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91Great Awakening — the series of religious revivals among Protestants in the American colonies, esp. in New England, lasting from about 1725 to 1770. [1730 40, Amer.] * * * Religious revival in British North America from 1720 into the 1740s. It was part of a… …
92Henry VIII — 1. ( Defender of the Faith ) 1491 1547, king of England 1509 47 (son of Henry VII). 2. (italics) a drama (1612 13?) by Shakespeare. * * * born June 28, 1491, Greenwich, near London, Eng. died Jan. 28, 1547, London King of England (1509–47). Son… …
93unearned — /un errnd /, adj. 1. not received in exchange for labor or services; not gained by lawful work or employment. 2. not earned; unmerited; undeserved: unearned promotion. 3. not yet earned: Lenders are not permitted to take borrowers unearned wages… …
94unjust — unjustly, adv. unjustness, n. /un just /, adj. 1. not just; lacking in justice or fairness: unjust criticism; an unjust ruler. 2. Archaic. unfaithful or dishonest. [1350 1400; ME; see UN 1, JUST1] Syn. 1. inequitable, partial, unfair, prejudiced …
95witchcraft — /wich kraft , krahft /, n. 1. the art or practices of a witch; sorcery; magic. 2. magical influence; witchery. [bef. 950; ME wicchecraft, OE wiccecraeft. See WITCH, CRAFT] Syn. 1. See magic. * * * Introduction the exercise or invocation of… …
96Henley, William Ernest — born Aug. 23, 1849, Gloucester, Gloucestershire, Eng. died July 11, 1903, Woking, near London British poet, critic, and editor. After a tubercular disease forced the amputation of one foot and radical surgery on the other leg, Henley began… …
97Stalin, Joseph — orig. Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili born Dec. 21, 1879, Gori, Georgia, Russian Empire died March 5, 1953, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R. Soviet politician and dictator. The son of a cobbler, he studied at a seminary but was expelled for… …
98semi-Pelagianism — Religious movement that flourished AD 429–529 in southern France, considered a heresy by the Roman Catholic church. Unlike their near contemporaries, the Pelagians (see Pelagianism), the semi Pelagians believed in the universality of original sin …
99Ashburnham, John — ▪ English Royalist born c. 1603 died June 15, 1671 English Royalist who served Charles I and Charles II as a groom of the bedchamber. The son of Sir John Ashburnham (d. 1620), he began a career at court under the patronage of a… …
100biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
