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  • 31Belgium — • Information on the history, education, and cemeteries of the country Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Belgium     Belgium     † …

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  • 32MUSIC — This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction written sources of direct and circumstantial evidence the material relics and iconography notated sources oral tradition archives and important collections of jewish music… …

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  • 33HISTORICAL SURVEY: THE STATE AND ITS ANTECEDENTS (1880–2006) — Introduction It took the new Jewish nation about 70 years to emerge as the State of Israel. The immediate stimulus that initiated the modern return to Zion was the disappointment, in the last quarter of the 19th century, of the expectation that… …

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  • 34Treaty of Georgievsk — The Treaty of Georgievsk ( ru. Георгиевский трактат, Georgievskiy traktat ; ka. გეორგიევსკის ტრაქტატი, georgievskis trak tati ) was a bilateral treaty concluded between the Russian Empire and the east Georgian kingdom of Kartli Kakheti on July 24 …

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  • 35Celibacy 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… …

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  • 36humble — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. lowly, unassuming, modest (see humility); poor, obscure, paltry, mean. v. t. abase, shame, humiliate. See modesty, obscurity, piety. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Meek] Syn. lowly, submissive, gentle,… …

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  • 37degrade — [c]/dəˈgreɪd / (say duh grayd) verb (degraded, degrading) –verb (t) 1. to reduce from a higher to a lower rank, degree, etc.; deprive of office, rank, degree, or title as a punishment. 2. to lower in character or quality; debase; deprave. 3. to… …

  • 38unstate — /un stayt /, v.t., unstated, unstating. 1. Archaic. to deprive (a person) of office or rank. 2. Obs. to deprive (a nation, government, etc.) of its character or dignity as a state. [1580 90; UN 2 + STATE] * * * …

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  • 39Begum Samru — Begum Sombre(d. 1836) (also known as Zebunissa, Farzana and Joanna after baptism) started her career as a Nautch girl in 18th Century India. Later on, she played a key role in the politics and power struggle in 18th and 19th century India. She… …

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  • 40South Africa — Republic of, a country in S Africa; member of the Commonwealth of Nations until 1961. 42,327,458; 472,000 sq. mi. (1,222,480 sq. km). Capitals: Pretoria and Cape Town. Formerly, Union of South Africa. * * * South Africa Introduction South Africa… …

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