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81Styles of Chinese martial arts — For a list of styles, see list of Chinese martial arts. The Chinese martial arts Taijiquan being practiced on the Bund in Shanghai. Hundreds of different styles of Chinese martial arts exist, many distinctive styles with their own sets of… …
82Non-monumental uses of Ogham — As well as its use for monumental inscriptions, the Old Irish ogham alphabet was used for short messages on wood or metal, either to relay messages, or to denote ownership of the object inscribed. Some of these messages seem to have been cryptic… …
83Celibacy 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… …
84martial arts — (wushu) The history of martial arts since the Cultural Revolution is intrinsically tied to policies initiated in 1949. Until about 1979, the overall objective was to convert the martial arts into a performance art and a national sport (hereafter… …
85Scholastic ogham — Use of the early medieval Irish ogham alphabet is largely divided between monumental epigraphy and scholastic use in, or influenced by, manuscript tradition, Scholastic ogham notably involves artificial expansions of the alphabet, such as the… …
86Ascetical Theology — • Briefly defined as the scientific exposition of Christian asceticism Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ascetical Theology Ascetical Theology …
87Deconstruction — For the approach to post modern architecture, see Deconstructivism; for other uses, see Deconstruction (disambiguation). Deconstruction is a term introduced by French philosopher Jacques Derrida in his 1967 book Of Grammatology. Although he… …
88Edward Coke — This article is about the seventeenth century jurist. For other uses, see Edward Coke (disambiguation). Sir Edward Coke …
89Ascetical theology — is the organized study or presentation of spiritual teachings found in Christian Scripture and the Church Fathers that help the faithful to more perfectly follow Christ and attain to Christian perfection . The word ascetic is from the Greek word… …
90Miniature (illuminated manuscript) — Miniature of the Trojan Horse, from the Vergilius Romanus, a manuscript of Virgil s Aeneid, early 5th century. The word miniature, derived from the Latin minium, red lead, is a picture in an ancient or medieval illuminated manuscript; the simple… …
