vindictiveness
111vindictive — vindictively, adv. vindictiveness, n. /vin dik tiv/, adj. 1. disposed or inclined to revenge; vengeful: a vindictive person. 2. proceeding from or showing a revengeful spirit: vindictive rumors. [1610 20; < L vindict(a) vengeance + IVE] Syn. 1.… …
112Balzac, Honoré de — orig. Honoré Balssa born May 20, 1799, Tours, France died Aug. 18, 1850, Paris French writer. Balzac began working as a clerk in Paris at about age 16. An early attempt at a business career left him with huge debts, and for decades he toiled… …
113Casablanca Conference — (Jan. 12–23, 1943) Meeting during World War II at Casablanca, Morocco, between Franklin Roosevelt and Winston Churchill. They planned future global military strategy for the Western allies, reaching agreement on such issues as the invasion of… …
114Doria, Andrea — born Nov. 30, 1466, Oneglia, Duchy of Milan died Nov. 25, 1560, Genoa Genoese statesman, mercenary, and admiral, the foremost naval commander of his time. A member of an aristocratic family, he was orphaned at an early age and became a soldier of …
115Peter IV — Spanish Pedro known as Peter the Cruel born Sept. 5, 1319, or Sept. 15, 1317, Balaguer, Catalonia died Jan. 5, 1387, Barcelona King of Aragon (1336–87). He took the Balearic Islands and Roussillon from Majorca (1343–44), defeated the Aragonese… …
116Aylmer, John — ▪ bishop of London born 1521, Tivetshall St. Mary, Norfolk, Eng. died June 3, 1594, London Anglican bishop of London in the reign of Elizabeth I, known for his vigorous enforcement of the Act of Uniformity (1559) within his Church of… …
117Bentinck, Lord George — ▪ British politician in full William George Frederick Cavendish scott bentinck, Lord Bentinck born Feb. 27, 1802, Welbeck, Nottinghamshire, Eng. died Sept. 21, 1848, Welbeck British politician who in 1846–47 articulately led the protective… …
118Greece, history of — ▪ Byzantine to modern Introduction history of the area from the Byzantine (Byzantine Empire) period, beginning about AD 300, to the present. For earlier periods, see Aegean civilizations; ancient Greek civilization; and Hellenistic Age.… …
119Gutenberg, Johannes — ▪ German printer Introduction in full Johann Gensfleisch zur Laden zum Gutenberg born 14th century, Mainz [Germany] died probably February 3, 1468, Mainz German craftsman and inventor who originated a method of printing from movable type …
120Sacheverell, Henry — ▪ Anglican clergyman born 1674? died June 5, 1724, London, Eng. English preacher, an assertively narrow minded supporter of the Anglican state whose impeachment by the Whigs enabled the Tories to win control of the government in 1710.… …
