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Mordecai
Mordecai , cousin and guardian of Esther .... Read more |
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Alistair Cooke
Alistair Cooke 1908-2004, Anglo-American journalist, b. Salford, England, as Alfred Cooke; grad. Cambridge, 1930, where he officially adopted the name Alistair. Cooke became famous in Britain for interpreting American life and culture to a British audience and in America, as the epitome of the... Read more |
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Roman religion
Roman religion the religious beliefs and practices of the people of ancient Rome. The spirits were held in awe and were placated with offerings and prayers. Origins and Development The indigenous Italic religion, which was the nucleus of the religion of ancient Rome, was essentially animistic. It... Read more |
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Gedaliah
Gedaliah , in the Bible. 1 Son of Jeremiah's protector Ahikam and guardian under Nebuchadnezzar of the Jews who were exempt from the Captivity. He was treacherously murdered, and the day of his death in the seventh month is still observed as a Jewish fast. 2 Musician. 3 Ancestor of Zephaniah. ... Read more |
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In Loco Parentis
IN LOCO PARENTIS [ Latin, in the place of a parent.] The legal doctrine under which an individual assumes parental rights, duties, and obligations without going through the formalities of legal adoption. In loco parentis is a legal doctrine describing a relationship similar to that of a parent to... Read more |
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Guardian and Ward
GUARDIAN AND WARD The legal relationship that exists between a person (the guardian) appointed by a court to take care of and manage the property of a person (the ward) who does not possess the legal capacity to do so, by reason of age, comprehension, or self-control. The term guardian refers to... 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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gnome
gnome , in folklore, tiny subterranean creature associated with mines and quarries. Usually represented as misshapen, frequently as hunchbacked, gnomes are said to be guardians of hidden treasures.... 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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Indra K. Nooyi
Indra K. Nooyi In 2006 Indian-born executive Indra K. Nooyi (born 1955) was named chief executive officer of PepsiCo, parent company of the ubiquitous Pepsi-Cola, the giant multinational drink and snack-food maker. With her elevation to the post, PepsiCo became the second-largest company in the... Read more |
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