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seventh in seventh heaven in a state of ecstasy; the term relates to the concept of
seven heavens in late Jewish and Muslim theology.
Seventh-Day Adventist a member of a strict Protestant sect which preaches the imminent return of Christ to Earth (originally expecting the Second Coming in 1844) and observes Saturday as the sabbath.
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TERROR! ROBESPIERRE AND THE FRENCH [...]
Newspaper article from: Express & Echo (Exeter UK); 7/11/2009; 285 words
; TERROR! ROBESPIERRE AND THE FRENCH REVOLUTION 8pm, BBC2 Maximilien Francois Marie Isidore de Robespierre. His moniker has certainly...to paint a vivid picture of Robespierre's year in at the head of...
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Wave upon wave: the story of terrorism is 2,000 years old, but its plot has scarcely changed. (Terrorism - History).
Magazine article from: Canada and the World Backgrounder; 1/1/2002; 700+ words
; ...This nasty bit of work was the idea of Maximilien Francois Marie Isidore de Robespierre, to give him his full name. A lawyer...square in Paris. Before a cheering crowd, Maximilien Robespierre and 21 of his followers were beheaded...
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The last execution; The hangman: Albert Pierrepoint and Robert McGladdery.
Newspaper article from: The Daily Mail (London, England); 3/11/2008; 700+ words
; ...Ian Smith, Cambridge. QUESTION How did Maximilien Robespierre earn his nicknamethe sea-green incorruptible? PROVINCIAL lawyer Maximilien Francois Marie Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794)became leader of the Jacobin...
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Months past: child of the revolution, forging a Pact of Steel, mum's the word ... Richard Cavendish introduces this month's anniversaries.
Magazine article from: History Today; 5/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; The Birth of Robespierre May 6th, 1758 Unforgettably...Green Incorruptible', Maximilien-Frangois-Marie-Isidore de Robespierre was born in the town of Arras...ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Maximilien lost his mother when he was...
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IUN LECTURE ON 3 FRENCH REVOLUTIONARIES
Newspaper article from: Post-Tribune (IN); 11/10/1989; 304 words
; ...on the French Revolution. The lecture, "Robespierre, Marat, and Danton: Myth and Reality," will explore the contributions made by Maximilien Francois Marie Isidore de Robespierre, Jean Paul Marat and Georges Jacques Danton...
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French author: Joan of Arc wasn't so hot
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 10/30/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...truth. Ten years ago, Caratini defended Maximilien-Francois-Marie- Isidore de Robespierre, the Jacobin leader and architect of the...association organized to improve his image. "Robespierre is neither a Stalin nor a Pinochet," he...
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Anniversaries
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/6/1996; 700+ words
; ...marshal and soldier, 1756; Maximilien-Francois Marie- Isidore de Robespierre, French revolutionary, 1758...essayist, 1862; Louis-Marie de la Haye, Vicomte de Cormenin...Count Maurice-Polydore Marie-Bernard Maeterlinck, poet...
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Maximilien Marie Isidore Robespierre
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Maximilien Marie Isidore Robespierre , 1758-94, one of the leading...theories of democracy and deism, and Robespierre's emphasis on virtue&mdash...epithet "the Incorruptible." Robespierre was elected to the States-General...
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Maximilien François Marie Isidore de Robespierre
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Maximilien Fran ç ois Marie Isidore de Robespierre The French Revolutionary leader Maximilien Fran ç ois Marie Isidore de Robespierre (1758-1794) was the spokesman for...
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Robespierre, Maximilien François Marie Isidore de
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
Robespierre, Maximilien François Marie Isidore de (1758–94...the Girondins discredited, Robespierre led the republican revolution...French victories in war, and Robespierre was arrested in the coup of...
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Robespierre, Maximilien de
Encyclopedia entry from: U*X*L Encyclopedia of World Biography
...France French political leader and lawyer Maximilien de Robespierre was the leading voice of the government...traitors were executed. Early life Maximilien Fran ç ois Marie Isidore de Robespierre was born on May 6, 1758, in Arras...
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Ruthlessness
Dictionary entry from: Allusions--Cultural, Literary, Biblical, and Historical: A Thematic Dictionary
...demented Roman emperor; initiated persecutions against the Christians. [Rom. Hist.: NCE , 1909] Robespierre, Maximilien Marie Isidore (1758 – 1794) architect of the Reign of Terror (1793 – 1794). [Fr. Hist...
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