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21Acacius of Caesarea — in Greek Ἀκάκιος Mονόφθαλμος (died 366) was a Christian bishop, the pupil and successor in the Palestinian see of Caesarea of Eusebius AD 340, whose life he wrote. (Socrates, Historia Ecclesiastica , 2.4.) He is remembered chiefly for his bitter… …
22Rancocas Valley Regional High School — Infobox School name = Rancocas Valley Regional High School imagesize = motto = established = 1937 grades = 9 12 district = Rancocas Valley Regional High School District type = Public high school principal = Dr. Michael D. Moskalski enrollment = 2 …
23Caryl Brahms — in her later years Caryl Brahms, born Doris Caroline Abrahams (8 December 1901 – 5 December 1982) was an English critic, novelist, and journalist specialising in the theatre and ballet. She also wrote film, radio and television scripts. As a… …
24Otto Truchsess von Waldburg — Cardinal Otto Truchsess von Waldburg, contemporary portrait by Lambert Sustris Otto Truchsess von Waldburg (26 February 1514 – 2 April 1573) was Prince Bishop of Augsburg from 1543 until his death and a Cardinal of the Catholic Church …
25diplomacy — /di ploh meuh see/, n. 1. the conduct by government officials of negotiations and other relations between nations. 2. the art or science of conducting such negotiations. 3. skill in managing negotiations, handling people, etc., so that there is… …
26lubricity — /looh bris i tee/, n., pl. lubricities. 1. oily smoothness, as of a surface; slipperiness. 2. ability to lubricate; capacity for lubrication: the wonderful lubricity of this new oil. 3. instability; shiftiness; fleeting nature: the lubricity of… …
27shifty — shiftily, adv. shiftiness, n. /shif tee/, adj., shiftier, shiftiest. 1. resourceful; fertile in expedients. 2. given to or full of evasions; tricky. 3. suggesting a deceptive or evasive character: a shifty look. [1560 70; SHIFT + Y1] Syn. 2 …
28Acacius (Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine) — Acacius † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Acacius Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine, disciple and biographer of Eusebius, the historian, whose successor in the See of Caesarea he became in 340. Nothing is known of the date or country of his… …
29Otto Truchsess von Waldburg — Otto Truchsess von Waldburg † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Otto Truchsess von Waldburg Cardinal Bishop of Augsburg (1543 73), b. at Castle Scheer in Swabia, 26 Feb., 1514; d. at Rome, 2 April, 1573. He studied at the Universities of… …
30lubricity — noun /luːˈbɹɪsɪti/ a) Slipperiness, oiliness. Though her lubricity made it redundant, Anthea passed him the oil to caress her thighs. b) Evasiveness, shiftiness …
