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  • 51Renton, West Dunbartonshire — Renton (known locally as The Renton ) is a village in Scotland. It takes its name from Cecilia Renton (daughter in law of Tobias Smollett) after whom the modern sandstone, ‘model’ village was named in 1762. Dalquhurn Bleachworks in 1715 and… …

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  • 52Ailas — were a dynasty of kings of ancient India. Pururavas was the most famous Aila King. The Indian epic Mahabharata has the following mention about Ailas at section 2: 14: The numerous royal lines and other ordinary Kshatriyas all represent themselves …

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  • 53Collegiate wrestling — See also: Scholastic wrestling and Wrestling Collegiate Wrestling Collegiate wrestling, like freestyle wrestling, had its origins in catch as catch can wrestling but by the 20th century became distinctly American. Also known as …

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  • 54Asceticism — • The word asceticism comes from the Greek askesis which means practice, bodily exercise, and more especially, atheletic training Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Asceticism     Asceticism …

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  • 55The 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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  • 56The Seal of Confession —     The Law of the Seal of Confession     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Law of the Seal of Confession     In the Decretum of the Gratian who compiled the edicts of previous councils and the principles of Church law which he published about 1151,… …

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  • 57Glossolalia — is commonly called speaking in tongues . For other uses of speaking in tongues , see Speaking in Tongues (disambiguation).: Tongues redirects here. For the body part, see Tongue, for other uses, see Tongue (disambiguation). Glossolalia or… …

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  • 58Spinoza: the moral and political philosophy — The moral and political philosophy of Spinoza Hans W.Blom Spinoza as a moral and political philosopher was the proponent of a radical and extremely consistent version of seventeenth century Dutch naturalism. As a consequence of the burgeoning… …

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  • 59Southern Praying Mantis (martial art) — For the Northern Chinese self defence technique from Shandong, see Northern Praying Mantis (martial art). Southern Praying Mantis (南派螳螂) is a Chinese martial art native to the Hakka (客家) communities of Southern China. Despite having the name… …

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  • 60History of Marriage —     History of Marriage     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► History of Marriage     The word marriage may be taken to denote the action, contract, formality, or ceremony by which the conjugal union is formed or the union itself as an enduring condition …

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