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Michael
Michael [Heb.,=who is like God?], archangel prominent in Christian, Jewish, and Muslim traditions. In the Bible and early Jewish literature, Michael is one of the angels of God's presence. He is depicted as a warrior-prince leading the celestial armies against wicked forces and as Israel's guardian... Read more |
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San Gabriel
San Gabriel , city (1990 pop. 37,120), Los Angeles co., SW Calif.; inc. 1913. Fabric, furniture, paper products, tools, and aircraft parts are manufactured. An annual three-day fiesta celebrates the founding (1771) of the San Gabriel Arcángel mission, which was partly rebuilt after an... Read more |
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archangel
archangel , chief angel . They are four to seven in number. Sometimes specific functions are ascribed to them. The four best known in Christian tradition are Michael , Gabriel , Raphael , and Uriel . In early Jewish literature archangels are called "angels of the presence."... Read more |
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angel
angel , [Gr.,=messenger], bodiless, immortal spirit, limited in knowledge and power, accepted in the traditional belief of Judaism, Christianity, and Islam and other religions. Angels appear frequently in the Bible, often in critical roles, e.g., visiting Abraham and Lot (Gen. 18; 19), wrestling... Read more |
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Guardian angels
G UARDIANA NGELS A n old tradition says that guardian angels are appointed to children at the time of their birth. The seventeenth-century mystic Amos Komensky (1592–1670) declared that each child has an angel "given to him by God and ordained to be... Read more |
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Angel Falls
Angel Falls waterfall, Sp. Salto Ángel, 3,212 ft (979 m) high, SE Venezuela, in the Guiana Highlands. Springing from Auyán-Tepuí Mesa, it is the highest uninterrupted waterfall in the world.... Read more |
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Carson
Carson city (1990 pop. 83,995), Los Angeles co., S Calif., an industrial and residential suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1968. Oil refining is the major industry; fabricated metals, paper, and other products are manufactured. The California State Univ. Dominguez Hills is there.... Read more |
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Montebello (United States)
Montebello city (1990 pop. 59,564), Los Angeles co., S Calif., a growing residential and industrial suburb of Los Angeles; inc. 1920. A wide variety of products are manufactured in Montebello, and there are oil wells.... Read more |
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Fry, Christopher
...at the Edinburgh Festival, Thor, with Angels at Canterbury, and The Lady's not for Burning...them Anouilh's L'Alouette (on Joan of Arc) as The Lark (1955); Giraudoux's...Giraudoux's Pour Lucrèce as Duel of Angels (1958; NY, 1960).It was by now obvious... |
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Wood, Charles Erskine Scott
...conversations take place in Heaven among God, Satan, Jesus, and such angels or temporary visitors as Rabelais, Voltaire, Paine, Clemens...Carry Nation, Bryan, Billy Sunday, Ingersoll, Joan of Arc, Anthony Comstock, and Charles Evans Hughes. A 41st dialogue... |
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seas
...Sea of Okhotsk are bodies of water that are semi-enclosed by land or island arcs. However, others, like the Sargasso and the Arabian Seas, are areas of the open ocean...narrow seas; oceans; united nations conference on the law of the sea. M. V. Angel |
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trench
...where the oceanic crust is sliding under continental land masses or island arcs. They are highly active seismically; one of the most violent earthquakes ever...www.geocities.com/thesciencefiles/marianas/trench.html M. V. Angel |
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Hark! Arc Angels flying in for New Year's Eve show
When Chris Layton first met future Arc Angels bandmate Charlie Sexton, he didn...vocalists in the Texas rock group Arc Angels. They will make their Chicago...entrance policy. Some writers have dubbed Arc Angels as a Texas ... |
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Celestial // In Concert, Arc Angels Earn Their Wings
Arc Angels 7:30 tonight Park West, 322 W. Armitage...559-1212 Call them a supergroup, and the Arc Angels will shrug off the compliment. "Maybe...second leg of their nationwide tour, the Arc Angels return to Chicago for a ... |
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Arc Angels fail to scale any great heights
ARC ANGELS At: The Paradise on Wednesday There's an immediate reason to see the Arc Angels. They have Stevie Ray Vaughan's...performance before a sold-out Paradise crowd. The Arc Angels came in on a high note. They've... |
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Arc Angels: Made In Texas Heaven
ARC ANGELS' commercial potential seems...Allmanesque ballad "Sent By Angels," the slippery funk track...difficulty holding her own with Arc Angel. She brings a hellaciously...Turner and Rod Stewart. ARC ANGELS ... |
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Black Crowes, Arc Angels & Stage Dolls: Proving Rock Lives
...202-334-9000 and press 8161.) Arc Angels Texas singer-guitarist Charlie Sexton...band portrait on the back cover of "Arc Angels" (DGC) demonstrates that...Faces keyboardist Ian McLagen, "Arc Angels" doesn't slip out of ... |
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FLYING HIGH THUNDERING ARC ANGELS ARE BETTER LIVE
IF THE ARC Angels ever capture in the...Stevie Ray Vaughan), but the Angels' disc is a slightly above...album-rock staple, "Sent By Angels." But live, the band is...wherever they wanted. The Angels played most of the songs from...versions of ... |
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Austin's Arc Angels Send Down Debut LP
...became the four's full-time avocation, especially when Geffen Records intensified its interest in the group. Now the Arc Angels (named for the acronym of the studio where they joined together) are supporting a well-received debut album with... |
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Arc Angel project aids needy with disabilities
The Arc of Lancaster County, an organization that...developmental disabilities, announced its annual Arc Angel Project. The project provides holiday gifts...any combination of these circumstances. Arc seeks the support of the public to help meet... |
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You can be an Arc Angel
The Arc of Lancaster County, an organization that...recently announced the launch of its annual Arc Angel Project. This program provides holiday gifts...state centers or independent housing. The Arc receives hundreds of gift-recipient names... |
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Arc Angel Project needs listed
The Arc of Lancaster County, a support organization...their families, seeks donors for the annual Arc Angel Project. The project provides holiday gifts...family and/or have limited resources. Many Arc Angel recipients ask for basic items like... |
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