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liturgy, Christian
(Encyclopedia) liturgy, Christian [Gr. leitourgia = public duty or worship] form of public worship, particularly the form of rite or services prescribed by the various Christian churches. In the…Tavener, Sir John Kenneth
(Encyclopedia) Tavener, Sir John KennethTavener, Sir John Kennethtăvˈənər, –nə [key], 1944–2013, English composer, b. London; studied Royal Academy of Music. Tavener, whose work shows a consistent…Cumans
(Encyclopedia) Cumans or KumansCumansboth: k&oomacr;ˈmänz [key], nomadic East Turkic people, identified with the Kipchaks (or the western branch of the Kipchaks) and known in Russian as Polovtsi…Gibran, Kahlil
(Encyclopedia) Gibran, Kahlil or KhalilGibran, Kahlil or Khalilkəlēlˈ jĭbränˈ [key], 1883–1931, Lebanese poet and novelist. His family emigrated to America in 1895 and settled in Boston; Gibran moved…Görres, Joseph von
(Encyclopedia) Görres, Joseph vonGörres, Joseph vonyōˈzĕf fən görˈəs [key], 1776–1848, German historian, journalist, and writer. As lecturer on philosophy at the Univ. of Heidelberg he befriended…Gloucester, city, United States
(Encyclopedia) Gloucester, city (2020 pop. 29,729), Essex co., NE Mass., on Cape Ann; settled 1623, inc. as a city 1873. It is a port of entry at the…Glueck, Nelson
(Encyclopedia) Glueck, NelsonGlueck, Nelsongl&oobreve;k, glĭk [key], 1900–1971, American archaeologist and educator, b. Cincinnati, grad. Univ. of Cincinnati, 1920, Ph.D. Univ. of Jena, Germany,…Hayward
(Encyclopedia) Hayward. <1> City (2020 pop. 162,954), Alameda co., W Calif.; settled 1851, inc. 1876. It is an important commercial and…Hamtramck
(Encyclopedia) Hamtramck Hamtramck hămtrămˈĭk [key], city (2020 pop. 28,433), Wayne co., SE Mich., within the confines…Hovhaness, Alan
(Encyclopedia) Hovhaness, AlanHovhaness, Alanhōvhäˈnəs [key], 1911–2000, American composer, b. Somerville, Mass., as Alan Vaness Chakmakjian. Hovhaness was of Armenian and Scottish descent, and many…Trending
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