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(an) act of despair

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  • Despair — • The voluntary and complete abandonment of all hope of saving one s soul and of having the means required for that end Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Despair     Despair      …   Catholic encyclopedia

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  • Pit of despair — For the pit of despair plot device, see The Princess Bride. Harlow s vertical chamber apparatus The pit of despair was a name used by American comparative psychologist Harry Harlow for a device he designed, technically called a vertical chamber… …   Wikipedia

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  • Black act — Black Black (bl[a^]k), a. [OE. blak, AS. bl[ae]c; akin to Icel. blakkr dark, swarthy, Sw. bl[ a]ck ink, Dan. bl[ae]k, OHG. blach, LG. & D. blaken to burn with a black smoke. Not akin to AS. bl[=a]c, E. bleak pallid. [root]98.] 1. Destitute of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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