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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...Young Men's Christian Association
(Encyclopedia)Young Men's Christian Association, (the Y or YMCA), organization having as its objective the development of values and behaviors that are consistent with Christian principles. Despite its name, member...En-rimmon
(Encyclopedia)En-rimmon ĕn-rĭmˈən [key], in the Bible, place, reoccupied after the Exile. The same is meant by “Ain and Rimmon” and “Ain, Remmon” in the Book of Joshua; by “Ain, Rimmon” in First Chr...Cedron
(Encyclopedia)Cedron sēˈdrən [key], in the Bible. 1 The same as Kidron. 2 Place, near Jamnia, fortified against the Maccabees. ...War in the Pacific National Historical Park
(Encyclopedia)War in the Pacific National Historical Park: see National Parks and Monuments (table)national parks and monuments (table). ...Calneh
(Encyclopedia)Calneh kălˈnē [key], in the Bible. 1 Place, in S Babylonia, founded by Nimrod with other cities; the word may mean “all of them.” 2 Unidentified city, possibly in N Syria. It is perhaps the sam...James, Saint (St. James the Greater)
(Encyclopedia)James, Saint, d. c.a.d. 43, in the Bible, one of the Twelve Apostles, called St. James the Greater. He was the son of Zebedee and the brother of St. John; these brothers were the Boanerges, or Sons of...Immer
(Encyclopedia)Immer ĭmˈər [key], in the Bible. 1 Priestly family. This is probably the same as Amariah (8.) 2 Priest. 3 Unidentified place in Babylonia. ...Astarte
(Encyclopedia)Astarte ăstärˈtē [key], Semitic goddess of fertility and love. She was the most important goddess of the Phoenicians and corresponds to the Babylonian Ishtar and the Greek Aphrodite. She took a do...wave, in physics
(Encyclopedia)wave, in physics, the transfer of energy by the regular vibration, or oscillatory motion, either of some material medium or by the variation in magnitude of the field vectors of an electromagnetic fie...Browse by Subject
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