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111crackpot — /krak pot /, Informal. n. 1. a person who is eccentric, unrealistic, or fanatical. adj. 2. eccentric; impractical; fanatical: crackpot ideas. [1860 65; from the phrase cracked pot] * * * …
112Henry IV — 1. 1050 1106, emperor of the Holy Roman Empire and king of Germany 1056 1106. 2. (Bolingbroke) ( Henry of Lancaster ) 1367 1413, king of England 1399 1413 (son of John of Gaunt). 3. ( Henry of Navarre ; Henry the Great ) 1553 1610, king of France …
113Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …
114Marrano — /meuh rah noh/, n., pl. Marranos. a Spanish or Portuguese Jew who was converted to Christianity during the late Middle Ages, usually under threat of death or persecution, esp. one who continued to adhere to Judaism in secret. [ < Sp: lit., pig,… …
115William I — 1. ( the Conqueror ) 1027 87, duke of Normandy 1035 87; king of England 1066 87 (son of Robert I, duke of Normandy). 2. Also, Willem I. (William I of Orange) ( the Silent ) 1533 84, Dutch leader, statesman, and revolutionary leader born in… …
116Maimonides, Moses — orig. Moses ben Maimon born March 30, 1135, Córdoba died Dec. 13, 1204, Egypt Jewish philosopher, jurist, and physician. He was obliged to practice his faith secretly after a revolutionary and fanatical Islamic sect, the Almohads, captured… …
117Ibn Saʿūd — ▪ king of Saudi Arabia Introduction in full ʿabd Al ʿazīz Ibn ʿabd Ar raḥmān Ibn Fayṣal Ibn Turkī ʿabd Allāh Ibn Muḥammad Āl Saʿūd born c. 1880, , Riyadh, Arabia (Arabia, history of) died Nov. 9, 1953, aṭ Ṭāʾif, Saudi Arabia tribal and Muslim… …
118Flagellants — • A fanatical and heretical sect that flourished in the thirteenth and succeeding centuries Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Flagellants Flagellants …
119French Revolution — • A view of its effect on the Church Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. French Revolution French Revolution † …
120Germany — • History divided by time periods, beginning with before 1556 Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Germany Germany † …
