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voice, in grammar
(Encyclopedia) voice, grammatical category according to which an action is referred to as done by the subject (active, e.g., men shoot bears) or to the subject (passive, e.g., bears are shot by men…Conrad, Latin king of Jerusalem
(Encyclopedia) Conrad, d. 1192, Latin king of Jerusalem (1192), marquis of Montferrat, a leading figure in the Third Crusade (see Crusades). He saved Tyre from the Saracens and became (1187) its lord…crucifixion
(Encyclopedia) crucifixion, hanging on a cross, in ancient times a method of capital punishment. It was practiced widely in the Middle East but not by the Greeks. The Romans, who may have borrowed it…Erasmus
(Encyclopedia) ErasmusErasmusĭrăzˈməs [key] or Desiderius ErasmusErasmusdĕsĭdērˈēəs [key] [Gr. Erasmus, his given name, and Lat., Desiderius=beloved; both are regarded as the equivalent of Dutch…Sturm, Johannes
(Encyclopedia) Sturm, JohannesSturm, Johannesyōhäˈnəs sht&oobreve;rm [key], 1507–89, German scholar and educator. He founded (1537) and directed for more than 40 years the Strasbourg Gymnasium.…Southern California, University of
(Encyclopedia) Southern California, University of, at Los Angeles; coeducational; chartered and opened 1880. The university has a liberal arts college and a graduate school as well as schools of…Sigüenza y Góngora, Carlos de
(Encyclopedia) Sigüenza y Góngora, Carlos deSigüenza y Góngora, Carlos dekärˈlōs ᵺā sēgwānˈsä ē gōngˈgōrä [key], 1645–1700, Mexican writer and humanist. The foremost intellectual figure of colonial…Pomponius Mela
(Encyclopedia) Pomponius MelaPomponius Melapŏmpōˈnēəs [key]Pomponius Melamēˈlə [key], fl. c.a.d. 50, Roman geographer, b. Spain. His De situ orbis, a description of the then known world, was…Liber
(Encyclopedia) LiberLiberlīˈbər [key], in Roman religion, god of fertility and wine. He was usually identified with Bacchus, the Latin equivalent of Dionysus. His consort Libera was identified with…Googe, Barnabe
(Encyclopedia) Googe, BarnabeGooge, Barnabeg&oobreve;j, g&oomacr;j [key], 1540–94, English poet and translator. In 1574 he was sent to Ireland as the representative of Sir William Cecil,…Trending
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