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motif, in literature
(Encyclopedia)motif mōtēfˈ [key], in literature, term that denotes the recurrent presence of certain character types, objects, settings, or situations in diverse genres and periods of folklore and literature. Ex...Communist party, in the United States
(Encyclopedia)Communist party, in the United States, political party that espoused the Marxist-Leninist principles of communism. In 1945, Browder's policy was attacked as being one of the “right deviationism,...court system in the United States
(Encyclopedia)court system in the United States, judicial branches of the federal and state governments charged with the application and interpretation of the law. The U.S. court system is divided into two administ...Columbine, in the commedia dell'arte
(Encyclopedia)Columbine: see commedia dell'arte. ...Christmas Island, in the Indian Ocean
(Encyclopedia)Christmas Island, tropical island, 60 sq mi (155 sq km), an external territory of Australia, in the Indian Ocean c.200 mi (320 km) S of Java. The majori...Christmas Island, in the Pacific Ocean
(Encyclopedia)Christmas Island, atoll: see Kiritimati. ...Index, in the Roman Catholic Church
(Encyclopedia)Index, in the Roman Catholic Church, list of publications forbidden to be read, called Index librorum prohibitorum [list of forbidden books]. This censorship was exercised by the Holy See. Catholics a...cardinal, in the Roman Catholic Church
(Encyclopedia)cardinal [Lat.,=attached to and thus “belonging to” the hinge], in the Roman Catholic Church, a member of the highest body of the church. The sacred college of cardinals of the Holy Roman Church i...Timothy , epistles in the New Testament
(Encyclopedia)Timothy, two letters of the New Testament. With Titus they comprise the Pastoral Epistles, in which St. Paul addresses his coworkers as the guardians and transmitters of his teaching. Modern scholars ...Reformed Church in the United States
(Encyclopedia)Reformed Church in the United States: see Evangelical and Reformed Church. ...Browse by Subject
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