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  • 51List of atheists (authors) — Authors * Douglas Adams (1952 ndash;2001): British radio and television writer and novelist, author of The Hitchhiker s Guide to the Galaxy . [ I am a radical Atheist... Adams in an interview by American Atheists… …

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  • 52Wang Jin — (王縉) (700–782), courtesy name Xiaqing (夏卿), was an official of the Chinese dynasty Tang Dynasty who served as a chancellor during the reign of Emperor Daizong. He was a devout Buddhist who encouraged the emperor to become a devout Buddhist as… …

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  • 53religious — religiously, adv. religiousness, n. /ri lij euhs/, adj., n., pl. religious. adj. 1. of, pertaining to, or concerned with religion: a religious holiday. 2. imbued with or exhibiting religion; pious; devout; godly: a religious man. 3. scrupulously… …

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  • 54Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …

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  • 55Pilgrimages — • Journeys made to some place with the purpose of venerating it, or in order to ask there for supernatural aid, or to discharge some religious obligation. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pilgrimages     Pilgrimages …

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  • 56de|vout — «dih VOWT», adjective. 1. active in worship and prayer; religious: »The minister was a very devout man. SYNONYM(S): godly. See syn. under pious. (Cf. ↑pious) 2. showing or expressing devotion; reverential; …

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  • 57Westeros — is one of the three continents described in George R. R. Martin s fantasy series A Song of Ice and Fire . It is loosely based on medieval Europe. WorldGeographyThe story of A Song of Ice and Fire takes place mainly on the continent of Westeros.… …

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  • 58J. R. R. Tolkien — Infobox Writer name = J. R. R. Tolkien birthname = John Ronald Reuel Tolkien imagesize =225px caption = Tolkien in 1972 birthdate = birth date|1892|1|3|df=y birthplace = Bloemfontein, Orange Free State deathdate = 2 September 1973 (aged 81)… …

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  • 59Oneida Community — The Oneida Community was a religious commune founded by John Humphrey Noyes in 1848 in Oneida, New York. The community believed that Jesus had already returned in the year 70 CE, making it possible for them to bring about Jesus s millennial… …

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  • 60Vesak — Infobox Holiday|Buddhism holiday name=Vesak official name=Wesak Visakah Puja Vaishaka Buddha Purnima Visakha Bucha Saga Dawa 佛誕 (fó dàn) Phật Đản nickname=Buddha s Birthday or Buddha Day observedby=Buddhists date=First full moon of the Taurus, in …

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