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  • 121Christianity in the 4th century — See also: Christianity in the 3rd century and Christianity in the 5th century Christianity in the 4th century was dominated by Constantine the Great, and the First Council of Nicea of 325, which was the beginning of the period of the First… …

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  • 123Daughter of Julius Constantius — An unnamed[1] daughter of Julius Constantius was the first known wife of Constantius II. [2] Family She is mentioned in the Letter To The Senate And People of Athens by Julian the Apostate to have been a sister of Constantius Gallus.[2] When… …

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  • 124Diet in Sikhism — In Sikhism, only vegetarian food is served in the Gurdwara, but Sikhs are not bound to be meat free. The general consensus is that Sikhs are free to choose whether to adopt a meat diet or not.[1] Orthodox Sikhs[2] believe that once Amrit is taken …

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  • 125recreant — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. cowardly, craven, dastardly, disloyal, false, treacherous; apostate, renegade. See cowardice, evildoer. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. cowardly, craven, false, base, low, mean spirited, faithless,… …

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  • 126turncoat — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. renegade, deserter, traitor; apostate, recreant. See evildoer. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. traitor, renegade, betrayer, apostate, defector; see also deserter , traitor . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n.… …

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  • 127Elisha ben-Avuyah — (2nd century)    Tanna and apostate. Elisha, a leading sage, was influenced by reading heretical works. He turned apostate, and was accused of helping the Romans to suppress Jewish laws and customs. There are many stories told to explain Elisha’s …

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  • 128BIBLE — THE CANON, TEXT, AND EDITIONS canon general titles the canon the significance of the canon the process of canonization contents and titles of the books the tripartite canon …

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