convened — con·vene || kÉ™n viËn v. assemble; gather … English contemporary dictionary
convened a meeting — gathered people together for a meeting, assembled people for a conference … English contemporary dictionary
Hieria, Council of — Convened by Constantine V (q.v.) in 754 to provide the dogmatic rationale for imperial decrees that ordered the destruction of icons (q.v.) and the excommunication of Iconophiles (q.v.). Constantine V packed the council with his supporters and … Historical dictionary of Byzantium
San Francisco Conference, 1945 — Convened on 25 April 1945 the conference at San Francisco was attended by representatives of 50 nations and was the location where the United Nations Charter was completed. The charter was signed on 26 June and went into effect on 24 October… … Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era
Speaker of the Indiana House of Representatives — The Speaker of the Indiana State House of Representatives is the highest official in the Indiana House of Representatives, customarily elected from the ranks of the majority party. As in most Anglo Saxon countries and provinces, the speaker… … Wikipedia
religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… … Universalium
Homenetmen — Հ.Մ.Ը.Մ. (pronounced IPA|/ˈhomɛnɛtmɛn/) is an Armenian organization devoted to athletics and Scouting. Homenetmen is an acronym derived from the initials of the Armenian name of the organization, which translated stand for Armenian General… … Wikipedia
Uyghur detainees at Guantanamo Bay — The United States government detained twenty two Uyghurs in the Guantanamo Bay detainment camp since 2002. As of today the five Uyghurs Abdul Razakah, Yusef Abbas, Hajiakbar Abdulghupur, Saidullah Khalik and Ahmed Mohamed remain in Guantanamo and … Wikipedia
ZIONISM — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the word and its meaning forerunners ḤIBBAT ZION ROOTS OF ḤIBBAT ZION background to the emergence of the movement the beginnings of the movement PINSKER S AUTOEMANCIPATION settlement… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
ARAB WORLD, 1945–2006 — The Arab world is divided into four subregions: the Maghreb (morocco , tunisia , algeria , libya , Mauritania), the Nile Valley (egypt and Sudan), the Fertile Crescent (syria , lebanon , iraq , jordan , and the palestinian authority ), and the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
