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Siccuth
Siccuth or Sakkuth , in the Book of Amos, a heathen god. Many texts regard this as a common noun; thus the King James Version translates it as "tabernacle."
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Hank Williams
Hank Williams 1923-53, American country singer and songwriter, b. near Georgiana, Ala., as Hiram Williams. He is widely regarded as the leading figure in the history of country music (see country and western music ). During his teenage years Williams began singing in Southern roadhouses, theaters,...
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Ishmael
Ishmael [Heb.,=God hears], in the Bible. 1 Son of Abraham and Hagar ; ancestor of 12 tribes in N Arabia. Through Sara 's jealousy he and his mother were sent into the desert, where the angel of the Lord encountered them at a spring. Ishmael married an Egyptian and fathered 12 sons and a daugh...
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habeas corpus
habeas corpus [Lat.,=you should have the body], writ directed by a judge to some person who is detaining another, commanding him to bring the body of the person in his custody at a specified time to a specified place for a specified purpose. The writ's sole function is to release an individual fr...
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Berossus
Berossus , 3d cent. BC, Babylonian priest-historian; contemporary of Manetho . His work, in Greek, preserved Mesopotamian myths regarding creation and history. It survives in fragments quoted by Josephus and Eusebius of Caesarea.
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Shibboleth
Shibboleth , in the Bible, test word that the Gileadites made the Ephraimites pronounce. As Ephraimites could not say sh but only s as in "Sibboleth," this was regarded as a test of an Ephraimite; 42,000 Ephraimites were thus detected.
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Milovan Djilas
Milovan Djilas , 1911-95, Yugoslav political leader and writer, b. Montenegro. A Communist party member from 1932, he helped Josip Broz Tito organize volunteers to fight in the Spanish civil war . He was active in the Yugoslav resistance in World War II and after the war rose to high posts in par...
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Giulio Douhet
Giulio Douhet , 1869-1930, Italian military officer and early advocate of airpower. He was an early supporter of strategic bombing and the military superiority of air forces . He served in World War I, organizing Italy's bombing campaign, but was court-martialed for criticizing the Italian high com...
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Potsdam Conference
Potsdam Conference meeting (July 17-Aug. 2, 1945) of the principal Allies in World War II (the United States, the USSR, and Great Britain) to clarify and implement agreements previously reached at the Yalta Conference . The chief representatives were President Truman, Premier Stalin, Prime Ministe...
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insider trading
insider trading stock market transactions made with knowledge of nonpublic information about corporate activity. In the United States, it has been illegal since 1934. The Securities and Exchange Commission regards it as unfair to investors who are not privy to such information. Several insider tr...
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