favours granted

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• favours —    an extramarital sexual relationship    Granted by either sex to the other:     The small luxuries of life that plenty of women were prepared to exchange their favours for. (G. Greene, 1978, and not of political allegiance)     A fondness… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• amorous favours —    copulation    Usually granted by a female rather than a male, but not always:     It had become embarrassingly and sickeningly plain that the fickle Kim was bestowing amorous favours simultaneously on Melinda. (Boyle, 1979 Kim was the traitor… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction       the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …   Universalium

• Dispensation — • An act whereby in a particular case a lawful superior grants relaxation from an existing law Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Dispensation     Dispensation      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Canonical Faculties —     Canonical Faculties     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Canonical Faculties     (Lat. Facultates)     In law, a faculty is the authority, privilege, or permission, to perform an act or function. In a broad sense, a faculty is a certain power,… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Roman Curia — • Strictly speaking, the ensemble of departments or ministries which assist the sovereign pontiff in the government of the Universal Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Roman Curia     Roman Curia …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Religious Life — • Overview and evangelical ideas on what makes up religious life Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Religious Life     Religious Life      …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Order of the Knights of Christ —     Order of the Knights of Christ     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Order of the Knights of Christ     A military order which sprang out of the famous Order of the Temple (see Knights Templars). As Portugal was the first country in Europe where the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Clement XIV —     Pope Clement XIV     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Clement XIV     (LORENZO–or GIOVANNI VINCENZO ANTONIO–GANGANELLI).     Born at Sant’ Arcangelo, near Rimini, 31 October, 1705; died at Rome, 22 September, 1774.     At the death of Clement… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Devotion to the Blessed Virgin —     Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary     Down to the Council of Nicaea     Devotion to Our Blessed Lady in its ultimate analysis must be regarded as a practical application of… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary —     Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary     Down to the Council of Nicaea     Devotion to Our Blessed Lady in its ultimate analysis must be regarded as a practical application of… …   Catholic encyclopedia