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31Fenrir — /fen rir/, n. Scand. Myth. a wolflike monster, a son of Loki and Angerboda, chained by Gleipnir but destined to be released at Ragnarok to eat Odin and to be killed by Vidar. Also called Fenris wolf /fen ris woolf /. * * * In Norse mythology, a… …
32international relations — a branch of political science dealing with the relations between nations. [1970 75] * * * Study of the relations of states with each other and with international organizations and certain subnational entities (e.g., bureaucracies and political… …
33Güyük — ▪ Mongol emperor also spelled Kuyuk born 1206, Mongolia died 1248, Mongolia grandson of Genghis Khan and eldest son and successor of Ögödei, the first khagan, or great khan, of the Mongols. Güyük was elected to the throne in 1246,… …
34Martyr — • The Greek word martus signifies a witness who testifies to a fact of which he has knowledge from personal observation. The term martyr came to be exclusively applied to those who had died for the faith Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …
35List of The Belgariad and The Malloreon characters — This is a list of The Belgariad and The Malloreon characters. The Belgariad and The Malloreon are two parts of a fantasy epic written by David Eddings. Note: All of the statements (deceased, married) are written from the current information by… …
36Jesus and Messianic prophecy — Christians commonly believe that many verses of the Hebrew Bible are prophecies of the Messiah and that these were fulfilled in the life of Jesus, with the rest to be fulfilled by his Second Coming. (A minority, called Full Preterists, believe… …
37Islamic views on evolution — Part of a series on Creationism History of creationism Neo creationism …
38Empedocles — M.R.Wright INTRODUCTION Empedocles was a native of Acragas (Agrigento) in Sicily, a Doric colony founded on the south coast of the island in the sixth century BC, which soon grew to rival Syracuse in its prosperity. A line of temples, many of… …
39tear — {{11}}tear (n.1) water from the eye, O.E. tear, from earlier teahor, tæhher, from P.Gmc. *takh , *tagr (Cf. O.N., O.Fris. tar, O.H.G. zahar, Ger. Zähre, Goth. tagr tear ), from PIE *dakru /*draku (Cf. L …
40divulsion — [də vul′shən] n. [< L divulsio < divulsus, pp. of divellere, to rend asunder < di (< dis ), apart + vellere, to pull out, pluck: see REVULSION] a tearing or being torn apart; violent rending or separation …
