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41Egotism — E go*tism (?; 277), n. [L. ego I + ending tism for ism, prob. influenced by other English words in tism fr. the Greek, where t is not part of the ending, as baptism. See {Egoism}.] The practice of too frequently using the word I; hence, a… …
42Enlil and Ninlil — Drawing of Enlil and Ninlil taken from a mural decoration of Susa. Lord Enlil (with hooves and horns of the Bull God) and the Lady Ninlil. Second half of the 2nd millennium BC, Louvre, Paris. Baked bricks, height 54 inches …
43inflation — n 1. false prosperity, overenlarged currency; runaway prices, high prices, stiff prices, steep prices; stagflation. 2. conceit, conceitedness, egotism, pride, vainglory, vaingloriousness; narcissism, self love, self admiration, self esteem,… …
44GABIROL, SOLOMON BEN JUDAH, IBN — (c. 1021–c. 1057; Ar. Abu Ayyub Sulayman ibn Yahya ibn Gabirul; Lat. Avicebron), Spanish poet and philosopher. His Life The main source of information on Ibn Gabirol s life is his poems, although frequently they offer no more than hints. A number …
45egotism — n. 1. Self importance, self conceit, self esteem, self assertion, self admiration, self praise, self commendation, bumptiousness (colloq.). 2. Selfishness, passionate or extravagant self love, egoism …
46ghazal — The ghazal is a very common verse form in medieval Arabic, Persian, and Turkish poetry. Scholars have traced the origin of the ghazal to 10th century Persia, where it developed out of the older form called the QASÍDA that had come into Persia… …
47Political correctness — Politically incorrect redirects here. For other uses, see Politically incorrect (disambiguation). Political correctness (adjectivally, politically correct; both forms commonly abbreviated to PC) is a term which denotes language, ideas, policies,… …
48Mental prayer — is the most effective means of assuring one s salvation (Adolphe Tanquerey) Mental prayer is a form of prayer recommended in the Catholic Church whereby one loves God through dialogue, meditating on God s words, and contemplation of his face. It… …
49Song of the hoe — Stone hoes from America. The first basalt hoes in the Near East would have looked similar to these …
50Gudea cylinders — Two cylinders telling the construction of the temple of Ninurta, Girsu, Circa 2125 BC, Terra cotta, Dimensions 56.50 cm long, 33 cm diameter, Louvre Museum, Paris, Department of Near East Antiquities, Richelieu, Hall 2, Accession number …
