men+of+genius
91Priestley, Joseph — born March 13, 1733, Birstall Fieldhead, near Leeds, Yorkshire, Eng. died Feb. 6, 1804, Northumberland, Pa., U.S. English theologian, political theorist, and physical scientist. He worked as a teacher and lecturer in various subjects before… …
92Nimbus — • In art and archaeology signifies a shining light implying great dignity. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Nimbus Nimbus † …
93Nu héroïque — antique. Le nu héroïque désigne, plus particulièrement en sculpture, la représentation antique d origine grecque, remise en vigueur dans l art du XVIIIe siècle, de la Vertu (le Vrai, le Beau, le Bien, au sens de « virilité »)… …
94cultural relativism — The view that perception of the world is inevitably determined by the writer s background and environment. It is held by some modern scholars that the thought world of the writers of the Bible is so different from that of the modern Western world …
95devoid — devoid, void, destitute are comparable when they are followed by of and mean showing entire want or lack. Devoid stresses the absence or the nonpossession of a particular quality, character, or tendency {I was not devoid of capacity or… …
96Horne, Richard Henry or Hengist — (1803 1884) Eccentric poet, was b. in London, and ed. at Sandhurst for the East India Company Service, but failed to get a nomination. After a youth of adventure, partly in the Mexican Navy, he returned to England, and began in 1828 a highly… …
97dop|pel|gän|ger — or dop|pel|gän|ger «DP UHL|GEHNG uhr», noun. the ghost or double of a living person; doubleganger: »Figurative. This was Boswell s role in life: Doppelgänger to men of genius (John Wain). ╂[< German Doppelgänger double goer] …
98Dop|pel|gän|ger — or dop|pel|gän|ger «DP UHL|GEHNG uhr», noun. the ghost or double of a living person; doubleganger: »Figurative. This was Boswell s role in life: Doppelgänger to men of genius (John Wain). ╂[< German Doppelgänger double goer] …
99Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
100Imperial cult (ancient Rome) — Ancient Roman religion Marcus Aurelius (head covered) sacrificing at the Temple of Jupiter …
