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41polytheism — polytheist, n. polytheistic, polytheistical, adj. polytheistically, adv. /pol ee thee iz euhm, pol ee thee iz euhm/, n. the doctrine of or belief in more than one god or in many gods. [1605 15; POLY + THEISM; cf. F polythéisme] * * * Belief in… …
42revelation — revelational, adj. /rev euh lay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of revealing or disclosing; disclosure. 2. something revealed or disclosed, esp. a striking disclosure, as of something not before realized. 3. Theol. a. God s disclosure of Himself and His… …
43transitory — transitorily /tran si tawr euh lee, tohr , tran si tawr , tohr , zi /, adv. transitoriness, n. /tran si tawr ee, tohr ee, zi /, adj. 1. not lasting, enduring, permanent, or eternal. 2. lasting only a short time; brief; short lived; temporary.… …
44animal communication — Transmission of information from one animal to another by means of sound, visible sign or behaviour, taste or odour, electrical impulse, touch, or a combination of these. Most animal communication uses sound (e.g., birds calling, crickets… …
45Castiglione, Giovanni Benedetto — ▪ Italian painter byname Il Grechetto, French Le Benédette baptized March 23, 1609, Genoa [Italy] died May 5, 1664, Mantua, Papal States Italian painter and one of the most important technical innovators in the history of printmaking.… …
46Ekelöf, Gunnar — ▪ Swedish poet born Sept. 15, 1907, Stockholm died March 16, 1968, Sigtuna, Swed. outstanding Swedish poet and essayist. Ekelöf exerted great influence on his contemporaries. His radically modern style was influenced by such poets as… …
47English literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the English language by inhabitants of the British Isles (including Ireland) from the 7th century to the present day. The major literatures written in English outside the British Isles are… …
48Gryphius, Andreas — ▪ German author born Oct. 2, 1616, Glogau, Silesia [now Głogów, Pol.] died July 16, 1664, Glogau lyric poet and dramatist, one of Germany s leading writers in the 17th century. Gryphius (the family name Greif was latinized after the… …
49Hungarian literature — Introduction the body of written works produced in the Hungarian language. No written evidence remains of the earliest Hungarian literature, but through Hungarian folktales and folk songs elements have survived that can be traced back …
50Llywarch Hen — ▪ Welsh hero flourished 6th century central figure in a cycle of poems composed in the 9th or 10th century in Powys (Wales). Set against the background of the struggle of the Welsh of the kingdom of Powys against the Anglo Saxons of Mercia …
