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Second Shepherds' Play

(Encyclopedia) Second Shepherds' Play, an English miracle play by the Wakefield Master (fl. 1425–50). The play portrays the adoration of Jesus by the shepherds. It is noteworthy for its introduction…

Lateran Council, Second

(Encyclopedia) Lateran Council, Second, 1139, 10th ecumenical council of the Roman Catholic Church, convened at the Lateran Palace, Rome, by Pope Innocent II. The council attempted to heal the wounds…

Vatican Council, Second

(Encyclopedia) Vatican Council, Second, popularly called Vatican II, 1962–65, the 21st ecumenical council (see council, ecumenical) of the Roman Catholic Church, convened by Pope John XXIII and…

Coleridge: Part the Second

Part the FirstPart the Second "Each matin bell," the Baron saith, "Knells us back to a world of death." These words Sir Leoline first said, When he rose and found his lady dead…

Gone in 60 Seconds

Director:Dominic SenaWriter:Scott RosenbergTouchstone Pictures; PG-13; 119 minutesCast:Nicolas Cage, Robert Duval, Angelina Jolie Producer Jerry Bruckheimer makes movies where pomp reigns…

Brewer's: Second-hand

Not new or original; what has already been the property of another; as, “second-hand books,” “second-hand clothes,” etc. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…

Brewer's: Second Sight

The power of seeing things invisible to others; the power of foreseeing future events by means of shadows thrown before them. Many Highlanders claim this power, which the ancient Gaels…

Brewer's: Second of Time

(A). The sixtieth part of an hour was called by the Romans scrupulum, and the sixtieth part of a minute was scrupulum secundum Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…