fanciful+conception
81Freud, Sigmund — born May 6, 1856, Freiberg, Moravia, Austrian Empire died Sept. 23, 1939, London, Eng. Austrian neuropsychologist, founder of psychoanalysis, and one of the major intellectual figures of the 20th century. Trained in Vienna as a neurologist, Freud …
82Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von — born Aug. 28, 1749, Frankfurt am Main died March 22, 1832, Weimar, Saxe Weimar German poet, novelist, playwright, and natural philosopher. In 1773 Goethe provided the Sturm und Drang movement with its first major drama, Götz von Berlichingen, and …
83Tiepolo, Giovanni Battista — or Giambattista Tiepolo born March 5, 1696, Venice died March 27, 1770, Madrid Italian painter and etcher. In the 1730s and 40s the Venetian clergy and nobility vied for his works. In 1750 he went to Würzburg with his sons and collaborators,… …
84Western sculpture — ▪ art Introduction three dimensional artistic forms produced in what is now Europe and later in non European areas dominated by European culture (such as North America) from the Metal Ages (Europe, history of) to the present. Like… …
85Pessimism — • Term applied in popular language to persons who habitually take a melancholy view of life; or in philosophy, to a system that attempts to account for the presence of evil in the world. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pessimism …
86Russian Language and Literature — • Russian is a Slav language belonging to the Indo European family Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Russian Language and Literature Russian Language and Literature …
87Masonry (Freemasonry) — Masonry (Freemasonry) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Masonry (Freemasonry) The subject is treated under the following heads: I. Name and Definition; II. Origin and Early History; III. Fundamental Principles and Spirit; IV.… …
88Mary Toft — Mary Toft, in an engraving based on a painting by John Laguerre in 1726 Born …
89fancy — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. imagination; idea, caprice, whim; preference, desire; reverie, daydream. v. t. imagine; believe, suppose, assume; like, desire, take to. See belief, supposition. adj. ornate, showy; superior,… …
90notion — no•tion [[t]ˈnoʊ ʃən[/t]] n. 1) a general, vague, or imperfect conception or idea 2) an opinion, view, or belief 3) a conception or idea: his notion of democracy[/ex] 4) a fanciful or foolish idea; whim 5) notions, small articles, as buttons,… …
