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- DictionaryVi·sion/ˈviZHən/
noun
- 1. the faculty or state of being able to see: "she had defective vision"
- 2. the ability to think about or plan the future with imagination or wisdom: "the organization had lost its vision and direction"
verb
- 1. imagine: rare "we visioned a small lawn surrounded with a perfect tangle of trees"
22 hours ago · The Hans Wehr Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic defines the term as "fight, battle; jihad, holy war (against the infidels, as a religious duty)". However, given the range of meanings, it is incorrect to equate it simply with "holy war". The notion of jihad has its origins in the Islamic idea that the whole humankind will embrace Islam.
22 hours ago · The Book of Psalms (/ s ɑː (l) m z / SAH(L)MZ, US also / s ɔː (l) m z / SAW(L)MZ; Biblical Hebrew: תְּהִלִּים , romanized: Tehillīm, lit. 'praises'; Ancient Greek: Ψαλμός, romanized: Psalmós; Latin: Liber Psalmorum; Arabic: زَبُورُ, romanized: Zabūr), also known as the Psalms, or the Psalter, is the first book of the third section of the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible ...
22 hours ago · Dipole antenna used by the radar altimeter in an airplane. Animated diagram of a half-wave dipole antenna receiving a radio wave. The antenna consists of two metal rods connected to a receiver R. The electric field ( E, green arrows) of the incoming wave pushes the electrons in the rods back and forth, charging the ends alternately positive ...
22 hours ago · University of Michigan. / 42.27694°N 83.73806°W / 42.27694; -83.73806. The University of Michigan ( U-M, UMich, or simply Michigan) is a public research university in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Founded in 1817, it is the oldest institution of higher education in the state.
22 hours ago · Skinner's book, Walden Two, presents a vision of a decentralized, localized society, which applies a practical, scientific approach and behavioral expertise to deal peacefully with social problems. (For example, his views led him to oppose corporal punishment in schools, and he wrote a letter to the California Senate that helped lead it to a ...
22 hours ago · José Antonio Rovira, el nuevo conseller, ha manifestado su compromiso de eliminar la ideología en el ámbito cultural. Considera que la cultura debe ser un espacio libre de sesgos políticos, donde se promuevan y preserven las tradiciones, valores y el rico patrimonio cultural valenciano. «Si uno de los retos que me marqué en educación fue ...
22 hours ago · e. Aleister Crowley ( / ˈælɪstər ˈkroʊli / AL-ist-ər KROH-lee; born Edward Alexander Crowley; 12 October 1875 – 1 December 1947) was an English occultist, philosopher, ceremonial magician, poet, painter, novelist and mountaineer. He founded the religion of Thelema, identifying himself as the prophet entrusted with guiding humanity into ...
