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Publius
Publius , in the New Testament, Paul's host at Malta.
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Guelph
Guelph , city (1991 pop. 87,976), S Ont., Canada, on the Speed River. It is an industrial and agricultural center located in one of Canada's most densely populated regions. Manufactures include electrical, construction, and farm equipment, textiles, clothing, fiberglass, and tobacco products. The Un...
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Guelphs
Guelphs , European dynasty tracing its descent from the Swabian count Guelph or Welf (9th cent.), whose daughter Judith married the Frankish emperor Louis I. Guelph III (d. 1055) was made (1047) duke of Carinthia and margrave of Verona. Without male heirs, he was succeeded by his nephew, Guelph IV, ...
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Guelphs and Ghibellines
Guelphs and Ghibellines , opposing political factions in Germany and in Italy during the later Middle Ages. The names were used to designate the papal (Guelph) party and the imperial (Ghibelline) party during the long struggle between popes and emperors, and they were also used in connection with th...
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Host
Host [Lat.,=sacrificial victim], in Roman Catholic practice, consecrated wafer of the Eucharist . The bread used is pure white and unleavened, baked in small disks. The Hosts not consumed at Mass are set aside especially for the viaticum, for the sick, and for adoration, as at benediction .
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Justus
Justus in the Bible. 1 Surname of Joseph Barsabas . 2 or Titus Justus, Corinthian host of St. Paul. 3 Jesus Justus: see Jesus 2.
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Cambridge
Cambridge , city (1991 pop. 92,772), S Ont., Canada, on the Grand River, NW of Hamilton. It was formed in 1973 with the amalgamation of Galt, Hespeler, and Preston, all founded in the early 19th cent., and parts of Waterloo and North Dumfries townships. Cambridge is heavily industrialized, with manu...
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Edward Johnson
Edward Johnson 1881-1959, Canadian tenor and operatic manager, b. Guelph, Ont. As Eduardo di Giovanni, he sang in Italian opera houses (1912-19). In 1920 he joined the Chicago Opera Company and in 1922, the Metropolitan. In 1935 he became general manager of the Metropolitan Opera, retiring in 1950....
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infection
infection invasion of plant or animal tissues by microorganisms, i.e., bacteria , viruses , viroids , fungi , rickettsias , and protozoans . The invasion of body tissues by parasitic worms and other higher organisms is commonly referred to as infestation.
Invading organisms such as bac...
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Pentastomida
Pentastomida , tongue worms, small phylum of fewer than 100 species of parasites living in the upper respiratory passages of reptiles, and occasionally of birds and mammals. They are closely related to arthropods, but zoologists disagree as to their exact placement in that phylum. Recent evidence in...
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