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81Gioacchino Ventura di Raulica — Gioacchino Ventura di Raulica † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Gioacchino Ventura di Raulica Italian pulpit orator, patriot, phyilosopher, b. at Palermo, 8 Dec., 1792; d. at Versailles, 2 Aug., 1861. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1808,… …
82Saint Gregory of Nyssa — St. Gregory of Nyssa † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Gregory of Nyssa Date of birth unknown; died after 385 or 386. He belongs to the group known as the Cappadocian Fathers , a title which reveals at once his birthplace in Asia Minor… …
83Flogging a dead horse — For the Sex Pistols album, see Flogging a Dead Horse (album). Flogging a dead horse (alternatively beating a dead horse in some parts of the Anglophone world) is an idiom that means a particular request or line of conversation is already… …
84First Persian invasion of Greece — Part of the Greco Persian Wars …
85Mainz — This article is about the city in Germany. For the light cruiser, see SMS Mainz. For the Mainz sword, see Gladius. Mainz Mainz Old Town View from the citadel (2003) …
86Actuary — Damage from Hurricane Katrina. Actuaries need to estimate long term averages of such damage in order to accurately price property insurance and set appropriate reserves. Occupation Names Actuary …
87Libanius — (Greek: Λιβάνιος , Libanios ; ca. 314 ca. 394) was a Greek speaking teacher of rhetoric of the later Roman Empire, an educated Pagan of the Sophist school in an Empire that was turning Christian.He was born into a once influential, deeply… …
88Actuarial science — are professionals who are qualified in this field through examinations and experience. Actuarial science includes a number of interrelating subjects, including probability and statistics, finance, and economics. Historically, actuarial science… …
89Eulogy — A eulogy is a speech or writing in praise of a person or thing. The word is derived from the Greek word εὐλογία (eulogia), meaning praise (εὐ meaning good or well and λογος meaning word, phrase, speech, etc).The term eulogy may refer to a funeral …
90obsequy — n Usu. obsequies funeral rites, funeral ceremony or service, last offices or honors, funeral oration, eulogy, final tribute; wake, deathwatch, vigil; burial, burial service, entombment, graveside service; exequies, funeral procession, dead march …
