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91Nicholas Statham — Born Morley, Derbyshire[1] Occupation …
92breviary — /bree vee er ee, brev ee /, n., pl. breviaries. 1. Rom. Cath. Ch. a book containing all the daily psalms, hymns, prayers, lessons, etc., necessary for reciting the office. 2. a book of daily prayers and readings in some other churches. [1540 50;… …
93canon law — canon lawyer. the body of codified ecclesiastical law, esp. of the Roman Catholic Church as promulgated in ecclesiastical councils and by the pope. [1300 50; ME] * * * Body of laws established within Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy,… …
94compendium — /keuhm pen dee euhm/, n., pl. compendiums, compendia / dee euh/. 1. a brief treatment or account of a subject, esp. an extensive subject; concise treatise: a compendium of medicine. 2. a summary, epitome, or abridgment. 3. a full list or… …
95epitome — epitomical /ep i tom i keuhl/, epitomic, adj. /i pit euh mee/, n. 1. a person or thing that is typical of or possesses to a high degree the features of a whole class: He is the epitome of goodness. 2. a condensed account, esp. of a literary work; …
96Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …
97biblical 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… …
98Masʿūdī, al- — ▪ Arab historian in full Abū Al ḥusayn ʿalī Ibn Al ḥusayn Al masʿūdī born 9th century, , Baghdad, Iraq died 957, al Fusṭāṭ, Egypt historian and traveler, known as the “Herodotus of the Arabs.” He was the first Arab to combine history and …
99Verrius Flaccus, Marcus — ▪ Roman scholar flourished 1st century BC Roman freedman who became a learned scholar and grammarian and the most famous teacher of his day. Verrius Flaccus introduced the principle of competition among his pupils and awarded old books,… …
100Cassiodorus — • Roman writer, statesman, and monk, b. about 490; d. about 583 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Cassiodorus Cassiodorus † …
