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Brewer's: Concordat
An agreement made between a ruler and the Pope relative to the collation of benefices. As the Concordat of 1801 between Napoleon Bonaparte and Pope Pius VII.; the Concordat of 1516 between…Brewer's: Trigon
The junction of three signs. The zodiac is partitioned into four trigons, named respectively after the four elements; the watery trigon includes Cancer, Scorpio, and Pisces; the fiery,…Brewer's: Renaissance
(French). A term applied in the arts to that peculiar style of decoration revived by Raphael, and which resulted from ancient paintings exhumed in the pontificate of Leo X. (16th century…Brewer's: Lion's Head
In fountains the water generally is made to issue from the mouth of a lion. This is a very ancient custom. The Egyptians thus symbolised the inundation of the Nile, which happens when the…Brewer's: Basilics
or Basilica. A digest of laws begun by the Byzantine emperor Basilius in 867, and completed by his son Leo, the philosopher, in 880. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham…Brewer's: Lion-hunter
(A). One who hunts up a celebrity to adorn or give prestige to a party. Mrs. Leo Hunter, in Pickwick, is a good satire on the name and character of a lion-hunter. Source: Dictionary of…2000-01 Boxing Junior Bantamweights <span class="rm" >(115 lbs)</span>
(Super Flyweights) Date Winner Loser Result Title Site Dec. 12 Masanori Tokuyama Akihiko Nago Wu 12 WBC Osaka, Japan Dec. 16 Felix Machado William de Souza…Brewer's: Born in the Purple
(a translation of porphyrogenitus ). The infant of royal parents in opposition to born in the gutter, or child of beggars. This has nothing to do with the purple robes of royalty. It…Brewer's: Querno
Camillo Querno, of Apulia, hearing that Leo X. was a great patron of poets, went to Rome with a harp in his hand, and sang his Alexias, a poem containing 20,000 verses. He was introduced…Brewer's: Ram of the Zodiac
(The). This is the famous Chrysomallon, whose golden fleece was stolen by Jason in his Argonautic expedition. It was transposed to the stars, and made the first sign of the Zodiac. The…Trending
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