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  • 121ex|pound´er — ex|pound «ehk SPOWND», transitive verb. 1. to make clear; explain or interpret: »to expound the Scriptures. The teacher expounds each new rule or principle in arithmetic to the class. 2. to set forth or state in detail: »The Senator expounded his …

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  • 122ex|pound — «ehk SPOWND», transitive verb. 1. to make clear; explain or interpret: »to expound the Scriptures. The teacher expounds each new rule or principle in arithmetic to the class. 2. to set forth or state in detail: »The Senator expounded his… …

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  • 123KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… …

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  • 124ZOHAR — (Heb. זֹהַר; (The Book of) Splendor ), the central work in the literature of the kabbalah . Introduction In some parts of the book the name Zohar is mentioned as the title of the work. It is also cited by the Spanish kabbalists under other names …

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  • 125Angle of position — Position Po*si tion, n. [F. position, L. positio, fr. ponere, positum, to put, place; prob. for posino, fr. an old preposition used only in comp. (akin to Gr. ?) + sinere to leave, let, permit, place. See {Site}, and cf. {Composite}, {Compound},… …

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  • 126day lettergrams — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… …

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  • 127day letters — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… …

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  • 128Dead letter — Letter Let ter, n. [OE. lettre, F. lettre, OF. letre, fr. L. littera, litera, a letter; pl., an epistle, a writing, literature, fr. linere, litum, to besmear, to spread or rub over; because one of the earliest modes of writing was by graving the… …

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