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31France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …
32historiography — historiographic /hi stawr ee euh graf ik, stohr /, historiographical, adj. historiographically, adv. /hi stawr ee og reuh fee, stohr /, n., pl. historiographies. 1. the body of literature dealing with historical matters; histories collectively. 2 …
33humanism — /hyooh meuh niz euhm/ or, often, /yooh /, n. 1. any system or mode of thought or action in which human interests, values, and dignity predominate. 2. devotion to or study of the humanities. 3. (sometimes cap.) the studies, principles, or culture… …
34Biblical Criticism (Higher) — Biblical Criticism (Higher) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Biblical Criticism (Higher) Biblical criticism in its fullest comprehension is the examination of the literary origins and historical values of the books composing the Bible, with… …
35Kantianism — [kan′tē əniz΄əm] n. the philosophy of Kant, who held that the content of knowledge comes a posteriori from sense perception, but that its form is determined by a priori categories of the mind: he also declared that God, freedom, and immortality,… …
36comedy — comedial /keuh mee dee euhl/, adj. /kom i dee/, n., pl. comedies. 1. a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance,… …
37French Literature — • Origin, foundations, and types Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. French Literature French Literature † …
38Perpessicius — Dumitru S. Panaitescu Born October 22, 1891(1891 10 22) Brăila Died March 29, 1971(1971 03 29) (aged 79) Bucharest Pen name Perpessicius, D. Pandara Occupation …
39Venerable Cesare Baronius — Venerable Cesare Baronius † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Venerable Cesare Baronius Cardinal and ecclesiastical historian, born at Sora in the Kingdom of Naples, 30 August, 1538; died at Rome, 30 June, 1607; author of Annales Ecclesiatici …
40Wang Chong — or Wang Ch ung born AD 27, Kuiji, China died 100?, Kuiji Chinese philosopher of the Han dynasty. A rationalistic naturalist, he paved the way for the critical spirit of the next philosophical period and prepared China for the advent of Neo Daoism …
