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  • 31Monk's rhubarb — Monk Monk, n. [AS. munuc, munec, munc, L. monachus, Gr. ?, fr. mo nos alone. Cf. {Monachism}.] 1. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting… …

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  • 32patience — Monk Monk, n. [AS. munuc, munec, munc, L. monachus, Gr. ?, fr. mo nos alone. Cf. {Monachism}.] 1. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting… …

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  • 33Pithecia monachus — Monk Monk, n. [AS. munuc, munec, munc, L. monachus, Gr. ?, fr. mo nos alone. Cf. {Monachism}.] 1. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting… …

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  • 34Rumex Patientia — Monk Monk, n. [AS. munuc, munec, munc, L. monachus, Gr. ?, fr. mo nos alone. Cf. {Monachism}.] 1. A man who retires from the ordinary temporal concerns of the world, and devotes himself to religion; one of a religious community of men inhabiting… …

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  • 35monachal — adjective Etymology: Middle French or Late Latin; Middle French, from Late Latin monachalis, from monachus monk more at monk Date: 1587 monastic • monachism noun …

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  • 36Jainism — Jainism, traditionally known as Jain Dharma / Shraman Dharma (जैन धर्म) is an ancient religion of India. Jains are a small but influential religious minority with at least 10 million followers in modern India, [ [http://www.censusindia.gov.in… …

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  • 37Indian philosophy — The term Indian philosophy (Sanskrit: Darshanas), may refer to any of several traditions of philosophical thought that originated in the Indian subcontinent, including Hindu philosophy, Buddhist philosophy, and Jain philosophy. Having the same or …

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  • 38Mechitarists — The cloister of the monastery on the island of San Lazzaro (Saint Lazarus) near Venice, Italy, headquarters of the Mechitarists. The Mechitarists (Armenian: Մխիթարեաններ, also spelled Mekhitarists), are a congregation of Benedictine monks of the… …

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  • 39Parsva — Parshvanath or Parshvanatha ( pārśvá nātha , occasionally spelled Parshvanath or Parswanath ) was the twenty third Tirthankara (fordmaker) in Jainism. fl. ca. in the 9th Century BCE, traditionally (877 – 777 BCE) [ cite book | last =Fisher |… …

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  • 40G. G. Coulton — George Gordon Coulton (October 15, 1858 – March 4, 1947) was a British historian, known for numerous works on medieval history. He was known also as a keen controversialist.He was born in King s Lynn. He was educated at Lynn Grammar School, and… …

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