[LatinApollō, from GreekApollōn.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved. ...
Latinnumen. A better word to translatedeusmight have been Proto-Germanic*ansuz, but this was used only of the highest deities in the Germanic religion, and not of foreign gods, and it was never used of the Christian God. It survives in English mainly in the personal names beginning inOs-...
The meaning of TRUCE OF GOD is the cessation of hostilities between armies or individuals during part of the week (as from Wednesday evening to Monday morning) and during various holy seasons enjoined and imperfectly enforced in western Europe by the chu
因此这句里的 heaven 表示的是“上帝”或者“众神”。逻辑上也好理解，heaven 引申出 god 的意思本质上...
Another term for "Act of God" is "vis major." In Latin, vis major describes a "superior force" that causes damage that isn't caused by nor preventable by humans. What Kind of Insurance Policy Covers Acts of God? Comprehensive auto coverage typically covers acts of God, including hurricanes...
9 RegisterLog in Sign up with one click: Facebook Twitter Google Share on Facebook (Holy) Mother of God (redirected fromHoly Mother of God) Acronyms (Holy) Mother of God An exclamation of alarm, amazement, or exasperation. (Could be considered blasphemous to some.)Holy Mother of God, I...
in the good graces of In favor with. with bad grace In a grudging manner. with good grace In a willing manner. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latingrātia, fromgrātus,pleasing; seegwerə-inIndo-European roots.] American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Editio...
Agnes of God: Directed by Norman Jewison. With Jane Fonda, Anne Bancroft, Meg Tilly, Anne Pitoniak. Norman Jewison's adaptation of John Pielmeier's stage play. When naive novice nun Agnes is discovered with a dead newborn baby in her convent quarters, co
A Dinosaur Ponders The Latin Mass The author also said that pondering the mystery of God in one's own thought structures and vocabulary provides enough mystery without celebrating our most precious liturgical act in a language not understood by most.Wcela, Emil A... EA Wcela - 《America》 ...
21. get in on the act informal to become involved in a profitable undertaking or advantageous situation in order to share in the benefits 22. get one's act together informal to become organized or prepared [C14: from Latin actus a doing, performance, and actum a thing done, from the past...