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fourteen Fourteen Holy Helpers a group of saints, also known as the Auxiliary Saints, whose intercessory powers in human affairs, especially illness, were regarded as particularly effective; their collective cult was especially strong in the Rhineland between the 14th and 16th centuries. The saints in question are St Acacius, St Barbara, St Blaise, St Catherine of Alexandria, St Christopher, St Cyricus, St Denis, St Erasmus, St Eustace, St George, St Giles, St Margaret of Antioch, St Pantaleon, and St Vitus.
Fourteen Points set out by US President Woodrow Wilson (1856–1924) in a speech to the US Congress, 8 January 1918, as the basis for peace negotiations in the First World War. |
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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "fourteen." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "fourteen." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-fourteen.html ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "fourteen." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O214-fourteen.html |
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four·teen / ˌfôrˈtēn; ˈfôrˌtēn/ • cardinal number equivalent to the product of seven and two; one more than thirteen, or six less than twenty; 14: they had spent fourteen days in solitary confinement all fourteen of us were seated. (Roman numeral: xiv or XIV.) ∎ a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by fourteen. ∎ fourteen years old: he left school at fourteen. DERIVATIVES: four·teenth / ˌfôrˈtēn[unvoicedth]; ˈfôrˌtēn[unvoicedth]/ ordinal number . |
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"fourteen." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 29 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "fourteen." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (May 29, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-fourteen.html "fourteen." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved May 29, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-fourteen.html |
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