palm (of honour)

  • 1Palm Sunday — is a Christian moveable feast which always falls on the Sunday before Easter. The feast commemorates an event reported by all four Canonical Gospels , and and Matthew quotes this passage from Zechariah when narrating the story of Jesus entry to… …

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  • 2palm — I. /pam / (say pahm) noun 1. that part of the inner surface of the hand which extends from the wrist to the bases of the fingers. 2. the corresponding part of the forefoot of an animal. 3. the part of a glove covering the palm. 4. a metal shield… …

  • 3Persia 1856-57 (Theatre honour) — PersiaNote|Persia is a theatre honour of the British Indian Army awarded to units which participated with distinction in the Persian campaign of 1856 57. The expedition was launched with the purpose of bringing the Shah of Persia to heel after he …

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  • 4Jade Empire — Developer(s) BioWare (Xbox) LTI Gray Matter (PC) Publisher(s) …

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  • 5Singapore Botanic Gardens — Palm in Singapore Botanic Gardens Singapore Botanic Gardens (Chinese: 新加坡植物园; Malay: Taman Botanik Singapura or Kebun Botani Singapura ) is a 63.7 hectare (157 acre) botanical garden in Singapore. It is half the size of the Royal Botanic Gardens… …

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  • 6Honours of Winston Churchill — Churchill s identification document as an Honorary Citizen of the United States Sir Winston Churchill received numerous honours and awards throughout his career as a statesman and author. Perhaps the highest of these was the state funeral held at …

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  • 7Mentioned in Despatches — A soldier Mentioned in Despatches (or Dispatches) (MID) is one whose name appears in an official report written by a superior officer and sent to the high command, in which is described the soldier s gallant or meritorious action in the face of… …

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  • 8Indonesia — /in deuh nee zheuh, sheuh, zee euh, doh /, n. 1. See East Indies (def. 1). 2. Republic of. Formerly, Netherlands East Indies, Dutch East Indies. a republic in the Malay Archipelago consisting of 13,677 islands, including Sumatra, Java, Sulawesi,… …

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  • 9Egypt — • Provides information on history, religion, and literature Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Egypt     Egypt     † …

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  • 10Horatio Nelson, 1st Viscount Nelson — Horatio Nelson and Lord Nelson redirect here. For other uses, see Horatio Nelson (disambiguation) and Lord Nelson (disambiguation). Vice Admiral The Right Honourable The Viscount Nelson KB …

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