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  • 21Venice — • The capital of a province in Northern Italy, is formed of a group of 117 small islands joined together by 378 bridges mostly built of stone Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Venice     Venice …

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  • 22hash — 1. noun /hæʃ/ a) Food, especially meat and potatoes, chopped and mixed together. I had for them, after oysters, at first course, a hash of rabbits, a lamb, and a rare chine of beef. b) A confused mess. Oh! no, not Naylorsthe girls have made a… …

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  • 23hungry — I (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. starved, famished, craving, ravenous, deSirous, hankering, unsatisfied, unfilled, starving, edacious, insatiate, voracious, of keen appetite, famishing, half starved, hungered, ravening, omnivorous, carnivorous,… …

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  • 24hungry — a. 1. Craving (food), of keen appetite, sharp set, in want of food, famishing (by hyperbole), ravenous. 2. Longing, in painful desire, eagerly desirous. 3. Poor, barren, unfertile, unproductive …

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  • 25hungry — /ˈhʌŋgri / (say hunggree) adjective (hungrier, hungriest) 1. craving food; having a keen appetite. 2. indicating, characteristic of, or characterised by hunger or meanness: a lean and hungry look. 3. strongly or eagerly desirous. 4. always… …

  • 26Spinoza: the moral and political philosophy — The moral and political philosophy of Spinoza Hans W.Blom Spinoza as a moral and political philosopher was the proponent of a radical and extremely consistent version of seventeenth century Dutch naturalism. As a consequence of the burgeoning… …

    History of philosophy

  • 27literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …

    Universalium

  • 28publishing, history of — Introduction       an account of the selection, preparation, and marketing of printed matter from its origins in ancient times to the present. The activity has grown from small beginnings into a vast and complex industry responsible for the… …

    Universalium

  • 29Plato: ethics and politics — A.W.Price I Plato followed his teacher Socrates into ethics by way of a question that remained central in Greek thought: what is the relation between the virtues or excellences (aretai) of character, and happiness (eudaimonia)?1 Both concepts… …

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  • 30Desire — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Desire >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 desire desire wish fancy fantasy Sgm: N 1 want want need exigency GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 mind mind inclination leaning …

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