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a man of humble origins

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  • humble — I UK [ˈhʌmb(ə)l] / US adjective Word forms humble : adjective humble comparative humbler superlative humblest 1) a) from a low social class humble beginnings/origins/background: He had risen from humble origins to amass immense wealth. b) with a… …   English dictionary

  • Origins of the American Civil War — For events following South Carolina s declaration of secession from the Union, see Battle of Fort Sumter and American Civil War. The Battle of Fort Sumter was the first stage in a conflict that had been brewing for decades. The main explanation… …   Wikipedia

  • humble — hum|ble1 [ hʌmbl ] adjective 1. ) not proud and not thinking you are better than other people: He was a genuinely humble man. a ) used about people s behavior: a humble apology 2. ) from a low social class: humble beginnings/origins/background:… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • humble — hum|ble1 [ˈhʌmbəl] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin humilis low, humble , from humus earth ] 1.) not considering yourself or your ideas to be as important as other people s ≠ ↑proud →↑humility ▪ a modest and humble man 2.) having …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • Bacon (Francis) and man’s two-faced kingdom — Francis Bacon and man’s two faced kingdom Antonio Pérez Ramos Two closely related but distinct tenets about Bacon’s philosophy have been all but rejected by contemporary historiography. The first is Bacon’s attachment to the so called British… …   History of philosophy

  • Military history of Iran — With thousands of years of recorded history, and due to an unchanging geographic (and subsequently geopolitical) condition, Iran (previously known as Persia in the West until 1935) has had a long, varied, and checkered military culture and… …   Wikipedia

  • Enlightenment Spain — History of Spain caption= Atropos (or Fate) by Francisco GoyaThe Age of Enlightenment (in Spanish, Ilustración ) came to Spain in the eighteenth century with the French Bourbon dynasty, after the decay of the Spanish economy, bureaucracy, and… …   Wikipedia

  • Maria de los Angeles — (1997) was a Venezuelan telenovela that was produced by and seen on Venezuela s Radio Caracas Televisión. Julio César Mármol came up with the idea for this telenovela. Its writers were Julio César Mármol, Mélida Mármol Olivares, Laura Bollonio,… …   Wikipedia

  • Flavius Liberalis — was a Roman of the 1st century and was a man of equestrian rank, who came from Ferentium (modern Ferento) a country town in Italy. This man of humble origins was a quaestor and later a law clerk.Liberalis had his daughter Flavia Domitilla appear… …   Wikipedia

  • Life at the Top — is the second novel by the English author John Braine, first published in the UK by Eyre Spottiswoode in 1962. It continues the story of the life and difficulties of Joe Lampton, an ambitious young man of humble origins. A 1965 film adaptation of …   Wikipedia

  • Sargon — /sahr gon/ fl. c2300 B.C., Mesopotamian ruler: founder of Akkadian kingdom. * * * flourished 23rd century BC Ancient Mesopotamian ruler (r. 2334–2279 BC). What is known of him comes from legends and tales; his capital city, Agade, has never been… …   Universalium

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