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(Encyclopedia) epistleepistleĭpĭsˈəl [key], in the Bible, a letter of the New Testament. The Pauline Epistles (ascribed to St. Paul) are Romans, First and Second Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians,…Barnett, Samuel Augustus
(Encyclopedia) Barnett, Samuel AugustusBarnett, Samuel Augustusbärˈnĕt [key], 1844–1913, English clergyman and social worker. As vicar of St. Jude's, Whitechapel, in the slums of London, he pioneered…Wassermann, Jakob
(Encyclopedia) Wassermann, JakobWassermann, Jakobyäˈkôp [key]Wassermann, Jakob väsˈərmän [key], 1873–1934, Austrian novelist, b. Bavaria. He won international fame with Christian Wahnschaffe (1919;…Doherty, Peter Charles
(Encyclopedia) Doherty, Peter Charles, 1940–, Australian immunologist, Ph.D., Univ. of Edinburgh, 1970. He was a research fellow at Australian National Univ. (1972–75), a professor at the Wistar…Dionysius the Areopagite, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Dionysius the Areopagite, SaintDionysius the Areopagite, Saintdīənĭshˈēəs, [key]Dionysius the Areopagite, Saintârēŏpˈəjīt [key], fl. 1st cent. a.d., Athenian Christian, converted by…Do You Know the Obscure Capitals of the World?
Are you a geography buff? Do you think you know all the capitals of the world? Think again! This quiz will test your knowledge on some of the most obscure capitals that you may have never even heard…Selah
(Encyclopedia) SelahSelahsēˈlə [key], obscure Hebrew word occurring many times in Psalms and in Habakkuk. Its derivation is unknown. It may be a musical notation signifying a pause or the end of a…apostle
(Encyclopedia) apostleapostleəpŏsˈəl [key] [Gr.,=envoy], one of the prime missionaries of Christianity. The apostles of the first rank are saints Peter, Andrew, James (the Greater), John, Thomas,…Atargatis
(Encyclopedia) AtargatisAtargatisātärgāˈtĭs [key], ancient Syrian goddess. Of obscure origin, she probably belongs to the general pattern of mother goddesses that were worshiped throughout W Asia and…Hachmoni
(Encyclopedia) HachmoniHachmonihăkˈmōnī [key] or HachmoniteHachmonihăkˈmōnīt [key], in the Bible, name of a family. An alternate form is Tachmonite. The passages are obscure.Trending
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