knight-errantry
61Diane de Poitiers — The Grand Senechal(e) of Normandy Countess of Saint Vallier Duchess of Étampes Duchess of Valentinois Spouse Louis de Brézé, Seigneur d Anet Issue Françoise …
62Musha shugyō — Japanese 武者修行 Hiragana むしゃしゅぎょう Revised Hepburn musha shugyō Kunrei shiki musya syugyô Musha shugyō (武者修行 …
63The Service — is an essay written in 1840 by Henry David Thoreau. He submitted it to The Dial for publication, but they declined to print it, and the essay was not published until after Thoreau’s death.The essay uses war and military discipline as metaphors… …
64Renaissance magic — Renaissance humanism (15th and 16th century) saw a resurgence in hermeticism and Neo Platonic varieties of ceremonial magic.The Renaissance and the Industrial Revolution, on the other hand, saw the rise of scientism, in such forms as the… …
65John Elley — Lieutenant General Sir John Elley MP KCB KCH KMT and KSG, Governor of Galway and Colonel of the 17th Lancers (died 23rd January, 1839) was a British cavalry officer who fought with distinction in the Napoleonic Wars.Harry Smith remembered Sir… …
66Henry the Navigator — Portuguese Henrique o Navegador orig. Henrique, infante (prince) de Portugal, duque (duke) de Viseu, senhor (lord) da Covilha born March 4, 1394, Porto, Port. died Nov. 13, 1460, Vila do Infante, near Sagres Portuguese prince and patron of… …
67quixotism — noun /ˈkwɪksəˌtɪzm/ a) That form of delusion which leads to extravagant and absurd undertakings or sacrifices in obedience to a morbidly romantic ideal of duty or honor, as illustrated by the exploits of Don Quixote in knight errantry. b)… …
68DIANE de Poitiers — (1499 1566) Diane de Poitiers was the mistress of King Henri II of France. Married in 1515 to the grand seneschal of Normandy, Louis de Bréze, Diane was the mother of two daughters at the time of her husband s death in 1531. She first met King… …
Renaissance and Reformation 1500-1620: A Biographical Dictionary
69chivalry — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. valor, gallantry, honor; see courage 1 , courtesy 1 , dignity 1 , fairness . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. honor, courage, nobility, gallantry, valor, knight errantry, bravery, courtesy, courtliness, heroism,… …
70idealism — (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Devotion to high principles] Syn. perfectionism, high mindedness, aspiration, sense of duty, humanitarianism, meliorism, utopianism, Romanticism, quixotism, knight errantry, impracticality, idealization, principle, virtue,… …
