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Christian Siriano Biography

designerBorn: November 18, 1985Best Known as: the “FIERCE“ designer and Winner of Project Runway Season 4 Hometown: Annapolis, Maryland…

Christian Sirano Biography

Born: November 18, 1985Birthplace: Annapolis, MarylandBest Known as: the “FIERCE” designer and winner of Project Runway Season 4Christian Sirano has been designing costumes for…

The Devil's Dictionary: Christian

by Ambrose Bierce CHILDHOODCIRCUSCHRISTIAN -n. One who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor. One who follows…

Letitia Christian Tyler

United States First Lady Letitia Christian Tyler was the first wife of John Tyler, and the first president's wife to die in the White House. The daughter of a wealthy Virginia plantation owner, she…

Brewer's: Christian Traditions

connected with natural objects. 1. Birds, Beasts, and Fishes. The Ass: Cross on the back. (See Ass.) Bunting. (See Yellowhammer.) The Crossbill has nothing to do with the Christian…

Brewer's: New Christians

Certain Jews of Portugal, who yielded to compulsion and suffered themselves to be baptised, but in secret observed the Mosaic ceremonies. (Fifteenth century.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase…

Brewer's: Rice Christians

Converts to Christianity for worldly benefits, such as a supply of rice to Indians. Profession of Christianity born of lucre, not faith. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…

Brewer's: Scourge of Christians

Noureddin-Mahmûd of Damascus. (1116-1174.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Scourge of GodScotus A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U…

Brewer's: Bible Christians

A Protestant sect founded in 1815 by William O'Bryan, a Wesleyan, of Cornwall; also called Bryanites (3 syl.). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Bible-…

Brewer's: Muscular Christianity

Healthy or strong-minded religion, which braces a man to fight the battle of life bravely and manfully. This expression has been erroneously attributed to Charles Kingsley. (See his Life,…