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  • 21grip — grip1 [grıp] n ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(firm hold)¦ 2¦(power)¦ 3¦(understanding)¦ 4 come/get to grips with something 5 lose your grip 6 get/take a grip on yourself 7 Get a grip 8 be in the grip of something 9¦(stop something slipping)¦ 10¦(for hair)¦ …

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  • 22grip — grip1 [ grıp ] noun ** ▸ 1 firm strong hold ▸ 2 power/control ▸ 3 part of object for holding ▸ 4 someone who moves cameras ▸ 5 small bag for traveling ▸ 6 for holding hair ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) singular a firm strong hold: Marguerite took my hand in a …

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  • 23grip */*/ — I UK [ɡrɪp] / US noun Word forms grip : singular grip plural grips 1) a) [singular] a firm strong hold Marguerite took my hand in a surprisingly strong grip. tighten your grip: Pete tightened his grip on her arm. release/loosen your grip: She… …

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  • 24Conditional preservation of the saints — The Five Articles of Remonstrance Conditional election Unlimited atonement Total depravity …

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  • 25Perseverance of the saints — Calvinism John Calvin Background Christianity …

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  • 26grasp — /græsp / (say grasp), /grasp / (say grahsp) verb (t) 1. to seize and hold by or as by clasping with the fingers. 2. to seize upon; hold firmly. 3. to lay hold of with the mind; comprehend; understand. –verb (i) 4. to make the motion of seizing;… …

  • 27Jeanne des Anges — (1602–1665)    Mother superior of the Ursuline convent in Poitiers, France, who became possessed with major DEMONs in the famous LOUDUN POSSESSIONS case. A mean and vindictive woman, Jeanne des Anges (Joan of the Angels) became the principal… …

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  • 28grap|ple — «GRAP uhl», verb, pled, pling, noun. –v.t. 1. to seize and hold fast; grip or hold firmly: »The dog grappled the thief s leg in his jaws, pulling the thief to the ground. SYNONYM(S): grasp, clinch. 2. to fasten with a grapple; attach firmly:… …

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  • 29take — 1 Take, seize, grasp, clutch, snatch, grab are comparable when they mean to get hold of by or as if by reaching out the arm or hand. Take is not only the most general but also the only colorless term in this group. In ordinary use, especially… …

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  • 30прижимать — ПРИЖИМАТЬ1, несов. (сов. прижать), кого что. Перемещать (переместить) кого , что л. вплотную к кому , чему л., с силой нажимая; Син.: приближать, придавливать, придвигать [impf. to press (down, against), weigh (down, against); to clasp (to),… …

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