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operetta

(Encyclopedia) operettaoperettaŏpərĕtˈə [key], type of light opera with a frivolous, sentimental story, often employing parody and satire and containing both spoken dialogue and much light, pleasant…

Ophites

(Encyclopedia) OphitesOphitesōˈfīts [key] [Gr.,=believers in the serpent], group of Gnostic sects notorious for extreme cultism and inverted morality. Certain of these sects were known as Naasseni.…

Brewer's: Devil

Represented with a cloven foot, because by the Rabbinical writers he is called seirissim (a goat). As the goat is a type of uncleanness, the prince of unclean spirits is aptly represented…

Alva Blanchard ADAMS, Congress, CO (1875-1941)

Senate Years of Service: 1923-1924; 1933-1941 Party: Democrat; Democrat ADAMS Alva Blanchard , a Senator from Colorado; born in Del Norte, Rio Grande County, Colo., October 29, 1875; attended the…

Brockman (Brock) ADAMS, Congress, WA (1927-2004)

Senate Years of Service: 1987-1993 Party: Democrat ADAMS Brockman (Brock) , a Representative and a Senator from Washington; born in Atlanta, Ga., on January 13, 1927; attended the public schools…

Charles Francis ADAMS, Congress, MA (1807-1886)

ADAMS Charles Francis , A Representative from Massachusetts; born in Boston, Mass., August 18, 1807; spent several years with his parents in St. Petersburg, Russia; attended the Boston Latin School…

Charles Henry ADAMS, Congress, NY (1824-1902)

ADAMS Charles Henry , a Representative from New York; born in Coxsackie, Greene County, N.Y., April 10, 1824; attended the public schools; studied law; was admitted to the bar about 1845 and…