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  • 81grandiloquence — /gran dil euh kweuhns/, n. speech that is lofty in tone, often to the point of being pompous or bombastic. [1580 90; < L grandiloqu(us) speaking loftily (grandi(s) great + loquus speaking) + ENCE] * * * …

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  • 82ancient Greek civilization — ▪ historical region, Eurasia Introduction       the period following Mycenaean civilization, which ended in about 1200 BC, to the death of Alexander the Great, in 323 BC. It was a period of political, philosophical, artistic, and scientific&#8230; …

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  • 83Arnauld — • Celebrated French family, the history of which is connected with that of Jansenism and of Port­Royal Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Arnauld     Arnauld      …

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  • 84Patmore, Coventry — • One of the major poets of the nineteenth century Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Patmore, Coventry     Coventry Patmore      …

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  • 85Basilica of Saint Peter —     Basilica of St. Peter     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Basilica of St. Peter     TOPOGRAPHY     The present Church of St. Peter stands upon the site where at the beginning of the first century the gardens of Agrippina lay. Her son, Caius&#8230; …

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  • 86alpinely — adverb In an alpine way, loftily …

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  • 87List of Merriam–Webster's Words of the Year — Merriam Webster s Words of the Year, a list published annually by the American dictionary publishing company Merriam Webster, features the ten words of the year from the English language. This list started in 2003, and is published at the end of&#8230; …

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  • 88Psalms 73 — 1 Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of a clean heart. 2 But as for me, my feet were almost gone; my steps had well nigh slipped. 3 For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the prosperity of the wicked. 4 For there are no bands&#8230; …

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  • 89grandly — Synonyms and related words: consequentially, conspicuously, elaborately, elegantly, eminently, extravagantly, gloriously, grandiosely, gravely, greatly, importantly, imposingly, impressively, loftily, luxuriously, magisterially, magnificently,&#8230; …

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  • 90gravely — Synonyms and related words: bleakly, decorously, demurely, dismally, drearily, earnestly, formally, funereally, gloomily, grandly, grimly, heavily, imposingly, intensely, loftily, magisterially, majestically, nobly, regally, royally, sadly,&#8230; …

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