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Mishmannah

(Encyclopedia)Mishmannah mĭshmănˈə [key], in the Bible, Gadite ally of David. ...

Adiel

(Encyclopedia)Adiel āˈdīl [key], in the Bible, father of David's treasurer. ...

Zelek

(Encyclopedia)Zelek zēˈlĕk [key], in the Bible, one of David's guard. ...

Shama

(Encyclopedia)Shama shāˈmə [key], in 1 Chronicles, on of David's mighty men. ...

Ahiam

(Encyclopedia)Ahiam əhīˈəm [key], in the Bible, one of David's men. ...

Booth, John Wilkes

(Encyclopedia)Booth, John Wilkes wĭlks [key], 1838–65, American actor, the assassin of Abraham Lincoln, b. near Bel Air, Md.; son of Junius Brutus Booth and brother of Edwin Booth. He made his stage debut at the...

Unitarianism

(Encyclopedia)Unitarianism, in general, the form of Christianity that denies the doctrine of the Trinity, believing that God exists only in one person. While there were previous antitrinitarian movements in the ear...

McGraw, John Joseph

(Encyclopedia)McGraw, John Joseph məgrôˈ [key], 1873–1934, American baseball manager, b. Cortland co., N.Y. He began playing professional baseball in 1890 and was (1891–1900) the star third baseman of the re...

Kenrick, Francis Patrick

(Encyclopedia)Kenrick, Francis Patrick, 1797–1863, American Roman Catholic churchman, b. Dublin, Ireland, educated in Rome. In 1821 he was ordained priest and went to America to teach in the college at Bardstown,...