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Intolerable Acts
Intolerable Acts name given by American patriots to five laws (including the Quebec Act ) adopted by Parliament in 1774, which limited the political and geographical freedom of the colonists. Four of these laws were passed to punish the people of Massachusetts for the Boston Tea Party . The Bosto... Read more
Peter Folger
Peter Folger fōl´jer , 1617-90, British settler on Nantucket. He was associated with Thomas Mayhew on Martha's Vineyard, becoming missionary, schoolmaster, and surveyor. He moved to Nantucket in 1663, added other duties to those he possessed in Martha's Vineyard, and became a leader in t... Read more
John Haynes Holmes
John Haynes Holmes , 1879-1964, American clergyman, b. Philadelphia, grad. Harvard, 1902, and Harvard Divinity School, 1904. For 42 years (1907-49) he was minister of the Community Church, New York City; in 1949 he became pastor emeritus. The church belonged to the Unitarian denomination until 1919,... Read more
lactose
lactose or milk sugar, white crystalline disaccharide (see carbohydrate ). It has the same empirical formula (C 12 H 22 O 11 ) as sucrose (cane sugar) and maltose but differs from both in structure (see isomer ). It yields the simple sugars D-glucose and D-galactose on hydrolysis , which i... Read more
motif
motif , in literature, term that denotes the recurrent presence of certain character types, objects, settings, or situations in diverse genres and periods of folklore and literature. Examples of motifs include swords, money, food, jewels, forests, oceans, castles, dungeons, tests of skill or wisdom,... Read more
1774 Quebec Act
1774 Quebec Act passed by the British Parliament to institute a permanent administration in Canada replacing the temporary government created at the time of the Proclamation of 1763. It gave the French Canadians complete religious freedom and restored the French form of civil law. The Thirteen Colo... Read more
Valens
Valens , c.328-378, Roman emperor of the East (364-78). Brother and coregent of Valentinian I , Valens followed in most respects his brother's policies but, unlike him, embraced Arian Christianity (see Arianism ). An intolerant man, he sporadically persecuted orthodox Christians. At the beginning ... Read more
ASCII
ASCII or American Standard Code for Information Interchange, a set of codes used to represent letters, numbers, a few symbols, and control characters. Originally designed for teletype operations, it has found wide application in computers . A seven-digit (or seven-bit) binary number (see bina... Read more
asylum
asylum , extension of hospitality and protection to a fugitive and the place where such protection is offered. The use of temples and churches for this purpose in ancient and medieval times was known as sanctuary . In modern international law, the granting of asylum to refugees from other lands is ... Read more
Pierre Bayle
Pierre Bayle , 1647-1706, French philosopher. Born a Huguenot, he converted to Roman Catholicism and then returned to Protestantism. To avoid French intolerance of Protestants, he moved in 1681 to Rotterdam, where he lived for most of the rest of his life. Trained as a philosopher and with a strong ... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Intolerable"

Intolerable Acts (1774)
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History INTOLERABLE ACTS (1774) The Boston Tea Party of...They are known collectively as the Intolerable Acts. The Boston Port Act, passed...Boston in particular, constituted the Intolerable or Coercive Acts. The acts aroused...
Intolerable Acts
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Intolerable Acts (1774) British legislation designed to punish the American colonists after the Boston Tea Party . Also known as the Coercive...
Intolerable Acts’
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Intolerable Acts’, 1774. These Acts were the British government's response to the Boston Tea Party and an attempt to isolate...
Relative Deprivation
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...which are patiently endured when they seem inevitable become intolerable when once the idea of escape from them is suggested ”...satisfaction of one group. Rebellion was caused by “ an intolerable gap between what people want and what they get, ”...
Constructive Discharge
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Small Business ...in which employers forced employees to resign by creating intolerable working conditions, usually because the employees were engaged...discharged for misconduct. Constructive discharge because of an intolerable working environment is one of the qualifying causes, along...
Running Away
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Children's Health: Infancy through Adolescence ...adventures, most runaways in the early 2000s are running from intolerable domestic situations. It has been estimated that at least...seekers to that of young people from families in crisis fleeing intolerable conditions with no place else to go. This perception of...
Fugue
Encyclopedia entry from: Complete Human Diseases and Conditions ...successfully cope with situations that would otherwise be intolerable. With dissociation, people can “ daydream...not only mentally “ go away from ” an intolerable situation through a dissociation defense mechanism, they...
Love Nest, The, and Other Stories
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature ...his frustrated, dipsomaniac wife. Haircut , a barber's monologue while serving a customer, tells of the murder of an intolerable practical joker by a half‐wit youth. Rhythm is the story of a cynical Tin Pan Alley composer, showing his egotism...
North, Frederick, Lord
Book article from: World Encyclopedia ...becoming prime minister under King George III . His repressive measures against the North American colonies, particularly the Intolerable Acts , are seen as a precipitating factor for the American Revolution . In 1782, he formed a coalition with Charles James...
Age of Innocence
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature ...grandmother, and her relation with Archer is rekindled. When May reveals to Ellen that she is pregnant, the situation becomes intolerable for the Countess, who goes to live in Paris. Archer is never sure how much his wife knows until after her death, many...

Dictionary entries related to "Intolerable"

Intolerable Acts
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History INTOLERABLE ACTS INTOLERABLE ACTS. The four Intolerable Acts, also known as the Coercive Acts, formed Britain's punishment of both the town of Boston and the province of Massachusetts for the destruction of the East India Company's tea on...
intolerable
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology intolerable XV. — F. or L.; see IN-2 .
Intolerable Acts, the
Book article from: The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable Intolerable Acts, the derogatory term for four measures enacted by the British Parliament in 1774 against the American colonies, by which...
Intolerable Acts’
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Intolerable Acts’, 1774. These Acts were the British government's response to the Boston Tea Party . The Boston Port Act, the...
Declaratory Act, 1766
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History ...in the American revolutionaries' militant reaction to the Intolerable Acts. The harsh terms of the Declaratory Act, affirming...to rule the American colonies without limit, made the Intolerable Acts' passage in London virtually inevitable. In retrospect...
Gage, Thomas
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military ...governor of Massachusetts (1774–75), born in Firle, Sussex, England. Gage was charged with enforcing the Intolerable Acts in the face of a well-organized and angry populace. When he sent troops to seize military stores at Concord and to...
Coercive Acts
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...and troops to be quartered at Boston's expense. Though Lord NORTH's aim was to isolate Massachusetts, the “Intolerable Acts”, as they became known, stiffened American resistance and precipitated the CONTINENTAL CONGRESS .
Carolingian empire
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History ...VERDUN in 843, civil war among the Carolingians, VIKING raids, and the ambitions of rival families subjected the empire to intolerable strains. Nevertheless, Carolingians reigned in Germany till 911 and in France till 987 and they left behind a prestige...
Loudon, John Claudius
Book article from: A Dictionary of Architecture and Landscape Architecture ...novel (1827) about an England in C21 bedev-illed by universal air-travel, world-wideinstant communication systems, intolerable burdens of taxation, and endemic inflation. John and Jane Loudon worked together on the Encylopaedia of Cottage, Farm...
Quebec Act
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Quebec Act, 1774. This followed but was not part of the Intolerable Acts . It settled matters relating to the British acquisition of French Canada by recognizing the catholic church, allowing the...

Thesaurus entries related to "Intolerable"

intolerable
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus intolerable • adjective  the drilling noise had become intolerable synonyms : unbearable, insufferable, unsupportable, insupportable, unendurable, beyond endurance, too much to bear; unacceptable; informal too much. antonym: bearable.
impossible
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...unmanageable, intractable, recalcitrant, wayward, objectionable, intolerable, unbearable.   4. life became impossible for the homeless synonyms : unbearable, intolerable, unendurable, hopeless. antonyms: possible; plausible; tolerable...
bearable
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus bearable • adjective  volunteer staff can make a hospital stay bearable synonyms : tolerable, endurable, supportable, sustainable, sufferable, brookable; acceptable, admissible, manageable. antonym: intolerable.
egregious
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...appalling, terrible, awful, horrendous, frightful, atrocious, abominable, abhorrent, outrageous; monstrous, heinous, dire, unspeakable, shameful, unforgivable, intolerable, dreadful; formal grievous. antonym: marvelous.
unacceptable
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus unacceptable • adjective  the repair job on the gutters was unacceptable synonyms : intolerable, insufferable, unsatisfactory, inadmissible, inappropriate, unsuitable, undesirable, unreasonable, insupportable; offensive...
oppressive
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...humane.   2. an oppressive sense of despair synonyms : overwhelming, overpowering, unbearable, unendurable, intolerable, burdensome.   3. it was gray and oppressive synonyms : muggy, close, heavy, hot, humid, sticky, steamy...
insupportable
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus insupportable • adjective   1. his arrogance was insupportable synonyms : intolerable, insufferable, unbearable, unendurable; oppressive, overwhelming, overpowering; informal too much. antonym: bearable...
overpowering
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...x2022; adjective   1. overpowering disappointment synonyms : overwhelming, oppressive, unbearable, unendurable, intolerable, shattering.   2. an overpowering smell synonyms : stifling, suffocating, strong, pungent, powerful; nauseating...
tolerable
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...enough, average, mediocre, middling, fair to middling, ordinary, run-of the-mill, indifferent, unexceptional; inf. not bad, OK, so-so, nothing to write home about. antonyms: intolerable; unbearable; insufferable.
unbearable
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English unbearable • adjective   synonyms : intolerable, insufferable, unsupportable, unendurable, unacceptable, more than flesh and blood can stand; inf. too much, enough to try the patience of a saint.

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FILM REVIEW: 'Intolerable Cruelty' abides, don'tcha know
News Wire article from: University Wire; 10/10/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...twisted genius of the Coen brothers, "Intolerable Cruelty" is the duo's first large...dark, socially pertinent cinema. "Intolerable Cruelty" is less bleak and bizarre...successful of depth, chill and darkness. "Intolerable Cruelty" is a marvelous idea. The...
FILM REVIEW: Far from 'Intolerable,' actors shine
News Wire article from: University Wire; 10/17/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. -- At first glance, "Intolerable Cruelty," the most recent film from...traditional romantic comedy formula makes "Intolerable Cruelty" an ironic treasure hidden...Brother, Where Art Thou?" (2000), "Intolerable Cruelty" is brazen, ridiculous and...
Intolerable Cruelty; LOVE IS A BATTLEFIELD
Newspaper article from: Pittsburgh City Paper; 10/22/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...how he keeps his balls in the air. In Intolerable Cruelty, the new movie from the soon...hardly matters who produced and directed Intolerable Cruelty, although the movie has the...deft satirists but shrill pardists), Intolerable Cruelty is an occasionally choppy hybrid...
`Intolerable Cruelty'.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 10/9/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...the snappy screwball comedy that is "Intolerable Cruelty," it does. Massey is a divorce...regards to question three, you betcha. "Intolerable Cruelty" borrows the whip-flapping...along with several other scribes', "Intolerable Cruelty" is easily the filmmaking duo...
`Intolerable Cruelty'.
Newspaper article from: The Philadelphia Inquirer (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service); 10/8/2003; 700+ words ; ...the snappy screwball comedy that is "Intolerable Cruelty," it does. Massey is a divorce...regards to question three, you betcha. "Intolerable Cruelty" borrows the whip-flapping...along with several other scribes', "Intolerable Cruelty" is easily the filmmaking duo...
`Intolerable' easy to take
Newspaper article from: Naperville Sun, The (IL); 10/10/2003; ; 485 words ; ...just two of the many pleasures of "Intolerable Cruelty." In their long, rich career...had a movie more perfect for it than "Intolerable Cruelty." True, Clooney had one of...Clooney's performance on down. "Intolerable Cruelty" is something more sublime...
'Intolerable Cruelty' is the opposite of its title
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 10/10/2003; ; 700+ words ; INTOLERABLE CRUELTY -- *** -- George Clooney, Catherine Zeta- Jones...local movie theaters" for theater listings. There's nothing intolerable at all about "Intolerable Cruelty," the latest from the Coen brothers. And come to...
Intolerable delays
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 8/20/2007; 487 words ; New Straits Times 08-20-2007 Intolerable delays Edition: Main/Lifestyle Section...that "delays of this nature are wholly intolerable and make an utter farce of the proper...simple case". By any measure, what was intolerable then is just as intolerable now - even...
FILM REVIEW: 'Intolerable Cruelty' barely tolerable
News Wire article from: University Wire; 10/23/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...and rich. That's the conceit of "Intolerable Cruelty," a postmodern screwball comedy...cynical commentary on true love, "Intolerable Cruelty" agrees with its hippie soundtrack...perhaps, in the film's childhood. "Intolerable Cruelty" is the product of divorce...
Fun 'Intolerable Cruelty' pairs Clooney, Zeta-Jones; 'My Fair Lady' is dressed up.(WASHINGTON WEEKEND)(PHANTOM OF THE MOVIES)
Newspaper article from: The Washington Times; 2/12/2004; 700+ words ; ...and Ethan Coen's latest confection, Intolerable Cruelty, out this week via Universal...script without intending to direct), "Intolerable Cruelty" offers plenty of inventive...romantic. Even more refreshingly, "Intolerable Cruelty" avoids the witless scatology...