Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge     The greatest and most important society within the Church of England. It was founded 8 March, 1698, when four laymen, Lord…

noun ADJECTIVE ▪ popular ▪ age old, ancient, medieval, old ▪ local ▪ pagan, religious

also back stabber, in the figurative sens, 1839, from BACK (Cf. back) (n.) + agent noun from STAB (Cf. stab) (v.). The verb backstab in the figurative sense is from 1925

Infobox University name = University of La Salette motto = Reconciliare (Reconciliation) established = 1951 type = Catholic university president = Rev. Fr. Romeo B. Gonzales, M.S., Ph.D. city = Santiago City region = Region 02 country =…

{v. phr.}, {informal} To make a strong impression on; surprise greatly. * /Helen hit Joe right between the eyes the moment he saw her./ * /It was a wonderfully lifelike picture, and it hit Sol right between the eyes./ * /To learn that his parents

noun ADJECTIVE ▪ big, serious, terrible ▪ complete, total ▪ common, widespread ▪ simple

verb Exert is used with these nouns as the object: ↑attraction, ↑authority, ↑control, ↑dominance, ↑effect, ↑effort, ↑fascination, ↑force, ↑impact, ↑influence, ↑leverage, ↑

agg. (lett.) compassionevole, pietoso, misericordioso, caritatevole, benefico, generoso, altruista CONTR. duro, egoista, indifferente, insensibile, spietato, crudele

verb ADVERB ▪ greatly, radically, seriously, severely, significantly ▪ His position within the government has been seriously undermined. ▪ completely, totally

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1590s, sharp, poignant (of pain or grief), from L. pungentem (nom. pungens), prp. of pungere to prick, pierce, sting, related to pugnus fist (see PUGNACIOUS (Cf. pugnacious)). Meaning having powerful odor or taste first recorded 1660s. Literal…

• The first active agitation for a church extension or home mission society for the Catholic Church in North America was begun in 1904 by an article of the present writer, published in the American Ecclesiastical Review (Philadelphia) Catholic…

verb Consolidate is used with these nouns as the object: ↑debt, ↑gain, ↑hold, ↑loan

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