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  • 121The Langbourne —    According to Stow this stream ran down Fenchurch Street and Lombard Street to the west end of St. Mary Woolnoth Church, when turning south and breaking into small shares, rills or streams, it left the name Share borne lane or South Borne lane… …

    Dictionary of London

  • 122Newspapers —    According to Article 118 of the Weimar Constitution,* every German has the right, within the bounds of the general laws, to express his opinion freely in word, writing, print, picture, or in any other manner. Although this marked a major… …

    Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik

  • 123animals — According to the Creation [[➝ creation]] myth (Gen. 1:28) humanity was given dominion over all sentient beings. This has often been accepted as divine authority for treating animals as property for food, religious sacrifices, and sport. Modern… …

    Dictionary of the Bible

  • 124historicism — According to Karl Popper, historicism is ‘an approach to the social sciences which assumes that historical prediction is their principal aim, and which assumes that this aim is attainable by discovering the “rhythms” or the “patterns”, the “laws” …

    Dictionary of sociology

  • 125IMAGE OF GOD —    according to Genesis 1.26 mankind is created in the Image of God. Exactly what this means has been a matter of dispute. In general CHRISTIANS agree that the BIBLE places a high value on the human being. The issue is complicated by the doctrine …

    Concise dictionary of Religion

  • 126north —    According to Scripture, Satan set up his throne on a mountain in the north (Isaiah 14: 13), and demonic attacks are to be expected from that quarter (Jeremiah 1: 14, 6: 1). The symbolism of church architecture reflects this; the medieval… …

    A Dictionary of English folklore

  • 127Christianity — /kris chee an i tee/, n., pl. Christianities. 1. the Christian religion, including the Catholic, Protestant, and Eastern Orthodox churches. 2. Christian beliefs or practices; Christian quality or character: Christianity mixed with pagan elements; …

    Universalium

  • 128epistemology — epistemological /i pis teuh meuh loj i keuhl/, adj. epistemologically, adv. epistemologist, n. /i pis teuh mol euh jee/, n. a branch of philosophy that investigates the origin, nature, methods, and limits of human knowledge. [1855 60; < Gk&#8230; …

    Universalium