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101portentous — portentously, adv. portentousness, n. /pawr ten teuhs, pohr /, adj. 1. of the nature of a portent; momentous. 2. ominously significant or indicative: a portentous defeat. 3. marvelous; amazing; prodigious. [1530 40; < L portentosus. See PORTENT,… …
102unhappy — unhappily, adv. unhappiness, n. /un hap ee/, adj., unhappier, unhappiest. 1. sad; miserable; wretched: Why is she so unhappy? 2. unfortunate; unlucky: an unhappy incident. 3. unfavorable; inauspicious: an unhappy omen. 4. infelicitous; unsuitable …
103Conrad, Joseph — orig. Józef Teodor Konrad Korzeniowski born Dec. 3, 1857, Berdichev, Ukraine, Russian Empire died Aug. 3, 1924, Canterbury, Kent, Eng. Polish British novelist and short story writer. His father was a Polish patriot who was exiled to northern… …
104Fielding, Henry — born April 22, 1707, Sharpham Park, Somerset, Eng. died Oct. 8, 1754, Lisbon, Port. British novelist and playwright. Fielding attended Eton College but left early and lost his family s support. In his 25 plays, all written early, he was… …
105John Quincy Adams: Slavery and the Constitution — ▪ Primary Source The complexity of the issues involved in the debate about the Missouri Compromise is revealed in the selection that appears below from the diary of John Quincy Adams, dated March 3, 1820, only three days before the… …
106Geography and the Church — • Explains the nature of this science and the course of its evolution Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Geography and the Church Geography and the Church …
107Palencia — • Diocese in Spain Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Palencia Diocese of Palencia † …
108Church Music — Ecclesiastical Music † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Music By this term is meant the music which, by order or with the approbation of ecclesiastical authority, is employed in connexion with Divine service to promote the… …
109Epistles to the Corinthians — Epistles to the Corinthians † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistles to the Corinthians INTRODUCTORY St. Paul Founds the Church at Corinth St. Paul s first visit to Europe is graphically described by St. Luke (Acts, xvi xviii). When …
110Michael Caerularius — Michael Cærularius † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Michael Cærularius (Keroulários). Patriarch of Constantinople (1043 58), author of the second and final schism of the Byzantine Church, date of birth unknown; d. 1058. After the… …
