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  • 61Plutarch — (c. AD 50–120) Greek born writer and Middle Platonist. Plutarch was born in Chaeronea in Boeotia, studied at Athens, and went to Rome, returning to spend the last decades of his life as a priest at Delphi. His most famous work, the Lives, is… …

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  • 62om — /ɒm/ (say om) noun 1. a mantric syllable indicating the supreme principle, used in mystical contemplation of ultimate reality, as in yoga. 2. a mystic name for the trinity of the chief Hindu gods, Brahman, Shiva and Vishnu. 3. the symbol for this …

  • 63BEN-GURION (Gruen), DAVID — (1886–1973), Zionist leader, Israeli statesman, first prime minister and defense minister of Israel; member of the First to Eighth Knessets. Early Years Ben Gurion was born in Plonsk (then in Russian Poland). His father, Avigdor Gruen, was a… …

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  • 64Wilson v. Arkansas — SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES No. 94 5707 SHARLENE WILSON, PETITIONER v. ARKANSAS on writ of certiorari to the supreme court of Arkansas [May 22, 1995] Justice Thomas delivered the opinion of the Court. During November and December 1992,… …

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  • 65education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …

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  • 66MISHPAT IVRI — This article is arranged according to the following outline: definition and terminology RELIGIOUS HALAKHAH AND LEGAL HALAKHAH common features law and morals de oraita and de rabbanan distinguishing between the two categories legal consequences of …

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  • 67PUBLIC AUTHORITY — PUBLIC AUTHORITY, in the context of this article, a term referring to an authoritative body composed of representatives of the public – whether appointed or elected by the latter – and entrusted with the duty and power to arrange various matters… …

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  • 68United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …

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  • 69RIGHTS, HUMAN — The following article deals with the subject of human rights, their essence and the contents of various fundamental rights as reflected in the sources of Jewish Law. The interpretation of Israel s Basic Laws concerning human rights in accordance… …

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  • 70Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …

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