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1India — /in dee euh/, n. 1. Hindi, Bharat. a republic in S Asia: a union comprising 25 states and 7 union territories; formerly a British colony; gained independence Aug. 15, 1947; became a republic within the Commonwealth of Nations Jan. 26, 1950.… …
2Hellenistic biological sciences — R.J.Kankinson The five centuries that separate Aristotle’s death in 322 BC from Galen’s ascendancy in Rome in the latter part of the second century AD were fertile ones for the biological sciences, in particular medicine. Nor is the period solely …
3British Honduras — British colony 1862–1981 …
4History of Belize — The history of Belize dates back thousands of years. The Maya civilization spread into the area of Belize between 1500 BC and AD 300 and flourished until about AD 1200. Several major archeological sites notably Caracol, Lamanai, Lubaantun, Altun… …
5women, ordination of — During the 1970s, the issue of the full ordination of women as professional clergy swept through Christendom. All the major Protestant bodies were forced to consider it, if only, in some cases, to reaffirm the traditional practice of barring… …
6DUFFY, Sir Charles Gavan (1816-1903) — Irish patriot and premier of Victoria was born in Monaghan, Ireland, on 12 April 1816. His father, John Duffy, was a prosperous shopkeeper, his mother was a daughter of Patrick Gavan, a gentleman farmer. At nine years of age Duffy heard his… …
7Anglican Communion/Anglican Consultative Council — The worldwide Anglican Communion includes those national and regional churches that emerged from the international spread of the Church of England and today continue in a formal communion with that church and its primary official, the… …
8Demetrios Kydones — Demetrios Kydones, latinized as Demetrius Cydones or Demetrius Cydonius (Greek: Δημήτριος Κυδώνης; 1324 in Thessalonica 1398 in Crete), was a Byzantine theologian, translator, writer and influential statesman, who served an unprecedented three… …
9Bethlehem — • Titular see of Palestine • Birthplace of Jesus • An architectural term used in the Ethiopic Church for the oven or bakehouse for baking the Korban or Eucharistic bread Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Bethlehem …
10Figurist — The Figurists were a group of Jesuit missionaries at the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century. The Jesuits wanted to integrate the Confucian tradition instead of rejecting Chinese traditional elements such as the Rites, which can …
