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Grasse, François Joseph Paul, comte de

(Encyclopedia) Grasse, François Joseph Paul, comte deGrasse, François Joseph Paul, comte defräNswäˈ zhôzĕfˈ pōl kôNt də gräs [key], 1722–88, French admiral. In 1781, in command of a French fleet sent…

Morphy, Paul Charles

(Encyclopedia) Morphy, Paul CharlesMorphy, Paul Charlesmôrˈfē [key], 1837–84, American chess player, b. New Orleans. At 10 he learned the game and at 21 was acknowledged as the greatest player in the…

Vidal de la Blache, Paul

(Encyclopedia) Vidal de la Blache, PaulVidal de la Blache, Paulpōl vēdälˈ də lä bläsh [key], French geographer, 1845–1918, the father of French human geography. He was educated at the École Normale…

Peter II, king of Yugoslovia

(Encyclopedia) Peter II, 1923–70, king of Yugoslavia (1934–45). He succeeded under the regency of his cousin, Prince Paul, when his father, King Alexander, was assassinated in Marseilles. In World…

Philippians

(Encyclopedia) PhilippiansPhilippiansfəlĭpˈēənz [key], letter of the New Testament, written by St. Paul from captivity probably in Rome (c.a.d. 60) to the Christians of Philippi (in Macedonia), the…

Coon Rapids

(Encyclopedia) Coon Rapids, city (2020 pop. 63,599), Anoka co., SE Minn., on the Mississippi River; inc. 1952. It is a suburb of Minneapolis–St. Paul.…

Hymenaeus

(Encyclopedia) HymenaeusHymenaeushīmənēˈəs [key], in the New Testament, Christian denounced by Paul for heresy or apostasy.

Apphia

(Encyclopedia) ApphiaApphiaăfˈēə [key], Christian woman associated with Philemon and mentioned in Paul's Letter to Philemon.

Claudia

(Encyclopedia) ClaudiaClaudiaklôdˈēə [key], Christian who sent greetings to Timothy, as recorded in Paul's Letter to Timothy.

Epaphroditus

(Encyclopedia) EpaphroditusEpaphroditusēpăfrōdīˈtəs [key], in the New Testament, messenger from the Philippians to Paul in Rome.