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• Ireland — • Ireland lies in the Atlantic Ocean, west of Great Britain . . . Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ireland     Ireland     † …   Catholic encyclopedia

• ve´nal|ly — ve|nal «VEE nuhl», adjective. 1. willing to sell one s services or influence basely; open to bribes; corrupt: »Venal judges are a disgrace to a country. 2. influenced or obtained by bribery: »venal conduct. ╂[< Latin vēnālis < vēnum,… …   Useful english dictionary

• ve|nal — «VEE nuhl», adjective. 1. willing to sell one s services or influence basely; open to bribes; corrupt: »Venal judges are a disgrace to a country. 2. influenced or obtained by bribery: »venal conduct. ╂[< Latin vēnālis < vēnum, accusative,… …   Useful english dictionary

• Isaiah — /uy zay euh/ or, esp. Brit., /uy zuy euh/, n. 1. Also called Isaiah of Jerusalem. a Major Prophet of the 8th century B.C. 2. a book of the Bible bearing his name. Abbr.: Isa. 3. a male given name. [ < Heb yasha yahu lit., Yahweh s salvation] * *… …   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

• France — /frans, frahns/; Fr. /frddahonns/, n. 1. Anatole /ann nann tawl /, (Jacques Anatole Thibault), 1844 1924, French novelist and essayist: Nobel prize 1921. 2. a republic in W Europe. 58,470,421; 212,736 sq. mi. (550,985 sq. km). Cap.: Paris. 3.… …   Universalium

• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium

• china — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. a translucent ceramic material, biscuit fired at a high temperature, its glaze fired at a low temperature. 2. any porcelain ware. 3. plates, cups, saucers, etc., collectively. 4. figurines made of porcelain or ceramic material …   Universalium

• China — /chuy neuh/, n. 1. People s Republic of, a country in E Asia. 1,221,591,778; 3,691,502 sq. mi. (9,560,990 sq. km). Cap.: Beijing. 2. Republic of. Also called Nationalist China. a republic consisting mainly of the island of Taiwan off the SE coast …   Universalium

• Jerusalem (Before A.D. 71) — • This article deals with the destruction by the Romans after it had become the scene of the Redemption Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Jerusalem (Before A.D. 71)     Jerusalem (Before A.D. 71) …   Catholic encyclopedia

• bribable — adjective capable of being corrupted corruptible judges dishonest politicians a purchasable senator a venal police officer • Syn: ↑corruptible, ↑dishonest, ↑purchasable, ↑venal …   Useful english dictionary