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111savoir-faire — /sav wahr fair /; Fr. /sann vwannrdd ferdd /, n. knowledge of just what to do in any situation; tact. [1805 15; < F: lit., knowing how to do] Syn. adaptability, adroitness, diplomacy, discernment, skill, ability. * * * …
112United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …
113South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… …
114Humboldt, Alexander von — ▪ German explorer and naturalist Introduction in full Friedrich Wilhelm Heinrich Alexander, Freiherr (baron) von Humboldt born Sept. 14, 1769, Berlin died May 6, 1859, Berlin German naturalist and explorer who was a major figure in the… …
115Wilson, Harold, Baron Wilson Of Rievaulx — ▪ prime minister of United Kingdom originally James Harold Wilson born March 11, 1916, Huddersfield, Yorkshire, Eng. died May 24, 1995, London Labour Party politician who was prime minister of the United Kingdom from 1964 to 1970 and from… …
116Arnauld — • Celebrated French family, the history of which is connected with that of Jansenism and of PortRoyal Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Arnauld Arnauld …
117Pentateuch — • The name of the first five books of the Old Testament. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pentateuch Pentatuch † …
118Prudence — • One of the four cardinal virtues Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Prudence Prudence † …
119Acacius (Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine) — Acacius † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Acacius Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine, disciple and biographer of Eusebius, the historian, whose successor in the See of Caesarea he became in 340. Nothing is known of the date or country of his… …
120Acacius (Patriarch of Constantinople) — Acacius † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Acacius Patriarch of Constantinople; Schismatic; d. 489. When Acacius first appears in authentic history it is as the orphanotrophos, or dignitary entrusted with the care of the orphans, in the Church …
