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11Pride — is a lofty view of one s self or one s own. Pride often manifests itself as a high opinion of one s nation (national pride), ethnicity (ethnic pride), or appearance and abilities (vanity). Pride is considered a negative attribute by most major… …
12Byzantium under the Komnenoi — Infobox Former Country native name = Βασιλεία Ῥωμαίων conventional long name = Byzantine Empire common name = Byzantium year start = 1081 year end = 1185 date start = 4 April date end = 31 August event start = Coronation of Alexios I event end =… …
13Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand — ▪ Indian leader Introduction byname Mahatma (“Great Souled”) Gandhi born Oct. 2, 1869, Porbandar, India died Jan. 30, 1948, Delhi leader of the Indian nationalist movement against British rule, considered to be the father of his country. He is …
14mahatma — 1884, lit. great souled, from Skt. mahatman, from maha great, from PIE root *meg great (see MAGNATE (Cf. magnate)) + atman, soul, principle of life, properly breath; cognate with O.E. æðm breath. In esoteric Buddhism, a person of supernatural pow …
15Mahatma — Ma*hat ma, n. [Skr. mah[=a]tman, lit., great souled, wise.] (Theosophy) One of a class of sages, or adepts, reputed to have knowledge and powers of a higher order than those of ordinary men. Note: The title was popularly applied to Mohandas… …
16Mahatmaism — Mahatma Ma*hat ma, n. [Skr. mah[=a]tman, lit., great souled, wise.] (Theosophy) One of a class of sages, or adepts, reputed to have knowledge and powers of a higher order than those of ordinary men. Note: The title was popularly applied to… …
17mahatma — noun Etymology: Sanskrit mahātman, from mahātman great souled, from mahat + ātman soul more at atman Date: 1923 1. a person to be revered for high mindedness, wisdom, and selflessness 2. a person of great prestige in a field of endeavor …
18Stock character — A stock character is one which relies heavily on cultural types or names for his or her personality, manner of speech, and other characteristics. In their most general form, stock characters are related to literary archetypes, but they are often… …
19Louis Slotin — Infobox Person name = Louis Slotin imagesize = caption = Slotin s Los Alamos badge photo birth date = birth date|1910|12|1|df=y birth place = North End, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada death date = death date and age|1946|5|30|1910|12|1|df=y death… …
20Myth of Er — A Renaissance manuscript Latin translation of The Republic The Myth of Er is an eschatological legend that concludes Plato s The Republic (10.614 10.621). The story includes an account of the cosmos and the afterlife that for many centuries… …
