Word: faithful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...faith, and believes in the spiritual resurrection from the dead, then too much emphasis upon the body which will soon disappear, is, in a sense, a denial of faith...
Until as late as 1908 the U.S. was regarded by Rome as a missionary province-it had to import priests to care for the faithful, money to support their activities. The Vatican had permitted the U.S. clergy to choose the first three of their bishops, beginning with John Carroll of Baltimore in 1789, had then taken alarm. For the next century, U.S. bishops were chosen by Rome's Society for the Propagation of the Faith, and those selected were most often either Irish or French in background...
...half as big as the last two Olympiad scenes. Still unsettled: 1) what to do about Russia's semi-pro athletes, whose victories are rewarded in cash by the Soviet Government; 2) whether to invite Italy (Germany and Japan are specifically outlawed until they can demonstrate their "good faith...
...failure of Germany in the Ardennes. It was still the same old spotted cat. "By its brutal use of force and terrorist methods to strike down all opposition from the Argentine people* the military regime has made a mockery of its pledge to the United Nations 'to reaffirm faith in human rights' in the dignity and worth of the human person...
Lest investors think that this betokened a lack of faith in Graham-Paige's future, Joe Frazer explained: "A man sometimes needs money for personal matters...