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  • 121Egypt — • Provides information on history, religion, and literature Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Egypt     Egypt     † …

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  • 122Omnipotence — • The power of God to effect whatever is not intrinsically impossible Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Omnipotence     Omnipotence      …

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  • 123inconsistent — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Incompatible] Syn. contradictory, discrepant, at variance; see incompatible , incongruous 1 . 2. [Changeable] Syn. self contradictory, erratic, variable; see changeable 1 , 2 , irregular 1 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) …

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  • 124riddle — noun an answer to the riddle Syn: puzzle, conundrum, brainteaser, problem, unsolved problem, question, poser, enigma, mystery, quandary; informal stumper •• riddle, conundrum, enigma, mystery, paradox, puzzle All of these terms imply something… …

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  • 125paradox — par•a•dox [[t]ˈpær əˌdɒks[/t]] n. 1) a seemingly contradictory or absurd statement that expresses a possible truth 2) a self contradictory and false proposition 3) a person, thing, or situation, exhibiting an apparently contradictory nature 4) an …

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  • 126paradox — [par′ə däks΄] n. [L paradoxum < Gr paradoxon, neut. of paradoxos, paradoxical < para (see PARA 1) + doxa, opinion < dokein, to think: see DECENT] 1. Archaic a statement contrary to common belief 2. a statement that seems contradictory,… …

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  • 127Pacifism — Pacifist redirects here. For other uses, see Pacifist (disambiguation). Dovish redirects here. For the economic term, see Dovish (inflation). A peace sign, which is widely associated with pacifism. Pacifism is the opposition to war and violence.… …

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  • 128mind, philosophy of — Branch of philosophy that studies the nature of mind and its various manifestations, including intentionality, sensation and sense perception, feeling and emotion, traits of character and personality, the unconscious, volition, thought, memory,… …

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