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  • 51The Irish (in Countries Other Than Ireland) —     The Irish (in countries other than Ireland)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Irish (in countries other than Ireland)     I. IN THE UNITED STATES     Who were the first Irish to land on the American continent and the time of their arrival are …

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  • 52Order of Saint James of the Sword — This article deals with the Portuguese Order of knighthood. For the Spanish branch, see Order of Santiago. Emblem of the Order of St. James of the Sword The (Royal) Military Order of Saint James of the Sword (Portuguese: (Real) Ordem Militar de… …

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  • 53Characters in The Sword of Truth — This is a list of notable characters from Terry Goodkind s epic fantasy series The Sword of Truth. Major charactersAdieAdie is described as a tall fine looking woman with a strong jaw line. She wears the simple tan robe of a coarse weave denoting …

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  • 54The Grand Substitution — is a 1965 Chinese movie of the Huangmei Opera genre. Synopsis A patriotic physician Cheng Ying was persuaded to serve the government by his sworn brother, Kung Sun. Emperor Ling was weak and could not control the corrupt minister Tu who seized an …

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  • 55The Carmelite Order —     The Carmelite Order     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Carmelite Order     One of the mendicant orders.     Origin     The date of the foundation of the Order of Our Lady of Mount Carmel has been under discussion from the fourteenth century to …

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  • 56sword — [sôrd] n. [ME < OE sweord, akin to Ger schwert, prob. < IE base * swer , to cut, pierce] 1. a hand weapon having a long, sharp pointed blade, usually with a sharp edge on one or both sides, set in a hilt; broadsword, rapier, saber, scimitar …

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  • 57Creatures in The Sword of Truth — In the fictional universe of Terry Goodkind s The Sword of Truth series, there are a number of magical or non magical creatures, many of which are dangerous.DragonDragons in The Sword of Truth series have magic. It is believed that dragons use… …

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  • 58The Ten Thousand Martyrs —     The Ten Thousand Martyrs     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Ten Thousand Martyrs     On two days is a group of ten thousand martyrs mentioned in the Roman Martyrology. On 18 March: At Nicomedia ten thousand holy martyrs who were put to the… …

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  • 59The rise of Jat power — ’ (king) was conferred upon him in 1724. [Dr P.L. Vishwakarma, The Jats, I, Ed Dr Vir Singh, (Delhi:2004), 116] In past Jats always rose against tyranny, injustice, economic and social exploitations and were never overawed by claims of racial or… …

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  • 60sword — swordless, adj. swordlike, adj. /sawrd, sohrd/, n. 1. a weapon having various forms but consisting typically of a long, straight or slightly curved blade, sharp edged on one or both sides, with one end pointed and the other fixed in a hilt or… …

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