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71Alphabet book — An Alphabet book is a book primarily designed for younger readers and writers. It presents letters of the alphabet with corresponding words and/or images. Some alphabet books feature capitals and lower case letter forms, keywords beginning with… …
72Anglo-Portuguese Alliance — The Anglo Portuguese Alliance between England (succeeded by the United Kingdom) and Portugal is the oldest alliance in the world which is still in force. It was signed in 1373.This alliance, which goes back to the Middle Ages, has served both… …
73Gregory Thaumaturgus, Saint — ▪ Greek Christian apostle born c. 213, , Neocaesarea, Pontus Polemoniacus [now Niksar, Turkey] died c. 270, , Neocaesarea; feast day November 17 Greek Christian apostle of Roman Asia and champion of orthodoxy in the 3rd century Trinitarian… …
74Marulić, Marko — ▪ Croatian writer born August 18, 1450, Split, Dalmatia [now in Croatia] died January 6, 1524, Split Croatian moral philosopher and poet whose vernacular verse marked the beginnings of a distinctive Croatian literature. The scion of a …
75good — I. a. 1. Advantageous, beneficial, useful, profitable, serviceable. 2. Suitable, fit, proper, convenient, well adapted. 3. Virtuous, upright, religious, pious, righteous, worthy, dutiful. 4. Excellent, valuable, precious, sterling, capital,… …
76Hippel, Theodor Gottlieb von — ▪ German writer born Jan. 31, 1741, Gerdauen, Prussia [now Zheleznodorozhny, Russia] died April 23, 1796, Königsberg [now Kaliningrad, Russia] German writer of the late Enlightenment and a disciple of the philosopher Immanuel Kant. Although he… …
77Lucera — • An ancient city in the province of Foggia in Apulia, Southern Italy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Lucera Lucera † …
78Pontano, Giovanni — (1426 1503) Italian humanist and diplo mat. He was a native of Umbria and was educated at Perugia, but in 1447 he accepted an appointment at the court of King Alfonso of Naples. He worked as a tutor at the court and later served as ambas sador …
79literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …
80PHILOSOPHY, JEWISH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: WHAT IS JEWISH PHILOSOPHY? recent histories of jewish philosophy biblical and rabbinic antecedents bible rabbinic literature hellenistic jewish philosophy philo of alexandria biblical… …
