Pseudonyms are adopted by resistance fighters, terrorists and guerrillas often to make enquiries more difficult, to seek and create an aura of mystery, and to protect their families from reprisal, although other reasons may often be included. The expression nom de guerre (IPA: /nɒm də gɛɹ/, "name of war") is often used for such pseudonyms (though this expression is rarely, if ever, actually used in French). It is occasionally used as a ...

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Pseudonym, Pseudonym - Pseudonyms in print, Pseudonym - Regnal name, Pseudonym - Nom de guerre, Pseudonym - The origin of nom de guerre, Pseudonym - Radio, Pseudonym - Computers, Pseudonym - Pseudonyms in entertainment, Pseudonym - Other pseudonyms

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George W. Jenkins opened the first Publix market in Winter Haven, Florida, in 1930. In 1934 his single store managed US$120,000 in sales. The next year, in 1935, he opened a second location, the Economy Food Store in Winter Haven. Despite the Great Depression, his stores were surprisingly successful. In 1940, Jenkins (affectionately called 'Mr. George' by his employees) mortgaged an orange grove to build Florida's first supermarket. His "food palace" had, among other things, piped-in music, air conditioning, cold cases for frozen and ...

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Publix, Publix - History, Publix - Ethnic specialties, Publix - Controversy, Publix - Publix Trivia

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Canaan or Knáʕan (Arabic کنعان, Hebrew כְּנַעַן, Septuagint Greek Χανααν) is an ancient term for a region roughly corresponding to present-day Israel/Palestine including the West Bank, western Jordan, southern and coastal Syria and Lebanon continuing up until the border of modern Turkey. Various Canaanite sites have been excavated by archaeologists, most notably the Canaanite town of Ugarit, which was rediscovere ...

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• Canaan - Phoenician Canaan
• Canaan - Canaan in Mesopotamian inscriptions
• Canaan - Egyptian Canaan
• Canaan - Biblical Canaanites

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Abramelin, or Abra-Melin, is the name of the Egyptian Mage who teaches a system of magic to Abraham, the Jew, the author of a famous grimoire which calls itself The Book of the Sacred Magic of Abramelin the Mage. The grimoire itself is found in a manuscript in the Bibliothèque de l'Arsenal in Paris. It is framed as a sort of epistolary novel in which Abraham, the Jew, reveals Abramelin's magical and Kabbalistic secrets to his son Lamech, and dates itself to the year 1458. It moreover claims to have ...

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The Book of Mormon is one of four sacred texts of Mormonism, which also include the Bible, Pearl of Great Price, and Doctrine and Covenants. First published by Joseph Smith, Jr. in March 1830 in Palmyra, New York, it stands as the central dividing doctrine of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and other Christian faiths. Adherents to its teachings are commonly referred to as Mormons. The book's self-declared purpose is to testify of Jesus, through the writings of ancient prophets of the Western Hemis ...

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• Book of Mormon - Content
• Book of Mormon - Title Page
• Book of Mormon - Organization
• Book of Mormon - Investigation of the book
• Book of Mormon - Brief narrative summary
• Book of Mormon - The book's major themes
• Book of Mormon - Origin of the Book of Mormon
• Book of Mormon - Authorship
• Book of Mormon - Joseph Smith as Translator
• Book of Mormon - Alternative explanations
• Book of Mormon - Views of historicity
• Book of Mormon - Latter Day Saint views
• Book of Mormon - Critics' views
• Book of Mormon - Role of the Book of Mormon in Mormonism
• Book of Mormon - Differences between the Book of Mormon and Latter-day Saint doctrine
• Book of Mormon - Book of Mormon Editions

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Caphtor is the land of the Biblical Caphtorim (Egyptian Keftiu, Mari Kaptara), said in Gen. 10 to descend from Ham's son Mizraim (Egypt). It has been etymologically linked to Cyprus while other suggestions identify it variously as Crete, and the nearby coasts of Anatolia. By some accounts, both Cyprus and Crete together were known as "the isles of the Caphtorim", and perhaps of significance is the fact that the earliest Minoan script used on Crete seems to have been hieroglyphics. The name is found written in hieroglyphics in the temple of Kom Ombo in Upper Egypt ...

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The word Abraxas (or Abrasax or Abracax) was engraved on certain antique stones, called on that account Abraxas stones, which were used as amulets or charms by Gnostic sects. It was believed that Abraxas was the name of a god who incorporated both Good and Evil (God and Demiurge) in one entity, and therefore representing the monotheistic God, singular, but (unlike e.g. the Christian God) not omni-benevolent. Abraxas has been claimed to be both an Egyptian god and a demon, sometimes even being associated with the d ...

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Abydos, one of the most ancient cities of Upper Egypt, stood about 11 km (6 miles) west of the Nile at latitude 26° 10' N. The Egyptian name was Abdju (technically, 3bdw, hieroglyphs shown to the right), "the hill of the symbol or reliquary," in which the sacred head of Osiris was preserved. Thence the Greeks named it Abydos, like the city on the Hellespont; the modern Arabic name is Arabet el Madfuneh. Abydos, Egypt - History. The history of the city begins in the late prehistoric age, it ha ...

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• Abydos, Egypt - History
• Abydos, Egypt - Worship
• Abydos, Egypt - Temples built
• Abydos, Egypt - 18th dynasty
• Abydos, Egypt - Other temples
• Abydos, Egypt - Tombs
• Abydos, Egypt - Forts
• Abydos, Egypt - Other

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Amon can refer to: Amun, Egyptian god, also known sometimes as Amon In the Bible, the governor of Samaria in the time of Ahab (1 Kings 22:26; 2 Chr. 18:25). Amon of Judah, king of the Kingdom of Judah and son of Manasseh Amon a demon Amon, Formula One team Ammon_(nation) Amon also means "Mountain" or "Mount" in Sindarin, an artificial language by J. R. R. Tolkien. Other related archivesAmmon_(nation), Amon, Amon of Judah,

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In Egyptian mythology, Aker (also spelt Akar) was one of the earliest gods worshipped, and was the deification of the horizon. There are strong indications that Aker was worshipped before other known Egyptian gods of the earth, such as Geb. In particular, the Pyramid texts make a sinister statement that the Akeru (plural of Aker) will not seize the pharaoh, as if this were something that might have happened, and was something of which to be afraid. Aker itself translates as (one who) bends, and thus Akeru translates as benders, though in what se ...

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For a historical description of Biblical times see: History of ancient Israel and Judah The article concerns the historicity of the Bible. In other words, it addresses in what ways the Bible is historically accurate; the extent to which it can it be used as a historic source and what qualifications should be applied. This is intended to represent the academic viewpoint. For descriptions of religious beliefs, please go to the appropriate subject-matter page. The Bible and history - Introduction. ...

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• The Bible and history - Overview of Academic views
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• The Bible and history - Genesis
• The Bible and history - The Patriarchs
• The Bible and history - Exodus
• The Bible and history - Joshua
• The Bible and history - United Monarchy
• The Bible and history - Later kings
• The Bible and history - The Exile and after
• The Bible and history - New Testament/Greek Bible
• The Bible and history - Historicity of Christian beliefs
• The Bible and history - Historicity of Christian traditions
• The Bible and history - Marginal views
• The Bible and history - Schools of archaeological and historical thought
• The Bible and history - Biblical minimalism
• The Bible and history - Biblical maximalism
• The Bible and history - Increasing conflict between the maximalist and minimalist schools
• The Bible and history - Archaeology and modern Israeli politics

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Kabbalah (Hebrew קַבָּלָה "reception", Standard Hebrew Qabbala, Tiberian Hebrew Qabbālāh; also written variously as Cabala, Cabalah, Cabbala, Cabbalah, Kabala, Kabalah, Kabbala, Qabala, Qabalah, Kaballah) is an interpretation (exegesis, hermeneutic) key, "soul" of the Torah (Hebrew Bible), or the religious mystical system of Judaism claiming an insight into divine nature. Kabbalah is a doctrine of esoteric knowledge concerning God, God's creation of the universe and the laws of nature, and the path by whic ...

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• Kabbalah - Origin of Jewish mysticism
• Kabbalah - Mystic doctrines in Talmudic times
• Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the early Middle Ages
• Kabbalah - Lurianic Kabbalah in the Middle Ages
• Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the Sefardim and Mizrahim
• Kabbalah - Kabbalah of the Maharal
• Kabbalah - The failure of Sabbatian mysticism
• Kabbalah - Spread of Kabbalah during the 1700s
• Kabbalah - The modern world
• Kabbalah - Primary texts
• Kabbalah - Theodicy: explanation for the existence of evil
• Kabbalah - Kabbalistic understanding of God
• Kabbalah - Sefirot
• Kabbalah - A Greek Orthodox theological view
• Kabbalah - The human soul in Kabbalah
• Kabbalah - Foretelling the future
• Kabbalah - Practical applications
• Kabbalah - Textual antiquity of esoteric mysticism
• Kabbalah - Gnosticism and Kabbalah
• Kabbalah - Criticisms
• Kabbalah - Dualism
• Kabbalah - Debate about Kabbalah in Judaism
• Kabbalah - Early critiques
• Kabbalah - Within Conservative and Reform Judaism
• Kabbalah - Kabbalah Centre
• Kabbalah - Kabbalah in non-Jewish society
• Kabbalah - Hermetic Kabbalah
• Kabbalah - Fictional representations
• Kabbalah - Kabbalah personalities
• Kabbalah - Footnotes

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Different cultures, time periods, and belief systems have diverse variations in their opinions on the morality of homosexuality, bisexuality and the choice of sexual orientation in general. In recent decades, many societies which formerly treated homosexuality as a crime have now repealed those laws on the basis of civil rights, privacy rights, and changing social attitudes. The increasing social acceptance of homosexuality has been attributed to a range of diverse causes, including the sexual revolution, the gay rights movement, a gr ...

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• Religion and sexual orientation - Organized religions
• Religion and sexual orientation - Aspects of the conflict
• Religion and sexual orientation - Reactions to homosexuality
• Religion and sexual orientation - View that homosexuality is moral morally acceptable or is not an issue of morality
• Religion and sexual orientation - Controversy over parallels with other civil rights movements
• Religion and sexual orientation - Genetic determination choice and change
• Religion and sexual orientation - Attacks based on stereotypes linking homosexuality to other behaviors
• Religion and sexual orientation - Views of specific religious groups
• Religion and sexual orientation - Atheists agnostics and secularists
• Religion and sexual orientation - Abrahamic
• Religion and sexual orientation - Buddhism Confucianism and Taoism
• Religion and sexual orientation - Hinduism
• Religion and sexual orientation - Greco-Roman religion
• Religion and sexual orientation - Mythological figures who engaged in same-sex love

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Moses or Moshe (מֹשֶׁה, Standard Hebrew Moše, Tiberian Hebrew Mōšẹh, Syriac ܡܘܫܐ Muše, Arabic موسى Mūsa, Ethiopic ሙሴ Musse, Latin Moyses), son of Amram (Imran in Arabic) and his wife, Jochebed, a Levite, was a Legendary Hebrew liberato ...

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• Moses - Moses in Judaism
• Moses - Moses in Christianity
• Moses - Moses in Islam
• Moses - Textual origin of the Torah
• Moses - Moses in history
• Moses - Ethical dilemmas
• Moses - The horned Moses
• Moses - Moses in media

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The Arab Republic of Egypt, commonly known as Egypt, (in Arabic: مصر, romanized Misr, in Egyptian Arabic Másr), is a republic in North Africa. While most of the country is geographically located in Africa, the Sinai Peninsula east of the Suez Canal is in Asia and Egypt is often associated with the Middle East. Covering an area of about 1,020,000 km², Egypt shares land borders with Libya to the west, Sudan to the south, and Israel and the Gaza Strip to the northeast and has coasts on the north and east by the Medi ...

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• Egypt - Origin and history of the name
• Egypt - History
• Egypt - Politics
• Egypt - Military
• Egypt - Governorates
• Egypt - Foreign relations
• Egypt - Economy
• Egypt - Demographics
• Egypt - Religion
• Egypt - Geography
• Egypt - Culture

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Copper is a chemical element in the periodic table that has the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. Copper - History. In Greek times, the metal was known by the name chalkos (χαλκός). Copper was a very important resource for the Romans and Greeks. In Roman times, it became known as aes Cyprium (aes being the generic Latin term for copper alloys such as bronze and other metals, and Cyprium because so much of it was mined in Cyprus). From this, the phrase was simplified to ...

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• Copper - Biological role
• Copper - Toxicity
• Copper - Miscellaneous hazards
• Copper - Physical characteristics
• Copper - Compounds
• Copper - Occurrence
• Copper - Tests for copper²⁺ ion
• Copper - Applications

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1981 (MCMLXXXI) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. 1981 - Events. January - Sarawak chamber found January 1 - Greece enters the EEC January 1 - Palau becomes self-governing January 4 - Sheffield police arrests Peter Sutcliffe, the Yorkshire Ripper January 13 - Donna Griffiths, a schoolgirl in Pershore, Worcestershire, UK, begins a uncontrollable series of sneezes that end September 16, 1983 - after 978 days Janua ...

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• 1981 - unknown dates
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• 1981 - April-June
• 1981 - July-September
• 1981 - October-December
• 1981 - Deaths
• 1981 - Nobel Prizes
• 1981 - Templeton Prize

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1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). 1922 - Events. January 7 - Dáil Éireann, the extra-legal parliament of the Irish Republic, ratifies the Anglo-Irish Treaty by 64-57 votes. January 8 - The Social Democratic Youth League of Norway is founded. January 10 - Arthur Griffith is elected President of Dáil Éireann. January 11 - First successful insulin treatment of diabetes. January 12 - Briti ...

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• 1922 - July to December
• 1922 - Nobel Prizes
• 1922 - Heads of state in 1922

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1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. 1956 - Events. January 1 - End of Anglo-Egyptian Codominium in Sudan. January 16 - President Gamal Abdal Nasser of Egypt vows to reconquer Palestine. January 26 - 1956 Winter Olympic Games open in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. January 26 - The United Kingdom bans heroin. January 25-January 26 - Finnish troops reoccupy Porkkala after Soviet troops vacate its military base. Civilian ...

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• 1956 - December
• 1956 - Unknown date
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• 1956 - February
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• 1956 - December
• 1956 - Unknown dates
• 1956 - Nobel Prizes

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The Dead Sea (Arabic البحر الميت, Hebrew ים המלח) is the lowest exposed point on the Earth's surface. It is on the border between the West Bank, Israel, and Jordan on the Jordan Rift Valley. This endorheic body of water is the deepest hypersaline lake in the world. The Dead Sea is 76 km long, up to 18 km wide and 400 m in depth at its deepest point. The surface of the Dead Sea is at an elevation of 4 ...

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• Dead Sea - Natural history
• Dead Sea - Chemistry and health effects
• Dead Sea - Flora and fauna
• Dead Sea - Human history
• Dead Sea - Saving the Dead Sea
• Dead Sea - Other extremely deep points on the earth's surface

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Canada - Mexico - South Africa - U.S. Rail Transport - Science - Sports Births - Deaths 1840 is a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). 1840 - Events. January 3 - One of the predecessor papers to the Herald Sun of Melbourne, Australia, The Port Phillip Herald, is founded by George Cavanaugh. January 10 - Uniform penny postage introduced in the UK. January 13 - The steamship Lexington burns and sinks ...

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• 1840 - Events
• 1840 - Births
• 1840 - Deaths

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1977 (MCMLXXVII) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1977 calendar). 1977 - Events. January 10 - Major eruption of Mount Nyiragongo in eastern Zaire. January 17 - Gary Gilmore executed by a firing squad in Utah January 18 - Scientists identify a previously unknown bacterium as the cause of the mysterious "legionnaire's disease" January 18 - Australia experiences its worst railway disaster at Granville, near Sydney, in which 83 people ...

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• 1977 - Unknown dates
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• 1977 - Deaths
• 1977 - January-March
• 1977 - April-August
• 1977 - September-December
• 1977 - Nobel Prizes

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