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  • 51Christian anarchism — Part of the Politics series on Anarchism …

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  • 52Jeremiah 51 — 1 Thus saith the LORD; Behold, I will raise up against Babylon, and against them that dwell in the midst of them that rise up against me, a destroying wind; 2 And will send unto Babylon fanners, that shall fan her, and shall empty her land: for… …

    The King James version of the Bible

  • 53War hysteria preceding the Mountain Meadows massacre — The Mountain Meadows massacre was caused in part by events relating to the Utah War, an 1858 invasion of the Utah Territory by the United States Army which ended up being peaceful. In the summer of 1857, however, Mormons expected an all out… …

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  • 54Byzantine Empire — the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the Western Empire in A.D. 476. Cap.: Constantinople. * * * Empire, southeastern and southern Europe and western Asia. It began as the city of Byzantium, which had grown from an ancient Greek colony… …

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  • 55avenge — [c]/əˈvɛndʒ / (say uh venj) verb (avenged, avenging) –verb (t) 1. to take vengeance or exact satisfaction for: to avenge a death. 2. to take vengeance on behalf of: avenge your brother. –verb (i) 3. to take vengeance. {Middle English avenge(n),… …

  • 56A Clockwork Orange —    1) (1960–1961)    ANTHONY BURGESS’s novella was written early in his literary career, in 1960 and 1961. At the time, Burgess had been told that he had less than a year to live, and Clockwork was only one of several novels that he produced… …

    The Encyclopedia of Stanley Kubrick

  • 57revenge — re•venge [[t]rɪˈvɛndʒ[/t]] v. venged, veng•ing, n. 1) to exact punishment or expiation for a wrong on behalf of, esp. in a vindictive spirit: to revenge a murdered brother[/ex] 2) to inflict pain or harm for; take vengeance for; avenge: to… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 58The Viscount of Adrilankha — is a fantasy novel published in three volumes and written by Steven Brust. Collectively, the three books form the third novel in the Khaavren Romances series. The novels are heavily influenced by the d Artagnan Romances written by Alexandre Dumas …

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  • 59Botulf Botulfsson — Botulf Botulfsson, (d. 1311) from Gottröra was a Swedish man burned at the stake for heresy. His is the only confirmed case of an execution for heresy in Sweden. He was accused by the Catholic Church of heresy after having denied that the wine… …

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  • 60avenge — 1. noun A vengeance; a revenge. 2. verb a) To take vengeance (for); to exact satisfaction for by punishing the injuring party; to vindicate by inflicting pain or evil on a …

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