affinity of nature

affinity of nature
index propinquity (similarity)

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  • Affinity (in Canon Law) —     Affinity (in Canon Law)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Affinity (in Canon Law)     A relationship arising from the carnal intercourse of a man and a woman, sufficient for the generation of children, whereby the man becomes related to the woman …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Affinity (in the Bible) —     Affinity (in the Bible)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Affinity (in the Bible)     Scripture recognizes affinity as an impediment to wedlock. This is evident from the legislation contained in Lev., xviii, 8, 14 16, 18; xx, 11, 12, 14, 20, 21.… …   Catholic encyclopedia

  • Affinity (canon law) — In Canon law of the Catholic church, affinity is a relationship arising from the sexual intercourse of a man and a woman, sufficient for the generation of children, whereby the man becomes related to the woman s blood relatives and the woman to… …   Wikipedia

  • affinity — Attraction At*trac tion, n. [L. attractio: cf. F. attraction.] 1. (Physics) An invisible power in a body by which it draws anything to itself; the power in nature acting mutually between bodies or ultimate particles, tending to draw them together …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • affinity — /əˈfɪnəti / (say uh finuhtee) noun (plural affinities) 1. (sometimes followed by for or with) a natural liking for, or attraction to, a person or thing. 2. inherent likeness or agreement as between things; close resemblance or connection. 3.… …  

  • Low-affinity nerve growth factor receptor — P75 redirects here. For the New Testament manuscript, see Papyrus 75. For Pentium processor at 75 MHz, see Intel P5 (microarchitecture). Nerve growth factor receptor PDB rendering based on 1sg1 …   Wikipedia

  • electron affinity — Physics, Chem. the quantitative measure, usually given in electron volts, of the tendency of an atom or molecule to capture an electron and to form a negative ion. * * * ▪ physics       in chemistry, the amount of energy liberated when an… …   Universalium

  • propinquity — I (kinship) noun affiliation, affinity, agnation, alliance, association, bond, close association, cognation, common ancestry, connection, consanguinity, family connection, filiation, kindred, link, nearness of blood, nearness of relation,… …   Law dictionary

  • She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways — author of She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways .] She Dwelt among the Untrodden Ways is a three stanza poem written by the English Romantic poet William Wordsworth in 1798 when he was 28 years. The verse was first printed in Lyrical Ballads , 1800 …   Wikipedia

  • Celestiial — Infobox musical artist Name = Celestiial Img capt = Tanner Anderson holding a piece of bark. Bindrune Recordings has described Celestiial as being created to mirror mysticism in nature. Img size = Landscape = Background = group or band Alias =… …   Wikipedia

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