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- curious arts plural noun (Bible)Magical practices• • •Main Entry: ↑curious
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Curious arts — Curious Cu ri*ous (k? r? ?s), a. [OF. curios, curius, F. curieux, L. curiosus careful, inquisitive, fr. cura care. See {Cure}.] 1. Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Curious arts — (Acts 19:19), magical arts; jugglery practised by the Ephesian conjurers. Ephesus was noted for its wizard and the Ephesian spells; i.e., charms or scraps of parchment written over with certain formula, which were worn as a safeguard against… … Easton's Bible Dictionary
Curious — Cu ri*ous (k? r? ?s), a. [OF. curios, curius, F. curieux, L. curiosus careful, inquisitive, fr. cura care. See {Cure}.] 1. Difficult to please or satisfy; solicitous to be correct; careful; scrupulous; nice; exact. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Little… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Curious Pictures — curious?ictures Type Private Industry Television programs, film, animation, digital, videogames and toys Founded 1981 (as Broadcast Arts) 1993 (as Curious Pictures) … Wikipedia
arts, East Asian — Introduction music and visual and performing arts of China, Korea, and Japan. The literatures of these countries are covered in the articles Chinese literature, Korean literature, and Japanese literature. Some studies of East Asia… … Universalium
Curious George Brigade — A graphical spoof of the Curious George children s book series. The Curious George Brigade (CGB) is an anarchist collective (or, as it styles itself, an elusive anarchist thinktank ) based in Queens, New York. It is a part of the larger… … Wikipedia
performing arts — arts or skills that require public performance, as acting, singing, or dancing. [1945 50] * * * ▪ 2009 Introduction Music Classical. The last vestiges of the Cold War seemed to thaw for a moment on Feb. 26, 2008, when the unfamiliar strains … Universalium
Islamic arts — Visual, literary, and performing arts of the populations that adopted Islam from the 7th century. Islamic visual arts are decorative, colourful, and, in religious art, nonrepresentational; the characteristic Islamic decoration is the arabesque.… … Universalium
South Asian arts — Literary, performing, and visual arts of India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. Myths of the popular gods, Vishnu and Shiva, in the Puranas (ancient tales) and the Mahabharata and Ramayana epics, supply material for representational and… … Universalium
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (film) — Infobox Film name = The Curious Case of Benjamin Button image size = caption = director = David Fincher producer = Kathleen Kennedy Frank Marshall Ceán Chaffin writer = Eric Roth starring = Brad Pitt Cate Blanchett music = Alexandre Desplat… … Wikipedia
