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Pope
Popé , d. c.1690, medicine man of the Pueblo . In defiance of the Spanish conquerors, he practiced his traditional religion and preached the doctrine of independence from Spanish rule and the restoration of the old Pueblo life. In Aug., 1680, he organized the revolt of the Pueblo against... Read more |
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Pope Eusebius
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Pope Joan
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John Pope
John Pope 1822-92, Union general in the American Civil War, b. Louisville, Ky. He fought with distinction at Monterrey and Buena Vista in the Mexican War and later served with the topographical engineers in the West. At the outbreak of the Civil War, Pope was made a brigadier general of volunteers.... Read more |
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Alexander Pope
Alexander Pope 1688-1744, English poet. Although his literary reputation declined somewhat during the 19th cent., he is now recognized as the greatest poet of the 18th cent. and the greatest verse satirist in English. Life Pope was born in London of Roman Catholic parents and moved to Binfield in... Read more |
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Pope Dionysius
Dionysius (6) the Pseudo-Areopagite (c.500), mystical theologian. The name given to the author of a body of theological writings to which the supporters of Severus, Patr. of Antioch, appealed in 533, attributing them to Dionysius (1) of Athens. The author is thought to have written in the early... Read more |
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Pope Gregory I
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Pope Pius V
PIUS V (POPE) (Antonio Ghislieri; 1504– Read more |
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Pope Sylvester II
Gerbert also known as Gerbert d<... Read more |
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Nicholas II (pope)
Nicholas II (c.1010-61), pope (1058-61), a Roman named Gerard, b. Lorraine, France; successor to Pope Stephen IX. A strong proponent of papal reform, he issued (1059) the Papal Election Decree in an effort to minimize political interference in papal elections. He favored the elimination of simony,... Read more |
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Pope, Alexander
Pope, Alexander (1688–1744), was the son...later years he assailed with bitterness. Pope assisted Gay in writing the comedy Three Hours after Marriage (1717). In 1723, Pope's portrait of Atticus, a satire on Addison... |
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Macqueen-Pope, Walter James
Macqueen-Pope, Walter James (1888–1960), English actor, manager...his ancestry back to the 18th-century actress Jane Pope of Drury Lane, and even further back, to Thomas Pope of the Globe, friend and associate of Shakespeare... |
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Popes since AD 1000
Popes since AD 1000 1 John XX non-existent pope, mistake in numbering system2 Only English pope999–1003 Sylvester II1003 John XVII1004–09 John XVIII1009–12 Sergius... |
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Pope
Pope See papacy |
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Giant Pope
Giant Pope, in Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress, a satiric personification of the papacy, sardonically presented as a senile cave-dweller, ‘grown...crazy and stiff in his joints’, who is too weak and enfeebled to entrap the pilgrims. |
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Morris, George Pope
Morris, George Pope (1802–64),New York journalist and poet, who occupied a minor position in the Knickerbocker Group. He became editor of... |
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Bull Run, Second Battle of
...1862, Civil War Union Maj. Gen. John Pope assumed command of the Army of Virginia...Jackson in the Shenandoah Valley. Pope brashly assured his troops that they...Mountain on 9 August. Lee hoped to destroy Pope's army before it could be reinforced... |
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Great Schism
...in 1378 demanded an Italian pope and the conclave, intimidated...elected Clement VII. The rival pope established himself once more...succeeded in electing a third pope, Alexander V. Not until the...France supported the Avignon popes, who were more likely to ... |
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Pius XII
...Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli was elected Pope in March 1939, having previously served...minister to the Vatican wrote that the Pope's neutrality had been ‘meticulous and seemingly...and the Baltic States.In early 1940 the Pope allowed Vatican officials, including his... |
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papacy
papacy. The popes, as bishops of Rome...unity of faith. In 431 Pope Celestine (422–32...Romani), encouraged by Pope Honorius I (625–38), who received...Edward Bruce. But the same pope urged Edward II and Edward...papal revenue during the popes' ... |
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Pope, John
Pope, John (1822–92) Union army officer, born in Kentucky. Pope was cited for bravery in the Mexican War (1846–48...topographical engineer, he helped lay out the Pacific Railway. Pope was commissioned a brigadier general when the Civil War... |
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Pope
Pope title of the Bishop of Rome as head of the Roman...authority, or infallibility like that of the Pope.Recorded from Old English, the word comes via ecclesiastical...and St Gregory the Great are the patron saints of popes. |
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pope
pope1 / pōp/ • n. 1. (usu. the pope or the Pope) the bishop of Rome as head of the Roman Catholic Church. ∎ the head of the Coptic Church, the bishop or patriarch of Alexandria. 2. another term for ruffe. DERIVATIVES: pope·dom / -dəm/ n... |
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Pope, Alexander
Pope, Alexander (1688–1744). English poet. Largely self‐educated, the son of a Roman catholic draper, and crippled by a tubercular condition, Pope was always an outsider. He made his reputation with his Pastorals (1709... |
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Joan, Pope
Joan, Pope. Legendary female pope. The gist of the story is that about the year 1100 a woman in male disguise succeeded to the papacy. After reigning more than two years she gave birth to a child during a procession to the Lateran and died immediately... |
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Pope, William Burt
Pope, William Burt (1822–1903), Wesleyan theologian. He was tutor at Didsbury College, Manchester (1867–86). His Compendium of Christian Theology (1875) contains a sympathetic defence of the Methodist doctrine of Christian perfection. |
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popes nose
pope's nose See parson's nose. |
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Calixtus, Pope
Calixtus, Pope. See CALLISTUS. |
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Pope of Taoism:
Pope of Taoism: see TʾIEN-SHIH. |
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Three Screaming Popes
Three Screaming Popes. Orch. work by Mark-Anthony Turnage based on painting by Francis Bacon. Comp. 1988–9. F.p. Birmingham (CBSO cond. Rattle), 1989. |
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pope, Pope
pope, Pope • noun synonyms: pontiff, Bishop of Rome, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ. |
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pope
pope • noun blessed by the popesynonyms: pontiff, Bishop of Rome, Holy Father, Vicar of Christ, His Holiness. |
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audience
...has a teenage audience synonyms: market, public, following, fans; listenership, viewership. 3. an audience with the Pope synonyms: meeting, consultation, conference, hearing, reception, interview; informal meet-and-greet. |
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beatify
beatify • verb he was beatified by Pope Leo XIIIsynonyms: canonize, bless, sanctify, hallow, consecrate, make holy; rare macarize. |
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exonerate
...absolve, clear, acquit, find innocent, discharge; formal exculpate.See note at absolve.antonyms: charge, convict. 2. Pope Clement V exonerated the king from his oath synonyms: release, discharge, free, liberate; excuse, exempt, except, dispense... |
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denounce
denounce • verb 1. the Pope denounced abortion synonyms: condemn, criticize, attack, censure, decry, revile, vilify, discredit, damn, reject; proscribe... |
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dispense
...discharge, deal out, mete out. 3. dispensing medicines synonyms: prepare, make up; supply, provide, sell. 4. the Pope dispensed him from his impediment synonyms: exempt, excuse, except, release, let off, reprieve, absolve. phrase: dispense... |
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dispensation
...justice synonyms: administration, administering, delivery, discharge, dealing out, meting out. 3. a dispensation from the Pope synonyms: exemption, immunity, exception, exoneration, reprieve, remission. 4. the new constitutional dispensation synonyms... |
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Pope makes visit to United States.(Originated from Knight-Ridder Newspapers)
...Dutch. John Paul is the 264th pope. Popes live in the Vatican Palace in...Peter is thought of as the first pope. All popes are said to be in a direct line...a year. It is believed the pope makes about the same. Popes take ... |
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Pope built bridges between religions
Pope John Paul II was a charismatic leader who...according to one Catholic theologian. The pope, who died Saturday at the age of 84, led...Wojtyla in a small town in Poland in 1920, the pope was forced by the Nazi occupation to work... |
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Pope enjoying career year at N.C. State
...When 6-foot-5, 330-pound Mitchell Pope steps into the shot put circle, people...leaving its mark 61 feet away from where Pope still stands.His shot put surpasses the...mark for the third time this season, as Pope continues his rise to the top of the ACC... |
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24 popes, some good, in years leading up to first millennium.
...Peter. These 20th century popes have been the only ones...Italy.) One 20th century pope has been canonized (Pius...VI). Seventy-eight popes in all are reckoned as...could not be elected pope. Popes had most often been Roman... |
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The Pope. (short story)
...cloth, bows, and leaves. The Pope is alone. Nothing interests...Who's there?" But the Pope feels that he has outgrown such...which there are at least two popes. He'd have someone to play...there were three--cards! The Pope goes over to the desk, flicks... |
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Pope John Paul II's Fight for His Life
...at the Vatican, after the announcement of the pope's death, Saturday April 2, 2005. Pope John Paul II, the Polish pontiff who led the...century and became history's most-traveled pope, has died at 84, the Vatican announced Saturday... |
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Some popes are not good definers of Catholicism. (a papal principle on...
...principle, it must apply to all popes, not just to the current pope or past and future popes whom conservative Catholics...Pius XII (to mention the popes of my generation). If one...rather than 1997, the pope who seeking was the notorious... |
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Popes more sinners than saints
...remaining cardinals elected a new pope who promptly moved to France...there were two duly elected popes and two colleges of cardinals...Each side kept picking its own pope whenever a vacancy opened until...hitch was, neither of the old popes was willing to ... |
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Pope John Paul II dies after nearly 27 years as pope
...U-WIRE) TALLAHASSEE, Fla. -- Pope John Paul II, who was widely considered to be the most visible pope in the Roman Catholic Church's history...nearly 27 years, he was the third-longest pope to hold the position."The pope has been... |
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Pope's Stance on War
...Factor" follow-up segment tonight. Pope Paul John II may be in his last days...remains unclear.There's no question the pope has inserted himself into the war on terror...War started, went to Rome to talk to the pope and hoped that he was going to get the... |
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