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  • 31Criticism of the Israeli government — State of Israel …

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  • 32FLOOD, THE — FLOOD, THE, deluge (Heb. mabbul) described in the Book of Genesis and brought by God to destroy humankind because of its sinfulness. Outside of the Noah tales in Genesis mabbul occurs only in Psalm 29:10. In Isaiah 54:9 the great flood is called… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 33To follow the hounds — Follow Fol low, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Followed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Following}.][OE. foluwen, folwen, folgen, AS. folgian, fylgean, fylgan; akin to D. volgen, OHG. folg[=e]n, G. folgen, Icel. fylgja, Sw. f[ o]lja, Dan. f[ o]lge, and perh. to E. folk …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 34Square Deal — The Square Deal was President Theodore Roosevelt s domestic program primarily aimed at helping middle class citizens. The policies of the Square Deal involved attacking the plutocracy and trusts while at the same time protecting business from the …

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  • 35indulge — [c]/ɪnˈdʌldʒ / (say in dulj) verb (indulged, indulging) –verb (i) 1. (sometimes followed by in) to allow oneself to yield to an inclination: *Four of us … were sitting in the lane beside the Royal indulging in our favourite pastime – drinking… …

  • 36Wei Yuanzhong — (魏元忠) (d. 707 [The traditional historical sources were unanimous in asserting that Wei Yuanzhong died on the way to exile, implying, but not establishing to a certainty, that he died the same year he was exiled.] ), né Wei Zhenzai (魏真宰), formally …

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  • 37indulge — indulger, n. indulgingly, adv. /in dulj /, v., indulged, indulging. v.i. 1. to yield to an inclination or desire; allow oneself to follow one s will (often fol. by in): Dessert came, but I didn t indulge. They indulged in unbelievable shopping… …

    Universalium

  • 38indulge — in•dulge [[t]ɪnˈdʌldʒ[/t]] v. dulged, dulg•ing 1) to yield to or gratify (desires, feelings, etc.) 2) to yield to the wishes or whims of; be lenient or permissive with 3) to allow to follow one s will or inclination: to indulge oneself in… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 39indulge — I. v. a. 1. Gratify, satisfy, yield to, give free scope to, give a loose rein to, give way to, give one s self up to. 2. Humor excessively or to excess, yield to the wishes of, pamper, humor, favor, cocker, allow to follow one s appetites or… …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 40Denmark — • History includes politics, religion, literary, and art Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Denmark     Denmark     † …

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