strength+of+mind

  • 101Etienne-Antoine Boulogne —     Etienne Antoine Boulogne     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Etienne Antoine Boulogne     French bishop, b. at Avignon, 26 December 1747; d. at Troyes, 13 March, 1825. He was the son of poor parents and obtained an education from the Christian… …

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  • 102Mariano Payeras —     Mariano Payeras     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Mariano Payeras     Born 10 Oct., 1769, at Inca, Island of Majorca; died 28 April, 1823. He received the habit of St. Francis at Palma, 5 Sept., 1784; left Spain in Feb., 1793, to join the College …

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  • 103The Barber Family —     The Barber Family     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Barber Family     Daniel Barber     Daniel Barber, soldier of the Revolution, Episcopalian minister and convert, b. at Simsbury, Connecticut, U.S.A., 2 October, 1756; d. at Saint Inigoes,… …

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  • 104valour — noun a) Value; worth. Flatour est un soubtil enchanteour; Car par son vein enchantement Fait croire au dame<!sic et au seignour Que sur tous autres de valour Sont plus digne et plus excellent. b) Strength of mind in regard to danger; that… …

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  • 105valor — noun a) Value; worth. b) Strength of mind in regard to danger; that quality which enables a person to encounter danger with firmness; personal bravery; courage; prowess; intrepidity. See Also: valiant …

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  • 106Darius Sessions — 43rd Deputy Governor of the Colony of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations In office 1769–1775 Governor Joseph Wanton Preceded by Nicholas Cooke Succeeded by …

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  • 107Muhammad Ilyas al-Kandhlawi — Full name Muhammad Ilyas al Kandhlawi Era 19th Century Region Muslim Scholar School Deobandi Notable ideas Foundation of Tablighi Jamaat …

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  • 108Centurion —    A Roman officer in command of a hundred men (Mark 15:39, 44, 45). Cornelius, the first Gentile convert, was a centurion (Acts 10:1, 22). Other centurions are mentioned in Matt. 8:5, 8, 13; Luke 7:2, 6; Acts 21:32; 22:25, 26; 23:17, 23; 24:23;… …

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  • 109Lipsius, Justus — (1547 1606)    Flemish philosopher and humanist who revived the ancient Stoic philosophy of Seneca and Tacitus and tried to reconcile it with Christianity. The founder of Neo Stoicism, Lipsius articulated in his De Constantia (1584) and… …

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  • 110Wilcock — This interesting name is a medieval derivative of William, which itself originates from the Old German pre 7th Century vilga meaning strength of mind, and helm a helmet, and was introduced by the Normans after 1066. The suffix cock , a nickname… …

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