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WALLOONS
Walloons
(noun) an ethnic group speaking a dialect of French and living in southern and eastern Belgium and neighboring parts of France
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Wal*loons", n. pl.; sing. Walloon (. Etym: [Cf. F. wallon.]
Definition: A Romanic people inhabiting that part of Belgium which comprises the provinces of Hainaut, Namur, Liége, and Luxembourg, and about one third of Brabant; also, the language spoken by this people. Used also adjectively. [Written also Wallons.] "A base Walloon . . . thrust Talbot with a spear." Shak. Walloon guard, the bodyguard of the Spanish monarch; -- so called because formerly consisting of Walloons.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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CONSECRATION
(noun) (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; “the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church”
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