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  • 1make an authoritative request — index call (demand), exact Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2biblical literature — Introduction       four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha.       The Old… …

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  • 4establish — v. a. 1. Fix, settle, make stable or steadfast. 2. Enact, decree, ordain. 3. Institute, originate, plant, found, constitute, organize, form. 4. Place, secure, plant, set up. 5. Confirm, ratify, sanction, approve. 6. Prove, substantiate, verify,… …

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  • 5Religious Experience (book) — Religious Experience is a 1985 book by Wayne Proudfoot, published by University of California Press. It received the American Academy of Religion Award in 1986, one year after publication. Its area of exploration (i.e., the academic study of… …

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  • 6Sephardi Jews — akitía was subjected to pervasive, massive influence from Modern Standard Spanish and most Moroccan Jews now speak a colloquial, Andalusian form of Spanish, with only an occasional use of the old language as a sign of in group solidarity,… …

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  • 7accredit — accreditable, adj. accreditation, accreditment, n. /euh kred it/, v.t. 1. to ascribe or attribute to (usually fol. by with): He was accredited with having said it. 2. to attribute or ascribe; consider as belonging: an invention accredited to… …

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  • 8authenticate — authenticatable, adj. authentication, n. /aw then ti kayt /, v.t., authenticated, authenticating. 1. to establish as genuine. 2. to establish the authorship or origin of conclusively or unquestionably, chiefly by the techniques of scholarship: to …

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  • 9accredit — ac•cred•it [[t]əˈkrɛd ɪt[/t]] v. t. 1) to ascribe or attribute; credit 2) to provide or send with credentials; designate officially: to accredit an envoy[/ex] 3) edu to certify (a school or college) as meeting official requirements for academic… …

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  • 10authenticate — au•then•ti•cate [[t]ɔˈθɛn tɪˌkeɪt[/t]] v. t. cat•ed, cat•ing 1) to establish as genuine 2) to establish conclusively the authorship or origin of 3) to make authoritative or valid • Etymology: 1565–75; < ML au•then′ti•cat a•ble, adj. au•then… …

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