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Ignatius of Loyola, Saint

(Encyclopedia) Ignatius of Loyola, SaintIgnatius of Loyola, Saintĭgnāˈshəs, [key]Ignatius of Loyola, Saintloiyōˈlə [key], 1491–1556, Spanish churchman, founder of the Jesuits (see Jesus, Society of…

pension

(Encyclopedia) pension, periodic payments to one who has retired from work because of age or disability. Pensions, originally thought of as charity, are now viewed as an essential part of the social…

Fenian movement

(Encyclopedia) Fenian movementFenian movementfēˈnēən [key] or Fenians, secret revolutionary society organized c.1858 in Ireland and the United States to achieve Irish independence from England by…

Brewer's: Acrostics

Puzzles, generally in verse, consisting of two words of equal length. The initial letters of the several lines constitute one of the secret words, and the final letters constitute the…

Nile

(Encyclopedia) Nile, longest river in the world, c.4,160 mi (6,695 km) long from its remotest headstream, the Luvironza River in Burundi, central Africa, to its delta on the Mediterranean Sea, NE…

VII. The Maitrayana-Brahmaya-Upanishad

VII. Maitrâyana-Brâhmana-UpanishadIN the case of this Upanishad we must first of all attempt to settle its right title. Professor Cowell, in his edition and translation of it, calls it Maitrî…