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Francis Xavier, Saint
(Encyclopedia) Francis Xavier, Saint, 1506–52, Basque Jesuit missionary, called the Apostle to the Indies, b. Spanish Navarre, of noble parents. He studied in Paris (1525–34), where he became an…Buckley, William Frank, Jr.
(Encyclopedia) Buckley, William Frank, Jr., 1925–2008, American editor, author, and lecturer, b. New York City, grad. Yale, 1946. A popular, eloquent, and witty spokesman for the conservative point…Tiahuanaco
(Encyclopedia) TiahuanacoTiahuanacotyäwänäˈkō [key], ancient native ruin, W Bolivia, 34 mi (55 km) S of Lake Titicaca on the Tiahuanaco R. in the S central Andes, near the Peruvian border; also…Brewer's: Wise Men
or Wise Women. Fortune-tellers. Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Wise Men of GreeceWise as the Women of Mungret A B C D E…Brewer's: Burgundian
A Burgundian blow, i.e. decapitation. The Duc de Biron, who was put to death for treason by Henri IV., was told in his youth, by a fortune-teller, “to beware of a Burgundian blow.” When…Brewer's: Chaneph
The island of religious hypocrites, inhabited by sham saints, tellers of beads, mumblers of ave marias, and friars who lived by begging. (The word meant hypocrite in Hebrew.) (See Rabelais…Brewer's: Cunning Man
or Woman. A fortune-teller, one who professes to discover stolen goods. (Anglo-Saxon, cunnan, to know.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894CunoCuneiform…How to Stop Thieves From Using Your Checks
Source: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. Don't have your Social Security or driver's license number imprinted on your checks. These numbers, combined with other information on your…Brewer's: Poisoners
(Secret). (1) Locusta, a woman of ancient Rome, who was employed by the Empress Agrippina to poison her husband Claudius. Nero employed the same woman to poison Britannicus and others. (2…Jarrett, Keith
(Encyclopedia) Jarrett, Keith , 1945- , American jazz pianist and composer, b. Allentown, Pa. A child prodigy on the piano, Jarrett was exposed to…Trending
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