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Twelve Tables
Twelve Tables early code of Roman law. Most modern authorities accept the traditional date of 450 BC, but several place the work later. The tables were supposedly written in response to the plebeians' protest that the patrician judges were able to discriminate against them with impunity because the... Read more
Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs
Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs an early Jewish work, with some Christian interpolations, reckoned among the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha . The work may have been written as early as 1st cent. BC It purports to be the final sayings ( "Testaments" ) of the 12 patriarchs, i.e., the 12 sons of ... Read more
Saint Simon
Saint Simon , in the New Testament, one of the Twelve Apostles. In the Gospels he is called the Canaanite or Cananaean or Zelotes, synonymous terms referring probably to association with the sect of Zealots . Feast (with St. Jude ): Oct. 28. ... Read more
apostle
apostle [Gr.,=envoy], one of the prime missionaries of Christianity. The apostles of the first rank are saints Peter , Andrew , James (the Greater), John , Thomas , James (the Less), Jude (or Thaddaeus), Philip , Bartholomew , Matthew , Simon , and Matthias (replacing Judas Iscario... Read more
Saint Bartholomew
Saint Bartholomew , in the New Testament, one of the Twelve Apostles, usually identified with Nathanael . Nathanael is a given name, Bartholomew an Aramaic patronymic meaning "son of Talmai." Tradition makes N India his missionary field and Armenia the place of his martyrdom by flaying. ... Read more
Saint James
Saint James in the Bible, one of the Twelve Apostles, called St. James the Less or St. James the Little. He was the son of Alphaeus; his mother, Mary, was one of those at the cross and tomb. The Western Church identifies him with Saint James , "the Lord's brother." Feast (with St. Philip): May... Read more
patriarch
patriarch , in biblical tradition, one of the antediluvian progenitors of the race as given in Genesis (e.g., Seth ) or one of the ancestors of the Jews (e.g., Abraham , Isaac , Jacob , and, sometimes, the sons of Jacob). The Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs is the name of one of the Pseudep... Read more
John Biddle
John Biddle 1615-62, founder of English Unitarianism . From his examination of the Scriptures he lost belief in the doctrine of the Trinity and stated his conclusions in Twelve Arguments Drawn Out of Scripture. When the existence of this paper was made known to the magistrates in 1645, Biddle wa... Read more
Israel
Israel the Hebrew nation or people. According to tradition they are descended from the patriarch Jacob (also named Israel), whose twelve sons became founders of the twelve tribes. Also called children of Israel.Israel was also used as the name of the northern kingdom of the Hebrews (c.930–72... Read more
Saint Andrew
Saint Andrew [Gr.,=manly], in the New Testament, one of the Twelve Apostles, brother of Peter. According to tradition he was a missionary in Asia Minor, Macedonia, and S Russia. According to the apocryphal Acts of Andrew, he was martyred at Pátrai in Greece. He is said to have died on an X-s... Read more

Encyclopedia entries related to "Twelve"

twelve-tone music
Book article from: World Encyclopedia twelve-tone music ( twelve-note music ) Serial music in which the series contains all twelve notes of the chromatic scale. Its introduction, in the early 20th century, is credited to Arnold Schoenberg . This method of composition relies not...
Twelve Tables
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Twelve Tables early code of Roman law. Most modern...produced two more. Exact quotations of the Twelve Tables are rare, but from references in...of the customary law. In later times the Twelve Tables were regarded with reverence as a...
Twelve Apostles
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Twelve Apostles or Twelve Disciples: see apostle .
Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs an early Jewish work, with some Christian interpolations, reckoned among the Old Testament Pseudepigrapha . The work...
Alateen
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior ...Anon. Although the teenager decided that the Twelve Steps of AA were helping him, his mother suggested...information programs. Thus, Alateen uses AA's Twelve Steps, but alters step twelve to simply read "carry the message to others...
Luigi Dallapiccola
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...1904-1975) is best known for his twelve-tone compositions, often of highly...works Dallapiccola did not follow twelve-tone principles. However, he came to feel that the consistent use of the twelve tones would enable him to write richer...
Alcoholics Anonymous (AA)
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of Drugs, Alcohol, and Addictive Behavior ...719) lived in the United States. THE TWELVE STEPS OF ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS AA's program for remaining sober is called the Twelve Steps. They are: We admitted we were...closed" (for members only), the Twelve Steps are closely examined, and members...
Alban Berg
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography ...1885-1935) adopted the revolutionary twelve-tone method, but he frequently combined...organized his new sounds according to the twelve-tone method. Schoenberg's principal...compositions within the framework of the twelve-tone method (Wagner's Tristan prelude...
Self-help groups
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of Mental Disorders ...knowledge of relevant goods and services. Types of self-help groups Twelve-step groups The most popular type of self-help group is based on the Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA), founded in 1935. The Twelve...
Federal Reserve System, U.S.
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences ...created the Federal Reserve System with its twelve regional Federal Reserve banks. The writers...member commercial banks. Each of the twelve Federal Reserve districts has one main...constituencies of the American public. The twelve Federal Reserve banks perform the following...

Dictionary entries related to "Twelve"

twelve
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English twelve / twelv / • cardinal number equivalent to the product of three and four; two more than ten; 12: he walked twelve miles there are just twelve of us in all a twelve-string guitar. (Roman numeral: xii...
Twelve Angry Men
Dictionary entry from: International Dictionary of Films and Filmmakers TWELVE ANGRY MEN USA, 1957 Director: Sidney Lumet...Publications Script: Rose, Reginald, Twelve Angry Men, in Film Scripts 2, edited by...s Humanism: The Return to the Father in Twelve Angry Men," in Literature/Film Quarterly...
Twelve, the
Book article from: A Dictionary of the Bible Twelve, the Jesus chose a group of twelve (usually called ‘ apostles ’ by Luke, e...x2018;to be with him’ (on his travels). The Twelve symbolized the new Israel since the old Israel was regarded as...
Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs. A pseudepigraphical writing relating in twelve books the message that each of the twelve sons of Jacob gave to his descendants on his deathbed.
Twelve Tribes
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Twelve Tribes (division of the Jewish people): see TRIBES, TWELVE .
twelve-gauge
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military twelve-gauge n. a shotgun with a gauge corresponding to the diameter of a round bullet of which twelve constitute a pound in weight.
twelve-bore
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military twelve-bore n. Brit. twelve-gauge .
Tribes, the twelve
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions Tribes, the twelve. The traditional composition and division of the Jewish people. The twelve tribes were supposedly descended from the sons and grandsons of the patriarch Jacob . They include Reuben, Simeon (Levi), Judah, Issachar, Zebulun...
Twelve Articles
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church Twelve Articles. The main charter of the Peasants' War adopted at Memmingen in 1525. The Peasants' demands included the right to appoint...
twelve-note composition
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Music twelve-note composition (Ger. Zwölftonmusik ). System of comp. in which all 12 notes within octave (7 white and 5 black...

Thesaurus entries related to "Twelve"

midday
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English midday • noun   synonyms : noon, twelve noon, twelve midday, twelve o'clock, high noon, noontide, noontime, noonday; twelve hundred, twelve hundred hours.
noon
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English noon • noun   synonyms : midday, twelve noon, twelve midday, twelve o'clock, high noon, noontime, noontide, noonday, twelve hundred, twelve hundred hours.
midnight
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Thesaurus of Current English midnight • noun   synonyms : twelve o'clock, twelve midnight, twelve at night, dead of night, the middle of the night, the twelfth hour, the witching hour. antonyms: midday; noon.
year
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus year • noun  he held the office for one year synonyms : twelve-month period, twelve-month session, annum; calendar year, fiscal year, FY; archaic twelvemonth. phrase: year in, year...
annual
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus annual • adjective   1. the annual company picnic synonyms : yearly, once-a-year, every twelve months; year-end.   2. an annual subscription to the alumni newsletter synonyms : year-long, twelve-month
apostle
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus apostle • noun   1. the twelve apostles synonyms : disciple, follower.   2. the apostles of the Slavs synonyms : missionary, evangelist, proselytizer...
bunk
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus bunk • noun   1. there were twelve bunks per dormitory synonyms : berth, cot, bed.   2. informal the idea was sheer bunk. See nonsense sense 1.See also note at nonsense
heir
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus heir , heiress • noun  Mr. Richfield's heirs would squander the old tycoon's fortune in less than twelve years synonyms : successor, next in line, inheritor, beneficiary, legatee; descendant, scion; Law devisee.
reason
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus ...due to, by virtue of, thanks to. reason something out  we finally reasoned out the cryptic message in chapter twelve synonyms : work out, think through, make sense of, get to the bottom of, puzzle out; informal figure out. with reason...
indenture
Book article from: The Oxford American Writers Thesaurus indenture • noun  the validity of the indenture was in question synonyms : contract, agreement, compact, deal, covenant, bond. • verb  Taylor was indentured by the age of twelve synonyms : bind, contract, employ, apprentice; Law article.

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TWELVE(SM) Atlantic Station Opens to the Public; Atlanta's Newest Premium Boutique Hotel Opens, Offers Special Introductory Rates.
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TWELVE(R) Centennial Park Becomes Newest Hotel in Downtown Atlanta.
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Twelve Rates a Perfect Ten
Newspaper article from: Irish Voice; 2/8/2005; 694 words ; ...connoisseurs of fine food and drink alike. Twelve bar and restaurant, located at 206 East...owned by Brian Molloy, also a partner in Twelve. "And everyone is welcome to see what...wife and 9-year-old daughter to open Twelve; another brother, Garreth, rounds out...
Twelve Horses North America Successfully Completes SAS70 Type I Report and Corresponding Examination.
Business Wire; 12/18/2003; 700+ words ; ...controls to manage risk and ensure reliability. Twelve Horses North America ("Twelve Horses"), a provider of applications and infrastructure...report with the assistance of Ernst & Young. Twelve Horses has set a benchmark achievement that until...
TWELVE(SM) Hotels and Residences Selects MICROS OPERA Enterprise Multi-property Solution as Technology Platform.
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Medarex and B. Twelve Announce Agreement to Develop Human Antibody Therapeutics for Cancer.
PR Newswire; 1/22/2001; 700+ words ; ...Medarex, Inc. (Nasdaq: MEDX) and B. Twelve, Inc. announced today that they have entered...Human Antibody Development System(SM) and B. Twelve's targeted technology. B. Twelve will apply its expertise with vitamin B12 related...
Chrysler ME Four-Twelve Revealed As Chrysler's First-Ever Mid-Engine Super Car.
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Thematic Threads in the Book of the Twelve
Magazine article from: Journal of Biblical Literature; 10/1/2004; ; 700+ words ; Thematic Threads in the Book of the Twelve, edited by Paul L. Redditt and Aaron...in the "Formation of the Book of the Twelve Seminar" of the Society of Biblical Literature...it meaningful to read the Book of the Twelve (i.e., the Minor Prophets) as one...
Resisting Twelve-Step Coercion: How to Fight Forced Participation in AA, NA, or Twelve-Step Treatment.(Brief Article)(Review)
Magazine article from: The Humanist; 9/1/2000; ; 700+ words ; Resisting Twelve-Step Coercion: How to Fight Forced Participation in AA, NA, or Twelve-Step Treatment by Stanton Peele and Charles...psychological treatment communities by default. AA's twelve-step approach has since branched out to treat...
TWELVE(SM) Hotels and Residences, New Condo/Hotel Brand led by Experienced Team, Another first from Novare Group.
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