Word: worshiper
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Lacouture says that many breeders feel that"the cat is the best thing they have." Platonistsall, the breeders worship their creation, the bodythey have molded through skilled match-making.They know the ancestry of their cats better thantheir own family tree. Few make any money afterpaying registration fees, vet bills, food costs,transportation. They do it, says Lacouture, "forthe prestige, the ego-trip...
...Eastern Europe. In practical terms, the most important covert operations undertaken were those inside Poland. The primary purposes of NSDD 32 were to destabilize the Polish government through covert operations involving propaganda and organizational aid to Solidarity; the promotion of human rights, particularly those related to the right of worship and the Catholic Church; economic pressure; and diplomatic isolation of the communist regime. The document, citing the need to defend democratic reform efforts throughout the Soviet empire, also called for increasing propaganda and underground broadcasting operations in Eastern Europe, actions that Reagan's aides and dissidents in Eastern Europe believe...
...start of theplay. Both her irritation and her good humor seemforced and rehearsed. Furthermore, she becomesstiff and wax-faced when she does not have to playa part in the conversation. When she is on centerstage, however, she is captivating. Her lustfulpursuit of any man who refuses to worship her andher total disregard for conventional morality makeher especially convincing as the "hard, crude,dirty minded" Hypatia...
There is yet another kind of rethinking of Mary going on. Protestants see no biblical basis for praying to her for favors, and they believe veneration of her can slide into worship that is due to God alone. They also reject the idea that human beings, Mary included, can contribute to humanity's salvation. Nonetheless, some Protestants are softening aspects of their hostility. Church of England theologian John Macquarrie has proposed revisions of such dogmas as the Assumption of Mary into heaven, which could then be seen as a symbol of the redemption that awaits all believers. Theologian Donald Bloesch...
...nationalism in general; as in any free society, we all have different feelings about the extent to which the national part of our ethnicity is important in our lives. Still, a yearning for Zion (a Biblical name for the land we now call Israel) permeates every level of Jewish worship and community...