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91austere — adj 1. severe, harsh, strict, strait laced, forbidding, hard, stern, grim; formal, aloof, cold, distant, stiff; inflexible, stilted, unbending, unyielding, rigid, tight; rigorous, relentless, unfeeling, inhuman, cruel; commanding, authoritative,… …
92continent — n 1. mainland, main, Latin. terra firma. adj 2. chaste, celibate, virgin, virginal; pure, untouched, undefiled; virtuous, innocent, good; pristine, uncorrupted, unsullied, stainless. 3. temperate, moderate, self restrained, self controlled;… …
93selfless — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. See unselfishness. Ant., self centered. II (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Without concern for oneself: self denying, self forgetful, self forgetting, unselfish. See SELF …
94luxurious — 1 voluptuous, sybaritic, epicurean, *sensuous, sensual Analogous words: self indulging or self indulgent, self pampering (see base words at INDULGE): languorous, languishing (see LANGUID) Antonyms: ascetic Contrasted words: austere, stern,… …
95Spartan — adj 1. austere, severe, harsh, strict; stern, grim, forbidding, rigid; rigorous, hard, demanding, laborious, Herculean, difficult. 2. disciplined, controlled, self controlled, restrained, self restrained; self mortifying, ascetic, self denying,… …
96Marquis de Sade — De Sade redirects here. For the 1969 film, see De Sade (film). Marquis de Sade Portrait of the Marquis de Sade by Charles Amédée Philippe van Loo (c. 1761), the only portrait that Sade actually sat for. Born 2 June 1740(1740 06 02) Paris, France …
97Maximilien Robespierre — Robespierre c. 1790, (anonymous), Musée Carnavalet, Paris, France Deputy and member of the Committee of Public Safety In office 27 July 1793 – 27 …
98French Directory — Executive Government of the First French Republic In office 2 November 1795 – 10 November 1799 Preceded by National Convention Succeeded by French Consulate with Napoleon Bonaparte as First Con …
99Madame Roland — Marie Jeanne Roland de la Platière Portrait of Madame Roland Born Marie Jeanne Phlipon March 17, 1754(1754 03 17) Paris, France Died …
100Newman, John Henry — • Lengthy and admiring biography of Newman as a thinker, author, leader, and illustrious convert to Catholicism Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Newman, John Henry …
