Peculiar People, the
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Peculiar People, the, also ‘Plumstead Peculiars’. A small sect of faith-healers, founded in Rochford, near Southend, in 1838. In 1956 they took the name of the Union of Evangelical Churches.
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Place names can be kind of Peculiar, as new book shows.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 2/25/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...mayor, the decidedly un-peculiar Bill Watson, said he was thrilled...called `The Bank of Tightwad' people opened accounts from everywhere...book when he stumbled across Peculiar several years ago. ``It...Example: Slapout, Okla. ``People would come into the store and...
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 "Deseret News (Salt Lake City)")
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Word of the week: 'Peculiar'
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 1/31/2008; 570 words
; ...priesthood, an holy nation, a peculiar people ... " 1 Peter 2:9 Today when...iniquity, and purify unto himself a peculiar people, zealous of good works" (Titus 2:13-14). To become a peculiar people then, we enter into a covenant...
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Raising an army of 'peculiar' people: Christian peacemakers in Baghdad.(IRAQ)(Christian Peacemaker Teams)
Magazine article from: Sojourners Magazine; 2/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...of responding to this peculiar call that James Loney...to this. But, as "peculiar" men, they trusted...did among the suffering people of Iraq outweighed the...raise up an army of "peculiar" people who take no weapon lint...
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Positively peculiar; Anthony Hopkins' 'Slipstream' an odd little film -- precisely
Newspaper article from: Chicago Sun-Times; 10/21/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...in Anthony Hopkins' very peculiar film. Its title is "Slipstream...was just interested in the peculiar randomness of our lives, and...s on the other side. The peculiar enigma of life and time. The...who only painted the backs of people walking away. And I wanted...
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Peculiar, Mo., officials put off decision on power plant.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 10/20/2004; 652 words
; ...residents raised objections, Peculiar city officials Tuesday night...Tuesday's meeting at the Peculiar Lions Club attracted about 150 people -- mostly opponents of the...group called Neighbors Against Peculiar Annexation, told city officials...
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Peculiar game,peculiar half-time show
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 2/15/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...New Straits Times 02-15-2004 Peculiar game,peculiar half-time show Byline: Meera...beers, chips and dips. It's a peculiar game; highly structured and quantity...however that the thing that most people would remember had nothing to...
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 "Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)")
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Music: A peculiar mix of original thoughts; Vinny makes music that goes pop.(Features)
Newspaper article from: Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England); 4/16/2004; 654 words
; ...like Liverpool-based Vinny Peculiar not having a mega-dollar...album, Growing Up With Vinny Peculiar. And I'mnot the only fan...Liar, which interests certain people. And the person I do the label...Drummond. CAPTION(S): FUNNY PECULIAR: Alan Wilkes of original pop...
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Peculiar choice for drug `czar'
Newspaper article from: The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel; 5/3/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...level, though, it is a peculiar choice. Walters, almost...are locking up too many people for possession...I think a lot of people are coming to the realization...jail space and/or heal people from their disease...minimums. As for the peculiar impact of drug enforcement...
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Unfunny peculiar; Being force-fed religion was no laughing matter.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 6/6/1999; 700+ words
; ...belonged to a sect called the Peculiar People - and they certainly were. Their...a line in Deuteronomy. The `peculiar' bit meant `separate' or...builder and came from a long line of Peculiar People. I think his idea of adopting...
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IBB And Our Peculiar Mess.
News Wire article from: Africa News Service; 1/29/2002; 700+ words
; ...king-making of this peculiar nature would be visited...from the ubiquitous "my people" of Nigerian politics...President again. Since people don t easily forget things...blatant act of denial of people s rights for which history...we are currently in a peculiar mess. In parenthesis...
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peculiar people
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to British History
peculiar people. Evangelical sect, also known as ‘Plumstead peculiars’ or ‘Banyardites’, founded...
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Peculiar People
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions
Peculiar People. A small Free Church denomination taking its title from the description in 1 Peter 2. 9. They were initially called the...
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Peculiar People, the
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of the Christian Church
Peculiar People, the, also ‘Plumstead Peculiars’. A small sect of faith-healers, founded in Rochford, near Southend, in 1838. In 1956 they took the name of the Union of Evangelical Churches.
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Excerpt from "The War in its Effect Upon Women" (1916, by Helena Swanwick)
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...to one or the other sex with peculiar poignancy, but it would be...world's development, the peculiar service of men, let them not...world's development, be the peculiar service of women. After the...going to be met by the whole people — men and women...
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Primitive Accumulation
Encyclopedia entry from: International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences
...apply himself entirely to his peculiar business, unless there is...for so long a time to such a peculiar business ” (Smith...historical emergence of the peculiar form of the “ previous...role in the reproduction of people ’ s livelihoods...
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