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Tindal, Matthew
(Encyclopedia)Tindal, Matthew tĭnˈdəl [key], c.1655–1733, English deist. For a short time in the reign of James II he was a Roman Catholic, but in 1688 he returned to the Church of England. The first of his pu...Delescluze, Louis Charles
(Encyclopedia)Delescluze, Louis Charles lwē shärl dəlāklüzˈ [key], 1809–71, French journalist and radical republican. In his active career he was often in prison or in exile. He supported the July Revolutio...Tuileries
(Encyclopedia)Tuileries twēˈlərēz, Fr. twēlrēˈ [key], former palace in Paris. Planned by Catherine de' Medici and begun in 1564 by Philibert Delorme, it occupied part of the present Tuileries gardens. It was...Carcassonne
(Encyclopedia)Carcassonne kärkäsônˈ [key], city, capital of Aude dept., S France, in Languedoc. The old city, ...Ludwig
(Encyclopedia)Ludwig. For German rulers thus named, use Louis.ecumenical movement
(Encyclopedia)ecumenical movement ĕkˌyo͞omĕnˈĭkəl, ĕkˌyə– [key], name given to the movement aimed at the unification of the Protestant churches of the world and ultimately of all Christians. During and ...San Marino, country, Europe
(Encyclopedia) CE5 San Marino sän märēˈnō [key], officially Republic of San Marino, republic (2015 est. pop. 33,000), 24 sq mi (62 sq km), in the Apennines near the Adriatic Sea, SW of Rimini, N central Ital...Bingham, Joseph
(Encyclopedia)Bingham, Joseph, 1668–1723, English theologian. He is known for his learned work on Christian antiquities (10 vol., 1708–22).Clement of Alexandria
(Encyclopedia)Clement of Alexandria (Titus Flavius Clemens), d. c.215, Greek theologian. Born in Athens, he traveled widely and was converted to Christianity. He studied and taught at the catechetical school in Ale...baptism
(Encyclopedia)baptism [Gr., =dipping], in most Christian churches a sacrament. It is a rite of purification by water, a ceremony invoking the grace of God to regenerate the person, free him or her from sin, and mak...Browse by Subject
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