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| v.to calm [diminish or end (fear or concern). alleviate (pain or hunger)] |
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| Courage & strength under adversity |
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| formal acknowledgement of feudal allegiance |
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| forerunners; ones who go before |
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| a right or privilege exclusive to a particular individual or class. |
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| God's will, which is all-knowing, all good, all powerful |
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| protection money owed to feudal lord (or to the mafia, which is feudal in nature) |
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| An unwelcome choice between two evils or undesirable outcomes |
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| Metaphorically any human attempt to rely on logic or ingenuity rather than to trust in God's will. |
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| Emphasised (a) the goodness of nature and of natural human kind, valued emotion over reason, saw civilization as artificial |
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| having the right opinion, from Gk. "right, true, straight" |
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| Barbarian having the right opinion, from Gk. "right, true, straight" |
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| improve by training or education; improved by exposure to intellectual culture |
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| opinion profoundly at odds with what is generally accepted (esp. accepted by authorities) |
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| The state of desiring, or lusting after that which is not one's own |
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| Sought perfection in model of Ancient Greece; characterized by rational formality & restraint |
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| The study of word origins and history |
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| A period of decline in cultural power, or in the moral fabric of a nation |
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| ask for or request earnestly |
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| someone who spends money prodigally |
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| model of excellence or perfection of a kind |
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| the feeling of a hostile person |
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| questioned deeply; to request or beg for urgently |
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| a public official authorized to decide questions bought before a court of justice |
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| take the place or move into the position of |
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| take away a part from; speak ill of |
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| of the stars, heaven or the spirit |
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| exceptionally bad or displeasing |
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| To scold and lecture for moral failings |
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| (1)an independent state or community, especially a democratic republic (2) the general or common good |
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| (1) Showing moderation or self-restraint (2) a region or climate of mild temperatures (3) abstaining from alcohol |
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| an idyllic, often imaginary past time of peace, prosperity, and happiness, from which we moderns have "fallen" |
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| "No Place" & "Best place" - Pun defining imaginary, perfect society |
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| Literally "yellowed", seeing the world with a bitterly pessimistic "realism" |
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| (not at all)/too willing to naively believe something |
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| a state of restfulness or tranquillity |
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