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Schism of the West

(Encyclopedia)Schism of the West: see Schism, Great. ...

Annunciation of the Virgin

(Encyclopedia)Annunciation of the Virgin: see Mary. ...

Isles of the Blest

(Encyclopedia)Isles of the Blest: see Fortunate Isles. ...

States of the Church

(Encyclopedia)States of the Church: see Papal States. ...

theater of the absurd

(Encyclopedia)theater of the absurd: see drama, Western. ...

Dome of the Rock

(Encyclopedia)Dome of the Rock: see Islamic art and architecture. ...

Garden of the Gods

(Encyclopedia)Garden of the Gods, park, 770 acres (312 hectares), central Colo., near Colorado Springs; noted for its unusual, multicolored rock formations. Narrow-crested sandstone hills and ridges have been erode...

District of Columbia, University of the

(Encyclopedia)District of Columbia, University of the, at Washington, D.C.; coeducational; land-grant and federally supported; est. 1976 with the merger of three existing colleges; predominantly African American. I...

Field of the Cloth of Gold

(Encyclopedia)Field of the Cloth of Gold, locality between Guines and Ardres, not far from Calais, in France, where in 1520 Henry VIII of England and Francis I of France met for the purpose of arranging an alliance...

Arkansas, state, United States

(Encyclopedia)CE5 Arkansas ärˈkənsôˌ, ärkănˈzŭs [key], state in the south-central United States. It is bordered by Tennessee and Mississippi, across the Mississippi River (E), Louisiana (S), Texas and O...