Misfortune
91Florence Dixie — Lady Florence Dixie auf dem Cover von Vanity Fair, 1884 Florence Caroline Douglas, auch bekannt als Lady Florence Dixie (* 24. Mai 1855 in Dumfries; † 7. November 1905 in London) war eine britische Reisende …
92affliction — afflictionless, adj. /euh flik sheuhn/, n. 1. a state of pain, distress, or grief; misery: They sympathized with us in our affliction. 2. a cause of mental or bodily pain, as sickness, loss, calamity, or persecution. [1300 50; ME affliccioun < L… …
93curse — curser, n. /kerrs/, n., v., cursed or curst, cursing. n. 1. the expression of a wish that misfortune, evil, doom, etc., befall a person, group, etc. 2. a formula or charm intended to cause such misfortune to another. 3. the act of reciting such a …
94witchcraft — /wich kraft , krahft /, n. 1. the art or practices of a witch; sorcery; magic. 2. magical influence; witchery. [bef. 950; ME wicchecraft, OE wiccecraeft. See WITCH, CRAFT] Syn. 1. See magic. * * * Introduction the exercise or invocation of… …
95List of Inheritance Cycle characters — This is a list of characters in the Inheritance Cycle, a fantasy series by Christopher Paolini. Many of the names Paolini has used originate from Old Norse, German, Old English and Russian sources as well as the invented languages.[1] Contents 1… …
96calamity — I noun act of God, adverse fortune, adversity, affliction, bad fortune, blight, calamitas, cataclysm, catastrophe, clades, destruction, disaster, evil fortune, evil lot, evil luck, grievous harm, hardship, ill fortune, loss, major misfortune,… …
97Spinoza: the moral and political philosophy — The moral and political philosophy of Spinoza Hans W.Blom Spinoza as a moral and political philosopher was the proponent of a radical and extremely consistent version of seventeenth century Dutch naturalism. As a consequence of the burgeoning… …
98accident — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. mishap, injury, casualty; chance, fortuity. See adversity, occurrence. Ant., plan, design. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [An unexpected misfortune] Syn. mishap, mischance, setback, collision; see collision 1 …
99evil — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Immorality Nouns 1. (something evil) evil, ill, harm, hurt; mischief, nuisance; disadvantage, drawback; disaster, casualty, mishap, misfortune, calamity, catastrophe, tragedy, adversity; abomination,… …
100mishap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. accident, mischance, misfortune. See adversity, evil. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. accident, mischance, misadventure; see catastrophe , disaster , misfortune 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. accident …
