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121Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
122Greece, history of — ▪ Byzantine to modern Introduction history of the area from the Byzantine (Byzantine Empire) period, beginning about AD 300, to the present. For earlier periods, see Aegean civilizations; ancient Greek civilization; and Hellenistic Age.… …
123Nicholas Cardinal Wiseman — Nicholas Patrick Wiseman † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Nicholas Patrick Wiseman Cardinal, first Archbishop of Westminster; b. at Seville, 2 Aug., 1802; d. in London, 15 Feb., 1865, younger son of James Wiseman, a merchant of Irish family… …
124ardor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. fervor, passion, enthusiasm, élan, zeal; heat. See feeling, vigor. Ant., indifference. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. zest, fervor, passion, warmth; see enthusiasm 1 . See Synonym Study at enthusiasm . III… …
125fervor — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. intenseness, enthusiasm, ardor, passion, zeal. See activity, feeling, heat. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fervency, ardor, zeal, warmth; see enthusiasm 1 . See Synonym Study at enthusiasm . III (Roget s 3… …
126passion — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. love; fervor, ardor, intensity, fever; infatuation, desire; emotion, rage, anger, fury; excitement; informal, predilection, preference. See feeling, violence. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Sexual deSire] Syn …
127get-up-and-go — noun enterprising or ambitious drive Europeans often laugh at American energy • Syn: ↑energy, ↑push • Derivationally related forms: ↑pushy (for: ↑push), ↑push ( …
128Dziga Vertov — David Arkadevich Kaufman (Russian: Давид Абелевич Кауфман) (2 January 1896 – 12 February 1954), better known by his pseudonym Dziga Vertov (Russian: Дзига Вертов), was a Soviet pioneer documentary film, newsreel director and cinema theorist. His… …
