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51NEBUCHADNEZZAR — (Nebuchadrezzar; Heb. נְבוּכַדְנֶצַּר ,נְבוּכַדְרֶאצַּר; Akk. Nabû kudurri uṣur, O, Nabû, guard my border! ), son of Nabopolassar the Chaldean, ruler of Babylon (605–562 B.C.E.). Nebuchadnezzar succeeded to his father s throne at the time when… …
52NUMBERS RABBAH — NUMBERS RABBAH, aggadic Midrash to the Book of Numbers, also called Va Yedabber Rabbah in medieval literature. (For the name Rabbah see ruth rabbah .) Structure The book is divided into 23 sections. The Midrash on chapters 1–8 of the book of… …
53Gloze — Gloze, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glozed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glozing}.] [OE. glosen, F. gloser. See {gloss} explanation.] [1913 Webster] 1. To flatter; to wheedle; to fawn; to talk smoothly. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] A false, glozing parasite. South.… …
54Glozed — Gloze Gloze, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glozed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glozing}.] [OE. glosen, F. gloser. See {gloss} explanation.] [1913 Webster] 1. To flatter; to wheedle; to fawn; to talk smoothly. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] A false, glozing parasite. South …
55Glozing — Gloze Gloze, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Glozed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Glozing}.] [OE. glosen, F. gloser. See {gloss} explanation.] [1913 Webster] 1. To flatter; to wheedle; to fawn; to talk smoothly. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] A false, glozing parasite. South …
56Introduction — In tro*duc tion, n. [L. introductio: cf. F. introduction. See {Introduce}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The act of introducing, or bringing to notice. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of formally making persons known to each other; a presentation or making known… …
57Proheme — Pro heme, n. Proem. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …
58Tempter — Tempt er, n. One who tempts or entices; especially, Satan, or the Devil, regarded as the great enticer to evil. Those who are bent to do wickedly will never want tempters to urge them on. Tillotson. [1913 Webster] So glozed the Tempter, and his… …
59proemial — adjective see proem …
60Ontology — This article concerns ontology in philosophy. For the concept in information science, see Ontology (information science). Not to be confused with the medical concepts of oncology and odontology, or indeed ontogeny. Parmenides was among the first… …