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  • 81Taunt — Taunt, n. Upbraiding language; bitter or sarcastic reproach; insulting invective. [1913 Webster] With scoffs, and scorns, and contemelious taunts. Shak. [1913 Webster] With sacrilegious taunt and impious jest. Prior. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 82sacrilege — noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin sacrilegium, from sacrilegus one who robs sacred property, from sacr , sacer + legere to gather, steal more at legend Date: 14th century 1. a technical and not necessarily… …

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  • 83Achilles — Achilleus redirects here. For the emperor with this name, see Achilleus (emperor). For other uses, see Achilles (disambiguation). In Greek mythology, Achilles (also Akhilleus or Achilleus; Ancient Greek: polytonic|Ἀχιλλεύς) was a Greek hero of… …

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  • 84Alfred Edward Housman — (pronEng|ˈhaʊsmən; 26 March 1859 – 30 April 1936), usually known as A.E. Housman, was a classical scholar and English poet best known for his cycle of poems A Shropshire Lad . Lyrical and almost epigrammatic in form, the poems were mostly written …

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  • 86Fiqh — thumb|300px|Legal systems across the world.Fiqh (Arabic: فقه, IPA2|fɪqəh) is Islamic jurisprudence. Fiqh is an expansion of the Sharia Islamic law based directly on the Quran and Sunnah that complements Shariah with evolving… …

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  • 87Lucifer — [ The poem uses the name Lucifer only three times, as against 72 mentions of Satan ] Gustave Doré s illustration for Paradise Lost by John Milton.] Lucifer is a name frequently given to Satan in Christian belief. This usage stems from a… …

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  • 89Trojan War — In Greek mythology, the Trojan War was waged against the city of Troy by the Achaeans after Paris of Troy stole Helen from her husband Menelaus, the king of Sparta. The war is among the most important events in Greek mythology, and was narrated… …

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  • 90Tattoo — For other uses, see Tattoo (disambiguation). A tattooed woman in the United States, ca. 1907. A tattoo is made by inserting indelible ink into the dermis layer of the skin to change the pigment. Tattoos on humans are a type of body modification,… …

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