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(Encyclopedia) PurPurpûr [key] [Heb.,=lot], in the Bible, lot cast by Haman to determine the time for the murder of the Jews. See Purim.Barabbas
(Encyclopedia) BarabbasBarabbasbərăbˈəs [key] [Aram.,=son of the father], bandit held in jail at the time of Jesus' arrest. Pontius Pilate, who, according to the Gospels, annually released a prisoner…Ozias
(Encyclopedia) OziasOziasōzīˈəs [key] [Gr.,=Heb. Uzziah], in the Bible. 1 Same as Uzziah (1.) 2 Ruler of Bethulia at the time of Judith.Fenton, Elijah
(Encyclopedia) Fenton, Elijah, 1683–1730, English poet. A graduate of Cambridge, he was a schoolmaster for a time and later was a tutor in several noble families. He is chiefly remembered for his…Rabelais, François
(Encyclopedia) Rabelais, FrançoisRabelais, Françoisrăbˈəlā, Fr. fräNswäˈ räblāˈ [key], c.1490–1553, French writer and physician, one of the great comic geniuses in world literature. His father, a…Proust, Marcel
(Encyclopedia) Proust, MarcelProust, Marcelmärsĕlˈ [key]Proust, Marcel pr&oomacr;st [key], 1871–1922, French novelist, b. Paris. He is one of the great literary figures of the modern age. Born to…Ordovician period
(Encyclopedia) Ordovician periodOrdovician periodôrdəvĭshˈən [key] [from the Ordovices, ancient tribe of N Wales], second period of the Paleozoic era of geologic time (see Geologic Timescale,…Montgomerie, Alexander
(Encyclopedia) Montgomerie, AlexanderMontgomerie, Alexanderməntgŭmˈərē [key], c.1556–c.1610, Scottish poet. His principal poem, The Cherry and the Sloe (1597), is a pedestrian and ambiguous allegory…Isidorus of Miletus
(Encyclopedia) Isidorus of MiletusIsidorus of Miletusĭzĭdôrˈəs, mīlēˈtəs [key], name of two architects of the time of Justinian. The elder was associated with Anthemius of Tralles in rebuilding Hagia…Issachar
(Encyclopedia) IssacharIssacharĭsˈəkər [key], in the patriarchal narratives of the Bible, son of Jacob and Leah and the ancestor of one of the 12 tribes. The territory allotted to the tribe of…