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  • 61natural selection — the process by which forms of life having traits that better enable them to adapt to specific environmental pressures, as predators, changes in climate, or competition for food or mates, will tend to survive and reproduce in greater numbers than… …

    Universalium

  • 62Lawrence, D.H. — ▪ English writer Introduction in full  David Herbert Lawrence  born September 11, 1885, Eastwood, Nottinghamshire, England died March 2, 1930, Vence, France  English author of novels, short stories, poems, plays, essays, travel books, and letters …

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  • 63Instinct — • The term usually includes the idea of a purposive adaptation of an action or series of actions in an organized being, not governed by consciousness of the end to be attained Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Instinct     Instinc …

    Catholic encyclopedia

  • 64posterity — pos·ter·i·ty /pä ster ə tē/ n 1: all of the lineal descendants of a person 2: all future generations Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

    Law dictionary

  • 65ESCHATOLOGY — In general, the term eschatology designates the doctrine concerning the last things. The word last can be understood either absolutely as referring to the ultimate destiny of mankind in general or of each individual man, or relatively as… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 66FESTIVALS — (Heb. חַג, hag; מוֹעֵד, mo ed; or יוֹם טוֹב, yom tov). Introduction The root of חַג is חָגֹג ḥagog, to celebrate, or possibly חוּג ḥug, to go round. It is related to the Arabic ḥajja which means to go on a pilgrimage from which comes ḥajj, the… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 67MEIR BEN BARUCH OF ROTHENBURG — (c. 1215–1293), teacher, scholar, tosafist, and supreme arbiter in ritual, legal, and community matters in Germany. He was born in Worms into a family of scholars, many members of which were important leaders in the communities of Germany. In his …

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  • 68New Jersey State Constitution — The Great Seal of the State of New Jersey. The Constitution of the State of New Jersey is the basic governing document of the State of New Jersey. In addition to three British Royal Charters issued for East Jersey, West Jersey and united New… …

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  • 69Wars in A Song of Ice and Fire — The fictional history of George R. R. Martin s fantasy epic A Song of Ice and Fire includes a number of major wars.War of the First Men and the Children of the ForestThe original inhabitants of Westeros were the Children of the Forest, a… …

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  • 70History of Catholic dogmatic theology — The history of Catholic dogmatic theology divides into three main periods: * the patristic; * the medieval; * the modernPatristic period (about A.D. 100 800)The Fathers of the Church are honoured by the Church as her principal theologians.… …

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