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the Enlightenment

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a philosophical, intellectual and cultural movement

it stressed reason, logic, criticism and freedom of thought over dogma, blind faith and superstition

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a philosophical, intellectual and cultural movement

it stressed reason, logic, criticism and freedom of thought over dogma, blind faith and superstition

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the Enlightenment

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G.W.F Hegel

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main arguer for the German Idealism “the mental world is the only responsible for the reality”

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main arguer for the German Idealism “the mental world is the only responsible for the reality”

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G.W.F. Hegel

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corporate society of orders

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every part of society is ruled by the government,

Civil Society

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every part of society is ruled by the government

Civil Society

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corporate society of orders

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paradox

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something happening at the same time which cannot happen at this time because it would interfere logic

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something happening at the same time which cannot happen at this time because it would interfere logice

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paradox

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aftermath

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influences, causes, effects

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influences, causes, effects

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aftermath

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realm

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instance, level, position

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instance, level, position

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realm

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the Chartists (British radicals of the 1830s and 1840s)

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newspaper copies over 40.000 copies, radical, liberal ideas spread

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newspaper copies over 40.000 copies, radical, liberal ideas spread

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the Chartists (British radicals of the 1830s and 1840s)

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type had to be set by hand

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printing was done with stamps and plates and had to be set manually

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printing was done with stamps and plates and had to be set manually

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type had to be set by hand

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a bottleneck

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happening, part, portion

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happening, part, portion

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a bottleneck

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strict libel laws

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freedom of expression restricted by public manners

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freedom of expression restricted by public manners

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strict libel laws

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to be literate

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to have read and be able to talk about classics

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to have read and be able to talk about classics

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to be literate

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Aesopian language

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esoteric coding, a communication form that is covering meaningful information in innocent talking

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esoteric coding, a communication form that is covering meaningful informaton in in innocent talking

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Aesopian language

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the catechism

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a book giving a brief summary of the basic principles of Christianity in question and answer form

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a book giving a brief summary of the basic principles of Christianity in question and answer form

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the catechism

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a broadsheet

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newspaper having a huge publication

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newspaper having a huge publication

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a broadsheet

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lines … were very blurred

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unclear positioning

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internecine freuds

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struggle within a group or union

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struggle within a group or union

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internecine freuds

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nascent

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being born or evoked

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being born or evoked

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nascent

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ubiquitous

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present

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present

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ubiquitous

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turnpike

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a tollgate

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a tollgate

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turnpike

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subversive

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a radical supporter of political or social revolution

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a radical supporter of political or social revolution

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subversive

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an absolutist regime

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the power comes from one monarch who rules over every part of society

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the power comes from one monarch who rules over every part of society

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an absolutist regime

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to be in the vanguard

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the leading units of command, the head of an army

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the leading units of command, the head of an army

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to be in the vanguard

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barrister

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a British native who speaks in the higher courts of law

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a British native who speaks in the higher courts of law

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barrister

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a parochial structure

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relating to, supported or located in a parish

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relating to, supported or located in a parish

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a parochial structure

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parliamentary caucus

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governmental meeting in the parliament

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governmental meeting in the parliament

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parliamentary caucus

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ramification

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a development that complicates a situation

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a development that complicates a situation

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ramification

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the upshot of the meeting

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the climax

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the climax

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the upshot of the meeting

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innocous

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harmless, having no adverse effect

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harmless, having no adverse effect

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innocous

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rudimentary

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basically

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basically

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rudimentary

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the belle epoque

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demands for voices in votes of women

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demands for voices in votes of women

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the belle epoque

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ephemeral

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short-living

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short-living

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ephemeral

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the notables

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expanded council for the king or parliament

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expanded council for the king or parliament

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the notables

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to augment

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to empower, to improve

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to empower, to improve

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augment

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nexus

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central point in a wide-spread structure

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central point in a wide-spread structure

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nexus

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the Sorbonne in Paris

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one of the oldest universities in Paris

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one of the oldest universities in Paris

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the Sorbonne in Paris

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to garner

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to ornate, to decorate

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to ornate, to decorate

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to garner

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mettle

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high enthusiasm, yen, proclivity

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high enthusiasm, yen, proclivity

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mettle

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canvass voters

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to convince, to win voters

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to convince, to win voters

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canvass voters

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a democratic franchise

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a political idea that is spread over borders and states under the same flag

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a political idea that is spread over borders and states under the same flag

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a democratic franchise

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to propound

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to present

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to present

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to propound

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salience

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prominence, outstanding

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prominence, outstanding

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salience

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to lionize

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adore

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adore

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lionize

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the Dreyfus Affiar

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the military officer Alfred Dreyfus from France got accused to have deserted his country

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the military officer Alfred Dreyfus from France got accused to have deserted his country

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the Dreyfus Affair

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NCO

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non-commissioned officer

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non-commissioned officer

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NCO

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futility

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senseless, meaningless, aimless

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senseless, meaningless, aimless

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futility

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the Paris Commune (1871)

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socialist government, elected as city council

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socialist government, elected as city council

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the Paris Commune (1871)

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secession

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withdrawing from an union

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withdrawing from an union

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secession

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intransigent

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relentless, strongheaded

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relentless, strongheaded

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intransigent

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the Habsburg Monarchy

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a Germany princely family, prominent since the 13th century, that has furnished sovereigners to the Holy Roman Empire

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a Germany princely family, prominent since the 13th century, that has furnished sovereigners to the Holy Roman Empire

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the Habsburg Monarchy

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demise

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the fall

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the fall

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demise

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to be foiled in one’s attempt

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to prevent from being successful, to obscure so as to evade pursuers

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to prevent from being successful, to obscure so as to evade pursuers

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to be foiled in one’s attempt

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adherent

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a supporter, as of a cause

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a supporter, as of a cause

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adherent

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to be buffeted by scandals

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pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities

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pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities

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to be buffeted by scandals

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anathema

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a formal ecclestial ban, curse, or excommunication, a vehement denounciation

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a formal ecclestial ban, curse, or excommunication, a vehement denounciation

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anathema

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bifurcation

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to divide into two parts

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to divide into two parts

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bifurcation

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