loftiness+of+character
51Pinnacle — A pinnacle (from Latin pinnaculum , a little feather, pinna, compare panache ) is an architectural ornament originally forming the cap or crown of a buttress or small turret, but afterwards used on parapets at the corners of towers and in many… …
52Đura Jakšić — Đura Jakšić, Auto portrait (1858), oil Đura Jakšić (Serbian Cyrillic: Ђура Јакшић, born 27 July 1832 in Serbisch Zerne (Serbian: Srpska Crnja), died 16 November 1878) was a Serbian poet, painter, writer, dramatist, bohemian and patriot. Contents …
53Nikolai Korndorf — Nikolai Korndorf, March 3, 1990, Moscow Nikolai Sergeevich Korndorf (Russian: Николáй Сергéевич Корндóрф, January 23, 1947 Moscow, USSR – May 30 , 2001 Vancouver, Canada) was a Russian and Canadian (from 1991) composer and conductor. He was… …
54Juan María Gutiérrez — (May 6, 1809 February 26, 1878) was an Argentine statesman, jurist, surveyor, historian, critic, and poet. He was a major figure in Argentine liberalism and one of the most prominent promoters of Argentine culture during the 19th century. His… …
55Lucien Durosoir — (1878 1955) was a French composer and violinist whose works were rediscovered thanks to manuscripts found by his son Luc. Durosoir studied the violin with Joseph Joachim and Hugo Heermann in Germany before his first tour as a young virtuoso in… …
56Sabato Morais — (Leghorn, Italy, April 13, 1823 Philadelphia, PA, November 11, 1897) was an Italian American rabbi, leader of Mikveh Israel Synagogue, pioneer of Italian Jewish Studies in America, and founder of the Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City.… …
57Origins and architecture of the Taj Mahal — Mausoleum of the Taj Mahal complex at Agra, India The Taj Mahal represents the finest and most sophisticated example of Mughal architecture. Its origins lie in the moving circumstances of its commission and the culture and history of an Islamic… …
58lofty — loftily, adv. loftiness, n. /lawf tee, lof /, adj., loftier, loftiest. 1. extending high in the air; of imposing height; towering: lofty mountains. 2. exalted in rank, dignity, or character; eminent. 3. elevated in style, tone, or sentiment, as… …
59Stoicism — /stoh euh siz euhm/, n. 1. a systematic philosophy, dating from around 300 B.C., that held the principles of logical thought to reflect a cosmic reason instantiated in nature. 2. (l.c.) conduct conforming to the precepts of the Stoics, as… …
60Cosmogony — • By this term is understood an account of how the universe (cosmos) came into being (gonia • gegona = I have become). It differs from cosmology, or the science of the universe, in this: that the latter aims at understanding the actual… …
