want+of+firmness
111acquire — 01. Personally, I ve never really [acquired] a taste for whiskey. 02. The artist [acquired] a lot of useful art supplies while shopping in the big city. 03. The [acquisition] of a number of original paintings by Vincent van Gogh was a major… …
112Kabbalah — (Cabala, Kabala, Qabalah) The mysticism of classical Judaism, and part of the foundation of the Western magical tradition. Kabbalah is derived from the Hebrew word QBL (Qibel), meaning “to receive” or “that which is received.” It refers… …
11314. ABRAHAM (Ibrahim) — In the name of God, the Gracious, the Merciful. 1. Alif, Lam, Ra. A Scripture that We revealed to you, that you may bring humanity from darkness to light with the permission of their Lord to the path of the Almighty, the Praiseworthy. 2. God to… …
114hardness — n 1. firmness, solidity, compactness, density; impenetrability, imperviousness, renitency, re sistency; stiffness, rigidity, rigidness, inextensibility, inelasticity, inflexibility, unmalleability, intractability, unbendingness; immutability,… …
115firm — I UK [fɜː(r)m] / US [fɜrm] noun [countable] Word forms firm : singular firm plural firms *** a business or company a building/engineering/law firm a large firm: She works for a large firm. firm of: a firm of accountants/architects/solicitors II… …
116Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of — (1608 1674) Lawyer, statesman, and historian, s. of a country gentleman of good estate in Wiltshire, was b. at Dinton in that county, and ed. at Oxf. Destined originally for the Church, circumstances led to his being sent to London to study… …
117OTTOMAN EMPIRE — OTTOMAN EMPIRE, Balkan and Middle Eastern empire started by a Turkish tribe, led by ʿUthmān (1288–1326), at the beginning of the 14th century. This entry is arranged according to the following outline: sources …
