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  • 51Ecstasy — • Offers details of false views Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ecstasy     Ecstasy     † …

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  • 52Illegitimacy — • As generally defined, and as understood in this article, illegitimacy denotes the condition of children born out of wedlock Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Illegitimacy     Illegitimacy …

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  • 53Temperance Movements — • Covers the history in Europe, the United States, and Canada Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Temperance Movements     Temperance Movements      …

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  • 54dilution — di·lu·tion /dī lü shən, də / n 1: a lessening of real value (as of equity) by a decrease in relative worth; specif: a decrease of the value per share of common stock caused by an increase in the total number of shares 2: a lessening of the value… …

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  • 55relaxation — 1. Loosening, lengthening, or lessening of tension in a muscle. 2. In nuclear magnetic resonance, r. is the decay in magnetization of protons after the direction of the surrounding magnetic field is changed; the different rates of r. for… …

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  • 56remission — 1. Abatement or lessening in severity of the symptoms of a disease. 2. The period during which such abatement occurs. [L. remissio, fr. re mitto, pp. missus, to send back, slacken, relax] spontaneous r. disappearance of symptoms without formal… …

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  • 57Dire rat — A dire rat is a fictional animal from the Dungeons Dragons RPG. It is one of the more common dire creatures, which are all are larger, tougher, meaner versions of regular animals. They can be found on any land or underground, and are either… …

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  • 58Divine providence (Judaism) — In Judaism, Divine Providence (Hebrew השגחה פרטית Hashgochoh Protis / Hashgachah Pratit, lit. Divine supervision of the individual) is discussed throughout Rabbinic literature, by the classical Jewish philosophers, and by the tradition of Jewish… …

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  • 59decline — I noun abatement, act of crumbling, act of dwindling, act of falling away, act of lessening, act of losing ground, act of shrinking, act of slipping back, act of wasting away, act of weakening, act of worsening, atrophy, backward step, cheapening …

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  • 60remission — n. lessening of the effects of a disease (med.) in remission * * * [rɪ mɪʃ(ə)n] [ lessening of the effects of a disease ] (med.) in remission …

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