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  • 121willful — willfully, adv. willfulness, n. /wil feuhl/, adj. 1. deliberate, voluntary, or intentional: The coroner ruled the death willful murder. 2. unreasonably stubborn or headstrong; self willed. Also, wilful. [1150 1200; ME; OE wilful willing. See… …

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  • 122Distraction — • Distraction (Lat. distrahere, to draw away, hence to distract) is here considered in so far as it is wont to happen in time of prayer and in administering the sacraments Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Distraction     Distr …

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  • 123Florida — • The Peninsular or Everglade State, the most southern in the American Union and second largest east of the Mississippi Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Florida     Florida      …

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  • 124Historical Criticism — • The art of distinguishing the true from the false concerning facts of the past Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Historical Criticism     Historical Criticism      …

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  • 125Lambert of Hersfeld — • A medieval historian; b. in Franconia or Thuringia, c. 1024; d. after 1077 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Lambert of Hersfeld     Lambert of Hersfeld      …

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  • 126New Jersey — • One of the original thirteen states of the American Union. . . Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. New Jersey     New Jersey     † …

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  • 127Voluntary — • Wilful, proceeding from the will Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Voluntary     Voluntary     † …

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  • 128Divorce (in Moral Theology) —     Divorce (in Moral Theology)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Divorce (in Moral Theology)     This subject will be treated here under two distinct heads: First, divorce in moral theology; second, divorce in civil jurisprudence.     The term… …

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