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  • 61Conciliable — Con*cil i*a*ble, n. [L. conciliabulum, fr. concitium assembly: cf. F. conciliabule. See {Council}.] A small or private assembly, especially of an ecclesiastical nature. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 62conclave — n. 1. Secret council, private assembly. 2. Secret assembly room of the Romish Cardinals. 3. Body of cardinals …

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  • 63conventicle — /kanventsksl/ A private assembly or meeting for the exercise of religion. The word was first an appellation of reproach to the religious assemblies of Wycliffe in the reigns of Edward III, and Richard II, and was afterwards applied to a meeting… …

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  • 64conventicle — /kanventsksl/ A private assembly or meeting for the exercise of religion. The word was first an appellation of reproach to the religious assemblies of Wycliffe in the reigns of Edward III, and Richard II, and was afterwards applied to a meeting… …

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  • 65The Biblical Commission —     The Biblical Commission     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Biblical Commission     A committee of Cardinals at Rome who, with the assistance of consultors, have to secure the observance of the prescriptions contained in the Encyclical… …

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  • 66conclave — late 14c., a place where cardinals meet to elect a pope, from It. conclave, from L. conclave a room, chamber suite, probably originally a room which may be locked, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + clavis a key (see SLOT (Cf. slot) (2)).… …

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  • 67PIPE — Private Investment, Public Entity (Business » Stock Exchange) Private Investment, Public Entity (Business » General) *** Personalization Is Partial Evaluation (Business » General) * Primary Integrated Platform Environment (Computing » General) *… …

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  • 68France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …

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  • 69United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …

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  • 70Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …

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