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Of of pertaining to any method of human communication, either spoken or written, consisting of the use of words in a structured and conventional way, whether united in a system specific to a country or region.
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voluntaryism
Language; Encyclopedias
The doctrine that the Church should not depend on the State, but should be supported exclusively by the voluntary contributions of its members.
Ulster
Language; Encyclopedias
The northern province of Ireland, is divided into the nine counties of Antrim, Armagh, Cavan, Donegal, Down, Fermanagh, Londonderry, Monaghan, and Tyrone, and has an area of 8560 ...
tory
Language; Encyclopedias
The old name for a Conservative in politics, generally of very decided type; originally denoted an Irish robber of the English in Ireland.
Yule
Language; Encyclopedias
The old name for the festival of Christmas, originally a heathen one, observed at the winter solstice in joyous recognition of the return northward of the sun at that period, ...
The Vatican
Language; Encyclopedias
The palace of the Pope in Rome and one of the largest in the world; contains a valuable collection of works of art, and is one of the chief attractions in the city; it is a ...
Yves
Language; Encyclopedias
The patron-saint of lawyers; was a lawyer himself, and used his knowledge of the law to defend the oppressed; is called in Brittany "the poor man's advocate."
truck-system
Language; Encyclopedias
The paying of workmen's wages in goods in place of money; found useful where works are far distant from towns, but liable to the serious abuse from inferior goods being supplied; ...
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