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121St. Egwin — St. Egwin † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Egwin Third Bishop of Worcester; date of birth unknown; d. (according to Mabillon) 20 December, 720, though his death may have occurred three years earlier. His fame as founder of the great… …
122The Suppression of the Jesuits (1770-1773) — Society of Jesus, History of the (1750 1773) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Suppression of the Jesuits (1750 1773) The Suppression is the most difficult part of the history of the Society. Having enjoyed very high favor among Catholic… …
123abuse — 1 /ə byüz/ vt abused, abus·ing 1: to put to a use other than the one intended: as a: to put to a bad or unfair use abusing the powers of office b: to put to improper or excessive use abuse narcotics …
124accusation — ac·cu·sa·tion /ˌa kyə zā shən/ n 1: a formal charge of wrongdoing, delinquency, or fault the accused shall enjoy the right...to be informed of the nature and cause of the accusation U.S. Constitution amend. VI compare allegation …
125calumny — index aspersion, bad repute, defamation, denunciation, dishonor (shame), libel, lie, slander …
126slander — slan·der 1 / slan dər/ vt: to utter slander against slan·der·er n slander 2 n [Anglo French esclandre, from Old French escandle esclandre scandal, from Late Latin scandalum moral stumbling block, disgrace, from Greek skandalon, literally, snare,… …
127calumny — noun /ˈkæləmni/ a) a falsification or misrepresentation intended to disparage or discredit another. Accusations of abuse were pure extortive calumny in a malicious bid to make money. b) false charges brought about to tarnish anothers …
128profane — 1. adjective /pɹəˈfeɪn/ a) Unclean; ritually impure; unholy, desecrating a holy place or thing. b) Not sacred or holy, unconsecrated; relating to non religious matters, secular. Syn: secular, temporal …
