Rottenness
51Isaiah — /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] * *… …
52rotten — rottenly, adv. rottenness, n. /rot n/, adj., rottener, rottenest. 1. decomposing or decaying; putrid; tainted, foul, or bad smelling. 2. corrupt or morally offensive. 3. wretchedly bad, unpleasant, or unsatisfactory; miserable: a rotten piece of… …
53tragedy — /traj i dee/, n., pl. tragedies. 1. a dramatic composition, often in verse, dealing with a serious or somber theme, typically that of a great person destined through a flaw of character or conflict with some overpowering force, as fate or society …
54ancient Rome — ▪ ancient state, Europe, Africa, and Asia Introduction the state centred on the city of Rome. This article discusses the period from the founding of the city and the regal period, which began in 753 BC, through the events leading to the… …
55Rutherford B. Hayes: Wealth in the Hands of the Few — ▪ Primary Source Unlike most of his fellow Republicans, President Rutherford B. Hayes held an unsympathetic attitude toward the trusts. This was one of many issues that caused Hayes to lose the support of portions of the party early… …
56Sacrifice — • This term is identical with the English offering (Latin offerre) and the German Opfer Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Sacrifice Sacrifice …
57Teaching of St. Augustine of Hippo — Teaching of St. Augustine of Hippo † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Teaching of St. Augustine of Hippo St. Augustine of Hippo (354 430) is a philosophical and theological genius of the first order, dominating, like a pyramid, antiquity and… …
58irrespirable — adjective Unbreathable. The air was growing foul and more irrespirable, with a thick sodden quality, as if from a sediment of material rottenness; and we had about decided to turn back …
59putrescence — The state of putrefaction. * * * pu·tres·cence (pu tresґəns) partial or complete rottenness. putrescent adj …
60Mithridates (soldier) — Mithridates (died 401 BC) was a young Persian soldier in the army of king Artaxerxes II who according to a version in Plutarch s Life of Artaxerxes II, accidentally killed the rebel claimant to the throne Cyrus the Younger in the Battle of Cunaxa …
