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• Right of Presentation —     Right of Presentation     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Right of Presentation     Out of gratitude for the foundation or endownment of churches and benefices, the Church grants founders, if they wish to reserve it, the right of patronage, the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Presentation (obstetrics) — Presentation of twins in Der Rosengarten ( The Rose Garden ), a standard medical text for midwives published in 1513. In obstetrics, the presentation of a fetus about to be born refers to which anatomical part of the fetus is leading, that is, is …   Wikipedia

• Right — • Substantive designating the object of justice Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Right     Right     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Presentation — Pres en*ta tion, n. [L. praesentatio a showing, representation: cf. F. pr[ e]sentation.] 1. The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; a setting forth; an offering; bestowal. [1913 Webster] Prayers are sometimes a presentation of… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Presentation copy — Presentation Pres en*ta tion, n. [L. praesentatio a showing, representation: cf. F. pr[ e]sentation.] 1. The act of presenting, or the state of being presented; a setting forth; an offering; bestowal. [1913 Webster] Prayers are sometimes a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• presentation — /prez euhn tay sheuhn, pree zen /, n. 1. an act of presenting. 2. the state of being presented. 3. a social introduction, as of a person at court. 4. an exhibition or performance, as of a play or film. 5. offering, delivering, or bestowal, as of… …   Universalium

• Presentation College, South Dakota — Infobox University name = Presentation College motto = established = 1922 type = Private head label = President head = Sister Lorraine Hale city = Aberdeen state = SD country = USA undergrad = 786 postgrad = postgrad label = faculty = campus =… …   Wikipedia

• Right of revolution — The storming of the Bastille on 14 July 1789 has come to symbolize the French Revolution, when a people rose up to exercise their right of revolution …   Wikipedia

• Right to exist — The Right to exist is a bedrock principle of international law referring to the right of nations to exist. The classic phrasing is Every nation has the right to exist, and to protect and to conserve its existence. [The Declaration of the Rights… …   Wikipedia

• Presentation in the temple —    Jewish law requires that male children be circumcised eight days after birth, that mothers engage in a purification rite 40 days after the delivery, and that the firstborn be presented to the temple and consecrated to God. Scenes of Christ s… …   Dictionary of Renaissance art