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(Encyclopedia) HanukkahHanukkahkhäˈnəkə, –n&oobreve;kä [key], in Judaism, the Festival of Lights, the Feast of Consecration, or the Feast of the Maccabees; also transliterated Chanukah. According…confirmation
(Encyclopedia) confirmation, Christian rite in which the initiation into the church that takes place by baptism is confirmed. In the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Eastern churches, it is a sacrament by…Fletcher, Alice Cunningham
(Encyclopedia) Fletcher, Alice Cunningham, 1838–1923, American anthropologist, b. Havana, Cuba. Originally interested in archaeology, she turned to the study of the Plains tribes. After studying…Carruthers, George Richard
(Encyclopedia) Carruthers, George Richard, 1939-2020, African-American astrophysicist, b. Cincinnati, OH, Univ. of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (BS,…imprinting
(Encyclopedia) imprinting, acquisition of behavior in many animal species, in which, at a critical period early in life, the animals form strong and lasting attachments. Imprinting is important for…William, prince of Wales
(Encyclopedia) William, (William Arthur Philip Louis), 1982–, Prince of Wales of Great Britian, eldest son of King Charles…baptistery
(Encyclopedia) baptisterybaptisterybăpˈtĭstrē [key], part of a church, or a separate building in connection with it, used for administering baptism. In the earliest examples it was merely a basin or…ministry
(Encyclopedia) ministry, in religion, term used to designate the clergy of Protestant churches, particularly those who repudiate the claims of apostolic succession. The ceremony by which the…Chibcha
(Encyclopedia) ChibchaChibchachĭbˈchə [key], indigenous people of the eastern cordillera of the Andes of Colombia. Although trade with neighboring tribes was common, the Chibcha seem to have evolved…Edgar
(Encyclopedia) Edgar or EadgarEdgarboth: ĕdˈgər [key], 943?–975, king of the English (959–75), son of Edmund, king of Wessex. In 957 the Mercians and Northumbrians rebelled against Edgar's brother…Trending
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