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111Democritus — /di mok ri teuhs/, n. ( the Laughing Philosopher ) c460 370 B.C., Greek philosopher. * * * born с 460 died с 370 BC Greek philosopher. Though only a few fragments of his work survive, he was apparently the first to describe invisible atoms as the …
112John, Gospel of — The genuineness of this Gospel, i.e., the fact that the apostle John was its author, is beyond all reasonable doubt. In recent times, from about 1820, many attempts have been made to impugn its genuineness, but without success. The design… …
113ROCOCO — name given to a debased style of architecture, overlaid with a tasteless, senseless profusion of fantastic ornamentation, without unity of design or purpose, which prevailed in France and elsewhere in the 18th century …
114caprice — caprice, freak, fancy, whim, whimsy, conceit, vagary, crotchet are comparable when denoting an arbitrary notion that usually lacks a logical basis and therefore may be unsound, impractical, or even irrational. Caprice emphasizes the lack of… …
115intention — /ɪnˈtɛnʃən / (say in tenshuhn) noun 1. the act of determining mentally upon some action or result; a purpose or design. 2. the end or object intended. 3. (plural) purposes with respect to a proposal of marriage. 4. the act or fact of intending or …
116association — A collection of persons who have joined for the pursuit of a common purpose or design. In the absence of a statute so providing, it is not an entity, having no status distinct from the persons composing it, but is rather a body of individuals… …
117Western architecture — Introduction history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present. The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …
118Christianity — /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; …
119arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… …
120Edinburgh — EDINBURGH, a city, the seat of a university, and the metropolis of the kingdom of Scotland, situated in longitude 3° 10 30 (W.), and latitude 55° 57 29 (N.), about a mile (S. by W.) from Leith, 40 miles (S.S.W.) from Dundee, 42 (E. by N.) from …
