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(Encyclopedia)theater of the absurd: see drama, Western. ...Thisbe , in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Thisbe, in the Bible, town whence Tobit was carried, N of Jerusalem.Bede the Venerable, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Bede the Venerable, Saint: see Bede, Saint. ...Timaeus , in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Timaeus tĭmēˈəs [key], in the Bible, father of Bartimaeus. ...Titus , in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Titus, in the Bible, early Christian, a missionary and friend of St. Paul. According to later tradition he was a bishop in Crete.Toggenburg, War of the
(Encyclopedia)Toggenburg, War of the: see under Toggenburg. ...Benoni, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Benoni bĕnōˈnī [key]: see Benjamin. ...Benedict the Black, Saint
(Encyclopedia)Benedict the Black, Saint, d. 1589, Sicilian friar. Born a slave, he became a hermit and later a Franciscan lay brother. Although illiterate, his humility and extraordinary powers as spiritual directo...Washington-on-the-Brazos
(Encyclopedia)Washington-on-the-Brazos, former town, S central Tex., on the Brazos River; settled 1821. It was the scene of the Texas declaration of independence from Mexico on Mar. 2, 1836, and in 1842 it was the ...water on the brain
(Encyclopedia)water on the brain: see hydrocephalus. ...Browse by Subject
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