(Encyclopedia) PapiasPapiaspāˈpēəs [key], fl. a.d. 130, early Christian theologian said to have been bishop of Hieropolis and a friend of St. Polycarp. Papias' five-volume work, Oracles; or,…
(Encyclopedia) Baal-zebubBaal-zebubbāˈəl-zēˈbəb [key] [Heb.,=lord of flies], a deliberate Hebrew distortion of the name of the god of Ekron in 2 Kings. In the Gospels of Mark and Luke, Beelzebul, the…
(Encyclopedia) Wilmington, Spencer Compton, earl of, 1673?–1743, British politician. He was a member of Parliament (1695–1710, 1713–30) and served as speaker of the House of Commons (1715–27). He was…
(Encyclopedia) BenedictusBenedictusbĕnədĭkˈtəs [key], hymn of Zachary, taken from Luke 1.68–79. It begins in Latin, “Benedictus Dominus Deus Israel” [blessed be the Lord God of Israel]. It is used at…
(Encyclopedia) Te Deum laudamusTe Deum laudamustē dēˈəm lôdāˈməs, tā dāˈ&oobreve;m loudäˈm&oobreve;s [key] [Lat.,=we praise Thee, O God], early chant of the Western Church beginning, “We…
(Encyclopedia) Southampton, Thomas Wriothesley, 4th earl of, 1607–67, English nobleman; son of the 3d earl. At first an opponent of the court party in the events leading up to the English civil war,…
(Encyclopedia) Carnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th earl ofCarnarvon, George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th earl ofkärnärˈvən [key], 1866–1923, English Egyptologist. With…
The following table lists the rank, title, artist, and U.S. sales data for the top ten selling vinyl albums of 2014. table.tableizer-table {border: 1px…
The following table lists the rank, title, artist, and U.S. sales data for the top ten selling vinyl albums of 2014. table.tableizer-table {border: 1px…
