to drive out evil spirits
121Klingon culture — describes the customs and practices of members of the Klingon Empire in the fictional Star Trek universe.Portrayal over timeIn the original series (TOS) the conflict between the Federation and Klingon Empire was modeled on the Cold War between… …
122exorcise — (v.) c.1400, to invoke spirits, from O.Fr. exorciser (14c.), from L.L. exorcizare, from Gk. exorkizein banish an evil spirit; bind by oath (see EXORCISM (Cf. exorcism)). Sense of calling up evil spirits to drive them out became dominant 16c. A… …
123Buck Naked and the Bare Bottom Boys — were a San Francisco, California based band (originally from Omaha, Nebraska) whose music, in a rockabilly vein, was dubbed pornobilly thanks to their lyrics and song titles. Buck Naked (whose real name was Phillip Bury) himself used to appear… …
124Sumo — For other uses, see Sumo (disambiguation). Sumo (相撲) A sumo match (tori kumi) with komusubi Kotoshōgiku in January 2008. Focus Grappling Hardness Full contact …
125Vlad III the Impaler — Infobox Monarch name = Vlad III the Impaler title = Prince of Wallachia caption = Earliest known portrait of Vlad the Impaler from c. 1560 date of birth = 1431 place of birth = Sighişoara, Transylvania date of death = December 1476 (age 45) place …
126Bell, book, and candle — The phrase Bell, book, and candle refers to an archaic method of excommunication for one who had committed a particularly grievous sin. Apparently introduced around the late 9th century, the practice was once used by the Roman Catholic Church.… …
127Surajmal Jat — Maharaja Surajmal Jat Maharaja of Bharatpur Reign 1756 1763 AD Predecessor …
128Beijing — /bay jing /, n. Pinyin. a city in and the capital of the People s Republic of China, in the NE part, in central Hebei province: traditional capital of China. 7,570,000. Also, Peking, Peiching. Formerly (1928 49), Peiping. * * * I or Pei ching… …
