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  • 71Roger B. Taney: Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857) — ▪ Primary Source       By the mid 1850s there existed a widespread feeling that the slavery question, which Congress had been unable to resolve, should be dealt with by the courts; and President Buchanan, in his inaugural address (March 4, 1857) …

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  • 72Germany — • History divided by time periods, beginning with before 1556 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Germany     Germany     † …

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  • 73Parables — • A comparison, or a parallel, by which one thing is used to illustrate another. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Parables     Parables      …

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  • 74Shamanism — • A vague term used by explorers of Siberia in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries to designate not a specific religion but a form of savage magic or science, by which physical nature was believed to be brought under the control of man… …

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  • 75Christian Worship —     Christian Worship     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian Worship     NOTION AND CHARACTERISTICS     The word worship (Saxon weorthscipe, honour ; from worth, meaning value , dignity , price , and the termination, ship; Lat. cultus) in its… …

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  • 76arrah now — interjection An unmeaning expletive, frequently used by the vulgar Irish …

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  • 77unmeaningly — adverb In an unmeaning way; without meaning …

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  • 78babble — 1. noun /bæb.əl/ a) Idle talk; senseless prattle; gabble; twaddle. , The babble of our young children. . b) Inarticulate speech, such as was used at the building the tower of Babel; constant or confused murmur …

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  • 79homage — noun /ˈhɑmədʒ,ˈɑmədʒ,oʊˈmɒːʒ/ a) In feudalism, the formal oath of a vassal to honor his or her lords rights. Well do thee homage, and be ruld by thee, Love thee as our commander and our king. b) A demonstration of …

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  • 80nonsensical — adjective Without sense; unmeaning; absurd; foolish; irrational; preposterous. See Also: nonsense …

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