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c1fe2bd589d731dfb1171ed537fcb7fa | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Septuagint | Septuagint | Septuagint
Septuagint, abbreviation LXX, the earliest extant Greek translation of the Old Testament from the original Hebrew. The Septuagint was presumably made for the Jewish community in Egypt when Greek was the common language throughout the region. Analysis of the language has established that the Torah, or Pentat... |
d8218cfc803537ba454c8ff7b4a9d816 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/seraph | Seraph | Seraph
Seraph, plural seraphim, in Jewish, Christian, and Islamic literature, celestial being variously described as having two or three pairs of wings and serving as a throne guardian of God. Often called the burning ones, seraphim in the Old Testament appear in the Temple vision of the prophet Isaiah as six-winged c... |
38a1bfbb249505724f6c3c9b3d80dd4a | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Serapis | Serapis | Serapis
Serapis, also spelled Sarapis, Greco-Egyptian deity of the Sun first encountered at Memphis, where his cult was celebrated in association with that of the sacred Egyptian bull Apis (who was called Osorapis when deceased). He was thus originally a god of the underworld but was reintroduced as a new deity with m... |
1695fd3969aa8fb3a12af0898dc151c4 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/serial-murder | Serial murder | Serial murder
Serial murder, also called serial killing, the unlawful homicide of at least two people carried out by the same person (or persons) in separate events occurring at different times. Although this definition is widely accepted, the crime is not formally recognized in any legal code, including that of the U... |
1aeaa3f695825f61ed69fc364e04b85a | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Servant-of-the-People | Servant of the People | Servant of the People
In 2013 Zelensky returned to Kvartal 95 as artistic director, but his entertainment career would soon intersect with the seismic events rocking Ukraine’s political landscape. In February 2014 the government of Ukrainian Pres. Viktor Yanukovych was…
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b91fb2c039cde4efa2be4a2e6c2cc5ab | https://www.britannica.com/topic/service-industry | Service industry | Service industry
Service industry, an industry in that part of the economy that creates services rather than tangible objects. Economists divide all economic activity into two broad categories, goods and services. Goods-producing industries are agriculture, mining, manufacturing, and construction; each of them creates... |
9c87f551ea9335f47f93ac93d8c2d2ac | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Seshat | Seshat | Seshat
Seshat, in ancient Egyptian religion, the goddess of writing and measurement and the ruler of books. She was the consort of the god Djhuty (Thoth), and both were divine scribes (sesb). She was portrayed as a female wearing a headband with horns and a star with her name written on it. Representations of her typi... |
51b3c696f313efc32de5aa80ee0d3ff1 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Seth-Egyptian-god | Seth | Seth
Seth, also called Setekh, Setesh, or Set, ancient Egyptian god, patron of the 11th nome, or province, of Upper Egypt.
The worship of Seth originally centred at Nubt (Greek Ombos), near present-day Ṭūkh, on the western bank of the Nile River. Nubt, with its vast cemetery at nearby Naqādah, was the principal predyn... |
e691ca284534386f2384be4fadc3a859 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/settlement-movement | Settlement movement | Settlement movement
Both Burchenal and Hinman participated in the settlement movement (see social settlement), an idealistic social-welfare movement begun in the late 19th century. In the larger U.S. cities of the early 20th century, neighbourhood institutions called settlement houses fostered the health of urban neigh... |
db5443d64376796d412d2d9397167fb3 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Seven-Beauties | Seven Beauties | Seven Beauties
…island, and Pasqualino settebellezze (1975; Seven Beauties), a film about an Italian dandy who must betray all moral values while trying to survive World War II and his internment in a Nazi death camp. For the latter, Wertmüller made history with her Academy Award nomination for best director. She also…... |
96aa25121994c543791fd1a7493f252e | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Seventh-Amendment | Seventh Amendment | Seventh Amendment
Seventh Amendment, amendment (1791) to the Constitution of the United States, part of the Bill of Rights, that formally established the rules governing civil trials. The amendment’s objective was to preserve a distinction between the responsibilities of the courts (such as deciding matters of law) an... |
a1225e621c123e8e211e2ee84f7ae142 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/severance-package | Severance package | Severance package
…employment contract that grants lucrative severance benefits to an executive if control of the company changes hands, as by a merger. Most definitions offered by legal authorities stress three elements: (1) a lucrative or attractive severance package, (2) available to a few selected senior executives... |
6e89e3e6d4bff9098937a7bc9021759b | https://www.britannica.com/topic/sex-work | Sex work | Sex work
…end the stigma associated with sex work, calling for the abolition of laws against sex workers, who included strippers, phone sex operators, prostitutes, and adult-film actors. They also advocated the abolition of laws against pimps and panderers but argued for governmental regulation of the prostitute-pimp r... |
55ee0ae5f9144f8e93ee67179aa47bc7 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Seyahatname | Seyahatname | Seyahatname
…travels was his masterwork, the Seyahatname (1898–1939; “Book of Travels”). This work is also referred to as the Tarihi seyyah (“Chronicle of a Traveler”).
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76af1c8f05a37f1dab98fc0e6236e225 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sforza-family | Sforza Family | Sforza Family
Sforza Family, Italian family, first named Attendoli, that produced two famous soldiers of fortune and founded a dynasty that ruled Milan for almost a century.
The Attendoli were prosperous farmers of the Romagna (near Ravenna) who first assumed the name Sforza (“Force”) with the founder of the dynasty, ... |
3da9a31aece417a3d7380c4d518bd00b | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shadhiliyah | Shādhilīyah | Shādhilīyah
Shādhilīyah, also spelled Shāzilīyah, widespread brotherhood of Muslim mystics (Ṣūfīs), founded on the teachings of Abū al-Ḥasan ash-Shādhilī (d. 1258) in Alexandria. Shādhilī teachings stress five points: fear of God, living the sunna (practices) of the Prophet, disdain of mankind, fatalism, and turning t... |
ad3a55ca446bdfa855a22621e51ac1cf | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shaft-2000-film | Shaft | Shaft
…of the landmark blaxploitation film Shaft (2000); the action film 2 Fast 2 Furious (2003); and Four Brothers (2005), starring Mark Wahlberg and Tyrese Gibson.
>Shaft (2000), an angry motorist in Changing Lanes (2002), an FBI agent in Snakes on a Plane (2006), and an outspoken but devoted white slaver’s butler in... |
ec8daadbcd1a485c125d6134dd879db0 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shaivism | Shaivism | Shaivism
Shaivism, organized worship of the Indian god Shiva and, with Vaishnavism and Shaktism, one of the three principal forms of modern Hinduism. Shaivism includes such diverse movements as the highly philosophical Shaiva-siddhanta, the socially distinctive Lingayat, ascetics such as the dashnami sannyasins, and i... |
f83f561bb9c144c4521bd9cfb3745667 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shakespeare-and-Opera-1369569 | Shakespeare and Opera | Shakespeare and Opera
If William Shakespeare’s ascendancy over Western theatre has not extended to the opera stage—a fact explained by the want of Shakespeare-congenial librettists, the literary indifference of composers, and the difficulties involved in setting iambic pentameters to music—the Shakespeare canon has non... |
801355cb25cb8a8427b43bf9fdc65fc2 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shakespeare-in-Love | Shakespeare in Love | Shakespeare in Love
Shakespeare in Love, American-British film, released in 1998, that was a lighthearted and clever imagining of how William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet came to be written and produced. The movie, which satirizes theatre life and plays with what is known and what is unknown about Shakespeare’s... |
5d1877a98c04a7f78639c3eb524324a6 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/shalwar | Shalwar | Shalwar
…camise) over loose-fitting pants (shalwar)—is the most common traditional form of attire. As a more formal overgarment, men wear a knee-length coat known as a sherwani; women frequently wear a light shawl called a dupatta. Among conservative Muslim communities, women sometimes wear the burqa, a full-length gar... |
5c26a553e7110375e64be7794750fef2 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/shamanism | Shamanism | Shamanism
Shamanism, religious phenomenon centred on the shaman, a person believed to achieve various powers through trance or ecstatic religious experience. Although shamans’ repertoires vary from one culture to the next, they are typically thought to have the ability to heal the sick, to communicate with the otherwo... |
ca4059aec89bceabe3c936b78b6a97d4 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shambhala-International | Shambhala International | Shambhala International
…of the Tibetan Buddhist organization Shambhala International, which was established in the United States in the second half of the 20th century to disseminate Buddhist teachings, especially the practice of meditation. He is frequently referred to as Chögyam Trungpa Rinpoche, the Tibetan word ri... |
dadf71492cb81eb118eb5377ed455273 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shangaan-people | Shangaan | Shangaan
…South Africa, designated for the Shangaan and Tsonga people. It was made up of four detached portions of low veld, two of which adjoined Kruger National Park. The Tsonga people, the traditional inhabitants of the area, were joined by 19th-century Shangaan migrants from what is now Mozambique, culminating in a... |
f5fdced404013c6b2c99af7da1f91c0d | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shangdi | Shangdi | Shangdi
Shangdi, (Chinese: “Lord-on-High”) Wade-Giles romanization Shang-ti, also called Di, ancient Chinese deity, the greatest ancestor and deity who controlled victory in battle, harvest, the fate of the capital, and the weather. He had no cultic following, however, and was probably considered too distant and inscr... |
9be3c612e206868a2211d7075ae0d608 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shanghai-Express | Shanghai Express | Shanghai Express
(1930), Dishonored (1931), Shanghai Express (1932), Blonde Venus (1932), The Scarlet Empress (1934), and The Devil Is a Woman (1935). She showed a lighter side in Desire (1936), directed by Frank Borzage, and Destry Rides Again (1939).
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40f9128bd8df0de97583e4f3e265f39e | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sharqi-dynasty | Sharqī dynasty | Sharqī dynasty
…independent Muslim kingdom of the Sharqī dynasty (1394–1479). It was conquered by the Mughal emperor Akbar in 1559 and fell under British rule in 1775. Jaunpur contains several old mosques, including the Aṭalā Mosque (1408) and the Jāmiʿ Masjid (Great Mosque; 1478). A splendid bridge, built in the 16th ... |
131604931ed48cf6b78a3e60cf49b482 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sharruma | Sharruma | Sharruma
…gods, Hebat, and her son, Sharruma; and at Yazılıkaya, where a rocky outcrop forming a natural open chamber was adorned with a series of 64 bas-reliefs that represented the national pantheon, every identifiable deity bears a Hurrian name written in Hittite hieroglyphs. The central group is recognizable as the... |
965443de4a5089f1553e6b9bee413465 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shas | Shas | Shas
Shas, Hebrew in full Sephardim Shomrei Torah, English Sephardi Torah Guardians, ultra-Orthodox religious political party in Israel.
Shas was founded in 1984 by dissident members of the Ashkenazi- (Jews of European descent) dominated Agudat Israel, another ultrareligious party, to represent the interests of religi... |
9fe1e4a0f0fa7ccae054e0c6b38590d1 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shastan | Shastan | Shastan
Shastan, also called Sastise, North American Indian peoples that spoke related languages of Hokan stock and lived in the highlands of what is now interior northern California, in the basins of the Upper Klamath, the Scott, and the Shasta rivers. Their main subdivisions were the Shasta, New River Shasta, Konomi... |
7d986e2bf59cf09829cd3bbe97e3e8da | https://www.britannica.com/topic/shatranj | Shatranj | Shatranj
…64-square board, gradually transformed into shatranj (or chatrang), a two-player game popular in northern India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, and southern parts of Central Asia after 600 ce. Shatranj resembled chaturanga but added a new piece, a firzān (counselor), which had nothing to do with any troop formation. ... |
86981bbdb1c8d946517935ee235b9e31 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/shaving | Shaving | Shaving
shaving or cutting hair. Prehistoric cave drawings show that clam shells, shark’s teeth, and sharpened flints were used as shaving implements. Solid gold and copper razors have been found in Egyptian tombs of the 4th millennium bce. According to the Roman historian Livy, the razor…
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38fda82b22e878fba1863d4d7a40114a | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shavit | Shavit | Shavit
Shavit, Israeli launch vehicle. Shavit (Hebrew for “comet”) is a small three-stage solid-fueled rocket, first launched in 1988. It was based on the Jericho 2 ballistic missile. Because of its geographic location and hostile relations with surrounding countries, Israel must launch its vehicles to the west, over ... |
938c1d53e1082d625f0e9e63c8d259ca | https://www.britannica.com/topic/shehita | Shehita | Shehita
…slaughtered by ritual method of shehitah (see below); (3) that the meat has been salted to remove the blood (Deuteronomy 12:16, 23–25, and elsewhere) after the carcass has been critically examined for physical blemishes and that the ischiatic nerve has been removed from hindquarters (Genesis 32:32); and (4) th... |
2b67960ea69642b398b823f216705fd7 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/shell-mound | Shell mound | Shell mound
Shell mound, also called Kitchen Midden, in anthropology, prehistoric refuse heap, or mound, consisting chiefly of the shells of edible mollusks intermingled with evidence of human occupancy. Midden living, found throughout the world, first developed after the retreat of the glaciers and the disappearance ... |
50f592dd39c48114597ef30b58603a1f | https://www.britannica.com/topic/shellac | Shellac | Shellac
Shellac, commercial resin marketed in the form of amber flakes, made from the secretions of the lac insect, a tiny scale insect, Laccifer lacca (see lac). Shellac is a natural thermoplastic; that is, a material that is soft and flows under pressure when heated but becomes rigid at room temperature. This prope... |
bf4f714b19b9e55af7199a96ef8937c7 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shenandoah-airship | Shenandoah | Shenandoah
…loss of the navy dirigible Shenandoah in a storm inspired him to publicly accuse the War and Navy departments of “incompetency, criminal negligence, and almost treasonable administration of the national defense.” He was, as he expected, immediately court-martialed, and, after he made the trial a platform fo... |
70dbf313d439caab3311b4613da399df | https://www.britannica.com/topic/sheng-Chinese-government-unit | Sheng | Sheng
…country is the province, or sheng (“secretariat”). The provinces are traceable in their current form to the Tang dynasty (618–907 ce). Over the centuries, provinces gained in importance as centres of political and economic authority and increasingly became the focus of regional identification and loyalty. Provin... |
6b90f79e2f1b9136126b331135336594 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shenlong | Shenlong | Shenlong
…and the Spiritual Dragon (Shenlong), who controls the rain and winds. In popular belief only the latter two were significant; they were transformed into the Dragon Kings (Longwang), gods who lived in the four oceans, delivered rain, and protected seafarers.
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c87a5faf3f3c1032adbdf4ca1a11db52 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sherlock-Holmes | Sherlock Holmes | Sherlock Holmes
Sherlock Holmes, fictional character created by the Scottish writer Arthur Conan Doyle. The prototype for the modern mastermind detective, Holmes first appeared in Conan Doyle’s A Study in Scarlet, published in Beeton’s Christmas Annual of 1887. As the world’s first and only “consulting detective,” he ... |
0cf6a5b5dbb90faf004e66296343d8c6 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sherpa-people | Sherpa | Sherpa
Sherpa, also called Sharwa, group of some 150,000 mountain-dwelling people of Nepal; Sikkim state, India; and Tibet (China); they are related to the Bhutia. Small groups of Sherpas also live in parts of North America, Australia, and Europe. Sherpas are of Tibetan culture and descent and speak a language called ... |
3e61719f70d650a3c15d3f6e750bca1d | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shetland-sheep | Shetland sheep | Shetland sheep
The Shetland breed of sheep produces fine wool that is spun and knitted by the island workers in the distinctive patterns known as Shetland and Fair Isle. Many of the crofts cannot adequately support a family, so islanders seek work in the North Sea oil industry,…
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9f4279b49bc11b8acbffc83557e9a47e | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shichi-fuku-jin | Shichi-fuku-jin | Shichi-fuku-jin
Shichi-fuku-jin, (Japanese: “Seven Gods of Luck”), group of seven popular Japanese deities, all of whom are associated with good fortune and happiness. The seven are drawn from various sources but have been grouped together from at least the 16th century. They are Bishamon, Daikoku, Ebisu, Fukurokuju,... |
33368ceb37a1fa2e0539919fca043524 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shishupalavadha | Shishupalavadha | Shishupalavadha
…whose only recorded work is Shishupalavadha (“The Slaying of King Shishupala”), an influential mahakavya (“great poem”), a type of classical epic that consists of a variable number of comparatively short cantos. Magha is a master of technique in the strict Sanskrit sense of luscious descriptions; intri... |
bbcf03fe048c22097e4ae6f024ff06ac | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sho-Go | Sho-Go | Sho-Go
…to the American landings with Sho-Go (Victory Operation), a plan to decoy the U.S. Third Fleet north, away from the San Bernardino Strait, while converging three forces on Leyte Gulf to attack the landing; the First Attack Force, under Vice Adm. Kurita Takeo, was to move from the north across…
…their recently f... |
64589c1b03337c9253fb843d552a9eb3 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/shock-cavalry | Shock cavalry | Shock cavalry
…the 4th century bce of shock cavalry by the armies of Philip II of Macedon and his son Alexander the Great. However, the defeat of Roman legions by Parthian horse archers at Carrhae in western Mesopotamia in 53 bce marked merely a shifting of boundaries between ecospheres on topographical grounds…
The ag... |
d58fe263a23ab614905b38b55df6a007 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/shorthand/Machine-shorthand | Machine shorthand | Machine shorthand
A method of recording speech by using machines became commercially feasible around 1906, when the Stenotype machine was invented by Ward Stone Ireland, an American stenographer and court reporter. At present, the Stenograph and Stenotype machines are used in offices to some extent, but they are princi... |
9f658dcac427100a51aad0a98cd74cb8 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shoshone-people | Shoshone | Shoshone
Shoshone, also spelled Shoshoni; also called Snake, North American Indian group that occupied the territory from what is now southeastern California across central and eastern Nevada and northwestern Utah into southern Idaho and western Wyoming. The Shoshone of historic times were organized into four groups: ... |
d27a858f23f13524f44e0cb381c1aa77 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shrek-fictional-character | Shrek | Shrek
Shrek, animated cartoon character, a towering, green ogre whose fearsome appearance belies a kind heart. Shrek is the star of a highly successful series of animated films.
At the beginning of the 2001 film Shrek, the title character lives as a recluse in a remote swamp in the fairy-tale land of Duloc. When other... |
a14b0961a1ccec800c431665457e5ca8 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/shreni | Shreni | Shreni
…to commercial activity was the shreni, or guild, through which trade was channeled. The guilds were registered with the town authority, and the activities of guild members followed strict guidelines called the shreni-dharma. The wealthier guilds employed slaves and hired labourers in addition to their own artis... |
21b8d7b6e38e0396bec4a28b014fb351 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shudra | Shudra | Shudra
Shudra, also spelled Sudra, Sanskrit Śūdra, fourth and lowest of the traditional varnas, or social classes, of India, traditionally artisans and labourers. The term does not appear in the earliest Vedic literature. Unlike the members of the three dvija (“twice-born”) varnas—Brahmans (priests and teachers), Ksha... |
ab1a86a793c1bda9e58fac13ed2a4129 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shun | Shun | Shun
Shun, formally Yudi Shun, in Chinese mythology, a legendary emperor (c. 23rd century bce) of the golden age of antiquity, singled out by Confucius as a model of integrity and resplendent virtue. His name is invariably associated with that of Yao, his legendary predecessor.
Though Shun’s father repeatedly tried to... |
f01b774d44d003fdb8f8996e443298bb | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Shwemoktaw | Shwemoktaw | Shwemoktaw
The Shwemoktaw pagoda (984) in the centre of the city is considered one of the most venerable in southern Myanmar. It was among several built by the Mon king Samuddaghosa. The nearby coastline along the Bay of Bengal is backed by the forested Arakan Mountains. Its…
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0bab1d5f24a0934a89261e559a2f56db | https://www.britannica.com/topic/sibilant | Sibilant | Sibilant
Sibilant, in phonetics, a fricative consonant sound, in which the tip, or blade, of the tongue is brought near the roof of the mouth and air is pushed past the tongue to make a hissing sound. In English s, z, sh, and zh (the sound of the s in “pleasure”) are sibilants. Sometimes the affricates ch and j are a... |
d1434de02513e1f067c355a618877778 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sibylline-Books | Sibylline Books | Sibylline Books
…collection of sibylline prophecies, the Sibylline Books, was offered for sale to Tarquinius Superbus, the last of the seven kings of Rome, by the Cumaean sibyl. He refused to pay her price, so the sibyl burned six of the books before finally selling him the remaining three at the price…
…bc) was prescr... |
ef55fe302c85bfb0fb3558c303a16da8 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sicarii | Sicarii | Sicarii
…assassination and became known as Sicarii (Greek sikarioi, “dagger men”). They frequented public places with hidden daggers to strike down persons friendly to Rome. In the first revolt against Rome (ad 66–70) the Zealots played a leading role, and at Masada in 73 they committed suicide rather than surrender th... |
246b9a76998c3553a928a3aec7a573d2 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sicel-language | Sicel language | Sicel language
Sicel language, language spoken by the ancient Siculi (Sicels) in Italy and Sicily. The language is known from four inscriptions dating from the 3rd century bc and from several coins dating from the 6th and 5th centuries bc.
After the Greek settlements in Sicily, the Siculi became Hellenized and substi... |
7bb0faa847c2a3f6b7ae13dc24f2a864 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sidamo | Sidamo | Sidamo
Sidamo, also spelled Sidama, any of the Cushitic-speaking peoples of southwestern Ethiopia who are not Oromo; they are mostly concentrated in the Omo River and Rift Valley regions. The Sidamo founded the Kefa kingdom in about ad 1400 and were subsequently controlled by both the “Abyssinians” (Amhara and Tigray)... |
0a34a0fc610683dd96e84d4ee2591683 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sidetic-language | Sidetic language | Sidetic language
Sidetic language, one of the most sparsely documented of the ancient Anatolian languages, Sidetic was spoken in the ancient city of Side on the coast of Pamphylia. The language is known from a few coins and some half-dozen inscriptions, which appear to be votive in nature. The inscriptions date from t... |
fcacaf99ba4d6c7e2478b3d9b90f3ccf | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sidi-Abid-Mosque | Sīdī ʿAbīd Mosque | Sīdī ʿAbīd Mosque
This is seen in Sīdī ʿAbīd Mosque, the zāwiyah (seat of a religious fraternity) Sīdī Mūldi, the Great Mosque built in 1030, and the marabout (holy man) tomb of Sīdī ʿAlī Abū Lifah, which was built in 1282.
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d8a02826485e22fe1b4d628961091842 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Siding-Spring-Observatory | Siding Spring Observatory | Siding Spring Observatory
The Siding Spring Observatory was originally a field station for the Mount Stromlo site, but it has become in itself one of the most important optical observatories in the world. Its main telescope is the Anglo-Australian Telescope, which was jointly built by Australia and Great Britain…
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6784905cb732a5d28cbccebadb7b72f0 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/siege-piece | Siege piece | Siege piece
…Wars produced a number of siege pieces, notably the money of the Irish peers Inchiquin and Ormonde. For his Irish campaign James II issued his “gun-money” series of brass (made partly from melted-down old cannon), to be redeemed in silver when he should regain the throne.
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6917a2a16b59bae0ab7c83a09c55b30d | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sielanki | Sielanki | Sielanki
He introduced in his Sielanki (1614; “Idylls”) a poetic genre that was to retain its vitality until the end of the 19th century. These pastoral poems exemplify the processes of imitation, adaptation, and assimilation by which Renaissance writers brought foreign models into the native tradition.
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34f4ce08676db9c7879e8f90bf0221e8 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sielanki-nowe-ruskie | Sielanki nowe ruskie | Sielanki nowe ruskie
…by Szymon Zimorowic, and the Sielanki nowe ruskie (1663; “New Ruthenian Idylls”), written by his brother Józef Bartłomiej Zimorowic, introduced topical dramatic elements into the traditional pastoral lyric; images of war and death were superimposed upon the pastoral background, with macabre effect... |
51764e9bba9f6546193088ca70a99ff3 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sierra-Club | Sierra Club | Sierra Club
Sierra Club, American organization that promotes environmental conservation. Its headquarters are in Oakland, California.
The Sierra Club was founded in 1892 by a group of Californians who wished to sponsor wilderness outings in “the mountain regions of the Pacific Coast.” The naturalist John Muir was its ... |
02864d91f72caf97cd49240ee84d7259 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sif-Mons | Sif Mons | Sif Mons
Sif Mons is an example of such a volcano; there are more than 100 others distributed widely over the planet. Known as shield volcanoes, they reach heights of several kilometres above the surrounding plains and can be hundreds of kilometres across at their base. They…
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1765aa23b652a0ef42fa4d3f4bf38091 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sifra-di-tzeniuta | Sifra di-tzeniʿuta | Sifra di-tzeniʿuta
…wrote a commentary on the Sifra di-tzeniʿuta (“Book of Concealment”), a section of the Zohar. The commentary still shows the influence of classical Kabbala and contains nothing of what would later be called Lurianic Kabbala.
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73c18e038619648a24f80ac032f61488 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/sigillography/Medieval-European-seals | Medieval European seals | Medieval European seals
The connection between Roman and medieval seals lies in the use of seals in the chanceries of the Merovingian and Carolingian kings. Many Ottonian seals had busts of the emperors. Royal seals of medieval type, with the ruler enthroned and bearing his insignia, appear from the 11th century. The u... |
38876d7745709dcee6ad79c50c5de38b | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sigismondo-Malatesta-Before-Saint-Sigismund | Sigismondo Malatesta Before Saint Sigismund | Sigismondo Malatesta Before Saint Sigismund
…heraldic emblem in design) of Sigismondo Malatesta Before St. Sigismund in the Tempio Malatestiano, a memorial church built according to the architectural designs of Alberti. Also to this early formative period before 1451 belongs The Baptism of Christ. This painting, probab... |
2c08a58495af9e81fc84f2f29719be56 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/sign-advertising | Sign | Sign
Sign, in marketing and advertising, device placed on or before a premises to identify its occupant and the nature of the business done there or, placed at a distance, to advertise a business or its products.
The ancient Egyptians and Greeks used signs for advertising purposes, as did the Romans, who also, in effe... |
5148d6370622bd24b8053ffb1e135524 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/signal-tower | Signal tower | Signal tower
Signal towers were also called beacons, beacon terraces, smoke mounds, mounds, or kiosks. They were used to send military communications: beacon (fires or lanterns) during the night or smoke signals in the daytime; other methods such as raising banners, beating clappers, or firing…
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81f26b63279b872ca6848f51aa2f5a8e | https://www.britannica.com/topic/signal-troop | Signal troop | Signal troop
…one another, the Germans added signal troops (they were the first to develop a comprehensive mobile communication system based on two-way radio) as well as a headquarters. Thus, they created the first armoured divisions, which from 1940 became the very symbol of military might.
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8240664a63e1bb9b2b872c7b3df68289 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Signs-of-Fire | Signs of Fire | Signs of Fire
…published Sinais de fogo (1978; Signs of Fire), an impressive novel about the effects in Portugal of the Spanish Civil War (1936–39). J. Cardoso Pires based Balada da praia dos cães (1982; Ballad of Dogs’ Beach) on the account of a political assassination. The novels that constitute Almeida Faria’s Tetra... |
c60cde8714ca78e5632d1e858aeaf1cf | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Signs-of-the-Times | Signs of the Times | Signs of the Times
(1855; Signs of the Times), defended religious and personal freedom at a time when reaction was triumphant in Europe.
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47e17c0fd64742128d247fb32575511a | https://www.britannica.com/topic/sigui | Sigui | Sigui
…by a ceremony called the sigui, which occurs when the star Sirius appears between two mountain peaks. Before the ceremony, young men go into seclusion for three months, during which they talk in a secret language. The general ceremony rests on the belief that some 3,000 years ago amphibious beings…
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27bdc78001fc0a1972fc1cacacbcb31c | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sikhism | Sikhism | Sikhism
Sikhism, religion and philosophy founded in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent in the late 15th century. Its members are known as Sikhs. The Sikhs call their faith Gurmat (Punjabi: “the Way of the Guru”). According to Sikh tradition, Sikhism was established by Guru Nanak (1469–1539) and subsequently ... |
dd0a62676bbb051aa358e0a02047fd5e | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sikhism/Devotional-and-other-works | Devotional and other works | Devotional and other works
Apart from the Adi Granth and the Dasam Granth, the main works of Sikh literature can be divided into devotional works, janam-sakhis (writings on the life of Guru Nanak), rahit-namas (manuals containing the Rahit), gur-bilas (hagiographic works concerning the 6th and 10th Gurus that stress th... |
390bdafb8e609dc914270f446f8c1602 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sikhism/Guru-Angad | Guru Angad | Guru Angad
In 1539 Nanak died, having first appointed Guru Angad (1504–52) as his successor. Originally known as Lahina, Angad had been a worshipper of the Hindu goddess Durga. While leading a party to the holy site of Javalamukhi (a temple in a town of the same name in Himachal Pradesh state, India), he passed by Kar... |
9d1834b03f367058e33e319ad933a3b7 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sikhism/Guru-Gobind-Singh-and-the-founding-of-the-Khalsa | Guru Gobind Singh and the founding of the Khalsa | Guru Gobind Singh and the founding of the Khalsa
Following the death of Tegh Bahadur, Guru Gobind Singh (1666–1708), the most important of all the Gurus with the exception of Guru Nanak, assumed leadership of the Sikhs. Gobind Rai, whose name was altered to Gobind Singh possibly at the time of the creation of the Khals... |
6ce1faeb36863d80be2d477a11e667f7 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sikhism/Guru-Har-Rai | Guru Har Rai | Guru Har Rai
The period of Guru Har Rai (1630–61) was a relatively peaceful one. He withdrew from Kiratpur and moved farther back into the Shiwalik Hills, settling with a small retinue at Sirmur. From there he occasionally emerged onto the plains of the Punjab to visit and preach to the Sikhs. In this regard he was wel... |
e0bf725eb1889ff2179612dbf9ab232e | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sikhism/Sects-and-other-groups | Sects and other groups | Sects and other groups
In addition to the orthodox, there are several Sikh sects, four of which are particularly important. Two sects, the Nirankaris and the Nam-Dharis, or Kuka Sikhs, emerged in northwestern Punjab during the latter part of Ranjit Singh’s reign. The Nirankaris were members of trading castes and follow... |
cfb33d8b4dd0c20c83c1a362a0498ba7 | https://www.britannica.com/topic/sikke | Sikke | Sikke
…tall camel’s hair hat (sikke) represents the headstone. Underneath are the white “dancing” robes consisting of a very wide, pleated frock (tannūr), over which fits a short jacket (destegül). On arising to participate in the ritual dance, the dervish casts off the blackness of the grave and appears radiant…
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f97f2b78c6517f05cad65516bb98797a | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Sikorsky-Aviation | Sikorsky Aviation | Sikorsky Aviation
…aircraft- and aircraft-component-manufacturing companies including Sikorsky Aviation, Stearman Aircraft, Avion (later Northrop Aircraft), Chance Vought (aircraft), Hamilton (propellers and aircraft), and Pratt & Whitney (engines). In another two years it consolidated four smaller airlines into United... |
aaf4fc210ff56a5fd12a80754df176cf | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Silas-Marner | Silas Marner | Silas Marner
Silas Marner, in full Silas Marner: The Weaver of Raveloe, novel by George Eliot, published in 1861. The story’s title character is a friendless weaver who cares only for his cache of gold. He is ultimately redeemed through his love for Eppie, an abandoned golden-haired baby girl, whom he discovers shortl... |
0fec8dca1cdd70358d64cf590020c3de | https://www.britannica.com/topic/Silence-2016-film | Silence | Silence
…and cowrote the feature film Silence (2016), which was based on a novel by Endō Shūsaku. The epic drama—which Scorsese had wanted to make for nearly 30 years—continued his exploration of faith. It centres on Jesuit missionaries in 17th-century Japan who face torture or death if they do not renounce…
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4253b45c4b959d9bfe2f96bc1bb17f29 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-golf-masters-mcilory-idCAKBN27T29D?edition-redirect=ca | McIlroy digs out of hole with second-round 66 at Masters | McIlroy digs out of hole with second-round 66 at Masters
By Andrew Both2 Min Read
FILE PHOTO: Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - November 13, 2020. Northern Ireland's Rory McIlroy reacts after hitting his approach to the 11th hole during the second round. REUTERS/Brian Snyder
AUG... |
d2d5b2a079b666489cae78df62150ebb | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-golf-masters-mcilroy-idCAKBN27P1TX?edition-redirect=ca | Golf: McIlroy tries again to complete Grand Slam at delayed Masters | Golf: McIlroy tries again to complete Grand Slam at delayed Masters
By Reuters Staff3 Min Read
(Reuters) - Rory McIlroy’s quest to complete a career Grand Slam continues for a sixth consecutive year at the Masters this week and the Northern Irishman feels he could benefit from playing Augusta National in cooler autumn ... |
f74bf6ce8f0d6a1ea3ba481f4a04fb65 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-golf-masters-mcilroy-idCAKBN27V0U2?edition-redirect=ca | Poor start again costs McIlroy chance for major glory | Poor start again costs McIlroy chance for major glory
By Andrew Both3 Min Read
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Not for the first time at a major, a poor first round all but ended Rory McIlroy’s victory chances and left him wondering what he needs to do to overcome his Masters jinx and complete the career grand slam.
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4c4ff0e7e2856276c3049873f9a21821 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-golf-masters-preview-sung-idINKBN27R0LM?edition-redirect=in | Golf: Im dreams of winning Masters to dish out Korean-style marinated ribs | Golf: Im dreams of winning Masters to dish out Korean-style marinated ribs
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
FILE PHOTO: Aug 16, 2020; Greensboro, North Carolina, USA; Sung Jae Im tees off on the second hole during the final round of the Wyndham Championship golf tournament at Sedgefield Country Club. Mandatory Credit: Rob Ki... |
c53fdd2ee9152248b3e22cd502d91c9f | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-golf-masters-scott-idCAKBN27P2S0?edition-redirect=ca | Scott hopes to channel early 2020 form for postponed Masters | Scott hopes to channel early 2020 form for postponed Masters
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
Golf - The Masters - Augusta National Golf Club - Augusta, Georgia, U.S. - November 9, 2020 Australia's Adam Scott on the 3rd tee during a practice round REUTERS/Brian Snyder
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Former champion Adam Scott snapp... |
5f38ecd2511c379d53f01e032dafe973 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-golf-masters-scott-idUSKBN27T306 | Australian Scott suffers unlucky break on Masters Friday | Australian Scott suffers unlucky break on Masters Friday
By Andrew Both2 Min Read
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - There was no disputing that Adam Scott had the unluckiest break at the Masters on Friday, a wretched piece of poor fortune that fully tested the Australian’s famous sense of equanimity.
FILE PHOTO: Golf - The Mast... |
a51a0694fad2dfeebeb7a7d71dd30f67 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-golf-masters-silence-idCAKBN27S3DD?edition-redirect=ca | Silent Masters still special to players | Silent Masters still special to players
By Andrew Both3 Min Read
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - There is something uniquely different about playing in silence at Augusta National, even for professional golfers who have quickly adjusted to life without spectators since the PGA Tour resumed in June after a three-month coronavi... |
fee261ebb55b96e848228e670ce9fabb | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-golf-masters-statistics-factbox-idCAKBN27O0PV?edition-redirect=ca | Factbox: Statistical records at the Masters | Factbox: Statistical records at the Masters
By Reuters Staff3 Min Read
(Reuters) - Statistical records from the Masters, first held at Augusta National Golf Club in Augusta, Georgia, in 1934 and being played this year for the 84th time from Nov. 12-15:
Most titles:
Six - Jack Nicklaus (1963, 1965, 1966, 1972, 1975, 198... |
2f9a9dc18d58dfd79c89e2d0c0545c81 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-golf-masters-sung-idCAKBN27W0DS?edition-redirect=ca | Golf: South Korean debutant Im posts best Asian finish at Masters | Golf: South Korean debutant Im posts best Asian finish at Masters
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - South Korea’s Im Sung-jae fell short of winning his first major as Dustin Johnson romped to victory at the Masters on Sunday, but the 22-year-old did enough to show why there is so much excitement surro... |
4b8cffc35d2fa4853025aa2e8fba03a3 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-golf-masters-westwood-idCAKBN27T06G?edition-redirect=ca | Golf: Westwood says Augusta gives 'older guys' a shot at major glory | Golf: Westwood says Augusta gives 'older guys' a shot at major glory
By Reuters Staff3 Min Read
AUGUSTA, Ga. (Reuters) - Veteran golfer Lee Westwood said Augusta National rewards experience and that his busy schedule heading into this year’s Masters puts him in prime position to capture his elusive first major title th... |
702186b5a507ac4de64f21a0dc142b5d | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-golf-masters-woods-idCAKBN27O0PT?edition-redirect=ca | Woods bids to repeat Augusta glory after disappointing run | Woods bids to repeat Augusta glory after disappointing run
By Amy Tennery3 Min Read
(Reuters) - Tiger Woods will hope familiarity helps him recapture his form at Augusta National this week as the 15-time major winner aims to repeat the magic of his stunning Masters win last year.
FILE PHOTO: Golf - Masters - Augusta N... |
2c527d8a32cdd6476508c04d23d3a0ae | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-golf-pga-coronavirus-money-idCAKBN21F0TK?edition-redirect=ca | Report: PGA Tour to aid golfers, caddies in financial need | Report: PGA Tour to aid golfers, caddies in financial need
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
FILE PHOTO: Jul 25, 2016; Springfield, NJ, USA; A sign at the clubhouse entrance during a practice round for the 2016 PGA Championship golf tournament at Baltusrol GC - Lower Course. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
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46702a2604d01c6a4652ff9548966d45 | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-golf-pga-molinari-harrington-waring-idCAKCN24W2PH?edition-redirect=ca | Molinari, Harrington, Waring withdraw from PGA Championship | Molinari, Harrington, Waring withdraw from PGA Championship
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
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Francesco Molinari, Ryder Cup captain Padraig Harrington and Paul Waring have withdrawn from the PGA Championship next week at TPC Harding Park in San Francisco.
The PGA Championship is the first major of 2020 ... |
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By Simon Evans3 Min Read
PONTE VEDRA BEACH, Florida (Reuters) - Decisions by world number one Lee Westwood and Briton Rory McIlroy to skip this week’s Players Championship at the TPC Sawgrass have drawn stinging criticism from American sports commentators.
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c1a7aa810c2cb5a47c285bb22522547a | https://www.reuters.com/article/us-golf-pga-us-amateur-exemptions/usga-changes-u-s-open-rule-for-amateur-champs-idUSKCN1UV287 | USGA changes U.S. Open rule for amateur champs | USGA changes U.S. Open rule for amateur champs
By Reuters Staff2 Min Read
The U.S. Amateur and U.S. Women’s Amateur champions will now receive exemptions into their respective U.S. Open tournaments, even if they turn pro.
The USGA announced the change Monday, scrapping the rule that the exemption could be used only if ... |
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