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Denes

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An aboriginal race of North America, also called Athapaskans and known earlier among earlier ethnologists as Tinne or Tinneh.

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Denaut, Pierre

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Tenth Bishop of Quebec, b. at Montreal, 20 July, 1743; d. at Longueuil in 1806.

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Demoniacs

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Article concerned with the demonic possession in the New Testament.

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Demon

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In Scripture and in Catholic theology this word has come to mean much the same as devil and denotes one of the evil spirits or fallen angels.

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Democracy, Christian

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Article representing Christian democracy as the ensemble of Catholic doctrine, organization, and action in the field of popular social questions.

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Demiurge

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The word means literally a public worker, demioergós, demiourgós, and was originally used to designate any craftsman plying his craft or trade for the use of the public. Soon, however, technítes and other words began to be used to designate the common artisan while demiurge was set aside for the Great Artificer or Fabricator, the Architect of the universe.

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Demetrius, Saint

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The first bishop of Alexandria of whom anything is known. Appointed Origen as head of the Catechetical School and later condemned him for being ordained to the presbyterate without authorization. Demetrius died in 231.

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Demetrius

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The name of two Syrian kings mentioned in the Old Testament and two other persons in the New Testament.

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Deluge

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A catastrophe fully described in Gen., vi, 1-ix, 19.

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Delta of the Nile, Prefecture Apostolic of the

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Situated in the north of Egypt and comprises four of the six provinces forming Lower Egypt, namely: Gharbieh, Charkieb, Menufieh, and Kalyiubieh.

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Delrio, Martin Anton

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Scholar, statesman, Jesuit theologian, born at Antwerp, 17 May, 1551; died at Louvain, 19 October, 1608.

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Delphine, Blessed

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Third Order Franciscan, the wife of St. Elzéar. She died in 1358.

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Delisle, Guillaume

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Reformer of cartography, born 28 February, 1675, in Paris; died there 25 January, 1726.

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Delille, Jacques

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French abbé and litterateur, born at Aigueperse, 22 June, 1738; died at Paris, 1 May, 1813.

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Delfino, Pietro

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A theologian, born at Venice in 1444; died 16 Jan., 1525.

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Delfau, François

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Theologian, born 1637 at Montel in Auvergne, France; died 13 Oct., 1676.

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Delegation

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A delegation is the commission to another of jurisdiction, which is to be exercised in the name of the person delegating. Jurisdiction is defined as the power of anyone who has public authority and pre-eminence over others for their rule and government.

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Delcus

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A titular see of Thrace, suffragan of Philippopolis.

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Delaware Indians

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An important tribal confederacy of Algonquian stock originally holding the basin of the Delaware River, in Eastern Pennsylvania.

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