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  • 51Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament — • Description of the basics of this popular devotion. Benediction is unusual in that it is a devotional practice partly governed by liturgical law Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament      …

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  • 52Jesuit Apologetic — • The accusations brought against the Society have been exceptional for their frequency and fierceness Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Jesuit Apologetic     Jesuit Apologetic …

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  • 53compulsion — com·pul·sion /kəm pəl shən/ n 1: an act of compelling (as by threat or intimidation); specif: coercion a payment exacted by lawless compulsion E. A. Farnsworth and W. F. Young 2: the state of being compelled; specif …

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  • 54prejudice — prej·u·dice 1 / pre jə dəs/ n [Old French, from Latin praejudicium previous judgment, damage, from prae before + judicium judgment] 1: injury or detriment to one s legal rights or claims (as from the action of another): as a: substantial… …

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  • 55fixation — I noun compulsion, delusion, fascination, fixedness, fixity, infatuation, intoxication, lodgment, monomania, obsession, predilection, preoccupation, prepossession II index compulsion (obsession), constant, location …

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  • 56foregone conclusion — I noun forejudgment, foreordination, inevitable result, one sidedness, partiality, preconceived idea, preconclusion, predecision, predesigned conclusion, predetermination, predetermined conclusion, predilection, predisposition, prejudged… …

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  • 57forejudge — I verb assume, be prejudiced, be rash, decide in advance, determine in advance, have a bias, have a prejudice, have a prepossession, judge beforehand, judge in advance, jump to a conclusion, preconceive, preconclude, predecide, predetermine,… …

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  • 58inequity — in·eq·ui·ty /in e kwə tē/ n pl ties: injustice; also: an instance of injustice Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 59leaning — I noun attitude, bent, bias, conviction, disposition, favor, favoritism, feeling, gravitation, habit, idiosyncrasy, in disequilibrium, inclination, liking, partiality, penchant, perspective, position, posture, preconception, predetermination,… …

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  • 60partiality — I noun affinity, attachment, attraction, bent, bias, biased judgment, discrimination, favor, favoritism, fondness, inclination, iniquitas, injustice, intolerance leaning, liking, one sidedness, partisanship, penchant, preconception, predilection …

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