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Sword of the Spirit
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Spirit
Spirit Spirit is a complicated, nebulous term extending from the sacred and holy to the depths of the human. It captures human consciousness of meanings and purposes extending beyond individual lives, and directs people to the boundaries of self. Spirit may also refer to the supernatural or... Read more |
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Manitowoc
Manitowoc, Wisconsin/USA Established as a trading post in 1795, the name probably comes from an Algonquian word meaning ‘Abode of the Great Spirit’.... Read more |
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Demons
Demonology The study of demons or evil spirits; also a branch of magic that deals with such beings. In religious science it has come to indicate knowledge regarding supernatural beings that are not deities. The Greek term daimon originally indicated "genius" or "spirit," and Socrates claimed to... Read more |
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Performance-Enhancing Drugs
CHAPTER 9 PERFORMANCE-ENHANCING DRUGS The spirit of sport is the celebration of the human spirit, the body and the mind. Doping is contrary to the spirit of sport, erodes public confidence and jeopardises the health and well-being of athletes. —World Anti-Doping Agency The word doping... Read more |
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Death Mask
D EATHM ASK A death mask is a wax or plaster cast of a person's face taken while he or she is alive or after their death. Usually the mask is created after the death of the person because of the danger imposed by its materials. The making of a reproduction of... Read more |
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Materialization
Materialization The claimed manifestation of temporary, more or less organized, apparitions in varying degrees of form, often possessing human physical characteristics and said to be shaped for a temporary existence from a substance called " ectoplasm. " Materializations were attributed by... Read more |
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Holy Spirit
Holy Spirit or Holy Ghost [ ghost, i.e., spirit, a translation of Gr. pneuma =breath, air], in Christian doctrine, the third person of the Trinity . The Holy Spirit is sometimes defined as the aspect of God immanent in this world, in human beings, and in the church. Jesus' promise to his... Read more |
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Thetis
Thetis , in Greek mythology, a nereid, mother of Achilles. She was loved by both Zeus and Poseidon, but because of a prophecy that her son would be greater than his father, the gods gave her in marriage to a mortal, Peleus. According to one legend, Thetis burned alive her first six sons and sent... Read more |
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genie
genie a spirit of Arabian folklore, as traditionally depicted imprisoned within a bottle or oil lamp, and capable of granting wishes when summoned; figuratively, an agent of power or change which is or may be released from containment.Recorded from the mid 17th century (denoting a guardian or... Read more |
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Interview: Valarie Pettiford discusses her dance and musical career
...business chops in Bob Fosse productions on Broadway...celebrated dancer and choreographer. She's worked...where I feel most alive. GORDON: Do you...to be the kind of spirit that was born for...morning, and a woman comes up behind me, ... |