love begets love — Cf. L. amor gignit amorem, love produces love. 1648 HERRICK Hesperides 297 Love love begets, then never be Unsoft to him who’s smooth to thee. 1812 E. NARES I’ll consider of It iii. ‘Love’ says the proverb, ‘produces love.’ 1909 A. MACLAREN… … Proverbs new dictionary
Jeremiah Wright controversy — The Jeremiah Wright controversy gained national attention in March 2008 when ABC News, after reviewing dozens of Jeremiah Wright s sermons, excerpted parts which were subject to intense media scrutiny.cite news |first=Ken |last=Dilanian… … Wikipedia
Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs, Thematic Index — absence absence makes the heart grow fonder he who is absent is always in the wrong the best of friends must part blue are the hills that are far away distance lends enchantment to the view out of sight, out of mind … Proverbs new dictionary
Incubus — An incubus (plural incubi ) is a demon in male form supposed to lie upon sleepers, especially women, in order to have sexual intercourse with them, according to a number of mythological and legendary traditions. Its female counterpart is the… … Wikipedia
comedy — comedial /keuh mee dee euhl/, adj. /kom i dee/, n., pl. comedies. 1. a play, movie, etc., of light and humorous character with a happy or cheerful ending; a dramatic work in which the central motif is the triumph over adverse circumstance,… … Universalium
Plato: ethics and politics — A.W.Price I Plato followed his teacher Socrates into ethics by way of a question that remained central in Greek thought: what is the relation between the virtues or excellences (aretai) of character, and happiness (eudaimonia)?1 Both concepts… … History of philosophy
Hinduism — /hin dooh iz euhm/, n. the common religion of India, based upon the religion of the original Aryan settlers as expounded and evolved in the Vedas, the Upanishads, the Bhagavad Gita, etc., having an extremely diversified character with many… … Universalium
Conditional preservation of the saints — The Five Articles of Remonstrance Conditional election Unlimited atonement Total depravity … Wikipedia
Charles Garvice — (1850 1920) Charles Andrew Garvice (24 August 1850[1] 1 March 1920) was a prolific and popular author of romance novels in Britain, the United States and translated around the world … Wikipedia
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KABBALAH — This entry is arranged according to the following outline: introduction general notes terms used for kabbalah the historical development of the kabbalah the early beginnings of mysticism and esotericism apocalyptic esotericism and merkabah… … Encyclopedia of Judaism