The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General Literature, 1. köideLittle, Brown, 1875 |
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... became , to some extent at least , an instrument as well as a register of scientific progress . This characteristic feature of the work will be retained and made even more prominent in the New Edition , as the list of contributors ...
... became , to some extent at least , an instrument as well as a register of scientific progress . This characteristic feature of the work will be retained and made even more prominent in the New Edition , as the list of contributors ...
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... became from that time the real governors of the Saracen empire . Mota wakkel , son of Motassem , was assassinated by them in the palace ( 861 ) ; and succeeding caliphs became mere puppets in their hands . Radhi ( 934-941 ) was ...
... became from that time the real governors of the Saracen empire . Mota wakkel , son of Motassem , was assassinated by them in the palace ( 861 ) ; and succeeding caliphs became mere puppets in their hands . Radhi ( 934-941 ) was ...
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... became accepted generally in all languages as the designation of the head of a monastery . At first it was employed as a respectful title for any monk , as we learn from St Jerome ( in Epist . ad Gal . iv . 6 , in Matt . xxiii . 9 ) ...
... became accepted generally in all languages as the designation of the head of a monastery . At first it was employed as a respectful title for any monk , as we learn from St Jerome ( in Epist . ad Gal . iv . 6 , in Matt . xxiii . 9 ) ...
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... became titular abbot . Enough was reserved to maintain the monastic brother- hood , and when the occasion passed away the revenues were to be restored to their rightful owners . The estates , however , had a habit of lingering in lay ...
... became titular abbot . Enough was reserved to maintain the monastic brother- hood , and when the occasion passed away the revenues were to be restored to their rightful owners . The estates , however , had a habit of lingering in lay ...
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... became a proficient in all the feats and graces of chivalry . From Pevensey he betook himself to the study of theology in the University of Paris . He never became a scholar , much less a theologian , like Wolsey , or even like some of ...
... became a proficient in all the feats and graces of chivalry . From Pevensey he betook himself to the study of theology in the University of Paris . He never became a scholar , much less a theologian , like Wolsey , or even like some of ...
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