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41pliantly — See pliancy. * * * …
42pliantness — See pliancy. * * * …
43feudalism — feudalist, n. feudalistic, adj. /fyoohd l iz euhm/, n. the feudal system, or its principles and practices. [1830 40; FEUDAL1 + ISM] * * * Term that emerged in the 17th century that has been used to describe economic, legal, political, social, and …
44fishing — /fish ing/, n. 1. the act of catching fish. 2. the technique, occupation, or diversion of catching fish. 3. a place or facility for catching fish. [1250 1300; ME fisshing. See FISH, ING1] * * * or sport fishing Sport of catching fish freshwater… …
45Davis, Jefferson — born June 3, 1808, Christian county, Ky., U.S. died Dec. 6, 1889, New Orleans, La. U.S. political leader, president of the Confederate States of America (1861–65). He graduated from West Point and served as a lieutenant in the Wisconsin Territory …
46Fernando de Herrera — Fernando de Herrera † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Fernando de Herrera A Spanish lyric poet; born 1537; died 1597. The head of a school of lyric poets who gathered about him at Seville, Herrera was an avowed disciple of Garcilasso de la… …
47Luis Vaz de Camoes — Luis Vaz de Camões † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Luis Vaz de Camões (OR CAMOENS) Born in 1524 or 1525; died 10 June, 1580. The most sublime figure in the history of Portuguese literature, Camões owes his lasting fame to his epic poem… …
48Leo X — Pope Leo X † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Leo X (GIOVANNI DE MEDICI). Born at Florence, 11 December, 1475; died at Rome, 1 December, 1521, was the second son of Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449 1492) and Clarice Orsini, and from his… …
49Pope Leo X — Pope Leo X † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Pope Leo X (GIOVANNI DE MEDICI). Born at Florence, 11 December, 1475; died at Rome, 1 December, 1521, was the second son of Lorenzo the Magnificent (1449 1492) and Clarice Orsini, and from his… …
50Religious Painting — Religious Painting † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Religious Painting Painting has always been associated with the life of the Church. From the time of the Catacombs it has been used in ecclesiastical ornamentation, and for centuries after… …
