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Modern Olympic Symbols and Traditions

Flames, doves, oaths, and more Closing ceremonies in Nagano, Japan. Related Links 2022 Winter Olympics Memorable Olympic Moments Birth of the Modern Olympics Encyclopedia:…

Homework Center: State Symbols

Homework Center – Frequently Asked Questions State Symbols How can I find the state symbols for a state? Where can I find pictures of state symbols? Where can I find the words to a state…

Brewer's: Old Faith Men

(See Philipntus.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Old FogsOld England A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Related…

courtly love

(Encyclopedia) courtly love, philosophy of love and code of lovemaking that flourished in France and England during the Middle Ages. Although its origins are obscure, it probably derived from the…

love bird

(Encyclopedia) love bird: see parrot.

Love Canal

(Encyclopedia) Love Canal, section of Niagara Falls, N.Y., that formerly contained a canal that was used as chemical disposal site. In the 1940s and 50s the empty canal was used by a chemical and…

Schwenkfeld, Kaspar von

(Encyclopedia) Schwenkfeld, Kaspar vonSchwenkfeld, Kaspar vonkäsˈpär fən shvĕngkˈfĕlt [key], 1490–1561, German religious reformer. Schwenkfeld was in court service with the duke of Liegnitz from 1510…

Tillich, Paul Johannes

(Encyclopedia) Tillich, Paul JohannesTillich, Paul Johannestĭlˈĭk [key], 1886–1965, American philosopher and theologian, b. Germany, educated at the universities of Berlin, Tübingen, Halle, and…