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Wulfstan
(Encyclopedia) Wulfstan, d. 1023, English churchman, archbishop of York (1003–1023) and bishop of Worcester, whose Latin name was Lupus. He is buried at Ely. Homilies are attributed to him, but most…inflection
(Encyclopedia) inflection, in grammar. In many languages, words or parts of words are arranged in formally similar sets consisting of a root, or base, and various affixes. Thus walking, walks, walker…module
(Encyclopedia) module. 1 Term derived from the Latin modulus, a unit of measure in classical architecture equal to half the diameter of a column at its base. This unit was used in proportioning the…Milvian Bridge
(Encyclopedia) Milvian Bridge or Mulvian Bridge, Latin Pons Milvius or Pons Mulvius. It was built by Marcus Aemilius Scaurus in 109 b.c. over the Tiber near Rome as part of the Flaminian Way. By…Niccoli, Niccolò de'
(Encyclopedia) Niccoli, Niccolò de'Niccoli, Niccolò de'nēk-kōlôˈ dā nēkˈkōlē [key], 1363–1437, Italian humanist. One of the distinguished Florentine scholars in Cosimo de' Medici's circle, he wrote…Alabaster, William
(Encyclopedia) Alabaster, WilliamAlabaster, Williamălˌəbăsˈtər, ălˈəbăsˌtər [key], 1567–1640, English theologian and poet. Although he wrote two epic poems in Latin, he is remembered for his…Al-Khowarizmi
(Encyclopedia) Al-KhowarizmiAl-Khowarizmiäl-khōwärēzˈmē [key], fl. 820, Arab mathematician of the court of Mamun in Baghdad. His treatises on Hindu arithmetic and on algebra made him famous. He is…Angelus, prayer
(Encyclopedia) Angelus [Lat.,=angel], daily prayer of the Roman Catholic Church, said usually three times daily, as announced by a bell, traditionally at six in the morning, at noon, and at six in…Jordanes
(Encyclopedia) JordanesJordanesjôrdāˈnēz [key], fl. 6th cent., historian of the Ostrogoths, b. in the lower Danube region. His History of the Goths, an abridgment of the lost work of Cassiodorus, is…Shrove Tuesday
(Encyclopedia) Shrove Tuesday, day before Ash Wednesday (the beginning of Lent). In the Latin countries it is the last day of the carnival, called by the French Mardi Gras.Trending
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