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91Stephen — /stee veuhn/, n. 1. Saint, died A.D. c35, first Christian martyr. 2. Saint, c975 1038, first king of Hungary 997 1038. 3. (Stephen of Blois) 1097? 1154, king of England 1135 54. 4. Sir Leslie, 1832 1904, English critic, biographer, and… …
92tombstone — /toohm stohn /, n. a stone marker, usually inscribed, on a tomb or grave. [1555 65; TOMB + STONE] * * * City (pop., 2000: 1,504), southeastern Arizona, U.S. The site was named by Ed Schieffelin, who discovered silver there in 1877 after being… …
93Bernardine of Siena, Saint — born Sept. 8, 1380, Massa Marittima, Siena died May 20, 1444, L Aquila, Kingdom of the Two Sicilies; canonized 1450; feast day May 20 Franciscan priest and theologian. Born into a noble family but orphaned early, he entered the Observants (1402) …
94Severus Alexander — in full Marcus Aurelius Severus Alexander orig. Gessius Bassianus Alexianus born с AD 209, Phoenicia died 235, Gaul Roman emperor (222–235). At age 14 he succeeded Elagabalus, who had been murdered by the Praetorian Guard. Severus s mother and… …
95ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …
96Pacific Islands — ▪ region, Pacific Ocean Introduction island geographic region of the Pacific Ocean. It comprises three ethnogeographic groupings Melanesia (Melanesian culture), Micronesia (Micronesian culture), and Polynesia (Polynesian culture) but… …
97Ritualists — • The advanced section of the High Church party in the Anglican Establishment, which since about 1860 has adhered to and developed further the principles of the earlier Tractarian Movement Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ritualists… …
98anomie — 1. Lawlessness; absence or weakening of social norms or values, with corresponding erosion of social cohesion. 2. In psychiatry, absence or weakening of individual norms or values; characterized by anxiety, isolation, and personal disorientation …
99Afghan civil war — Date 27 April 1978 present Location Afghanistan Result Ongoing. Military coup Democratic Republic of Afghanistan (1978) popular uprising Soviet invasion (1979) mujahideen resistance Soviet withdraw …
100anarchy — I noun absence of authority, breakdown of administration, chaos, confusion, discord, disobedience, disorder, disorderliness, disorganization, disregard, disunion, indiscipline, insubordination, insurgence, insurrection, interregnum,… …
