Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia - The Holocaust
The Holocaust is the name applied to the systematic state-sponsored persecution and genocide of various ethnic, religious and political ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Etymology And Usage Of The Term
Main article: Names of the Holocaust The word holocaust originally derived from the Greek word holokauston, meaning "a completely (holos)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Etymology And Usage Of The Term
The word holocaust originally derived from the Greek word holokauston, meaning "a completely (holos) burnt (kaustos) sacrificial offering...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Silent Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - Silent Holocaust - Usage By Orthodox Rabbis
Many Orthodox Judaism rabbis refer to assimilation as a type of "Holocaust". Orthodox Rabbis also refer to abortion as the "Silent Holoca...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Usage Of The Terms Railroad And Railway: Encyclopedia - Usage Of The Terms Railroad And Railway
The terms railroad and railway generally describe the same thing, a guided means of land transport, designed to be used by trains, for tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holocaust Denial: Encyclopedia - Holocaust Denial
Holocaust denial, or Holocaust revisionism as it is referred to by its supporters, is the belief that the Holocaust did not occur as it i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Etymology: Encyclopedia - Etymology
Etymology is the study of the origins of words. Some words have been derived from other languages, possibly in a changed form (the source...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Etymology Of India: Encyclopedia - Etymology Of India
India is a nation with three main names in official and popular use, and with historical and cultural importance. All three names were or...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-semitism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-semitism - Etymology And Usage
The word antisemitic (antisemitisch in German) was probably first used in 1860 by the Jewish scholar Moritz Steinschneider in the phrase ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-semitism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-semitism - Etymology And Usage
The word antisemitic (antisemitisch in German) was probably first used in 1860 by the Jewish scholar Moritz Steinschneider in the phrase...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Anti-semitism: Encyclopedia Ii - Anti-semitism - Etymology And Usage
The word antisemitic (antisemitisch in German) was probably first used in 1860 by the Jewish scholar Moritz Steinschneider in the phrase ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fortepiano: Encyclopedia Ii - Fortepiano - Etymology And Usage
"Fortepiano" is Italian for "loud-soft", just as the formal name for the modern piano, "pianoforte", is "soft-loud". Both are abbreviatio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Childfree: Encyclopedia Ii - Childfree - Etymology And Usage
The term stands in contrast to "childless", which some argue implies that children are "lacking" and desired; childfree persons would arg...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homosexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Homosexuality - Etymology And Usage
The word homosexual translates literally as "same-sex," being a hybrid of the Greek prefix homo- meaning "same" and the Latin root sex- m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gender: Encyclopedia Ii - Gender - Etymology And Usage
Gender comes from Middle English gendre, from Latin genus, all meaning "kind", "sort", or "type". Ultimately from the proto Indo European...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gender: Encyclopedia Ii - Gender - Etymology And Usage
Gender comes from Middle English gendre, from Latin genus, all meaning "kind", "sort", or "type". Ultimately from the proto Indo European...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lyrics: Encyclopedia Ii - Lyrics - Etymology And Usage
From the Greek, a lyric was originally a song sung with a lyre. A lyric poem is one that expresses a subjective, personal point of view. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Polydeism: Encyclopedia Ii - Polydeism - Etymologically Disjunctive Uses Of The Term
The term, polydeism, has occasionally been misused as a direct substitute for polytheism - a usage which fails to consider the distinctio...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pederasty: Encyclopedia Ii - Pederasty - Etymology And Usage
"Pederasty" derives from the combination of pais (Greek for 'boy') with erastis (Greek for 'lover'; cf. eros). Late Latin pæderasta was ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Mass Media: Encyclopedia Ii - Mass Media - Etymology And Usage
Media (the plural of medium) is a truncation of the term media of communication, referring to those organized means of dissemination of f...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Lady: Encyclopedia Ii - Lady - Etymology And Usage
The word comes from Old English hlaifdige; the first part of the word is laif, loaf, bread, as in the corresponding hlaford, lord; the se...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hospodar: Encyclopedia Ii - Hospodar - Etymology And Slavic Usage
It is a derivative of gospod, lord, and is akin to gosudar, which primarily means sovereign, and was also used in Russia as a polite form...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Road: Encyclopedia Ii - Road - Usage And Etymology
In original usage, a "road" was simply any pathway fit for riding ("road" is cognate with "ride", e.g.: ships ride at anchor in roads). T...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shipping Fandom: Encyclopedia Ii - Shipping Fandom - Etymology And Usage Of Terminology
Though ship is undoubtedly a derivative of the word relationship (or perhaps worship) in some way, where and when it was first used to in...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a Etymology: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a Etymology - Quranic Usage
in Arabic: وَإِنَّ مِن شِيعَتِهِ لَإِبْرَاهِيمَ Translated to English: "And most surely Ibrahim followe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Orient: Encyclopedia Ii - The Orient - Usage Of Term
"Oriental" is sometimes used by certain regions in the West as a term to describe people, cultures and goods from the Orient. For example...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holocaust Denial: Encyclopedia Ii - Holocaust Denial - Terminology: Holocaust Denial Or Holocaust Revisionism?
The term "denier" is objected to by the people to whom it is applied, who prefer "revisionist". Most contend that the latter term is deli...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Usage Of The Terms Railroad And Railway: Encyclopedia Ii - Usage Of The Terms Railroad And Railway - U.s. Practice
Historically, in the United States of America the term railroad, especially when used in a company name, implies a conventional rail syst...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Engine: Encyclopedia Ii - Engine - Usage Of The Term
In original usage, an engine was any sort of mechanical device. The term "gin" in cotton gin is a short form of this usage. Practically e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aryan: Encyclopedia Ii - Aryan - Etymology And History Of The Term
Indo-Iranian arya- descends from PIE *ar-yo-, a yo-adjective to a root *ar "to assemble skillfully", present in Greek harma "chariot", La...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cretinism: Encyclopedia Ii - Cretinism - Etymolology And Usage Of The Term
The term cretin was brought into medical use in the 18th century from an Alpine French dialect where persons with such a condition were e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kurmi: Encyclopedia Ii - Kurmi - Etymology And Usage
"Kurmi" in Sanskrit, which is frequently used in the Ramayana, literally translates as "I can" or "I am able", or "within my power to act...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Orient: Encyclopedia Ii - The Orient - Usage Of Term
"Oriental" is sometimes used by certain regions in the West as a term to describe people, cultures and goods from the Orient. For example...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kven: Encyclopedia Ii - Kven - Historical Usage Of The Term
98 A.D., the Roman historian Gaius Cornelius Tacitus wrote about the Fenni, people of the north. This is the first reference to the Finns...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Cwen: Encyclopedia Ii - Cwen - Historical Usage Of The Term
98 A.D., the Roman historian Tacitus writes about the Fenni, people of the north. This is the first reference to the Finns in recorded hi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holocaust Denial: Encyclopedia Ii - Holocaust Denial - Public Reactions To Holocaust Denial
Seven European Union member countries including France and Germany have passed laws making the denial or minimization of the Holocaust a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Holocaust Denial: Encyclopedia Ii - Holocaust Denial - Public Reactions To Holocaust Denial
Seven European Union member countries including France and Germany have passed laws making the denial or minimization of the Holocaust a ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Terrorism Term: Encyclopedia Ii - American Terrorism Term - Usage Of The Term
Institute for Policy Studies scholar Professor Noam Chomsky has referred to the tactics used by agents of the US government and their pro...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Concentration Camp: Encyclopedia Ii - Concentration Camp - History And Usage Of The Term
The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed. defines concentration camp as: a camp where non-combatants of a district are accommodated, such a...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Commons: Encyclopedia Ii - Commons - Wider Usage Of The Term
The word "Commons" has now come to be used in the sense of any sets of resources that a community recognizes as being accessible to any m...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Usage Of The Term 'neopagan'
The term "Neopagan" is used by academics and adherents alike to denote those Pagan traditions which are largely modern in origin, or whic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Neopaganism: Encyclopedia Ii - Neopaganism - Usage Of The Term 'neopagan'
The term "Neopagan" is used by academics and adherents alike to denote those Pagan traditions which are largely modern in origin, or whic...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kung Fu Term: Encyclopedia Ii - Kung Fu Term - Translation And Usage
Nowadays, the most common use of the term kung fu is when referring to Chinese martial arts in general. Thus, when someone says they stud...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Crusade: Encyclopedia Ii - Crusade - Usage Of The Term Crusade
The crusades were never referred to as such by their participants. The original crusaders were known by various terms, including fideles ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Crusades: Encyclopedia Ii - The Crusades - Usage Of The Term Crusade
The crusades were never referred to as such by their participants. The original crusaders were known by various terms, including fideles ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Conservation Ethic: Encyclopedia Ii - Conservation Ethic - Usage Of Term
In common usage, the term refers to the activity of systematically protecting natural resources such as forests, including biological div...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Manchurian Candidate: Encyclopedia Ii - The Manchurian Candidate - Usage Of The Term
The term "Manchurian candidate," spawned by the book and later films, refers to an individual who has undergone brainwashing and / or min...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Gay: Encyclopedia Ii - Gay - Etymology
The word started to acquire sexual connotations in the late 17th century, being used with meaning "addicted to pleasures and dissipations...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dasa: Encyclopedia Ii - Dasa - Etymology Of Dasa And Related Terms
Dasa and related terms have been examined by Asko Parpola (1988), Mayrhofer (1986-1996), Benveniste (1973), Lecoq (1990), Windfuhr (1999)...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Psychedelics Dissociatives And Deliriants: Encyclopedia Ii - Psychedelics Dissociatives And Deliriants - Etymology And Alternative Terms
A variety of different, imprecise terms have also been used to refer to drugs of this type. One of the first terms used in English to des...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jew: Encyclopedia Ii - Jew - Usage Note
Some uses of the term "Jew" are tainted by historic anti-Jewish bigotry. The correct adjectival form is "Jewish"; the use of "Jew" as an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jew: Encyclopedia Ii - Jew - Usage Note
Some uses of the term "Jew" are tainted by historic anti-Jewish bigotry. The correct adjectival form is "Jewish"; the use of "Jew" as an ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blended Learning: Encyclopedia Ii - Blended Learning - Alternative Usage Of The Term
The term "blended learning" can also be used to describe arrangements in which "conventional", offline, non-electronic based instruction ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Redneck: Encyclopedia Ii - Redneck - Etymology
Redneck - Possible Scots-Irish Etymology. The word redneck was first cited in Scotland. In Scotland, the National Covenant and The Sole...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blended Learning: Encyclopedia Ii - Blended Learning - Current Usage Of The Term
With today's prevalence of high technology in many countries, blended learning often refers specifically to the provision or use of resou...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Suicide Bombing: Encyclopedia Ii - Suicide Bombing - Usage And Related Terms
The usage of the term "suicide bombing" dates back to at least 1940. An August 10, 1940 New York Times article mentions the term in relat...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Etymology: Encyclopedia Ii - Etymology - History Of Etymology
The search for meaningful origins for familiar or strange words is far older than the modern understanding of linguistic evolution and th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Ouija: Encyclopedia Ii - Ouija - Etymology
The term "Ouija" is derived from the French "oui" (for "yes") and the German "ja" (for "yes"). An alternative story suggests the name was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Prime Directive: Encyclopedia Ii - Prime Directive - Usage Of The Term In Other Science Fiction
Jack Williamson's novel The Humanoids features invulnerable robots who ruthlessly follow the "Prime Directive", which is to "serve and pr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Examination Of Holocaust Denial: Encyclopedia Ii - Examination Of Holocaust Denial - Methods Used By Holocaust Deniers
Much of the controversy surrounding the claims of deniers centres upon the methods used to present arguments that the Holocaust allegedly...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Examination Of Holocaust Denial: Encyclopedia Ii - Examination Of Holocaust Denial - Evidence Of The Holocaust
Evidence of the existence of the Holocaust was well documented by the heavily bureaucratic German government itself. It was further well ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fuck: Encyclopedia Ii - Fuck - Usage History
Fuck - Early usage. Its first known use as a verb meaning to have sexual intercourse is in "Flen flyys" (see above) some time before 15...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Examination Of Holocaust Denial: Encyclopedia Ii - Examination Of Holocaust Denial - Evidence Of The Holocaust
Evidence of the existence of the Holocaust was well documented by the heavily bureaucratic German government itself. It was further well ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hobbit: Encyclopedia Ii - Hobbit - Etymology
Hobbits are also called Halflings (in Sindarin, perian singular and periannath collective) due to their small stature. However, the term ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jew: Encyclopedia Ii - Jew - Etymology
There are many different views as to the origin of the English language word Jew. The most common view is that the Middle English word Je...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Rape - Non-sexual Usage Of Term
In its original sense, dating back to antiquity, "to rape a person" meant to capture the person for the purpose of enslavement, and was c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Rape: Encyclopedia Ii - Rape - Non-sexual Usage Of Term
In its original sense, dating back to antiquity, "to rape a person" meant to capture the person for the purpose of enslavement, and was c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Jew: Encyclopedia Ii - Jew - Etymology
There are different views as to the origin of the English language word Jew. The most common view is that the Middle English word Jew is ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a Etymology: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a Etymology - Initial History
Initially used as a title for a group of followers (of Ali) in praise, it later on became an ideological path in reference to the followe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shi'a Etymology: Encyclopedia Ii - Shi'a Etymology - Initial History
Initially used as a title for a group of followers (of Ali) in praise, it later on became an ideological path in reference to the followe...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Berserker: Encyclopedia Ii - Berserker - Etymology
The term berserker comes from Norse "berserkr", meaning literally "bear shirt" or "bare shirt", alluding either to wearing the "clothes" ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Examination Of Holocaust Denial: Encyclopedia Ii - Examination Of Holocaust Denial - Denial As Anti-semitism
Many publications and statements by Holocaust deniers have been tainted by anti-Semitism. Critics of Holocaust denial have cited many exa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Terminology Of Homosexuality: Encyclopedia Ii - Terminology Of Homosexuality - Etymology
The word homosexual translates literally as "of the same sex," being a hybrid of the Greek prefix homo- meaning "same" (as distinguished ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Fuck: Encyclopedia Ii - Fuck - Usage History
Fuck - Early usage. Its first known use as a verb meaning to have sexual intercourse is in "Flen flyys" (see above) some time before 15...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Etymology: Encyclopedia Ii - Etymology - English Etymology
As a language, English is derived from the Anglo-Saxon, a dialect of West Germanic (as was Old Low German), although its current vocabula...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homophobia: Encyclopedia Ii - Homophobia - Etymology
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word homophobia in the meaning "fear or hatred of homosexuals and homosexuality" was firs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Homophobia: Encyclopedia Ii - Homophobia - Etymology
According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word homophobia in the meaning "fear or hatred of homosexuals and homosexuality" was firs...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Free/libre/open-source Software: Encyclopedia Ii - Free/libre/open-source Software - Usage Of The Term
The term FLOSS is often used to bridge the ideological divide between the free software and open source software movements. The term FLOS...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holocaust: Social Studies Dictionary - Holocaust
Definition and meaning of Holocaust   Holocaust - [World History] The Holocaust was a methodical plan orchestrated by Hitler t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holocaust: Social Studies Dictionary - Holocaust
Definition and meaning of Holocaust   Holocaust - [World History] The Holocaust was a methodical plan orchestrated by Hitler t...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holocaust: American History Dictionary - Holocaust
Definition and meaning of Holocaust:   Holocaust The Holocaust was the systematic murder of millions of European Jews and oth...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holocaust: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Holocaust
Holocaust A sacrifice in which the offering is wholly destroyed by fire, Usually used to describe the mass destruction of the Jews und...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Holocaust: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Holocaust
Holocaust A sacrifice in which the offering is wholly destroyed by fire, Usually used to describe the mass destruction of the Jews und...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Victims
The victims of the Holocaust were Jews, Polish, Russian, Communists, homosexuals, Roma (also known as gypsies), the mentally ill and the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Historical Interpretations
As with any historical event, scholars continue to argue over what exactly happened and why. The Holocaust - Who was directly involved i...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Execution Of The Holocaust
The Holocaust - Concentration and Labor Camps 1933-1945. Starting in 1933, the Nazis set up concentration camps within Germany, many of...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Execution Of The Holocaust
The Holocaust - Concentration and Labor Camps 1933-1945. Main article: Concentration camp. See also: Nazi concentration camp badges Sta...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Features Of The Nazi Holocaust
There were several characteristics to the Nazi Holocaust which, taken together, distinguish it from other genocides in history. The Holo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Features Of The Nazi Holocaust
There were several characteristics to the Nazi Holocaust which, taken together, distinguish it from other genocides in history. The Holo...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Victims
The victims of the Holocaust were Jews, Polish, Russian, Communists, homosexuals, Roma (also known as gypsies), the mentally ill and the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Historical Interpretations
The Holocaust - Why did people participate in authorize or tacitly accept the killing?. Stanley Milgram was one of a number of post-wa...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Aftermath
The Holocaust - Displaced Persons and the State of Israel. The Holocaust and its aftermath left millions of refugees, including many Je...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Aftermath
The Holocaust - Displaced Persons and the State of Israel. The Holocaust and its aftermath left millions of refugees, including many Je...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Resistance And Rescuers
The Holocaust - Resistance. Due to the careful organization and overwhelming military might of the Nazi German state and its supporters...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Resistance And Rescuers
The Holocaust - Resistance. Due to the careful organization and overwhelming military might of the Nazi German state and its supporters...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Death Toll
The exact number of people killed by the Nazi regime will never be known, but scholars, using a variety of methods of determining the dea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Impact On Culture
The Holocaust - Holocaust theology. On account of the magnitude of the Holocaust, many theologians have re-examined the classical theol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Perpetrators And Collaborators
The Holocaust - Who was directly involved in the killings?. A wide range of German soldiers, officials, and civilians were involved in ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Death Toll
The exact number of people killed by the Nazi regime will never be known, but scholars, using a variety of methods of determining the dea...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - The Holocaust: Encyclopedia Ii - The Holocaust - Impact On Culture
The Holocaust - Holocaust theology. On account of the magnitude of the Holocaust, many theologians have re-examined the classical theol...   » Read the article