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| Ephrem the Syrian Ephrem the Syrian (Syriac:ܐܦܪܝܡ ܣܘܪܝܝܐ, 'Greek:Syrian deacon and a prolific Syriac-language hymnographer and theologian of the 4th century. He is venerated by Christians throughout the world, and especially among Syriac Christians, as a saint.Ephrem wrote a wide variety of hymns, poems, and sermons in verse, as well as prose biblical exegesis. Ephrem_the_Syrian | |
| Fruit fruit has different meanings dependent on context, and the term is not synonymous in food preparation and biology. Fruits are the means by which flowering plants disseminate seeds, and the presence of seeds indicates that a structure is most likely a fruit, though not all seeds come from fruits.No single terminology really fits the enormous variety that is found among plant fruits. Fruit | |
| Francesco Andreini Francesco Andreini (c. 1548 - 1624) was an Italian actor. Francesco_Andreini | |
| First Council of Nicaea The First Council of Nicaea was a council of Christian bishops convened in Nicaea in Bithynia (present-day İznik in Turkey) by the Roman Emperor Constantine I in AD 325. The Council was historically significant as the first effort to attain consensus in the church through an assembly representing all of Christendom. First_Council_of_Nicaea | |
| French Revolution The French Revolution (1789–1799) was a period of political and social upheaval and radical change in the history of France, during which the French governmental structure, previously an absolute monarchy with feudal privileges for the aristocracy and Catholic clergy, underwent radical change to forms based on Enlightenment principles of citizenship and inalienable rights. French_Revolution | |
| History of Gibraltar history of Gibraltar. History_of_Gibraltar | |
| Gdańsk Gdańsk (, Polish ; ; ; ) is the city at the centre of the fourth-largest metropolitan area in Poland. It is Poland's principal seaport as well as the capital of the Pomeranian Voivodeship. It is also historically the largest city of the Kashubian region. The city is close to the former boundary between West Slavic and Germanic lands and it has a complex political history with long spells of Polish rule interspersed with periods of German control and two spells as a free city. Gdańsk | |
| Government A government is the body within an organization that has authority to make and the power to enforce laws, regulations, or rules. Government | |
| Great Plague of London Great Plague (1665-1666) was a massive outbreak of disease in England that killed an estimated 100,000 people, 20% of London's population. The disease was historically identified as bubonic plague, an infection by the bacterium Yersinia pestis, transmitted through a flea vector. Great_Plague_of_London | |
| Glossolalia Glossolalia is commonly called "speaking in tongues". For other uses of "speaking in tongues", see Speaking in Tongues (disambiguation). "Tongues" redirects here. For the body part, see Tongue, for other uses, see Tongue (disambiguation). Some uses of 'Glossolalia' (including here) refer to Xenoglossy, speaking in a natural language that was previously unknown to the speaker.Glossolalia or speaking in tongues is the vocalizing of fluent speech-like syllables, often as part of religious practice. Glossolalia | |
| Gospel of Luke The Gospel of Luke (Gk. ) is a synoptic Gospel, and is the third and longest of the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament. The text narrates the life of Jesus of Nazareth. The gospel opens with the miraculous births of John the Baptist and of Jesus. Jesus, born to the Virgin Mary, has a humble birth in a stable, and is attended by shepherds. Gospel_of_Luke | |
| Gospel of John The Gospel of John (literally, According to John; Greek, Κατὰ Ἰωάννην, Kata Iōannēn) is the fourth gospel in the canon of the New Testament, traditionally ascribed to John the Evangelist. Like the three synoptic gospels, it contains an account of some of the actions and sayings of Jesus of Nazareth, but differs from them in ethos and theological emphases. Gospel_of_John | |
| Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden Gustavus_Adolphus_of_Sweden | |
| Guerrilla warfare Guerrilla warfare is the unconventional warfare and combat in which a small group of combatants use mobile tactics (ambushes, raids, etc.) to combat a larger and less mobile formal army. The guerrilla army uses ambush (stealth and surprise) and mobility (draw enemy forces to terrain unsuited to them) in attacking vulnerable targets in enemy territory.This term means "little war" in Spanish and was created during the Peninsular War. Guerrilla_warfare | |
| Greek fire Greek fire was an incendiary weapon used by the Byzantine Empire. The Byzantines typically used it in naval battles to great effect as it could continue burning even on water. It provided a technological advantage, and was responsible for many key Byzantine military victories, most notably the salvation of Constantinople from two Arab sieges, thus securing the Empire's survival. Greek_fire | |
| George Eliot Mary Anne (Mary Ann, Marian) Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880), better known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist. She was one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. Her novels, largely set in provincial England, are well known for their realism and psychological insight.She used a male pen name, she said, to ensure that her works were taken seriously. George_Eliot | |
| History of Europe The history of Europe describes the passage of time from humans inhabiting the European continent to the present day. For convenience's sake, historians divide long periods into more manageable eras. The first evidence of Homo sapiens in Europe dates back to at least 35,000 BC, the European Paleolithic period. History_of_Europe | |
| Hungary Hungary | |
| Heinrich Hertz Heinrich Rudolf Hertz (February 22, 1857 – January 1, 1894) was a German physicist who clarified and expanded the electromagnetic theory of light that had been put forth by Maxwell. He was the first to satisfactorily demonstrate the existence of electromagnetic waves by building an apparatus to produce and detect VHF or UHF radio waves. Heinrich_Hertz | |
| History of Hungary See also History of Europe, History of present-day nations and states, Pannonian basin before Hungary. Hungary is a state in central Europe, its history under this name dating to the early Middle Ages, when the region previously known as Pannonia was colonized by the Magyar nomad people from what is now central-northern Russia. For history of the area before this period, see Pannonian basin before Hungary. History_of_Hungary | |
| Herodotus Herodotus of Halicarnassus (Greek:Hēródotos Halikarnāsseús) was a Greek historian who lived in the 5th century BC ( 484 BC– 425 BC) and is regarded as the "Father of History" in Western culture. He was the first historian known to collect his materials systematically, test their accuracy to a certain extent and arrange them in a well-constructed and vivid narrative. Herodotus | |
| Hampshire Hampshire | |
| History of St Albans St Albans is in southern Hertfordshire, England, around 22 miles (35km) north of London, beside the site of a Catuvellauni settlement and the Roman tonwn of Verulamium. St Albans is Hertfordshire's oldest town, a modern city shaped by over 2000 years of continuous human occupation. History_of_St_Albans | |
| Prince-elector Talk:Prince-elector | |
| Hanseatic League Talk:Hanseatic_League | |
| History of Christianity The history of Christianity concerns the Christian religion and the Christian Church, from the ministry of Jesus and his Twelve Apostles and the Great Commission, to contemporary times and denominations. Christianity is an Abrahamic religion. It differs most significantly from the others in the claim that Jesus Christ is God the Son. History_of_Christianity | |
| Hecate Hecate (Greek:Ἑκάτη, "far-shooting") Hekate (Hekátê, Hekátē), or Hekat was a popular chthonian goddess attested early in Mycenaean Greece and in Thrace, but possibly originating among the Carians of Anatolia, the region where most theophoric names invoking Hecate, such as Hecataeus or Hecatomnus, progenitor of Mausollus, are attested, and where Hecate remained a Great Goddess into historical times, at her unrivalled cult site in Lagina. Hecate | |
| Transport in India Transport in the Republic of India is an important part of the nation's economy. With a land area of , and an estimated population of 1,028,737,436, transport in India is both a necessity as well as a convenience. Since the economic liberalisation of the 1990s, development of infrastructure within the country has progressed at a rapid pace, and today, there is a wide variety of well-developed modes of transport by land, water and air. Transport_in_India | |
| Ivy League The Ivy League is an athletic conference comprising eight private institutions of higher education in the Northeastern United States. The term is most commonly used to refer to those eight schools considered as a group. The term also has connotations of academic excellence, selectivity in admissions, and social elitism.The term became official, especially in sports terminology, after the formation of the NCAA Division I athletic conference in 1954, when much of the nation polarized around favorite college teams. Ivy_League | |
| Isidore of Seville Saint Isidore of Seville (Spanish:Latin:April 4, 636) was Archbishop of Seville for more than three decades and is considered, as Montalembert put it in an oft-quoted phrase, "le dernier savant du monde ancien" ("the last scholar of the ancient world"). Indeed, all the later medieval history-writing of Hispania (the Iberian Peninsula, comprising modern Spain and Portugal) were based on his histories. Isidore_of_Seville | |
| Igneous rock Igneous rock (etymology from Latin ignis, fire) is one of the three main rock types (the others being sedimentary and metamorphic rock). Igneous rock is formed by magma (molten rock) being cooled and becoming solid. They may form with or without crystallization, either below the surface as intrusive (plutonic) rocks or on the surface as extrusive (volcanic) rocks. Igneous_rock | |
| James Hutton James Hutton MD (Edinburgh, 3 June 1726 OS (14 June 1726 NS) 26 March 1797) was a Scottish geologist, physician, naturalist, chemist and experimental farmer. He is considered the father of modern geology. His theories of geology and geologic time, also called deep time, came to be included in theories which were called plutonism and uniformitarianism. James_Hutton | |
| Johann Tetzel Johann Tetzel (1465Dominican preacher remembered for selling indulgences and for a couplet attributed to him, "As soon as a coin in the coffer rings St. Peter's Basilica and it is believed that Martin Luther was inspired to write his Ninety-Five Theses, in part, due to Tetzel's actions during this period of time.Tetzel was born in Pirna, Saxony, and studied theology and philosophy at the university of his native city. Johann_Tetzel | |
| Khuriya Muriya Islands Khuriya Muriya Islands or Kuria Muria Islands (; transliterated:Zenobii Islands or Zenobiou Islands (; 'Doliche'Khuriya Muriya Bay (the classical LatinArabian Sea 40 km off the southeastern coast of the sultanate of Oman, consisting of five islands, forming part of the Shalim and the Hallaniyat Islands Province of the Governorate of Dhofar, with a total area of 73 km², notably (from west to east) Khuriya_Muriya_Islands | |
| Königsberg Talk:Königsberg | |
| Luigi Alamanni Luigi Alamanni (sometimes spelt Alemanni; March 6, 1495 Italian poet and statesman. He was regarded as a prolific and versatile poet, and is credited with introducing the epigram into Italian poetry. Luigi_Alamanni | |
| Larissa Larissa (, Lárisa) is a city and the capital of the Thessaly periphery of Greece, and capital of the Larissa Prefecture. It is a principal agricultural centre and a national transportation hub, linked by rail with the port of Volos and with Thessaloniki and Athens. Larissa | |
| Luminiferous aether Talk:Luminiferous_aether | |
| Labour law Labor law (or employment law) is the body of laws, administrative rulings, and precedents which address the legal rights of, and restrictions on, working people and their organizations. As such, it mediates many aspects of the relationship between trade unions, employers and employees. Labour_law | |
| Mural mural is any piece of artwork painted directly on a wall, ceiling, or other large permanent surface. Mural | |
| Mississippi River The Mississippi River is the second-longest river in the United States, with a length of from its source in Lake Itasca in Minnesota to its mouth in the Gulf of Mexico.The Mississippi River is part of the Missouri-Mississippi river system, which is the largest river system in North America and among the largest in the worldfourth longest, and by its average discharge of 572,000cu (16,200m³/s), it is the tenth largest. Mississippi_River | |
| Michael Faraday Michael Faraday, FRS (22 September 1791 – 25 August 1867) was an English chemist and physicist (or natural philosopher, in the terminology of the time) who contributed to the fields of electromagnetism and electrochemistry.Faraday studied the magnetic field around a conductor carrying a DC electric current, and established the basis for the electromagnetic field concept in physics. Michael_Faraday | |
| Mariotto Albertinelli Mariotto di Bigio di Bindo Albertinelli (October 13, 1474 - November 5, 1515) was a High Renaissance Italian painter of the Florentine school, closely involved with Fra Bartolomeo and influenced by Raphael. Mariotto_Albertinelli | |
| Marsilio Ficino Marsilio Ficino (Latin nameMarsilius Ficinus; October 19 1433 - October 1 1499) was one of the most influential humanist philosophers of the early Italian Renaissance, an astrologer, a reviver of Neoplatonism who was in touch with every major academic thinker and writer of his day, and the first translator of Plato's complete extant works into Latin. Marsilio_Ficino | |
| Mecca Mecca (, also spelled Makkah (; Makka (in fullMakkah al-Mukarrama Mecca | |
| Norwegian Sea Norwegian_Sea | |
| History of Niue Niue was first settled by Polynesian sailors from Tonga around 900 AD. Than further settlers arrived from Samoa around 1440 AD. Until the beginning of the eighteenth century, there appears to have been no national government or national leader in Niue. Before that time, chiefs and heads of family exercised authority over segments of the population. History_of_Niue | |
| Negligence Negligence (Lat. negligentia, from neglegere, to neglect, literally "not to pick up") is a legal concept in the common law legal systems usually used to achieve compensation for injuries (not accidents). Negligence is a type of tort or delict (also known as a civil wrong). Negligence | |
| Oxygen Oxygen (, from the Greek roots ὀξύς (oxys) (acid, literally "sharp," from the taste of acids) and -γενής (-genēs) (producer, literally begetter) is the element with atomic number 8 and represented by the symbol O. It is a member of the chalcogen group on the periodic table, and is a highly reactive nonmetallic period 2 element that readily forms compounds (notably oxides) with almost all other elements. Oxygen | |
| Oxford Oxford () is a city, and the county town of Oxfordshire, in South East England. The city has a population of just under 165,000, with 151,000 living within the district boundary. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through Oxford and meet south of the city centre. For a distance of some along the river, in the vicinity of Oxford, the Thames is known as The Isis.The University of Oxford is the oldest university in the English-speaking world. Oxford |
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