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Alleyn, Edward
(Encyclopedia) Alleyn, EdwardAlleyn, Edwardălˈĭn [key], 1566–1626, English actor. He was the foremost member of the Admiral's Men, joining the group c.1587, and was the only rival of Richard Burbage…Faust
(Encyclopedia) FaustFaustfoust [key], FaustusFaustfôˈstəs, fouˈ– [key], or Johann FaustFaustyōˈhän [key], fl. 16th cent., learned German doctor who traveled widely, performed magical feats, and died…Socinus, Faustus
(Encyclopedia) Socinus, FaustusSocinus, Faustusfôsˈtəs sōsīˈnəs [key] or Fausto SozziniSocinus, Faustusfouˈstō sōt-tsēˈnē [key], 1539–1604, Italian religious reformer, founder of Socinianism. Socinus…Socinianism
(Encyclopedia) SocinianismSocinianismsōsĭˈnēənĭzəm [key], anti-Trinitarian religious movement organized in Poland in the 16th cent. by Faustus Socinus. Antecedents of the movement were such Italian…Faustus
(Encyclopedia) Faustus: see Faust.Doctor
What is this job like? Doctors make people healthier. When people get sick, doctors figure out why. They give people medicine and other kinds of treatment. They also give advice about diet,…witch doctor
(Encyclopedia) witch doctor: see medicine man; shaman.Doctor Knowall
Doctor Knowall There was once upon a time a poor peasant called Crabb, who drove with two oxen a load of wood to the town, and sold it to a doctor for two talers. When the money was being…Doctor Jokes
Doctor, doctor, I have this feeling that I'm invisible! Doctor, doctor, I've lost my memory! – When did you lose it? When did I lose what? Doctor, doctor, I keep hearing a…Brewer's: Doctor
A seventh son used to be so dubbed from the notion of his being intuitively skilled in the cure of agues, the king's evil, and other diseases. “Plusieurs croyent qu'en France les…Trending
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