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21Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …
22biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
23purification rite — ▪ anthropology Introduction any of the ceremonial acts or customs employed in an attempt to reestablish lost purity or to create a higher degree of purity in relation to the sacred (the transcendental realm) or the social and cultural realm …
24Holocaust — • As suggested by its Greek origin (holos whole , and kaustos burnt ) the word designates an offering entirely consumed by fire, in use among the Jews and some pagan nations of antiquity. [Definition from 1910.] Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin… …
25Operation Vistula — Vistula Operation redirects here. For other uses, see Vistula Offensive (disambiguation). Operation Vistula (Polish: Akcja Wisła) was the codename for the 1947 forced resettlement of post war Poland s Ukrainian minority (including Boykos and… …
26Blackfoot Confederacy — Blackfoot redirects here. For other uses, see Blackfoot (disambiguation). Blackfoot Bear Bull Total population 32,000 Regions with si …
27Military police — The Singapore Armed Forces Military Police Command providing security coverage at the Padang in Singapore during the National Day Parade in 2000 …
28animism — animist, adj. animistic, adj. /an euh miz euhm/, n. 1. the belief that natural objects, natural phenomena, and the universe itself possess souls. 2. the belief that natural objects have souls that may exist apart from their material bodies. 3.… …
29Anishinaabe traditional beliefs — Wabun redirects here. For the language spoken in Heian Japan, see Late Old Japanese. Pictographs of a mishibizhiw ( underwater panther ) as well as two snakes and a canoe, attributed to the Ojibwa. From Lake Superior Provincial Park, Ontario,… …
30Kumari — Kumari, or Kumari Devi, is a living goddess in Nepal. Kumari literally means virgin in Nepali and was the name of the goddess Durga as a child. [Karel R. “van” Kooij Religion in Nepal ISBN 9004058273] A Kumari is a prepubescent girl selected from …
