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blasphemy
(Encyclopedia) blasphemy, in religion, words or actions that display irreverence toward or contempt for God or that which is held sacred. Blasphemy is regarded as an offense against the community to…alien
(Encyclopedia) alien, in law, any person residing in one political community while owing allegiance to another. A procedure known as naturalization permits aliens to become citizens. Each nation…etiquette
(Encyclopedia) etiquette, name for the codes of rules governing social or diplomatic intercourse. These codes vary from the more or less flexible laws of social usage (differing according to local…Dodds, Harold Willis
(Encyclopedia) Dodds, Harold Willis, 1889–1980, American educator, b. Utica, Pa., grad. Grove City College, 1909, M.A. Princeton, 1914, Ph.D. Univ. of Pennsylvania, 1917. He taught economics and…Ine
(Encyclopedia) IneIneīˈnə [key], king of Wessex (688–726). In 694 he forced the people of Kent to pay compensation for the murder of a kinsman, and he extended his sway over Sussex and Surrey and…Arrhenius, Svante August
(Encyclopedia) Arrhenius, Svante AugustArrhenius, Svante Augustsfänˈtə, ärāˈnēəs [key], 1859–1927, Swedish chemist. He was a professor of physics in Stockholm in 1895 and became director of the Nobel…Mayflower Compact
(Encyclopedia) Mayflower Compact, in U.S. colonial history, an agreement providing for the temporary government of Plymouth Colony. The compact was signed (1620) on board the Mayflower by the adult…Bundestag
(Encyclopedia) BundestagBundestagb&oobreve;nˈdĕstäkhˌ [key], lower house of the parliament of the Federal Republic of Germany. It is a popularly elected body that elects the chancellor, passes…Kulturkampf
(Encyclopedia) KulturkampfKulturkampfk&oobreve;lt&oomacr;rˈkämpfˌ [key] [Ger.,=conflict of cultures], the conflict between the German government under Bismarck and the Roman Catholic Church.…constitution, principles of government
(Encyclopedia) constitution, fundamental principles of government in a nation, either implied in its laws, institutions, and customs, or embodied in one fundamental document or in several. In the…Trending
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