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41David Lindsay (d. 1641) — infobox bishopbiog name = David Lindsay religion=Church of Scotland See = Diocese of Edinburgh Title = Bishop of Edinburgh Period = 1634 ndash;1638 consecration = November 23 1619 (as Bishop of Brechin) Predecessor = William Forbes Successor =… …
42cowardice — /kow euhr dis/, n. lack of courage to face danger, difficulty, opposition, pain, etc. [1250 1300; ME cowardise < OF co(u)ardise, equiv. to co(u)art cowardly (see COWARD) + ise ICE] Syn. pusillanimity, timidity. Ant. bravery. * * * …
43Prescott, William H(ickling) — born May 4, 1796, Salem, Mass., U.S. died Jan. 28, 1859, Boston, Mass. U.S. historian. Born to a prosperous family, Prescott graduated from Harvard University in 1814 but was prevented by poor health and eyesight from a career in law or business …
44Weizmann, Chaim — ▪ Israeli president and scientist Introduction in full Chaim Azriel Weizmann born Nov. 27, 1874, Motol, Pol., Russian Empire [now in Belarus] died Nov. 9, 1952, Reḥovot, Israel first president of the new nation of Israel (1949–52), who was for …
45Asceticism — • The word asceticism comes from the Greek askesis which means practice, bodily exercise, and more especially, atheletic training Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Asceticism Asceticism …
46Irish Literature — • It is uncertain at what period and in what manner the Irish discovered the use of letters. It may have been through direct commerce with Gaul, but it is more probable, as McNeill has shown in his study of Irish oghams, that it was from the… …
47Temperance — • One of the four cardinal virtues Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Temperance Temperance † …
48Council of Pisa — Council of Pisa † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Council of Pisa Preliminaries. The great Schism of the West had lasted thirty years (since 1378), and none of the means employed to bring it to an end had been successful. Compromise or… …
49England (Before the Reformation) — England (Before the Reformation) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► England (Before the Reformation) This term England is here restricted to one constituent, the largest and most populous, of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.… …
50pusillanimousness — noun pusillanimity …
