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91giant — giantlike, adj. /juy euhnt/, n. 1. (in folklore) a being with human form but superhuman size, strength, etc. 2. a person or thing of unusually great size, power, importance, etc.; major figure; legend: a giant in her field; an intellectual giant …
92salt — salt1 saltlike, adj. /sawlt/, n. 1. a crystalline compound, sodium chloride, NaCl, occurring as a mineral, a constituent of seawater, etc., and used for seasoning food, as a preservative, etc. 2. table salt mixed with a particular herb or… …
93Heine, Heinrich — ▪ German author Introduction in full Christian Johann Heinrich Heine , original name (until 1825) Harry Heine born December 13, 1797, Düsseldorf, Prussia died February 17, 1856, Paris German poet whose international literary reputation… …
94Hill, Aaron — ▪ English author born Feb. 10, 1685, London died Feb. 8, 1750, London English poet, dramatist, and essayist whose adaptations of Voltaire s plays Zaïre (The Tragedy of Zara, 1736) and Mérope (1749) enjoyed considerable success. An… …
95Nye, Bill — ▪ American humorist pseudonym of Edgar Wilson Nye born Aug. 25, 1850, Shirley, Maine, U.S. died Feb. 22, 1896, Arden, N.C. journalist and one of the major American humorists in the last half of the 19th century. In 1852 Nye s family… …
96Newman, John Henry — • Lengthy and admiring biography of Newman as a thinker, author, leader, and illustrious convert to Catholicism Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Newman, John Henry …
97Poland — • Country in eastern Europe Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Poland Poland † Cathol …
98Joel Chandler Harris — Joel Chandler Harris † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Joel Chandler Harris Folklorist, novelist, poet, journalist; born at Eatonton, Georgia, U.S.A., 1848; died at Atlanta, Georgia, 3 July, 1908. Chiefly known for his stories of negro folk… …
99John Henry Newman — John Henry Newman † Catholic Encyclopedia ► John Henry Newman (1801 1890) Cardinal Deacon of St. George in Velabro, divine, philosopher, man of letters, leader of the Tractarian Movement, and the most illustrious of English… …
100Pius IX — Pope Pius IX † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Pius IX (GIOVANNI MARIA MASTAI FERRETTI). Pope from 1846 78; born at Sinigaglia, 13 May, 1792; died in Rome, 7 February, 1878 …
