Illustrious+personage
11Heroes — Hero He ro, n.; pl. {Heroes}. [F. h[ e]ros, L. heros, Gr. ?.] 1. (Myth.) An illustrious man, supposed to be exalted, after death, to a place among the gods; a demigod, as Hercules. [1913 Webster] 2. A man of distinguished valor or enterprise in… …
12education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… …
13person — /perr seuhn/, n. 1. a human being, whether man, woman, or child: The table seats four persons. 2. a human being as distinguished from an animal or a thing. 3. Sociol. an individual human being, esp. with reference to his or her social… …
14notable — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. celebrated, noted, noteworthy, distinguished, renowned, famous, remarkable. See repute, nobility. Ant., unknown, unimportant. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Remarkable] Syn. distinguished, important,… …
15Thomas M'Crie the Elder — For his eldest son, of the same name, see Thomas M Crie the Younger.Thomas M Crie (November, 1772 August 5, 1835) was a Scottish historian, writer, and preacher born in the town of Dunse, Berwickshire in November 1772. He was the eldest of a… …
16Arabic literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the Arabic language. The tradition of Arabic literature stretches back some 16 centuries to unrecorded beginnings in the Arabian Peninsula. At certain points in the development of… …
17Golden Rose — • A precious and sacred ornament made of pure gold by skilled artificers, which the popes have been accustomed for centuries to bless each year, and occasionally confer upon illustrious churches and sanctuaries as a token of special reverence and …
18Reims — • Archdiocese of Reims comprising the district of Reims in the Department of Marne and the whole Department of Ardennes Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Reims Reims …
19University of Louvain — University of Louvain † Catholic Encyclopedia ► University of Louvain In order to restore the splendour of Louvain, capital of his Duchy of Brabant, John IV of the House of Burgundy petitioned the papal authority for the establishment …
20Iran, ancient — Introduction also known as Persia historic region of southwestern Asia that is only roughly coterminous with modern Iran. The term Persia was used for centuries, chiefly in the West, to designate those regions where Persian language and… …
