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• Healing the deaf mute of Decapolis — Christ healing the deaf mute of Decapolis, by Bartholomeus Breenbergh, 1635 Healing the deaf mute of Decapolis is one of the miracles of Jesus in the Gospels, namely Mark 7:31 37.[1] Its narration offers many parallels with the healing of the… …   Wikipedia

• D'ORSAY, COUNT —    a man of fashion, born in Paris; entered the French army; forsook it for the society of Lord and Lady Blessington; married Lady B. s daughter by a former marriage; came to England with her ladyship on her husband s death; started a joint… …   The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

• wonder — n 1 Wonder, marvel, prodigy, miracle, phenomenon can all mean something that causes astonishment or admiration. Wonder applies specifically to whatever excites surprise, astonishment, or amazement (as by its perfection, its greatness, or its… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• 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

• dumb — dumbly, adv. dumbness, n. /dum/, adj., dumber, dumbest, v. 1. lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull witted. 2. lacking the power of speech (often offensive when applied to humans): a dumb animal. 3. temporarily unable to speak: dumb …   Universalium

• dumb — [[t]dʌm[/t]] adj. er, est, v. usage: dumb in the sense “lacking the power of speech” is offensive when applied to humans (but not animals), probably because the word also means “stupid; dull witted.” The noun dummy in the sense “a person who… …   From formal English to slang

• Confound — Con*found (k[o^]n*found ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confounding}.] [F. confondre, fr. L. confundere, fusum, to pour together; con + fundere to pour. See {Fuse} to melt, and cf. {Confuse}.] 1. To mingle and blend, so that …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Confounded — Confound Con*found (k[o^]n*found ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confounding}.] [F. confondre, fr. L. confundere, fusum, to pour together; con + fundere to pour. See {Fuse} to melt, and cf. {Confuse}.] 1. To mingle and blend …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Confounding — Confound Con*found (k[o^]n*found ), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confounded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Confounding}.] [F. confondre, fr. L. confundere, fusum, to pour together; con + fundere to pour. See {Fuse} to melt, and cf. {Confuse}.] 1. To mingle and blend …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Béla Lugosi — Infobox actor name = Béla Lugosi imagesize = caption = circa 1920 birthname = Béla Ferenc Dezső Blaskó birthdate = birth date|1882|10|20 location = Lugos, Austria Hungary (now Lugoj, Romania) deathdate = death date and age|1956|08|16|1882|10|20… …   Wikipedia

• Assata Shakur — Assata Olugbala Shakur (born July 16, 1947[1] as JoAnne Deborah Byron, married name Chesimard[2]) is an African American activist and escaped convict who was a member of the Black Panther Party (BPP) and Black Liberation Army (BLA). Between 1971… …   Wikipedia