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  • 1Approbation — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Approbation >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 approbation approbation Sgm: N 1 approval approval approvement Sgm: N 1 sanction sanction advocacy Sgm: N 1 nod of approbation nod of approbation Sgm: N 1 esteem …

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  • 2praiseworthy — a. Commendable, laudable, meritorious, deserving of approbation …

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  • 3Censorship of Books — • Either ecclesiastical or civil, according as it is practiced by the spiritual or secular authority, and it may be exercised in two ways, viz.: before the printing or publishing of a work, by examining it (censura prævia); and after the printing …

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  • 4The 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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  • 5estimable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. meritorious, worthy. See approbation. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Worthy] Syn. deserving, admirable, respected; see respectable , worthy . 2. [Calculable] Syn. appreciable, computable, appraisable;… …

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  • 6Jansenius and Jansenism — • The subject of this article lived three quarters of a century later than his namesake. He was born 28 October, 1585, of a Catholic family, in the village of Accoi, near Leerdam, Holland; died at Ypres, 6 May, 1638 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… …

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  • 7Merit — Mer it, n. [F. m[ e]rite, L. meritum, fr. merere, mereri, to deserve, merit; prob. originally, to get a share; akin to Gr. ? part, ? fate, doom, ? to receive as one s portion. Cf. {Market}, {Merchant}, {Mercer}, {Mercy}.] 1. The quality or state… …

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  • 8Charity and Charities — • In its widest and highest sense, charity includes love of God as well as love of man Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Charity and Charities     Charity and Charities …

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  • 9admirable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. commendable, exemplary; lovable, likable. See respect, approbation. Ant., repulsive, disreputable. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. praiseworthy, commendable, splendid, good; see excellent , worthy . III …

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  • 10exemplary — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. commendable; model; typical, illustrative. See approbation, conformity. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. commendable, praiseworthy, model, representative; see excellent , typical , worthy . III (Roget s… …

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