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• Urmuz — Demetru Dem. Demetrescu Buzău Urmuz, circa 1920, photographer unknown Born March 17, 1883 Curtea de Argeş Died November 23, 1923(1923 11 23 …   Wikipedia

• puzzle — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. riddle, conundrum, poser, enigma; mystification, perplexity, complication; dilemma, bewilderment, confusion. v. t. confound, perplex, bewilder, confuse, mystify. See difficulty, unintelligibility,… …   English dictionary for students

• riddle — noun an answer to the riddle Syn: puzzle, conundrum, brainteaser, problem, unsolved problem, question, poser, enigma, mystery, quandary; informal stumper •• riddle, conundrum, enigma, mystery, paradox, puzzle All of these terms imply something… …   Thesaurus of popular words

• mystery — mystery, problem, enigma, riddle, puzzle, conundrum are comparable when they denote something which baffles or perplexes and challenges one s power to solve it. Mystery may, especially in theological use, imply the thing s incapacity for… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• mystery — mystery1 [mis′tə rē, mis′trē] n. pl. mysteries [ME mysterye < L mysterium (in N.T., supernatural thing) < Gr mystērion, a secret rite (in N.T., divine secret) < mystēs, one initiated into the mysteries < myein, to initiate into the… …   English World dictionary

• Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… …   Universalium

• literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …   Universalium

• Masonry (Freemasonry) —     Masonry (Freemasonry)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Masonry (Freemasonry)     The subject is treated under the following heads:     I. Name and Definition;     II. Origin and Early History;     III. Fundamental Principles and Spirit;     IV.… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Islam — Islamic /is lam ik, lah mik, iz /, Islamitic /is leuh mit ik, iz /, adj. /is lahm , iz , is leuhm, iz /, n. 1. the religious faith of Muslims, based on the words and religious system founded by the prophet Muhammad and taught by the Koran, the… …   Universalium

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• Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …   Universalium