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Roses, Wars of the
(Encyclopedia) Roses, Wars of the, traditional name given to the intermittent struggle (1455–85) for the throne of England between the noble houses of York (whose badge was a white rose) and…Salem, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) SalemSalemsāˈləm [key] [Heb.,=peace], in the Bible, royal city of Melchizedek, traditionally identified with Jerusalem.Salmon, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) SalmonSalmonsălˈmŏn [key], in the Bible. 1 Father of Boaz. An alternate form is Salma. 2 Place, probably the same as Zalmon.theater-in-the-round
(Encyclopedia) theater-in-the-round: see theater.theater of the absurd
(Encyclopedia) theater of the absurd: see drama, Western.Thisbe , in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) Thisbe, in the Bible, town whence Tobit was carried, N of Jerusalem.Timaeus , in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) TimaeusTimaeustĭmēˈəs [key], in the Bible, father of Bartimaeus.Titus , in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) Titus, in the Bible, early Christian, a missionary and friend of St. Paul. According to later tradition he was a bishop in Crete.Toggenburg, War of the
(Encyclopedia) Toggenburg, War of the: see under Toggenburg.Tartan, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia) TartanTartantärˈtăn [key], in the Bible, official title of two Assyrians sent to Hezekiah by Sennacherib and Sargon.