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Book Seven What is badness? It is that which thou hast often seen. And on the occasion of everything which happens keep this in mind, that it is that which thou hast often seen.…flagellants
(Encyclopedia) flagellantsflagellantsflăjˈələnts, fləjĕlˈənts [key], term applied to the groups of Christians who practiced public flagellation as a penance. The practice supposedly grew out of the…Halprin, Anna
(Encyclopedia) Halprin, Anna, 1920-2021, b. Wilmette, Il., as Ann Dorothy Schuman. She began studying dance as a child, and then briefly attended the…Wisdom, John Minor
(Encyclopedia) Wisdom, John Minor, 1905–99, American jurist, b. New Orleans; grad. Tulane Univ. Law School, 1929. A Republican, long in private practice, he was named to the federal 5th Circuit Court…fault
(Encyclopedia) CE5 Types of faults fault, in geology, fracture in the earth's crust in which the rock on one side of the fracture has measurable movement in relation to the rock on the other side…Hasidism
(Encyclopedia) Hasidism or ChassidismHasidismboth: hăsˈĭdĭzˌəm, khă– [key] [Heb.,=the pious], Jewish religious movement founded in Poland in the 18th cent. by Baal-Shem-Tov. Its name derives from…direct current
(Encyclopedia) direct current, abbr. DC, a movement of electric charge across an arbitrarily defined surface in one direction only. See electricity; generator.book lung
(Encyclopedia) book lung, terrestrial respiratory organ characteristic of arachnids such as scorpions and primitive spiders. Each book lung consists of hollow flat plates. Air bathes the outer…San Andreas fault
(Encyclopedia) San Andreas fault, great fracture (see fault) of the earth's crust in California. It is the principal fault of an intricate network of faults extending more than 600 mi (965 km) from…eurythmics
(Encyclopedia) eurythmics or eurhythmicseurythmicsboth: y&oobreve;rĭᵺˈmĭks [key], harmonious bodily movement, especially as expressed according to the system of Émile Jaques-Dalcroze, who…Trending
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