-
31 matches to Supreme Being
Brahman. Supreme being in Upanishads.
Festival of the Supreme Being. 8 June 1794. Declared by Robespierre and designed by David.
God. Christian, Judaic, Islamic supreme being. Infinite, omniscient, benevolent creator.
Supreme Being, Cult of. 1794. French Revolution. Robespierre. Cult of Reason.
Alexander, Harold (of Tunis). 1891-1969. British. Supreme Allied Commander, Mediterranean 1944-45. Directed Dunkirk evacuation. Governor General of Canada, 1946-52.
Dred Scott. 1857. US Supreme Court ruled slaves had no rights in court. Missouri Compromise invalid.
Foch, Ferdinand. 1851-1929. French Supreme Allied Leader on W Front, 1918. Marne. WWI.
Holmes, Oliver Wendell. 1841-1935. US Supreme Court Justice 1902-32. Law as social instrument.
Jade Emperor. Taoist supreme god of the universe, lives in jade palace.
Judicial. Branch of US government. Supreme and lower courts can invalidate Acts of Congress.
Marbury vs Madison. 1803. First US Supreme court ruling an Act of Congress unconstitutional. Marshall.
Marshall, Thurgood. 1908-93. First black on US Supreme Court 1967-92.
Miranda Decision. 1966. US Supreme Court protects rights vs self-incrimination. Required police warning, “You have the right to remain silent...”.
Parlement. 12C-1792 French royal supreme courts in Paris, provinces.
Reichskammergericht. 1495-1806. Supreme Court of Holy Roman Empire.
Supreme Privy Council. 1726-30. Effectively ruled Russia after Peter the Great’s death without heir.
Tynwald. 800- Isle of Man parliament, supreme court.
Warsaw Pact. 1955-91. USSR, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, E Germany, Hungary, Poland, Romania. Treaty for the combined defence of Eastern Europe under Soviet supreme command.
Black Hole of Calcutta. 1756. Small cell in which 123 of 146 British alledgedly died after being imprisoned by Bengalis.
Cassandra. Daughter of Priam, with gift of prophecy, but curse of never being believed.
Habeas Corpus Act. 1679. England. Right of prisoner to appear in court before being imprisoned.
Heidegger, Martin. 1889-1976. German Existentialist philosopher. Being and Time 1927.
Iron Curtain. 1946. Churchill’s name for Russia’s increasing influence in Eastern Europe. Dining à la Russe refers to carving being done behind an iron screen.
Monarchianism. 190-3C. Christian Adoptionist heresy. God and Jesus are one being.
Naga. Hindu, Buddhist beings; ½ man, ½ serpent.