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  • 81Oral — O ral, a. [L. os, oris, the mouth, akin to Skr. [=a]s. Cf. {Adore}, {Orison}, {Usher}.] 1. Uttered by the mouth, or in words; spoken, not written; verbal; as, oral traditions; oral testimony; oral law. [1913 Webster] 2. Of or pertaining to the… …

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  • 82Oration — O*ra tion, n.[L. oratio, fr. orare to speak, utter, pray. See {Oral}, {Orison}.] An elaborate discourse, delivered in public, treating an important subject in a formal and dignified manner; especially, a discourse having reference to some special …

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  • 83Prayer — (?; 277), n. [OE. preiere, OF. preiere, F. pri[ e]re, fr. L. precarius obtained by prayer, fr. precari to pray. See {Pray}, v. i.] 1. The act of praying, or of asking a favor; earnest request or entreaty; hence, a petition or memorial addressed… …

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  • 84Prayer book — Prayer Prayer (?; 277), n. [OE. preiere, OF. preiere, F. pri[ e]re, fr. L. precarius obtained by prayer, fr. precari to pray. See {Pray}, v. i.] 1. The act of praying, or of asking a favor; earnest request or entreaty; hence, a petition or… …

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  • 85Prayer meeting — Prayer Prayer (?; 277), n. [OE. preiere, OF. preiere, F. pri[ e]re, fr. L. precarius obtained by prayer, fr. precari to pray. See {Pray}, v. i.] 1. The act of praying, or of asking a favor; earnest request or entreaty; hence, a petition or… …

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  • 86England — For other uses, see England (disambiguation). England …

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  • 87Pope Urban I — Saint Urban redirects here. For other saints with this name, see Saint Urban (disambiguation). Infobox Pope English name=Urban I birth name=Urban term start=222 term end=230 predecessor=Callixtus I successor=Pontian birth date=??? birthplace=Rome …

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  • 88Samuel Smiles — (23 December, 1812 ndash; 16 April, 1904), was a Scottish author and reformer.Early lifeBorn in Haddington, Smiles was the eldest of eleven children. He left school at the age of 14 and was apprenticed to a doctor, an arrangement that eventually… …

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  • 89Vespers — For other uses, see Vespers (disambiguation). Benedictine monks singing Vespers on Holy Saturday Vespers is the evening prayer service in the Western Catholic, Eastern (Byzantine) Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox, Anglican, and Lutheran liturgies… …

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  • 90Cards on the Table — Infobox Book | name = Cards on the Table title orig = translator = image caption = Dust jacket illustration of the first UK edition author = Agatha Christie illustrator = cover artist = country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre …

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