Assiduity
101Bernd Erich Gall — (* 1956 in Birkenfeld bei Pforzheim, Baden Württemberg) ist ein deutscher Maler und Konzeptkünstler. Bernd Erich Gall, 1995 Seine malerische Ausgangsposition waren in den 1980er Jahren die „Neuen Wilden“. In den 1990er Jahren kam es zu einem… …
102application — /ap li kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act of putting to a special use or purpose: the application of common sense to a problem. 2. the special use or purpose to which something is put: a technology having numerous applications never thought of by its… …
103industry — /in deuh stree/, n., pl. industries for 1, 2, 7. 1. the aggregate of manufacturing or technically productive enterprises in a particular field, often named after its principal product: the automobile industry; the steel industry. 2. any general… …
104patience — /pay sheuhns/, n. 1. the quality of being patient, as the bearing of provocation, annoyance, misfortune, or pain, without complaint, loss of temper, irritation, or the like. 2. an ability or willingness to suppress restlessness or annoyance when… …
105prévenance — /prddayveu nahonns /, n., pl. prévenances / nahonns / for 2. French. 1. assiduity in anticipating or catering to the pleasures of others. 2. an instance of this. * * * …
106Boswell, James — born Oct. 29, 1740, Edinburgh, Scot. died May 19, 1795, London, Eng. Scottish friend and biographer of Samuel Johnson. Boswell, a lawyer, met Johnson in 1763 and visited him often (1772–84), making a superlatively detailed record in his journals… …
107Walpole, Robert, 1st earl of Orford — born Aug. 26, 1676, Houghton Hall, Norfolk, Eng. died March 18, 1745, London English statesman generally regarded as the first British prime minister. Elected to the House of Commons in 1701, he became an active Whig parliamentarian. He served as …
108Prokofiev, Sergey — ▪ Russian composer Introduction in full Sergey Sergeyevich Prokofiev born April 23 [April 11, Old Style], 1891, Sontsovka, Ukraine, Russian Empire died March 5, 1953, Moscow, Russia, U.S.S.R. 20th century Russian (and Soviet) composer who …
109Contemplation — • The idea of contemplation is connected with that of mystical theology Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. contemplation Contemplation …
110South Carolina — • One of the thirteen original colonies of the United States Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. South Carolina South Carolina …
