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31allegorization — See allegorize. * * * …
32Switzerland — /swit seuhr leuhnd/, n. a republic in central Europe. 7,248,984; 15,944 sq. mi. (41,294 sq. km). Cap.: Bern. French, Suisse. German, Schweiz. Italian, Svizzera. Latin, Helvetia. * * * Switzerland Introduction Switzerland Background: Switzerland s …
33mystery religion — Any of various secret cults of the Greco Roman world. Derived from primitive tribal ceremonies, mystery religions reached their peak of popularity in Greece in the first three centuries AD. Their members met secretly to share meals and take part… …
34Deism — • Historical survey and critique Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Deism Deism † Cath …
35Spanish Language and Literature — • As a medium of literary expression Spanish asserted itself first in the twelfth century: it had been six or seven centuries in the process of evolution out of Latin Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Spanish Language and Literature …
36Nasoraeans — Nasoræans † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Nasoræans Sometimes called MANDÆANS, SABIANS, or CHRISTIANS OF ST. JOHN. Nasoræans are pagan Gnostics who shortly before the rise of Christianity, formed a sect which flourished in Mesopotamia… …
37allegorizer — noun Agent noun of allegorize; one who allegorizes …
38Irene — noun in regular use since the 19th century. But lest I be thought too literall, give me leave to allegorize upon this Irene. Her name is a Greek name, Εἰρήνη, it signifies peace; we must not dote upon our Irene, our private peace, that the… …
39CARON, Antoine — (1521 1599) The multifaceted Antoine Caron painter, draughtsman, and deviser of court entertainments typifies the court artist of the later sixteenth century. Caron began painting religious art in his birthplace, Beauvais. In the 1540s he found… …
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40Psychomachia — by Prudentius (ca. 405) PRUDENTIUS’s poem Psychomachia (War within the soul) was one of the most influential poems of the Middle Ages, initiating a vogue for ALLEGORY that lasted in European literature for 1,000 years. The Psychomachia, the …
