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31Indefinite lifespan — is a term used in the life extension movement to refer to the longevity of humans, and other lifeforms, under conditions in which aging can be effectively and completely prevented and treated. Such individuals would still be susceptible to… …
32Siege of Tripolitsa — Part of the Greek War of Independence …
33USS Anacostia (1856) — was a steamer, constructed as a tugboat, that was first chartered by the U.S. Navy for service during the Paraguay crisis of the 1850s and then commissioned as a U.S. Navy ship. She later served prominently in the Union Navy during the American… …
34Roman Catholic Diocese of Pamiers — Pamiers Cathedral The Roman Catholic diocese of Pamiers, is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic church, in France. The diocese comprises the department of Ariège, and is suffragan to the Archdiocese of Toulouse. The epis …
35Celestine III — (Giacinto Bobone) died 1198, Italian ecclesiastic: pope 1191 98. * * * ▪ pope original name Giacinto Bobone , or Bobo Orsini born c. 1106, Rome, Papal States [Italy] died Jan. 8, 1198, Rome pope from 1191 to 1198. He was Peter… …
36Iran — /i ran , i rahn , uy ran /, n. a republic in SW Asia. 67,540,002; ab. 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Cap.: Teheran. Formerly (until 1935), Persia. * * * Iran Introduction Iran Background: Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic… …
37millennialism — millennialist, n. /mi len ee euh liz euhm/, n. a belief in the millennium. Also called millenarianism /mil euh nair ee euh niz euhm/. [1905 10; MILLENNIAL + ISM] * * * or millenarianism Belief in the millennium of Christian prophecy (Revelation… …
38temporize — temporization, n. temporizer, n. temporizingly, adv. /tem peuh ruyz /, v.i., temporized, temporizing. 1. to be indecisive or evasive to gain time or delay acting. 2. to comply with the time or occasion; yield temporarily or ostensibly to… …
39United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …
40Spenser, Edmund — born 1552/53, London, Eng. died Jan. 13, 1599, London English poet. Little is known for certain about his life before he entered the University of Cambridge. His first important publication, The Shepheardes Calender (1579), can be called the… …
