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  • 91Rene Descartes —     René Descartes     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► René Descartes     (Renatus Cartesius), philosopher and scientist, born at La Haye France, 31 March, 1596; died at Stockholm, Sweden, 11 February 1650. He studied at the Jesuit college of La Flèche …

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  • 92HEBREW GRAMMAR — The following entry is divided into two sections: an Introduction for the non specialist and (II) a detailed survey. [i] HEBREW GRAMMAR: AN INTRODUCTION There are four main phases in the history of the Hebrew language: the biblical or classical,… …

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  • 93Johann Eck — (November 13, 1486 ndash; February 13, 1543) was a 16th century theologian and defender of Catholicism during the Protestant Reformation. It was Eck who argued that the beliefs of Martin Luther and Jan Hus were similar. Education, Post at… …

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  • 94Stave church — A stave church is a medieval wooden church with a post and beam construction related to timber framing. The wall frames are filled with vertical planks. The load bearing posts ( stafr in Old Norse) have lent their name to the building technique.… …

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  • 95Louis Cheskin — was a scientific researcher, clinical psychologist, and important marketing innovator. Born in Ukraine on February 17, 1907, he was a one time Works Progress Administration (WPA) artistic supervisor.[1] He died of a heart attack at Stanford… …

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  • 96Calvin, John — French Jean Cauvin born July 10, 1509, Noyon, Picardy, France died May 27, 1564, Geneva, Switz. French Protestant theologian and major figure of the Reformation. He studied religion at the University of Paris and law in Orléans and Bourges. When… …

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  • 97Statistics of Religions — • Includes the definition and historical development, along with the status of religious bodies Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Statistics of Religions     Statistics of Religions …

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  • 98feeling — /ˈfilɪŋ / (say feeling) noun 1. the function or the power of perceiving by touch; physical sensation not connected with sight, hearing, taste, or smell. 2. a particular sensation of this kind: a feeling of warmth; a feeling of pain; a feeling of… …

  • 99EL-AMARNA — EL AMARNA, modern name of the site of Akhetaton, the capital city of Egypt, founded by Amenophis Amenḥotep IV (akhenaton ), the heretical pharaoh of the 18th Dynasty (14th cent. B.C.E.). On this site was discovered the El Amar na archive. El… …

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  • 100impressionism — /ɪmˈprɛʃənɪzəm / (say im preshuhnizuhm) noun 1. a style of painting, developed especially by French artists 1865–1880, which was concerned with the analysis of tone and colour and with the effects of light on surfaces, and whose adherents painted …