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  • 21The Devils (film) — Infobox Film name = The Devils writer = Ken Russell Aldous Huxley (book) John Whiting (play) starring = Oliver Reed Vanessa Redgrave Dudley Sutton John Woodvine Gemma Jones director = Ken Russell producer = Ken Russell Robert H. Solo… …

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  • 22CRUSADES — CRUSADES, military expeditions of the European Christians in the 11th, 12th, and 13th centuries to conquer Ereẓ Israel from the Muslims or to repel their counterattacks. The explicit cause was the reports received from Jerusalem concerning the… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 23Fanaticism — Fa*nat i*cism, n. [Cf. {Fanatism}.] Excessive enthusiasm, unreasoning zeal, or wild and extravagant notions, on any subject, especially religion, politics or ideology; religious frenzy. Syn: See {Superstition}. [1913 Webster] …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 24Dena Schlosser — (born 1969) is a Plano, Texas woman who, on November 22, 2004, amputated the arms of her eleven month old daughter, Margaret, with a knife. Plano police responded to a 9 1 1 call made by concerned workers at a local day care center who had spoken …

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  • 25Thomas Raines — (August 13, 1842 Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York August 12, 1924 Rochester, Monroe County, New York) was an American lawyer and politician.LifeHe was the son of John Raines (b. 1818 in Hull).He was New York State Treasurer from 1872 to 1875 …

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  • 26Galli — ▪ ancient priests singular  Gallus,        priests, often temple attendants or wandering mendicants, of the ancient Asiatic deity, the Great Mother of the Gods, known as Cybele, or Agdistis, in Greek and Latin literature. The Galli were eunuchs… …

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  • 27Bahmani Kingdom —    It originated in a revolt of the nobles of the Delhi sultanate leading to the proclamation of Hasan Gangu (entitled Ala al Din Hasan Shah Bahmani) as the sultan at Daulatabad in 1347. The Bahmani dynasty founded by Hasan Gangu survived for… …

    Historical dictionary of Medieval India

  • 28ecstasy — [ ɛkstəsi] noun (plural ecstasies) 1》 an overwhelming feeling of great happiness or joyful excitement. 2》 an emotional or religious frenzy or trance like state. 3》 (Ecstasy) an illegal amphetamine based synthetic drug with euphoric effects.… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 29enthusiasm — n. 1. Ecstasy (from a belief of being inspired), fanaticism, religious frenzy. 2. Ardor, zeal, warmth, earnestness, passion, devotion. 3. Heat of imagination, mental excitement …

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  • 30fanaticism — n. Religious frenzy, irrational enthusiasm, rabid zeal …

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