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  2. Matthew 6:7 - Wikipedia

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    This word is unknown outside this verse, appearing in no other literature contemporaneous with the text. It may be linked to the Greek term for "babbling", or be derived from the Hebrew batel, meaning "vain". It is often assumed to be a related to the word polugein, [clarification needed] and thus a reference to a large quantity of words. [1]

  3. List of demonyms for US states and territories - Wikipedia

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    This is a list of demonyms used to designate the citizens of specific states, federal district, and territories of the United States of America. Official English-language demonyms are established by the United States Government Publishing Office (USGPO); [1] however, many other terms are in common use.

  4. Modern paganism in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Voices from the Pagan Census: A National Survey of Witches and Neo-Pagans in the United States. University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1-57003-488-6. Helen A Berger (1999). A Community of Witches: Contemporary Neo-paganism and Witchcraft in the United States. University of South Carolina Press. ISBN 978-1-57003-246-2. Margot Adler (2006).

  5. Everything To Know About the History of Halloween ... - AOL

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    The meaning of Halloween today is far removed from its darker origins in ancient Britain, Ireland and northern France—when people believed it was a night when the dead literally returned to the ...

  6. Paganism - Wikipedia

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    A marble statue of Jupiter, king of the Roman gods. Paganism (from Latin pāgānus 'rural, rustic', later 'civilian') is a term first used in the fourth century by early Christians for people in the Roman Empire who practiced polytheism, [1] or ethnic religions other than Judaism.

  7. The Catholic Church’s Stance on Immigration, Explained

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    How do Catholic institutions serve immigrants in the U.S.? Nearly 14 percent of residents in the United States are foreign-born, amounting to around 45 million people. Of those, more than 10 ...

  8. Babbling - Wikipedia

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    Babbling-like behavior in songbirds, humans and some nonhuman primates has been previously researched, but it has not been researched until recently in non-primate mammals. The sac-winged bat ( Saccopteryx bilineata ) is a social creature and the vocalizations that it produces depend on the social situation that the animal is in.

  9. Modern paganism - Wikipedia

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    Pagan ritual can take place in both a public and private setting. [70] Contemporary pagan ritual is typically geared towards "facilitating altered states of awareness or shifting mind-sets". [79] To induce such altered states of consciousness, pagans use such elements as drumming, visualization, chanting, singing, dancing, and meditation. [79]