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feast

(Encyclopedia) feast, commemorative banquet symbolizing communal unity. Generally associated with primitive rituals and later with religious practices, feasts may also commemorate such events as…

parochial school

(Encyclopedia) parochial schoolparochial schoolpərōˈkēəl [key], school supported by a religious body. In the United States such schools are maintained by a number of religious groups, including…

Vespasian

(Encyclopedia) Vespasian (Titus Flavius Vespasianus)Vespasianvĕspāˈzhən [key], a.d. 9–a.d. 79, Roman emperor (a.d. 69–a.d. 79), founder of the Flavian dynasty. The son of a poor family, he made his…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: Evening

by Percy Bysshe Shelley The Wandering Jew's SoliloquyTo IantheEvening TO HARRIET. Published by Dowden, "Life of Shelley", 1887. Composed July 31, 1813. O thou bright Sun! beneath the…

Percy Bysshe Shelley: To Ianthe

by Percy Bysshe Shelley EveningSong from the Wandering JewTo Ianthe Published by Dowden, "Life of Shelley", 1887. Composed September, 1813. I love thee, Baby! for thine own sweet sake;…

Dr. Laura Schlessinger Biography

Dr. Laura Schlessingerradio talk show hostBirthplace: New York, N.Y. Schlessinger received a BS in biological sciences from the State University of New York at Stonybrook, two master's…

Matthew: 27

Matthew Chapter 27 1 When the morning was come, all the chief priests and elders of the people took counsel against Jesus to put him to death: 2 And when they had bound him, they…

Chrismukkah

The Question: What is Chrismukkah? The Answer: Chrismukkah, to the extent that it exists, is a hybrid holiday combining Christmas and Hanukkah…

The Devil's Dictionary: J

by Ambrose Bierce IKJ J is a consonant in English, but some nations use it as a vowel - than which nothing could be more absurd. Its original form, which has been but slightly modified,…