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  • 61Helenopolis — • A titular see of Bithynia Prima, suffragan of Prusa Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Helenopolis     Helenopolis     † …

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  • 62Bartholomew MacCarthy —     Bartholomew MacCarthy     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Bartholomew MacCarthy     Irish scholar and chronologist, b. at Conna, Ballynoe, Co. Cork, 12 Dec., 1843; d. at Inniscarra, Co. Cork, 6 Mar., 1904. He was educated at Mount Melleray Seminary …

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  • 63Epistles to the Corinthians —     Epistles to the Corinthians     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistles to the Corinthians     INTRODUCTORY     St. Paul Founds the Church at Corinth     St. Paul s first visit to Europe is graphically described by St. Luke (Acts, xvi xviii). When …

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  • 64mince — 1. noun /mɪns/ a) Finely chopped meat. Mince tastes really good fried in a pan with some chopped onion and tomato. b) Finely chopped mixed fruit used in Christmas pies; mincemeat. During Christmas time my dad loves to eat mince pies. 2 …

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  • 65disparage — 1. noun /dɪsˈpæɹɪdʒ/ Inequality in marriage; marriage with an inferior. 2. verb /dɪsˈpæɹɪdʒ/ a) To match unequally; to degrade or dishonor. b) To dishonor by a comparison with what is inferior; to lower in …

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  • 66decry — I verb admonish, be unable to respect, belittle, berate, bring discredit on, bring into disrepute, censure, censure as faulty, clamor against, condemn, condemn as worthless, contemn, criticize, cry down, cry out against, declaim against, degrade …

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  • 67defame — de·fame /di fām/ vt de·famed, de·fam·ing [Medieval Latin defamare, alteration of Latin diffamare to spread news of, defame, from dis , prefix marking dispersal or removal + fama reputation]: to make the subject of defamation de·fam·er n Merriam… …

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  • 68derogate — I verb abase, asperse, be derogatory, belittle, besmirch, bespatter, blacken, blot, brand, bring down, bring into discredit, bring low, bring shame upon, calumniate, cast a slur upon, cast aspersions, debase, decry, defame, demean, demote,… …

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  • 69discommend — I verb asperse, attack, belittle, bring into discredit, censure, clamor against, condemn, contemn, criticize, decry, denigrate, denounce, deprecate, depreciate, deride, derogate, detract, disapprove, discredit, disfavor, disparage, dispraise,… …

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  • 70jeer — I verb cavillari, deprecate, depreciate, deride, deridere, disparage, disregard, disrespect, gibe, have no regard for, hold in derision, inridere, insult, laugh at, make fun of, mock, ridicule, scoff, sneer, speak derisively, speak slightingly,… …

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