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  • 1The 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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  • 2expose — v. a. 1. Uncover, bare, make bare. 2. Disclose, detect, descry, lay open, show up, bring to light. 3. Unmask, denounce, show up, strip of disguises or concealments, show in one s real light. 4. Subject, make liable. 5. Endanger, jeopardize, put… …

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  • 3performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical.       The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains …

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  • 4literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

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  • 5Ion Negoiţescu — Born August 10, 1921(1921 08 10) Cluj Died February 6, 1993(1993 02 06) (aged 71) Munich Pen name …

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  • 6Arabic literature — Introduction       the body of written works produced in the Arabic language.       The tradition of Arabic literature stretches back some 16 centuries to unrecorded beginnings in the Arabian Peninsula. At certain points in the development of… …

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  • 7motion picture — motion picture, adj. 1. a sequence of consecutive pictures of objects photographed in motion by a specially designed camera (motion picture camera) and thrown on a screen by a projector (motion picture projector) in such rapid succession as to… …

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  • 8KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… …

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  • 9FRENCH LITERATURE — Biblical and Hebraic Influences The influence of the Hebrew Bible and other Jewish writings on early French literature is limited. With the exception of the 12th century Jeu d Adam, an Anglo Norman verse play, and the 15th century Mistère du Viel …

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  • 10Chronologie de la vie d'Honoré de Balzac — Honoré de Balzac, né Honoré Balzac[1],[2],[3], à Tours le 20 mai 1799 (1er prairial an VII) et mort à Paris le 18&#160 …

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