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51point blank — /pɔɪnt ˈblæŋk/ (say poynt blangk) noun World War I Colloquial white wine. {corruption of French vin blanc; by association with point blank, probably with reference to the harsh effects on soldiers of over indulgence in cheap white wine} …
52Owen, Goronwy (Gronow) — (1723 1769?) The son of a tinker, he was born at Rhos Fawr, Anglesey. Given no encouragement from his drunken father, his education was left to his mother, and from 1737 to 1741 he was at Friars School, Bangor. He was ordained deacon in 1745… …
53Protestantism — /prot euh steuhn tiz euhm/, n. 1. the religion of Protestants. 2. the Protestant churches collectively. 3. adherence to Protestant principles. [1640 50; PROTESTANT + ISM] * * * One of the three major branches of Christianity, originating in the… …
54Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
55Jubilee (Christian) — The concept of the Jubilee is a special year of remission of sins and universal pardon. In the Biblical book of Leviticus, a Jubilee year is mentioned to occur every fifty years, in which slaves and prisoners would be freed, debts would be… …
56Portiuncula — • A town and parish near Assisi, Italy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Portiuncula Portiuncula † …
57Porziuncola — Porziuncola, also called Portiuncula (in Latin) or Porzioncula, is a small church in the frazione of Santa Maria degli Angeli, situated about 4 kilometers from Assisi, Umbria (central Italy). It is the place from where the Franciscan movement… …
58Indulgences — • A remission of the temporal punishment due to sin, the guilt of which has been forgiven Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Indulgences Indulgences …
59Crusades — a series of military expeditions between the 11th and 14th centuries, in which armies from the Christian countries of Europe tried to get back the Holy Land (= what is now Israel, Palestine, Jordan and Egypt) from the Muslims. The soldiers who… …
60Ethics — For other uses, see Ethics (disambiguation). Philosophy …
