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  • 21Land War — The Land War in Irish History was a period of agrarian agitation in rural Ireland in the 1870s, 1880s and 1890s. The agitation was led by the Irish National Land League and was dedicated to bettering the position of tenant farmers and ultimately… …

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  • 22Roman Catholic Diocese of Nice — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Nice is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church in France. The diocese comprises the Départment of Alpes Maritimes. The diocese is a suffragan of the archdiocese of Marseille. The current bishop is… …

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  • 23Executor, Apostolic — • A cleric who puts into execution a papal rescript, completing what is necessary in order that it be effective Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …

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  • 24Irregularity — • A canonical impediment directly impeding the reception of tonsure and Holy orders or preventing the exercise of orders already received Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Irregularity     Irregularity …

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  • 25Colbert —     Colbert     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Colbert     I. JEAN BAPTISTE COLBERT (1619 1683)     Marquis de Seignelay, statesman, b. at Rheims, France, 1619; d. at Paris, 1683. Noticed by Mazarin and recommended by him to Louis XIV he became at the …

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  • 26Outline of law — The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to law: Law – is the set of rules and principles (laws) by which a society is governed, through enforcement by governmental authorities. Law is also the field which concerns… …

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  • 27brief — I. a. 1. Short, concise, succinct, compendious, laconic, curt. 2. Short, transitory, fleeting, transient, temporary, short lived, ephemeral. II. n. 1. Epitome, compendium, summary, synopsis, syllabus, abstract, breviary, abridgment, conspectus. 2 …

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  • 28Ecclesiastical letter — Ecclesiastical letters are publications or announcements of the organs of Roman Catholic ecclesiastical authority, e.g. the synods, but more particularly of pope and bishops, addressed to the faithful in the form of letters. Letters of the Popes… …

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  • 29Inquisition — • By this term is usually meant a special ecclesiastical institutional for combating or suppressing heresy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Inquisition     Inquisition      …

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  • 30education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …

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