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121Protestantism — /prot euh steuhn tiz euhm/, n. 1. the religion of Protestants. 2. the Protestant churches collectively. 3. adherence to Protestant principles. [1640 50; PROTESTANT + ISM] * * * One of the three major branches of Christianity, originating in the… …
122theism — theist /thee ist/, n., adj. theistic, theistical, adj. theistically, adv. /thee iz euhm/, n. 1. the belief in one God as the creator and ruler of the universe, without rejection of revelation (distinguished from deism). 2. belie …
123nature, philosophy of — Introduction the discipline that investigates substantive issues regarding the actual features of nature as a reality. The discussion here is divided into two parts: the philosophy of physics and the philosophy of biology. In this… …
124Société sous la dynastie Song — « Le Bouddha Sakyamuni », par le peintre Zhang Shengwen, c. 1181–1186. Bien que le bouddhisme soit en déclin et en concurrence directe avec le néoconfucianisme durant la période Song, il reste toutefois une des idéologies religieuses… …
125Philosophy (The) of the Italian Renaissance — The philosophy of the Italian Renaissance Jill Kraye TWO CULTURES: SCHOLASTICISM AND HUMANISM IN THE EARLY RENAISSANCE Two movements exerted a profound influence on the philosophy of the Italian Renaissance: scholasticism and humanism, both of… …
126Modal logic — is a type of formal logic that extends classical propositional and predicate logic to include operators expressing modality. Modals words that express modalities qualify a statement. For example, the statement John is happy might be qualified by… …
127Praisesong for the Widow — Infobox Book | name = Praisesong for the Widow image caption = author = Paule Marshall illustrator = Maria Stroster country = United States language = English genre = Social realism novel publisher = Plume, Penguin Group pub date = February 14,… …
128European History Network — The European History Network has run a number of projects under the banner CLIOH ( Creating Links and Overviews for a New History Agenda ) since 1988, including CLIOH, CLIOHnet and CLIOHnet2. CLIOHRES and CLIOH WORLD are currently in operation.… …
