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All details concerning the nature of the mark, how the mark is to be applied, how long it must be worn, on what conditions it may be removed, as well as the seriousness of various degrees of theft have been left by Bahá’u’lláh for the Universal House of Justice to determine when the law is applied 72.

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  1. noun A visible trace or impression, such as a line or spot.
  2. noun A sign, such as a cross, made in lieu of a signature.
  3. noun A written or printed symbol used for punctuation; a punctuation mark.
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  • When we despise His Word in deference to autonomous leaders who seek to kick God out of His throne and put themselves there in His stead, we have already received "the mark of the beast", for the mark is a man's name and a sign that you worship the image of a man over God (Revelation 13-16).
  • Whether your finish line ends at the half-marathon mark, extends to the full 26. 2-mile marathon, or includes the cycle, swim and varying durations of a triathlon, experts agree the key to making the mark is all in the training.
  • Jeff, at the end of the quarter, the mark is a liability of approximately 30 - $38 million, and that includes approximately $2.6 million from the fourth quarter. —  SeekingAlpha.com: Home Page
  • According to Hauswirth, the appeal court ruled simply that, since Lindt's presentation had acquired a reputation before the mark was applied for, —  IPKat - news and fun for everyone!
  • For any business to make it to the ten your mark is a major achievement. —  Blah, Blah! Technology
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  1. Middle English, from Old English mearc; see merg- in Indo-European roots.
  2. Middle English, from Old English marc; see merg- in Indo-European roots. Sense 3, translation of German Mark. Sense 4, translation of Finnish markka.

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  1. (a) from Middle English mark, merk, merke, from Anglo-Saxon mearc, neuter, = Dutch merk, mark = Old High German *marc, Middle High German marc, neuter, German marke, feminine, = Icelandic mark, neuter, = Swedish märke = Danish mœrke, a mark, sign; hence (from Teutonic) F. marque (which in some senses is merged in English mark) = Spanish Portuguese Italian marco, a mark, sign; these forms being prob. connected with (b) march, Middle English marche, marke, from Anglo-Saxon mearc, feminine, boundary, = Old Saxon marca = OFries. merke, merike, merik = Dutch marke = Middle Low German marke, merke, a district, = Old High German marca, marcha, Middle High German marke, German mark, feminine, a boundary, district, = Icelandic merki, masculine, a boundary, mörk, a border district, = Swedish Danish mark, a field, = Gothic (Moesogothic) marka, feminine, a boundary, confine, coast; hence (from Teutonic) F. marche = Spanish Portuguese Italian Middle Latin marca, border, march (see march); = Latin margo, edge, marge, margin (later English margin, marge), = Zend merezu, boundary. The sense ‘boundary’ is older as recorded, though the sense ‘sign’ seems logically precedent. The two groups may indeed be from entirely different roots.
  2. from Middle English marken, merken, from Anglo-Saxon mearcian = Old Saxon markōn = OFries. merkia = Dutch merken = Middle Low German merken, marken, Low German marken = Old High German marchōn, merchan, merkan, Middle High German G. merken = Icelandic marka = Swedish märka = Danish mœrke (cf. French marquer, Old French merker, merchéer = Provencal Spanish Portuguese marcar = Italian marcare, marchiare, from Middle Latin marcare), mark; from the noun. Cf. remark, demarcation.
  3. Also marc; from Middle English mark, mare, from Anglo-Saxon marc, a weight (of silver or gold), = OFries. merk = Dutch mark = Old Low German mark, merk = Old High German *marka (later Middle Latin marca, Italian marca, Old French marc, etc.), Middle High German mark, marke, German mark, feminine, a weight of silver or gold, a coin, = Icelandic mörk, a weight (1/2 lb.) of silver or gold, = Swedish Danish mark; usually identified, in the orig. supposed sense a ‘stamped coin,’ with mark, a sign, stamp; but the sense of ‘a particular weight’ seems to be older.
  4. Middle English marken, merken; variant of march.
  5. A variant of murk, mirk.
 

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