| Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies is an allegorical novel by Nobel Prize-winning author William Golding. It discusses how culture created by man fails, using as an example a group of British school-boys stuck on a deserted island who try to govern themselves with disastrous results. Lord_of_the_Flies
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| Uppsala |area_total_km2 = 47.86 Uppsala
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| Utilitarianism Utilitarianism is the idea that the moral worth of an action is solely determined by its contribution to overall utility, that is, its contribution to happiness or pleasure as summed among all persons. It is thus a form of consequentialism, meaning that the moral worth of an action is determined by its outcome—the ends justify the means. Utilitarianism
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| Universalism Universalism can be classified as a religion, theology and philosophy that generally holds all persons and creatures are related to God or the Divine and will be reconciled to God. A church or community that calls itself Universalist may emphasize the universal principles of most religions and accept other religions in an inclusive manner, believing in a universal reconciliation between humanity and the divine. Universalism
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| Unitarianism Unitarianism as a theology is the belief in the single personality of God, in contrast to the doctrine of the Trinity (three persons in one God).See "The Blessed Trinity," Catholic Encyclopedia, http://www. Unitarianism
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| Ultramontanism Ultramontanism is a religious philosophy within the Catholic Church that places strong emphasis on the prerogatives and powers of the pope. In particular, ultramontanism may consist in asserting the superiority of Papal authority over the authority of local temporal or spiritual hierarchies (including the local bishop). Ultramontanism
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| Vulgate The Vulgate is an early Fifth Century version of the Bible in Latin, and largely the result of the labours of Jerome, who was commissioned by Pope Damasus I in 382 to make a revision of old Latin translations. Its Old Testament is the first Latin version translated directly from the Hebrew Tanakh, rather than the Greek Septuagint. Vulgate
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| Saint Veronica Saint Veronica or Berenice, according to the "Acta Sanctorum" published by the Bollandists (under February 4), was a pious woman of Jerusalem who, moved with pity as Jesus carried his cross to Golgotha, gave him her veil that he might wipe his forehead. Jesus accepted the offering and after using it handed it back to her, the image of His face miraculously impressed upon it. Saint_Veronica
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| Veit Stoss Veit Stoss () (ca. 1445-1450 in Horb am Neckar - 20 September 1533 in Nuremberg) was along with Adam Kraft and Peter Vischer the most important sculptors of the late Gothic sculpture in Germany. Veit_Stoss
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| Vulgate Talk:Vulgate
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| Week Talk:Week
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| William of Ockham William of Ockham (also Occam, Hockham, or any of several other spellings, ) (c. 1288 - c. William_of_Ockham
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| Wotan Talk:Wotan
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| Wenceslaus I, Duke of Bohemia Saint Wenceslaus or Saint Wenceslas () Help:IPA , (c. 907 – September 28, 935) was duke (kníže) of Bohemia from 921 until his death. Wenceslaus_I,_Duke_of_Bohemia
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| Witchcraft Witchcraft, in various historical, anthropological, religious and mythological contexts, is the use of certain kinds of supernatural or magical powers. A witch is a practitioner of witchcraft. Witchcraft
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| Warmia Warmia (, Latin: Varmia) or Erm(e)land () is a region between Pomerania and Masuria in northeastern Poland. Together with Masuria, it forms the Warmian-Masurian Voivodeship. Warmia
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| Warmia Talk:Warmia
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| Yahweh For information about Yahweh, see God in Abrahamic religions, which provides useful links. Yahweh
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| Zeus Zeus (; in Greek: nominative: Zeús , genitive: Diós; Modern Greek /'zefs/) in Greek mythology is the king of the gods, the ruler of Mount Olympus and the god of the sky and thunder. His symbols are the thunderbolt, eagle, bull, and oak. Zeus
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| Zosimus Zosimus (fl. 490s-510s) was a Byzantine historian, who lived in Constantinople during the reign of the Byzantine Emperor Anastasius I (491-518). Zosimus
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| Zephaniah {For|the prophetic book|Book of Zephaniah} Zephaniah
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| Zeus Talk:Zeus
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| 15th century As a means of recording the passage of time, the 15th century was the century which lasted from 1401 to 1500. 15th_century
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| 1224 ==Events== 1224
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| Milan |established_title = Insubric settlement Milan
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| Yorkshire |PopulationFirstYear= 1831 Yorkshire
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| Hungarian language Talk:Hungarian_language
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| Pope Gregory I Pope_Gregory_I
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| Saint Matthias In the New Testament Acts of the Apostles, the author of the Gospel of Luke records that Saint Matthias was the Apostle chosen by the remaining eleven apostles to replace Judas Iscariot, following Judas's betrayal of Jesus and his suicide (Acts 1:18-26). Saint_Matthias
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| Rococo Rococo is a style of 18th century French art and interior design. Rococo rooms were designed as total works of art with elegant and ornate furniture, small sculptures, ornamental mirrors, and tapestry complementing architecture, reliefs, and wall paintings. Rococo
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| Burgundy Burgundy (; ) is a region historically situated in modern-day France and Switzerland, originally inhabited in turn by Celts (Gauls), Romans (Gallo-Romans), and in the 4th century assigned by Romans to the Germanic people of the Burgundians, who settled there in their own kingdom. This Burgundian kingdom was conquered in the 6th century by Franks who continued this kingdom under their own rule. Burgundy
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| Saint Casimir |death_date= Saint_Casimir
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| Liberation theology Liberation theology is a school of theology within Christianity, particularly in the Roman Catholic Church. It emphasizes the Christian mission to bring justice to the poor and oppressed, particularly through political activism. Liberation_theology
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| Ravenna Ravenna
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| Pope Leo II Pope_Leo_II
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| Pope Leo IV Pope_Leo_IV
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| Pope Leo VI Leo VI, a Roman, succeeded Pope John X (914–928) as Pope in 928. He reigned a little over seven months; the exact dates are not known. Pope_Leo_VI
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| Pope Leo VII Pope_Leo_VII
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| Pope John XXII Pope_John_XXII
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| Protestant Reformation The Protestant Reformation was a reform movement in Europe that began in 1517, though its roots lie further back in time. It began with Martin Luther and may be considered to have ended with the Peace of Westphalia in 1648. Protestant_Reformation
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| Pope Leo XI |birthplace=Florence, Italy| Pope_Leo_XI
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| Pope Leo X |birthplace = Florence, Italy Pope_Leo_X
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| Cyprian |feast_day=September 16 (Roman Catholic Church)September 15 (Church of England)September 13 (ECUSA) Cyprian
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| Gregory of Nyssa Gregory of Nyssa (Greek: Άγιος Γρηγόριος Νύσσης; Latin: Gregorius Nyssenus; Arabic: غريغوريوس النيصي) (c 335 – after 394) was a Christian bishop and saint. He was a younger brother of Basil the Great and a good friend of Gregory Nazianzus. Gregory_of_Nyssa
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| Vilnius/Archive 4 Talk:Vilnius/Archive_4
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| Crucifixion Crucifixion (from Latin crucifixio, noun of process crucifixio, from perfect passive participle crucifixus, fixed to a cross, from prefix cruci-, cross, + verb ficere, fix or do, variant form of facere, do or make )AllWords.comis an ancient method of execution, whereby the condemned person is tied or nailed to a large wooden cross (of various shapes) and left to hang until dead. Crucifixion
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| Seal (device) A seal can mean a wax seal bearing an impressed figure, or an embossed figure in paper, with the purpose of authenticating a document, but the term can also mean any device for making such impressions or embossments, essentially being a mould that has the mirror image of the figure in counter-relief, such as mounted on rings known as signet rings. This article is concerned with devices and methods for making such imprints. Seal_(device)
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| Avignon |alt moy=23 m Avignon
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| Fetishism A fetish (from French fétiche; from Portuguese feitiço; from Latin facticius, "artificial" and facere, "to make") is an object believed to have supernatural powers, or in particular a man-made object that has power over others. Essentially, fetishism is the attribution of inherent value or powers to an object. Fetishism
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| Hesse |pop_date = 2007-09-30 Hesse
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