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  • 81Supplicating — Supplicate Sup pli*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Supplicated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Supplicating}.] [L. supplicatus, p. p. of supplicare to supplicate; of uncertain origin, cf. supplex, supplicis, humbly begging or entreating; perhaps fr. sub under + a… …

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  • 82Supplicator — Sup pli*ca tor, n. [L.] One who supplicates; a supplicant. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 83supplicate — verb ( cated; cating) Etymology: Middle English, from Latin supplicatus, past participle of supplicare, from supplic , supplex supplicant more at supple Date: 15th century intransitive verb to make a humble entreaty; especially to pray to God… …

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  • 84prayer — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French priere, praiere, preiere, from Medieval Latin precaria, from Latin, feminine of precarius obtained by entreaty, from prec , prex Date: 14th century 1. a. (1) an address …

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  • 85supple — I. adjective (suppler; supplest) Etymology: Middle English souple, from Anglo French suple, from Latin supplic , supplex entreating for mercy, supplicant, perhaps from sub + plic (akin to plicare to fold) more at ply Date: 14th century 1. a.… …

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  • 86suppliant — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from present participle of supplier to supplicate, from Latin supplicare Date: 15th century supplicant II. adjective Etymology: Middle French, present participle Date: circa 1567 1. humbly… …

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  • 87Apollo — This article is about the Greek and Roman god. For other uses, see Apollo (disambiguation) and Phoebus (disambiguation). Not to be confused with Phobos (mythology). Apollo …

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  • 88Authenticator — An authenticator is either a token of authentication or one who authenticates.As a token, the authenticator can be a symbol or group of symbols, or a series of bits, selected or derived in a prearranged manner and usually inserted at a… …

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  • 89Hashshashin — The Hashshashin (also Hashishin, Hashashiyyin, Hashasheen or Assassins) were an offshoot of the Ismā īlī sect of Shia Muslims. After a quarrel about the succession of leadership in the ruling Fatimide dynasty in Cairo around the year 1090, the… …

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  • 90Altar — For other uses, see Altar (disambiguation). Detail from Religion, Charles Sprague Pearce (1896). Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson Building, Washington, D.C …

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