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(Encyclopedia) week, period of time shorter than the month, commonly seven days. The ancient Egyptians used a 10-day period, as did the French under the short-lived French Revolutionary calendar. In…Cathari
(Encyclopedia) CathariCatharikăthˈərī [key] [Gr.,=pure], name for members of the widespread dualistic religious movement of the Middle Ages. Carried from the Balkans to Western Europe, Catharism…villein
(Encyclopedia) villeinvilleinvĭlˈən [key] [O.Fr.,=village dweller], peasant under the manorial system of medieval Western Europe. The term applies especially to serfs in England, where by the 13th…George C. Marshall
George Catlett Marshall served in the U.S. Army in France during World War I, emerging as aide-de-camp to General John Joseph Pershing. Marshall rose through the administrative ranks and served as…Latcho Drom (Safe Journey)<span class="date" >(1995)</span>
New Yorker Video; rental pricing;NRDirector: Tony Gatlif France An unconventional documentary that uses only music and photography to trace the rich musical tradition of the nomadic culture…The Devil's Dictionary: Monarch
by Ambrose Bierce MONADMONARCHICAL GOVERNMENTMONARCH -n. A person engaged in reigning. Formerly the monarch ruled, as the derivation of the word attests, and as many subjects have had…August 2015 Current Events: World News
U.S. News | Business News | Disasters & Science News Here are the key events in world news for the month of…Europe
(Encyclopedia) CE5 EuropeEuropey&oobreve;rˈəp [key], 6th largest continent, c.4,000,000 sq mi (10,360,000 sq km) including adjacent islands (2015 est. pop. 740,814,000). It is actually a vast…The Devil's Dictionary: Tope
by Ambrose Bierce TOMBTORTOISETOPE -v To tipple, booze, swill, soak, guzzle, lush, bib, or swig. In the individual, toping is regarded with disesteem, but toping nations are in the…Eastern Orthodoxy
Eastern Orthodoxy comprises the faith and practices stemming from ancient churches in the eastern part of the Roman Empire. It encompasses Orthodox churches in communion with the see of…Trending
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