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Lefebvre, Georges
(Encyclopedia) Lefebvre, GeorgesLefebvre, Georgeszhôrzh [key]Lefebvre, Georges ləfĕˈvrə [key], 1874–1959, French historian, an authority on the French Revolutionary period. From 1937 to 1945 he held…Lilienthal, David Eli
(Encyclopedia) Lilienthal, David EliLilienthal, David Elilĭlˈyənthôl [key], 1899–1981, American public official, b. Morton, Ill. He was admitted (1923) to the bar, practiced law, and was appointed by…glossolalia
(Encyclopedia) glossolaliaglossolaliaglŏsˌəlāˈlēə [key] [Gr.,=speaking in tongues], ecstatic utterances usually of unintelligible sounds made by individuals in a state of religious excitement.…Humayun
(Encyclopedia) Humayun or HomayunHumayunh&oobreve;mäˈy&oomacr;n [key], 1507–56, second Mughal emperor of India (1530–56), son and successor of Babur. In 1535, pressed by enemy incursions into…Hooker, Sir William Jackson
(Encyclopedia) Hooker, Sir William Jackson, 1785–1865, English botanist. A leading authority of his time on ferns, he formed a famous herbarium and built up the Glasgow Garden and the Royal Botanic…Lublin
(Encyclopedia) LublinLublinl&oomacr;ˈblēn [key], city (1994 est. pop. 352,100), capital of Lubelskie prov., SE Poland. It is a railway junction and industrial center. Manufactures include trucks…McLaughlin, Andrew Cunningham
(Encyclopedia) McLaughlin, Andrew CunninghamMcLaughlin, Andrew Cunninghamməgläkˈlĭn [key], 1861–1947, American educator and historian, b. Beardstown, Ill., grad. Univ. of Michigan (B.A., 1882; LL.B…Lukashenko, Aleksandr Grigoryevich
(Encyclopedia) Lukashenko, Aleksandr GrigoryevichLukashenko, Aleksandr Grigoryevichəlyĭksänˈdər grĭgôrˈyəvĭch l&oomacr;käshĕnˈkô [key], Belarusian Alyaksandr Ryhoravich Lukashenka, 1954–,…Nicholas V, pope
(Encyclopedia) Nicholas V, 1397–1455, pope (1447–55), an Italian named Tommaso Parentucelli, b. probably Sarzana, Liguria; successor of Eugene IV. From Eugene IV he inherited the antipapal enactments…monarchianism
(Encyclopedia) monarchianismmonarchianismmōnärˈkēənĭzəm [key] [Gr.,=belief in the rule of one], the concept of God that maintains his sole authority even over Christ and the Holy Spirit. Its…Trending
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