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  • 41humanism — /hyooh meuh niz euhm/ or, often, /yooh /, n. 1. any system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominate. 2. devotion to or study of the humanities. 3. (sometimes cap.) the studies, principles, or culture… …

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  • 42Art, Antiques, and Collections — ▪ 2003 Introduction       In 2002 major exhibitions such as Documenta 11 reflected the diverse nature of contemporary art: artists from a variety of cultures received widespread recognition for work ranging from installation to video to painting …

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  • 43Edmund Bonner —     Edmund Bonner     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Edmund Bonner     Bishop of London, b. about 1500; d. 1569. He was the son of Edmund Bonner, a sawyer of Potter s Henley in Worcestershire, England, and Elizabeth Frodsham. Doubt was cast on his… …

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  • 44James Warren Doyle —     James Warren Doyle     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► James Warren Doyle     Irish bishop; b. near New Ross, County Wexford, Ireland, 1786; d. at Carlow, 1834. He belonged to a family, respectable but poor, and received his early education at… …

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  • 45unselfish — Synonyms and related words: Olympian, altruistic, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, candid, charitable, committed, consecrated, dedicated, detached, devoted, disinterested, dispassionate, free, freehanded, freehearted, generous, giving, gracious …

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  • 46criticism — n. 1) to arouse, provoke, stir up criticism 2) to express, offer criticism; to level criticism at 3) to take criticism 4) to temper one s criticism 5) to subject smb. to criticism 6) adverse, biting, damaging, devastating, harsh, hostile,… …

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  • 47effort — n. 1) to make, put forth an effort 2) to redouble one s efforts 3) to spare no effort 4) to foil, stymie, thwart smb. s efforts 5) an abortive; all out, furious, gallant, great, Herculean, heroic, massive, maximum, painstaking, strenuous,… …

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  • 48liberal — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. progressive, leftist; tolerant, permissive; bountiful, generous. See left, leniency, liberality.Ant., conservative. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Openhanded] Syn. unselfish, bountiful, benevolent; see… …

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  • 49munificent — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. generous, liberal, lavish, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, openhanded; benevolent, philanthropic, charitable, altruistic; unsparing, princely, profuse. See liberality.Ant., ungenerous, stingy. II… …

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  • 50severe — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. austerity, serious, earnest; rigorous, trying; harsh, strict; sharp, distressing, extreme. See severity, importance, adversity. Ant., relaxed, laissez faire. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Stern] Syn.… …

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