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  • 51degenerate — de•gen•er•ate v. [[t]dɪˈdʒɛn əˌreɪt[/t]] adj., n. [[t] ər ɪt[/t]] v. at•ed, at•ing, adj. n. 1) to decline in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate 2) to diminish in quality; fall from a high or normal standard: The debate degenerated… …

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  • 52degenerate — verb (i) /dəˈdʒɛnəreɪt / (say duh jenuhrayt) (degenerated, degenerating) 1. to decline in physical, mental, or moral qualities; deteriorate. 2. Biology to revert to a less highly organised or simpler type. –adjective /dəˈdʒɛnərət / (say duh… …

  • 53Historical definitions of race — The historical definition of race was an immutable and distinct type or species, sharing distinct racial characteristics such as constitution, temperament, and mental abilities. These races were not conceived as being related with each other, but …

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  • 54The Descent of Man, and Selection in Relation to Sex —   …

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  • 55Karl May School — Karl Ivanovich May (1820 1895) Karl May School is a secondary school in Saint Petersburg, Russia. Contents 1 History …

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  • 56morality play — an allegorical form of the drama current from the 14th to 16th centuries and employing such personified abstractions as Virtue, Vice, Greed, Gluttony, etc. Cf. miracle play, mystery play. [1925 30] * * * Allegorical drama of 15th–16th century… …

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  • 57KEDUSHAH — (Heb. קְדֻשָּׁה). The biblical term for holiness is kodesh; mishnaic Hebrew, kedushah, and that which is regarded as holy is called kadosh. Jewish exegetes, following early rabbinic interpretation (Sifra) of Leviticus 19:2: You shall be holy, for …

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  • 58Nordic race — Meyers Blitz Lexikon (Leipzig, 1932) shows a famous German war hero (Karl von Müller) as an example of the Nordic type. The Nordic race is one of the racial subcategories into which the Caucasian race was divided by anthropologists in the first… …

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  • 59Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 3rd Earl of Shaftesbury — (26 February 1671 – 4 February 1713) was an English politician, philosopher and writer. Contents …

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  • 60Livy — /liv ee/, n. (Titus Livius) 59 B.C. A.D. 17, Roman historian. * * * orig. Titus Livius born 59/64 BC, Patavium, Venetia died AD 17, Patavium Roman historian. Little is known of his life, most of which must have been spent in Rome. His lifework… …

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