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Constance, Council of
(Encyclopedia) Constance, Council of, 1414–18, council of the Roman Catholic Church, some of its sessions being reckoned as the 16th ecumenical council. It was summoned to end the Great Schism (see…2001-02 NFL Single Game Highs for Receiving Yards
AFC Ct Yds TD Eric Moulds, Buf. vs. Mia. (11/25) 6 196 2 Derrick Mason, Ten. vs. Cin. (1/6) 9 186 2 Marvin Harrison, Ind. vs. Mia. (11/11) 9 174 3 Jerome…Brewer's: Italic Version
A version of the Bible from the Septuagint, which preceded the Vulgate, or the version by St. Jerome. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894ItalicsItalic School…Brewer's: Celestians
Followers of Celestius, disciple of Pelagius. St. Jerome calls him “a blockhead swollen with Scotch pottage”- Scotch being, in this case, what we now call Irish. Source: Dictionary of…Blocked Shots
Blocked Shots ClGmNoAvgKeith Closs, Central Conn. St.SO281786.4Adonal Foyle, ColgateSO291655.7Roy Rogers, AlabamaSR321564.9Jerome James, Florida A&MSO271194.4Alan Tomidy, MaristSR291133.…Gogarty, Oliver St. John
(Encyclopedia) Gogarty, Oliver St. JohnGogarty, Oliver St. Johngōˈgərtē [key], 1878–1957, Irish author. A physician, he also served (1922–36) in the parliament of the Irish Free State. Gogarty is…Jamestown, town, St. Helena
(Encyclopedia) Jamestown, town, port, and capital (1998 pop. 864) of Saint Helena, in the S Atlantic. Once a busy coaling station on the East India route, it lost its importance after the opening of…Mivart, St. George Jackson
(Encyclopedia) Mivart, St. George JacksonMivart, St. George Jacksonmīˈvərt [key], 1827–1900, English anatomist and biologist. He contributed important anatomical studies of the insectivores and…Millay, Edna St. Vincent
(Encyclopedia) Millay, Edna St. VincentMillay, Edna St. Vincentmĭlāˈ [key], 1892–1950, American poet, b. Rockland, Maine, grad. Vassar College, 1917. One of the most popular poets of her era, Millay…Eberle, Abastenia St. Leger
(Encyclopedia) Eberle, Abastenia St. LegerEberle, Abastenia St. Legerăbˌəstēˈnēə sānt lĕjˈər ĕbˈərlē [key], 1878–1942, American sculptor, b. Webster City, Iowa, studied at the Art Students League,…Trending
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