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U.S. Religious Sects Originating in the 19th Century
Christian ScientistsMormonsSeventh-day AdventistsJehovah's Witnesses The United States was the setting for new developments in religion in the 19th century. Sects and movements of many types…Our Top Stories for the Week of December 19th, 2022
It’s been a busy week, from political strain to natural disasters. Who has time to keep track of it all? That’s why we’ve boiled it all down to our top stories of the week. International News…Breton literature
(Encyclopedia) Breton literatureBreton literaturebrĕtˈən [key], in the Celtic language of Brittany. Although there are numerous allusions in other literatures of the 12th to 14th cent. to the “matter…Benin, Bight of
(Encyclopedia) Benin, Bight of, northern arm of the Gulf of Guinea, c.550 mi (885 km) wide, W Africa, between Cape Three Points, S Ghana, and the Niger River delta, SW Nigeria. The bight was an…Boisbrûlés
(Encyclopedia) BoisbrûlésBoisbrûlésbwäbrülāˈ [key] [Fr.,=burnt wood], name given the descendants of the fur traders and native peoples in W Canada, because of their dark complexion. The boisbrûlés,…bone china
(Encyclopedia) bone china, variety of porcelain developed by English potters in the last half of the 18th and early 19th cent. The clay is tempered with phosphate of lime or bone ash. This innovation…Tilburg
(Encyclopedia) TilburgTilburgtĭlˈbərg [key], city (1994 pop. 163,383), North Brabant prov., S Netherlands, near the Belgian border. Long a major center of the woolen textile industry, Tilburg also…Szolnok
(Encyclopedia) SzolnokSzolnoksôlˈnôk [key], city (1991 est. pop. 78,700), E central Hungary, at the confluence of the Tisza and Zagyva rivers. It is a river port and a road and rail junction.…Bonny
(Encyclopedia) BonnyBonnybŏnˈē [key], town, SE Nigeria, in the Niger River delta, on the Bight of Biafra. In the 18th and 19th cent., Bonny was the center of a powerful trading state, and in the 19th…chorus, in music
(Encyclopedia) chorus, in music, large group of singers performing in concert; a group singing liturgical music is a choir. The term chorus may also be used for a group singing or dancing together in…Trending
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