Thus to kiss an icon of Christ, in the Eastern Orthodox view, is to show love towards Christ Jesus himself, not mere wood and paint making up the physical substance of the icon.

Thus, it may be an Eastern equivalent of the European toponym " Piedmont.

Thus, some claim that, from the 4th century, there existed unanimity in the West concerning the New Testament canon ( as it is today ), and that, by the 5th century, the Eastern Church, with a few exceptions, had come to accept the Book of Revelation and thus had come into harmony on the matter of the canon.

Thus, the unity of Eastern Sudanic is estimated to date to at least the 5th millennium BC.

Thus, the Fifth Division was at Al-Ubayyid in Kurdufan ( Central Command ), the Second Division was at Khashm El Girba ( Eastern Command ), the Sixth Division was assigned to Al-Fashir in Darfur ( Western Command ), the First Division was at Juba ( Southern Command ), and the Seventh Division was at As Shajarah just south of Khartoum ( Khartoum Command ).

Thus Hinduism's consideration of itself as an Eastern extension of the Christian Gospel, however, is neither unique to Yogananda or his disciple, Swami Kriyananda.

Thus, it is not surprising that people left Alsace, not only for Paris – where the Alsatian community grew in numbers, with famous members such as Baron Haussmann – but also for more distant places like Russia and the Austrian Empire, to take advantage of the new opportunities offered there: Austria had conquered lands in Eastern Europe from the Ottoman Empire and offered generous terms to colonists as a way of consolidating its hold on the new territories.

Thus one complete army corps was removed from the Eastern Army's order of battle.

Thus the Eastern block countries declined from organising the 1978 and 1980 olympiads.

Thus, the " anti-spiritual " socialism of Eastern Europe and Eastern Asia was considered ill-adapted to the Arab World.

Thus, while in certain conditions the Roman Catholic Church allows its faithful who cannot approach a Catholic minister to receive the Eucharist from an Eastern Orthodox priest, the Eastern Orthodox Church does not admit Roman Catholics to its Mystery of the Eucharist.

) Thus, it seems that the ancient Liburnians may have encompassed a wide swathe of the Eastern Alps, from Vindelicia, through Noricum, to the Dalmatian coast.

Thus, the Mandarin reading of " Tokyo " ( 東京 ; Eastern ( 東 ) Capital ( 京 )) is Dōngjīng ; this corresponds to Japanese Tōkyō, with sound history for 京 being supposed approximately * kiæŋ -> kyau -> kyō ( for comparison: Southern Min 京 ( colloquial ) is kiaⁿ with a nasal diphthong ).

Thus it permits Eastern Christians who are not in full communion with the Roman Catholic Church ( Eastern Orthodox Church, Oriental Orthodoxy and Assyrian Church of the East ) to receive Communion from Roman Catholic ministers, if they request it of their own accord and are properly disposed, and it applies the same rule also to some Western Churches that the Holy See judges to be in a situation similar to that of Eastern Christians with regard to the sacraments.

Thus, practice in the Eastern Catholic Churches of Byzantine Rite is identical with that described above for the Churches that constitute the Eastern Orthodox Church, but differs from that of, for instance, the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church or the Latin Church.

Thus, Alla turca music in Europe had two connotations — Eastern and military — for 17th and 18th century European composers.

Thus according to Ethiopian historical texts, its association with the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Church strengthened.

Thus, any German attack on the states of Eastern Europe, like Czechoslovakia, was likely to embroil Germany in war not only with the Czechoslovaks, but also with the British and the French before Germany was fully re-armed and ready for war with the other " Great Powers ".

Thus now the Russian Premier League are among the best in Eastern Europe, as evidenced by recent victories in the UEFA Cup ( CSKA Moscow defeated Sporting CP in the 2005 final and Zenit St. Petersburg earned a victory over Rangers F. C.

Thus early 1950s historian of fandom Jack Speer began to label successive generations of fans as First Fandom, Second Fandom, Third Fandom, and so forth ... all the way to Seventh Fandom and beyond.

Thus, on April 28, 2006, after the unofficial repeal of the French First Employment Contract ( CPE ), the Longjumeau ( Essonne ) conseil des prud ' hommes ( labour law court ) judged the New Employment Contract ( CNE ) contrary to international law, and therefore " illegitimate " and " without any juridical value ".

Thus was constituted a church which still survives as the First Baptist Church in America.

Thus the Alexiad allows the events of the First Crusade to be seen from the Byzantine elite's perspective.

Thus, Dennis reading of the First Amendment remained in force: advocacy of law violation, even as an abstract doctrine, could be punished under law consistent with the free speech clause.

Thus, Kirchner then became the First Gentleman of Argentina.

Thus, she became the first woman to hold an Irish cabinet post since 1922, when Countess Markievicz was Minister for Labour in the First Dáil starting 1919.

Thus the Eighth Consciousness is transformed into the Great Perfect Mirror Wisdom, the Seventh Consciousness into the Equality ( Universal Nature ) Wisdom, the Sixth Consciousness into the Profound Observing Wisdom, and First to Fifth Consciousnesses into the All Performing ( Perfection of Action ) Wisdom.

Thus, Cowdery's account, containing a single vision, differs from Smith's 1832 account, which contains two separate visions, one in 1821 prompted by religious confusion ( the First Vision ) and a separate one regarding the plates on September 22, 1822.

Thus a Napoleonic Duke used a toque with 7 ostrich feathers and 3 lambrequins, a Count a toque with five feathers and two lambrequins, a Baron three feathers and one lambrequin, a Knight only one ostrich feather ( see Nobility of the First French Empire ).

Thus when the knights of the First Crusade came to siege Jerusalem, one of Dolberger's family members rescued Jews in Palestine and carried them back to Worms to repay the favor.

" Thus, subsequent to 1835, Smith was sometimes referred to as the First Elder of the church.

Thus, relying on the Supreme Court's decision in California Democratic Party v. Jones, which had held that California's blanket primary violated the First Amendment ( despite the fact that the Court explicitly differentiated — albeit in dicta — the blanket primary from the open primary in Jones ), on McKinney's behalf, five voters claimed that the open primary system was unconstitutional, operating in violation of the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment, the associational right protected by the First Amendment, and various statutory rights protected by § 2 of the Voting Rights Act.

Thus, Ibn Saud is considered the founder of what later became known as the First Saudi State.

Thus Wall Street was built When the First Anglo-Dutch War was finally resolved in 1654, he returned to Long Island.

Thus, Harlan ’ s arguments can be constructed in three major points: First, states ( California ) cannot censor their citizens in order to make a “ civil ” society.

Thus, the congress sowed the seeds of further conflicts, including the Balkan Wars, and ultimately the First World War.

" Thus, the U. S. adherence to the Europe First was, in the early part of the war, more of reassurance to the British ally than it was a policy put into practice.

Thus Singh can be used as a middle name before the individual's surname ( last name ), a common practice among many groups in India, e. g., Jassa Singh Ahluwalia ( 1: First name, 2: Singh, 3: Family lineage name ).

Thus, the formation of the First Serbian Volunteer Division in Odessa in 1916 paved the way for the formation of the Czechoslovak Legion.

Thus, the two main fords of the lower Bow River, Blackfoot Crossing and a ford near the Bow's convergence with the Elbow River ( central Calgary today ), became important gathering points for southern Alberta's First Nations to exchange goods and celebrate festivities.

Thus, the First Division, while still the top level of the Football League, became the second level of the entire English football league system with the top clubs inheriting the promotion playoff system from the old Second Division.