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Dove — As a Christian symbol, the dove denotes peace, forgiveness, and anticipation in a new life. It also expresses innocence and purity. 1. It signifies the Holy Spirit and the presence of God as hovering over the water at creation. Refering to the… … Dictionary of church terms
Noah's Ark — Noah s Arc redirects here. For the TV series, see Noah s Arc (TV series). For other uses, see Noah s Ark (disambiguation). An 1846 painting by the American folk painter Edward Hicks, depicting the animals boarding Noah s Ark in pairs. Noah s Ark… … Wikipedia
Maryland Dove — The Maryland Dove at St. Mary s City. Career … Wikipedia
Captain Noah and his Floating Zoo — (1970) is a cantata by Joseph Horovitz composed in a popular style for unison or two part voices and piano, with optional bass and drums. The libretto, provided by Michael Flanders, is an adaptation of the Biblical tale of Noah found in Genesis… … Wikipedia
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow — Infobox Film name = Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow image size = caption = Theatrical poster director = Kerry Conran producer = Jon Avnet Sadie Frost Jude Law Marsha Oglesby writer = Kerry Conran starring = Gwyneth Paltrow Jude Law Giovanni … Wikipedia
Taboo food and drink — This article is about practices and beliefs in relation to various animals as food. For more discussion on religious views, see Unclean animals. Swine are considered treif (unfit or unclean) in Judaism and haraam (forbidden) in Islam. Taboo food… … Wikipedia
Spanish and Portuguese Jews — are a distinctive sub group of Sephardim who have their main ethnic origins within the crypto Jewish communities of the Iberian peninsula and who shaped communities mainly in Western Europe and the Americas from the late 16th century on. These… … Wikipedia
Silverbolt (Beast Wars and Beast Machines) — The second Silverbolt is a character in Beast Wars (Grifo in some European countries). This Silverbolt seemingly had no connection to the original Aerialbot Silverbolt, and is a completely new character.Beast WarsTransformers character name =… … Wikipedia
religious symbolism and iconography — Introduction respectively, the basic and often complex artistic forms and gestures used as a kind of key to convey religious concepts and the visual, auditory, and kinetic representations of religious ideas and events. Symbolism and… … Universalium
TOMBS AND TOMBSTONES — Regular burial of the dead in tombs was customary even in prehistoric times as a manifestation of the beginnings of religious ritual, both among nomads and among settled peoples. In the Neolithic period, deceased tribal heads were regarded as… … Encyclopedia of Judaism
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