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Turnus
Turnus , in Roman legend, king of the Rutulians. In the Aeneid he is a spirited warrior. When his betrothed, Lavinia, daughter of King Latinus, was given to the Trojan Aeneas by her father, Turnus led a combined force of Latins and Rutulians against the Trojans. After several bloody battles, Turnu...
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witchcraft
witchcraft a form of sorcery, or the magical manipulation of nature for self-aggrandizement, or for the benefit or harm of a client. This manipulation often involves the use of spirit-helpers, or familiars.
Public uses of magic are generally considered beneficial; sorcery, on the other hand,...
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Amnon
Amnon In the Bible, David's eldest son. He raped his half sister Tamar and was killed for it by her brother Absalom.
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germicide
germicide , chemical substance capable of killing many different types of microorganisms; also called disinfectant .
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Holofernes
Holofernes , in the Bible, invading general killed by Judith to save her city, Bethulia.
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Saph
Saph , in the Bible, Philistine giant killed by one of David's men. An alternate form is Sippai.
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Thebez
Thebez , in the Bible, fortified town where Abimelech was killed, NE of Shechem. It is the modern Tubas (West Bank).
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bullfighting
bullfighting national sport and spectacle of Spain. Called the corrida de toros in Spanish, the bullfight takes place in a large outdoor arena known as the plaza de toros. The object is for one of the bullfighters ( toreros )—the matador—to kill a wild bull, or toro, with a sword....
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Abel
Abel in the Bible, son of Adam and Eve, a shepherd, killed by his older brother, Cain; in the Gospel of St. Matthew, mentioned as the first martyr.
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Agag
Agag , in the Bible. 1 King of the Amalekites who was defeated and spared by Saul, but killed by Samuel. 2 The allusion is not understood as it occurs in the Book of Numbers.
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