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  • 1preponderating — index prevailing (having superior force) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2Preponderating — Preponderate Pre*pon der*ate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Preponderated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Preponderating}.] [L. praeponderatus, p. p. of praeponderare; prae before + ponderare to weigh, fr., pondus, ponderis, a weight. See {Ponder}.] 1. To outweigh; to …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3preponderating — preponderant, preponderating *dominant, predominant, paramount, sovereign Analogous words: *supreme, preeminent, transcendent, surpassing: outstanding, salient, signal (see NOTICEABLE) …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 4preponderating — pre·pon·der·ate || prɪ pÉ‘ndÉ™reɪt / pÉ’n v. outweigh, be heavier; surpass; control, predominate; surpass in importance …

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  • 5preponderating — adjective having superior power and influence the predominant mood among policy makers is optimism • Syn: ↑overriding, ↑paramount, ↑predominant, ↑predominate, ↑preponderant • Similar to: ↑dominant …

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  • 6dominant — dominant, predominant, paramount, preponderant, preponderating, sovereign mean superior to all others in power, influence, position, or rank. Something is dominant which is thought of as ruling, as commanding, or as uppermost {a dominant race}… …

    New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • 7Prussia — • The Kingdom of Prussia covers 134,616 square miles and includes about 64.8 per cent of the area of the German Empire. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Prussia     Prussia      …

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  • 8Theodore Beza — (Théodore de Bèze or de Besze) (June 24, 1519 ndash; October 13, 1605) was a French Protestant Christian theologian and scholar who played an important role in the early Reformation. A member of the monarchomaque movement who opposed absolute… …

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  • 9Germany — • History divided by time periods, beginning with before 1556 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Germany     Germany     † …

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  • 10Methodism — • A religious movement which was originated in 1739 by John Wesley in the Anglican Church, and subsequently gave rise to numerous separate denominations Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Methodism     Methodism …

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