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The Devil's Dictionary: Precipitate

by Ambrose Bierce PRECEDENTPREDESTINATIONPRECIPITATE -adj. Anteprandial. Precipitate in all, this sinner Took action first, and then his dinner. - Judibras

Luke: 7

Luke Chapter 7 1 Now when he had ended all his sayings in the audience of the people, he entered into Capernaum. 2 And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto him, was…

The Devil's Dictionary: Excommunication

by Ambrose Bierce EXCESSEXECUTIVEEXCOMMUNICATION -n. This "excommunication" is a word In speech ecclesiastical oft heard, And means the damning, with bell, book and candle, Some…

Notable Women in Business

Estée Lauder Biographies ofNotable Women Actresses Adventurers Artists Athletes Businesswomen Comediennes Congresswomen Educators and Scholars Fashion Designers and…

The Koran/Sura XLIV — Smoke

Sura XLIV — Smoke Mecca — 59 Verses In the Name of God, the Compassionate, the Merciful Ha. Mim.[195] By this clear Book! See! on a blessed night[196] have we sent it down, for we would…

The Devil's Dictionary: Saint

by Ambrose Bierce SAFETY-CLUTCHSALACITYSAINT -n. A dead sinner revised and edited. The Duchess of Orleans relates that the irreverent old calumniator, Marshal Villeroi, who in his youth had…

Mary Magdalene

Mary Magdalene is one of several women who followed and "provided for" Jesus of Nazareth during his traveling ministry, according to Christian scriptures. Mary Magdalene is also variously portrayed…

Franklin Graham

Name at birth: William Franklin Graham IIIAfter youthful years of carousing, school expulsions and rebellion in the shadow of his famous father, Franklin Graham repented in his 20's and became a…