hesitate — verb ( tated; tating) Etymology: Latin haesitatus, past participle of haesitare to stick fast, hesitate, frequentative of haerēre to stick Date: 1598 intransitive verb 1. to hold back in doubt or indecision 2. to delay momentarily ; pause 3 …

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  • 28swing — I. verb (swung; swinging) Etymology: Middle English, to beat, fling, hurl, rush, from Old English swingan to beat, fling oneself, rush; akin to Old High German swingan to fling, rush Date: 13th century transitive verb 1. a. to cause to move… …

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  • 29waver — I. intransitive verb (wavered; wavering) Etymology: Middle English; akin to Old English wǣfre restless, wafian to wave with the hands more at wave Date: 14th century 1. to vacillate irresolutely between choices ; fluctuate in opinion, allegiance …

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  • 30Arianism — is the theological teaching of Arius (c. AD 250 336), who was ruled a heretic by the Christian church at the Council of Nicea.Arius lived and taught in Alexandria, Egypt, in the early 4th century. The most controversial of his teachings dealt… …

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