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Sion College — right|thumb|120px|Sion College was created by the first charter granted by King Charles I in 1630.Sion College, in London, an institution founded by Royal Charter in 1630 as a college, gild of parochial clergy and almshouse, under the 1623 will… … Wikipedia
Space of four dimensions — Dimension Di*men sion, n. [L. dimensio, fr. dimensus, p. p. of dimetiri to measure out; di = dis + metiri to measure: cf. F. dimension. See {Measure}.] 1. Measure in a single line, as length, breadth, height, thickness, or circumference;… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
The Priory of Sion in the Da Vinci Code — Dan Brown s best selling 2003 novel The Da Vinci Code , as well as the 2006 movie version made from it, has triggered a new level of public interest in the supposed organization known as the Priory of Sion. The Priory is portrayed in the book as… … Wikipedia
Diocese of Sion — Sion † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Sion (Sedunensis) A Swiss bishopric, depending directly on the Holy See. HISTORY The Diocese of Sion is the oldest in Switzerland and one of the oldest north of the Alps. At first its see was … Catholic encyclopedia
BRAZIL — BRAZIL, South American federal republic; general population (est.) 183 million (2005); Jewish population 97,000. Jewish history in Brazil is divided into four distinct periods with a specific interval: (a) The presence of new christians and the… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
King David — King David † Catholic Encyclopedia ► King David In the Bible the name David is borne only by the second king of Israel, the great grandson of Boaz and Ruth (Ruth, iv, 18 sqq.). He was the youngest of the eight sons of Isai, or Jesse… … Catholic encyclopedia
dimension — Scope, size, magnitude; denoting, in the plural, linear measurements of length, width, and height. buccolingual d. the diameter or d. of a premolar or molar tooth from buccal to lingual … Medical dictionary
George Ştefănescu — His works are in private collections in Australia, Belgium, Brazil, Germany, France, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Israel, Japan, Canada, Cuba, Lebanon, Mexico, Austria, Romania, Singapore, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the U.S..Radu Carneci wrote of … Wikipedia
Maercker, Georg — (1865 1924) general; organized the first Freikorps* unit. Born to the family of a circuit judge in the West Prussian town of Bal denburg, he attended cadet academies in Kulm and Gross Lichterfelde. In 1888 he accompanied a German plantation… … Historical dictionary of Weimar Republik
fourth dimension — fourth′ dimen′sion n. 1) math. phs a dimension, usu. time, in addition to length, width, and depth, used to discuss phenomena that depend on four variables in geometrical language 2) cvb something beyond scientific explanation • Etymology:… … From formal English to slang
