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Thirty-Nine Articles
Thirty-Nine Articles The set of doctrinal formulae first issued in 1563 and finally adopted by the Anglican Communion in 1571 as a statement of its position. Many of the articles allow a wide variety of interpretation. They had their origin in several previous definitions, required by the shifts and... Read more
Thirty Years War
Thirty Years War 1618-48, general European war fought mainly in Germany. General Character of the War There were many territorial, dynastic, and religious issues that figured in the outbreak and conduct of the war. The extent of religious motives is debated, but cannot be dismissed, parti... Read more
potter's field
potter's field a burial place for paupers and strangers, with biblical allusion to Matthew 27:7. The field was bought with the thirty pieces of silver paid to Judas for the betrayal of Jesus by the priests, which the repentant and despairing Judas had returned to them. It is also called Aceldama.... Read more
Breitenfeld
Breitenfeld , village, Saxony, S central E Germany. It gave its name to two battles of the Thirty Years War . Gustavus Adolphus ( Gustavus II ) of Sweden there defeated the imperial forces under Count Johannes Tilly and Marshal Gottfried Pappenheim in 1631, and the Swedes under General Lennart ... Read more
Drachenfels
Drachenfels [Ger.,=dragon's rock], mountain, 1,053 ft (321 m) high, in the Siebengebirge , W Germany, on the Rhine. It is of volcanic origin. In legend, it is the scene of Siegfried's triumph over the dragon. The Drachenburg, a fortress that is now in ruins, was built on the mountain (probably in ... Read more
hyperbole
hyperbole , a figure of speech in which exceptional exaggeration is deliberately used for emphasis rather than deception. Andrew Marvell employed hyperbole throughout To His Coy Mistress : An hundred years should go to praise Thine eyes and on thy forehead gaze; Two hundred to adore ea... Read more
mammography
mammography diagnostic procedure that uses low-dose X rays to detect abnormalities in the breasts. The early diagnosis of breast cancer made possible by the routine use of mammography for screening women increases a woman's treatment alternatives and improves her chances of surviving the cancer. ... Read more
Peter Ernst von Mansfeld
Peter Ernst von Mansfeld , 1580?-1626, military commander in the Thirty Years War . Illegitimate son of a governor for the Hapsburgs in Luxembourg, he rendered distinguished service in the imperial forces in the Netherlands and was legitimized; by 1607 he was styling himself count. At the beginning... Read more
Aschaffenburg
Aschaffenburg , city (1994 pop. 65,650), Bavaria, S central Germany, on the Main River. Its manufactures include clothing, machine and precision instruments, and colored paper. Once the location of a Roman garrison and later of a Frankish castle, Aschaffenburg passed to the archbishopric of Mainz in... Read more
Falun
Falun , city (1990 pop. 33,256), capital of Kopparberg co., S central Sweden; chartered 1624 and again in 1641. It is the headquarters of Sweden's oldest company, the Stora Kopparbergs Bergslags Aktiebolag, founded (1347) to operate the copper mines of Falun (no longer mined). The company, which hel... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Thirty"

Thirty Years' War (1618–1648)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World THIRTY YEARS' WAR (1618 – 1648) THIRTY YEARS' WAR (1618 – 1648). The Thirty Years' War was one of the greatest and longest armed contests of the early modern period. Some historians have argued that it was a series of...
Thirty Years War
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Thirty Years War 1618-48, general European war fought mainly in Germany. General Character of the War There were many territorial...
Thirty-Nine Articles
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History Thirty-Nine Articles. The articles are those finally agreed by the convocations of the Church of England in 1571. They comprise a...
Thirty Tyrants
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Thirty Tyrants oligarchy of ancient Athens (404-403 BC). It was created by Lysander under Spartan auspices after the Peloponnesian War. Critias and Theramenes were prominent members. It was overthrown at Piraeus (now Piraiévs) by Thrasybulus .
Thirty Years' War
Book article from: World Encyclopedia Thirty Years' War (1618–48) Conflict fought mainly in Germany, arising out of religious differences and developing into...
Thirty-nine Articles
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Thirty-nine Articles see creed 5.
Dynasts, The; an Epic-Drama of the War with Napoleon, in Three Parts, Nineteen Acts and One Hundred and Thirty Scenes
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature Dynasts, The; an Epic-Drama of the War with Napoleon, in Three Parts, Nineteen Acts and One Hundred and Thirty Scenes, by T. Hardy , published in three parts, 1904, 1906, 1908. This great work is written partly in blank verse, partly...
Korean War
Encyclopedia entry from: West's Encyclopedia of American Law ...occupied the Korean Peninsula north of the thirty-eighth degree of latitude, while the...Union, launched an attack across the thirty-eighth parallel. The U.N. Security...Inchon, about one hundred miles below the thirty-eighth parallel, cutting off the North...
Gap Analysis
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Management ...but, in fact, have to wait more than thirty minutes. Management Understanding Gap...timely fashion ” may mean within thirty seconds. However, if management designs...telephone calls should be answered within thirty seconds. However, if it takes more than...
Lisbon Agreement on NATO Force Levels
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Military History ...reserve divisions mobilizable within thirty days. Soon after these goals were adopted...thirds reserve divisions mobilizable within thirty days. Actual forces in existence at the...Force goals for the end of 1953 were thirty‐six and two‐thirds...

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thirty
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English ...pl. -ties ) the number equivalent to the product of three and ten; ten less than forty; 30: thirty or forty years ago thirty were hurt thirty of her school friends. (Roman numeral: xxx , XXX .) ∎  ( thirties ) the numbers...
Thirty-Eighth Parallel
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History THIRTY-EIGHTH PARALLEL THIRTY-EIGHTH PARALLEL. As World War II in the Pacific neared its end...occupation plan for Korea. They proposed a demarcation line at the thirty-eighth parallel, with the Soviets handling the postwar occupation...
Thirty-Hour Week
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History THIRTY-HOUR WEEK THIRTY-HOUR WEEK. In 1932, Senator Hugo Black (D-Alabama) introduced the Thirty-Hour Work Week Bill, 72nd Congress, to "prohibit, in interstate or foreign commerce, all goods produced by establishments where workers...
Thirty-Nine Articles
Book article from: A Dictionary of World History Thirty-Nine Articles The set of doctrinal formulae first issued in 1563 and finally adopted by the Anglican...by CRANMER and Ridley, were of markedly Protestant character, and they provided the basis of the Thirty-Nine Articles.
Articles, Thirty-Nine
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Articles, Thirty-Nine: see THIRTY-NINE ARTICLES .
Group of Thirty
Book article from: A Dictionary of Business and Management Group of Thirty A group of economic experts comprising individuals from central and commercial banks and finance ministries, as well as academic economists. The group was founded in 1979 by the Rockefeller Foundation to carry out research into international economic issues.
Thirty Years War
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Thirty Years War (1618–48). A series of religious and political wars fought in Central Europe. The causes included the...
Thirty‐Nine Articles
Book article from: A Dictionary of British History Thirty‐Nine Articles The articles are those finally agreed by the convocations of the Church of England in 1571. They comprise...
Thirty Meter Telescope
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy Thirty Meter Telescope ( TMT ) A large reflector being designed and built jointly by the US and Canada, that will operate at visible...
Thirty-two marks
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Thirty-two marks (of a Buddha): see DVĀTRIṂŚADVARA-LAKṢANA .

Thesaurus entries related to "Thirty"

youthful
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English ...usually pertains to behavior and attitudes rather than to physical appearance (still immature despite the fact that he was almost thirty). Juvenile suggests immaturity of mind or body and is applied especially to things that are designed for boys and girls in...
trough
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus trough • noun   1. a large feeding trough synonyms : manger, feeder, bunk, rack, crib, feed box; waterer.   2. a thirty-foot trough synonyms : channel, conduit, trench, ditch, gully, drain, culvert, cut, flume, gutter; rain gutter.
state
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...nation state, kingdom, realm, power, republic, confederation, federation.   5. the country is divided into thirty-two states synonyms : province, federal state, region, territory, canton, department, county, district, shire...
pistol
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus pistol • noun  a concealed pistol synonyms : revolver, gun, handgun, sidearm; automatic, six-shooter, thirty-eight, derringer; informal gat, piece; trademark Colt, Luger.
pedagogue
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus pedagogue formal • noun  her thirty-two years as a most beloved pedagogue synonyms : teacher, schoolteacher, schoolmaster, schoolmistress, master, mistress...
character
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...individual, customer.   6. the characters develop throughout the play synonyms : persona, role, part; ( characters ) dramatis personae.   7. thirty characters per line synonyms : letter, figure, symbol, sign, mark.
black
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...synonyms : unlit, dark, starless, moonless, wan; literary tenebrous, Stygian. antonyms: clear, bright.   3. thirty-seven percent of our advanced-study students are black. See note below.   4. the blackest day of the war synonyms...
and
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...happen to be followed by and . Taking down my Bible and opening it at random, I find that the eighth chapter of Exodus contains thirty-two sentences, twenty-five of which begin with and .” (Philip Boswood Ballard, Teaching and Testing English...
zero hour
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus zero hour • noun  as zero hour approached, thirty ships swung into position synonyms : the appointed time, the critical moment, the moment of truth, the point/moment of decision, the Rubicon, the crux; informal the crunch.
pitch
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...try to acquire, try to get, bid for, make a bid for. pitch in  if we all pitch in, we can be out of here in thirty minutes synonyms : help (out), assist, lend a hand, join in, participate, contribute, do one's bit, chip in, cooperate...

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Women division: Thirty Buck wins seventh straight City crown
Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL); 7/30/2005; ; 700+ words ; ...first baseman Donna Craig tries to tag Thirty Buck's Sue Walsh during a Women's...Joliet Park District City Tournament. Thirty Buck captured the championship, winning 7-6 and 6-5. Thirty Buck second baseman Chris Simmons dives...
Thirty Slews giving no quarter in Sprint
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 11/6/1993; ; 700+ words ; ...smile told all. Finally, this trainer of Thirty Slews chuckled and chuckled again, saying...name of Dutch Masters III and who own Thirty Slews, everybody's pockets bulging...all wrapped." Rumor has it that when Thirty Slews surprised all but the quarter...
THIRTY SIX RED BEGINS LONG ROAD BACK.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: Albany Times Union (Albany, NY); 8/2/1990; 700+ words ; ...soon. An hour after watching his star, Thirty Six Red, Zito was predicting great things...hard to figure after what happened to Thirty Six Red in an allowance race Wednesday...second to Go and Go in the Belmont Stakes, Thirty Six Red was never a factor, finishing...
It's Jesus time: on the cusp of his thirty-third birthday, the author is tormented by an undeniable truth: He's somewhat less successful than the Son of God.(Chuck Klosterman's America)(Column)
Magazine article from: Esquire; 6/1/2005; ; 700+ words ; THIS JUNE, I SHALL BECOME a thirty-three-year-old human, which...not my strongest point). However, thirty-three is both the hardest and most...confusing, but wholly true. For our first thirty-two years we live like foxes, acquiring...
Thirty-Buck 11, Glory Days II 9
Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL); 7/26/2003; ; 700+ words ; ...glorious night. Then, the old hands of Thirty-Buck came out swinging. "They always...Days II dropped an 11-9 decision to Thirty-Buck in the women's title game of...over the city -- hopefully." For now, Thirty-Buck retains possession of the keys...
Thirty Eight Go Go Gets Another Chance to Stay;Retirement Plans Hinge on Today's Outing
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 1/26/1991; ; 695 words ; Thirty Eight Go Go may have less than two minutes...season looms and with it thoughts of easing Thirty Eight Go Go into a life away from racing...But that has not obscured the trend - Thirty Eight Go Go has won one of her last 13...
PODLESNY KEYS THIRTY BUCK'S TITLE MARCH
Newspaper article from: Herald-News (Joliet, IL); 7/30/2000; 700+ words ; ...collegiate mark at DePaul University, helped Thirty Buck to a second consecutive Women's...home run in the top of the first helped Thirty Buck to a quick lead it would never relinquish...in the bottom of the first inning cut Thirty Buck's margin to 3-2. But a six...
The Thirty Years War: The Holy Roman Empire and Europe, 1618-48.(Review)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History; 12/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; The Thirty Years War: The Holy Roman Empire and Europe...cloth), $19.95 U.S. (paper). The Thirty Years War, fought largely within the boundaries...in many different languages, with the Thirty Years War historian needing to read Latin...
Thirty-Buck loves the glove
Newspaper article from: Herald News, The (Joliet, IL); 7/26/2002; ; 700+ words ; Thirty-Buck pitcher Tina Felix fields a shot...later delivered a two-RBI double. -- Thirty-Buck's Jennifer Christianson ducks away...throw of Holy Family shortstop Jan Russell. Thirty-Buck won 7-5. JOLIET -- For the record...
Thirty Seconds to Mars Brings "WAR" to Dragon Age: Origins.
Business Wire; 11/3/2009; 700+ words ; ...announced today that award-winning rock band Thirty Seconds to Mars will headline the in...exclusive game trailer co-produced by Thirty Seconds to Mars front-man, Jared Leto...a forward-thinking relationship with Thirty Seconds to Mars and we are overwhelmed...