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121brachylogy — /breuh kil euh jee/, n., pl. brachylogies. brevity of diction; concise or abridged form of expression. [1615 25; < Gk brachylogía brevity in speech. See BRACHY , LOGY] * * * …
122Hermeticism — Hermeticist, adj., n. /herr met euh siz euhm/, n. (sometimes l.c.). 1. the body of ideas set forth in Hermetic writings. 2. adherence to the ideas expressed in Hermetic writings. 3. the occult sciences, esp. alchemy. Also, Hermetism. /herr mi tiz …
123novel — novel1 novellike, adj. /nov euhl/, n. 1. a fictitious prose narrative of considerable length and complexity, portraying characters and usually presenting a sequential organization of action and scenes. 2. (formerly) novella (def. 1). [1560 70; <… …
124Phaedrus — /fee dreuhs, fed reuhs/, n. fl. A.D. c40, Roman writer of fables. * * * born с 15 BC, Thrace died с AD 50, Italy Roman fabulist. A slave by birth, Phaedrus became a freedman in Augustus s household. He was the first writer to Latinize whole books …
125La Rochefoucauld, François VI, duke de — born Sept. 15, 1613, Paris, France died March 16/17, 1680, Paris French writer. Of a noble family, he joined the army at an early age and was wounded several times. He later played a leading part in the Fronde but gradually won his way back into… …
126Shakespeare, William — (baptized April 26, 1564, Stratford upon Avon, Warwickshire, Eng. died April 23, 1616, Stratford upon Avon) British poet and playwright, often considered the greatest writer in world literature. He spent his early life in Stratford upon Avon,… …
127biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
128Catholic — • The combination the Catholic Church (he katholike ekklesia) is found for the first time in the letter of St. Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans, written about the year 110 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Catholic Catholic …
