a fount of wisdom
11(a) fount of knowledge — a fount of knowledge/wisdom/advice/ideas etc/often humorous phrase a person, organization, book etc that provides a lot of information, advice, or ideas Thesaurus: someone who is intelligent or well informedhyponym educated people and… …
12(a) fount of advice — a fount of knowledge/wisdom/advice/ideas etc/often humorous phrase a person, organization, book etc that provides a lot of information, advice, or ideas Thesaurus: someone who is intelligent or well informedhyponym educated people and… …
13(a) fount of ideas — a fount of knowledge/wisdom/advice/ideas etc/often humorous phrase a person, organization, book etc that provides a lot of information, advice, or ideas Thesaurus: someone who is intelligent or well informedhyponym educated people and… …
14Germanic religion and mythology — Introduction complex of stories, lore, and beliefs about the gods and the nature of the cosmos developed by the Germanic speaking peoples before their conversion to Christianity. Germanic culture extended, at various times, from the… …
15Criticism of Islam — For criticism of Islamic extremism, see Criticism of Islamism. For fear of or prejudice against Islam, rather than simple criticism, see Islamophobia …
16Bror Hjorth — (1894 in Marma, Sweden – May 21 1968 in Uppsala, Sweden) was a Swedish artist. Hjorth was one of Sweden’s best known sculptors and painters, and was professor of art at the Royal University College of Fine Arts in Stockholm from 1949 to 1959. On… …
17Gilla Críst Ua Máel Eóin — (anglicised as Christian Malone) (died 1127) was an Irish historian and Abbot of Clonmacnoise. Contents 1 Family background 2 Abbot Gilla Críst 3 Chronicon Scotorum …
18JOHN OF DAMASCUS — (675 749) an ARAB CHRISTIAN theologian and earliest Christian commentator on ISLAM. His work deeply influenced GREEK ORTHODOXY as well as Western theologians such as Thomas AQUINAS. He was a strong defender of ICONS and the use of IMAGES as… …
19John of Damascus — (c. 675–c. 749) Theologian, Poet and Saint. Little is known of the life of John of Damascus. He served as chief representative of the Christians at the court of the Caliph of Damascus; he entered the monastery of St Sabas near Jerusalem and …
20fountain — fount, fountain Fount is a shortening of fountain (compare mount and mountain) and is mainly used in poetry and for special effect. It also occurs with the meaning ‘source, origin’ in phrases such as the fount of all wisdom, knowledge, etc …
