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  • 91assiduous — assiduously, adv. assiduousness, n. /euh sij ooh euhs/, adj. 1. constant; unremitting: assiduous reading. 2. constant in application or effort; working diligently at a task; persevering; industrious; attentive: an assiduous student. [1530 40; < L …

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  • 92diligent — diligently, adv. diligentness, n. /dil i jeuhnt/, adj. 1. constant in effort to accomplish something; attentive and persistent in doing anything: a diligent student. 2. done or pursued with persevering attention; painstaking: a diligent search of …

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  • 93industrious — industriously, adv. industriousness, n. /in dus tree euhs/, adj. 1. working energetically and devotedly; hard working; diligent: an industrious person. 2. Obs. skillful. [1525 35; < L industrius diligent, assiduous, OL indostruus, perh. equiv. to …

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  • 94laborious — laboriously, adv. laboriousness, n. /leuh bawr ee euhs, bohr /, adj. 1. requiring much work, exertion, or perseverance: a laborious undertaking. 2. characterized by or requiring extreme care and much attention to detail: laborious research. 3.&#8230; …

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  • 95patient — patientless, adj. patiently, adv. patientness, n. /pay sheuhnt/, n. 1. a person who is under medical care or treatment. 2. a person or thing that undergoes some action. 3. Archaic. a sufferer or victim. adj. 4. bearing provocation, annoyance,&#8230; …

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  • 96Foucault, Michel — ▪ French philosopher and historian Introduction in full  Paul Michel Foucault  born October 15, 1926, Poitiers, France died June 25, 1984, Paris  French philosopher and historian, one of the most influential and controversial scholars of the post …

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  • 97Lenin, Vladimir Ilich — ▪ prime minister of Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Introduction original name  Vladimir Ilich Ulyanov  born April 10 [April 22, New Style], 1870, Simbirsk, Russia died Jan. 21, 1924, Gorki [later Gorki Leninskiye], near Moscow  founder of&#8230; …

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  • 98Ecclesiastical Art — • Article explores the origin, history, and types Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ecclesiastical Art     Ecclesiastical Art      …

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  • 99Extreme Unction — • A sacrament to give spiritual aid and comfort and perfect spiritual health, including, if need be, the remission of sins, and also, conditionally, to restore bodily health, to Christians who are seriously ill Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight …

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  • 100James Beaton (1473-1539) —     James Beaton     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► James Beaton     (Or Bethune)     A Scottish Archbishop; b. c. 1473; d. at St. Andrews, 1539, was the sixth and youngest son of John Beaton of Balfour, in Fife. He graduated as Master of Arts at St.&#8230; …

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