English Dictionary: Holocephali | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Haloscope \Ha"lo*scope\, n. [Halo + -scope.] An instrument for exhibition or illustration of the phenomena of halos, parhelia, and the like. | |
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Heelspur \Heel"spur`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A slender bony or cartilaginous process developed from the heel bone of bats. It helps to support the wing membranes. See Illust. of {Cheiropter}. | |
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Helcoplasty \Hel"co*plas`ty\, n. [Gr. [?] a wound + -plasty.] (Med.) The act or process of repairing lesions made by ulcers, especially by a plastic operation. | |
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Heliciform \He*lic"i*form\, a. [Helix + -form.] Having the form of a helix; spiral. | |
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Helioscope \He"li*o*scope\, n. [Helio- + -scope: cf. F. h[82]lioscope.] (Astron.) A telescope or instrument for viewing the sun without injury to the eyes, as through colored glasses, or with mirrors which reflect but a small portion of light. -- {He`li*o*scop`ic}, a. | |
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Helioscope \He"li*o*scope\, n. [Helio- + -scope: cf. F. h[82]lioscope.] (Astron.) A telescope or instrument for viewing the sun without injury to the eyes, as through colored glasses, or with mirrors which reflect but a small portion of light. -- {He`li*o*scop`ic}, a. | |
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Helispheric \Hel`i*spher"ic\, Helispherical \Hel`i*spher"ic*al\, a. [Helix + spheric, spherical.] Spiral. {Helispherical line} (Math.). the rhomb line in navigation. [R.] | |
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Helispheric \Hel`i*spher"ic\, Helispherical \Hel`i*spher"ic*al\, a. [Helix + spheric, spherical.] Spiral. {Helispherical line} (Math.). the rhomb line in navigation. [R.] | |
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Helispheric \Hel`i*spher"ic\, Helispherical \Hel`i*spher"ic*al\, a. [Helix + spheric, spherical.] Spiral. {Helispherical line} (Math.). the rhomb line in navigation. [R.] | |
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Edible \Ed"i*ble\, a. [L. edibilis, fr. edere to eat. See {Eat}.] Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes. --Bacon. -- n. Anything edible. {Edible bird's nest}. See {Bird's nest}, 2. {Edible crab} (Zo[94]l.), any species of crab used as food, esp. the American blue crab ({Callinectes hastatus}). See {Crab}. {Edible frog} (Zo[94]l.), the common European frog ({Rana esculenta}), used as food. {Edible snail} (Zo[94]l.), any snail used as food, esp. {Helix pomatia} and {H. aspersa} of Europe. | |
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Hellespont \Hel"les*pont\, n. [L. Hellespontus, Gr. [?]; [?] the mythological Helle, daughter of Athamas + [?] sea.] A narrow strait between Europe and Asia, now called the {Daradanelles}. It connects the [92]gean Sea and the sea of Marmora. | |
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Hellespontine \Hel`les*pon"tine\, a. Of or pertaining to the Hellespont. --Mitford. | |
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Circumdenudation \Cir`cum*den`u*da"tion\, n. [Pref. circum- + denudation.] (Geol.) Denudation around or in the neighborhood of an object. {Hills of circumdenudation}, hills which have been produced by surface erosion; the elevations which have been left, after denudation of a mass of high ground. --Jukes. | |
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Holaspidean \Hol`as*pid"e*an\, a. [Holo- + Gr.[?], [?], shield.] (Zo[94]l.) Having a single series of large scutes on the posterior side of the tarsus; -- said of certain birds. | |
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d8Holocephali \[d8]Hol`o*ceph"a*li\, n. pl. [NL., from Gr. "o`los whole + [?] head.] (Zo[94]l.) An order of elasmobranch fishes, including, among living species, only the chim[91]ras; -- called also {Holocephala}. See {Chim[91]ra}; also Illustration in Appendix. | |
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Spirit \Spir"it\, n. [OF. espirit, esperit, F. esprit, L. spiritus, from spirare to breathe, to blow. Cf. {Conspire}, {Expire}, {Esprit}, {Sprite}.] 1. Air set in motion by breathing; breath; hence, sometimes, life itself. [Obs.] [bd]All of spirit would deprive.[b8] --Spenser. The mild air, with season moderate, Gently attempered, and disposed eo well, That still it breathed foorth sweet spirit. --Spenser. 2. A rough breathing; an aspirate, as the letter h; also, a mark to denote aspiration; a breathing. [Obs.] Be it a letter or spirit, we have great use for it. --B. Jonson. 3. Life, or living substance, considered independently of corporeal existence; an intelligence conceived of apart from any physical organization or embodiment; vital essence, force, or energy, as distinct from matter. 4. The intelligent, immaterial and immortal part of man; the soul, in distinction from the body in which it resides; the agent or subject of vital and spiritual functions, whether spiritual or material. There is a spirit in man; and the inspiration of the Almighty giveth them understanding. --Job xxxii. 8. As the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is dead also. --James ii. 26. Spirit is a substance wherein thinking, knowing, doubting, and a power of moving, do subsist. --Locke. 5. Specifically, a disembodied soul; the human soul after it has left the body. Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. --Eccl. xii. 7. Ye gentle spirits far away, With whom we shared the cup of grace. --Keble. 6. Any supernatural being, good or bad; an apparition; a specter; a ghost; also, sometimes, a sprite,; a fairy; an elf. Whilst young, preserve his tender mind from all impressions of spirits and goblins in the dark. --Locke. 7. Energy, vivacity, ardor, enthusiasm, courage, etc. [bd]Write it then, quickly,[b8] replied Bede; and summoning all his spirits together, like the last blaze of a candle going out, he indited it, and expired. --Fuller. 8. One who is vivacious or lively; one who evinces great activity or peculiar characteristics of mind or temper; as, a ruling spirit; a schismatic spirit. Such spirits as he desired to please, such would I choose for my judges. --Dryden. 9. Temper or disposition of mind; mental condition or disposition; intellectual or moral state; -- often in the plural; as, to be cheerful, or in good spirits; to be downhearted, or in bad spirits. God has . . . made a spirit of building succeed a spirit of pulling down. --South. A perfect judge will read each work of wit With the same spirit that its author writ. --Pope. 10. Intent; real meaning; -- opposed to the letter, or to formal statement; also, characteristic quality, especially such as is derived from the individual genius or the personal character; as, the spirit of an enterprise, of a document, or the like. 11. Tenuous, volatile, airy, or vapory substance, possessed of active qualities. All bodies have spirits . . . within them. --Bacon. 12. Any liquid produced by distillation; especially, alcohol, the spirits, or spirit, of wine (it having been first distilled from wine): -- often in the plural. 13. pl. Rum, whisky, brandy, gin, and other distilled liquors having much alcohol, in distinction from wine and malt liquors. 14. (Med.) A solution in alcohol of a volatile principle. Cf. {Tincture}. --U. S. Disp. 15. (Alchemy) Any one of the four substances, sulphur, sal ammoniac, quicksilver, or arsenic (or, according to some, orpiment). The four spirits and the bodies seven. --Chaucer. 16. (Dyeing) Stannic chloride. See under {Stannic}. Note: Spirit is sometimes joined with other words, forming compounds, generally of obvious signification; as, spirit-moving, spirit-searching, spirit-stirring, etc. {Astral spirits}, {Familiar spirits}, etc. See under {Astral}, {Familiar}, etc. {Animal spirits}. (a) (Physiol.) The fluid which at one time was supposed to circulate through the nerves and was regarded as the agent of sensation and motion; -- called also the {nervous fluid}, or {nervous principle}. (b) Physical health and energy; frolicsomeness; sportiveness. {Ardent spirits}, strong alcoholic liquors, as brandy, rum, whisky, etc., obtained by distillation. {Holy Spirit}, [or] {The Spirit} (Theol.), the Spirit of God, or the third person of the Trinity; the Holy Ghost. The spirit also signifies the human spirit as influenced or animated by the Divine Spirit. {Proof spirit}. (Chem.) See under {Proof}. {Rectified spirit} (Chem.), spirit rendered purer or more concentrated by redistillation, so as to increase the percentage of absolute alcohol. {Spirit butterfly} (Zo[94]l.), any one of numerous species of delicate butterflies of tropical America belonging to the genus {Ithomia}. The wings are gauzy and nearly destitute of scales. {Spirit duck}. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The buffle-headed duck. (b) The golden-eye. {Spirit lamp} (Art), a lamp in which alcohol or methylated spirit is burned. {Spirit level}. See under {Level}. {Spirit of hartshorn}. (Old Chem.) See under {Hartshorn}. {Spirit of Mindererus} (Med.), an aqueous solution of acetate of ammonium; -- named after R. Minderer, physician of Augsburg. {Spirit of nitrous ether} (Med. Chem.), a pale yellow liquid, of a sweetish taste and a pleasant ethereal odor. It is obtained by the distillation of alcohol with nitric and sulphuric acids, and consists essentially of ethyl nitrite with a little acetic aldehyde. It is used as a diaphoretic, diuretic, antispasmodic, etc. Called also {sweet spirit of niter}. {Spirit of salt} (Chem.), hydrochloric acid; -- so called because obtained from salt and sulphuric acid. [Obs.] {Spirit of sense}, the utmost refinement of sensation. [Obs.] --Shak. {Spirits}, [or] {Spirit}, {of turpentine} (Chem.), rectified oil of turpentine, a transparent, colorless, volatile, and very inflammable liquid, distilled from the turpentine of the various species of pine; camphine. See {Camphine}. {Spirit of vitriol} (Chem.), sulphuric acid; -- so called because formerly obtained by the distillation of green vitriol. [Obs.] {Spirit of vitriolic ether} (Chem.) ether; -- often but incorrectly called {sulphuric ether}. See {Ether}. [Obs.] {Spirits}, [or] {Spirit}, {of wine} (Chem.), alcohol; -- so called because formerly obtained by the distillation of wine. {Spirit rapper}, one who practices spirit rapping; a [bd]medium[b8] so called. {Spirit rapping}, an alleged form of communication with the spirits of the dead by raps. See {Spiritualism}, 3. {Sweet spirit of niter}. See {Spirit of nitrous ether}, above. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Holy \Ho"ly\, a. [Compar. {Holier}; superl. {Holiest}.] [OE. holi, hali, AS. h[be]lig, fr. h[91]l health, salvation, happiness, fr. h[be]l whole, well; akin to OS. h[?]lag, D. & G. heilig, OHG. heilac, Dan. hellig, Sw. helig, Icel. heilagr. See {Whole}, and cf. {Halibut}, {Halidom}, {Hallow}, {Hollyhock}.] 1. Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed; sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels; a holy priesthood. [bd]Holy rites and solemn feasts.[b8] --Milton. 2. Spiritually whole or sound; of unimpaired innocence and virtue; free from sinful affections; pure in heart; godly; pious; irreproachable; guiltless; acceptable to God. Now through her round of holy thought The Church our annual steps has brought. --Keble. {Holy Alliance} (Hist.), a league ostensibly for conserving religion, justice, and peace in Europe, but really for repressing popular tendencies toward constitutional government, entered into by Alexander I. of Russia, Francis I. of Austria, and Frederic William III. of Prussia, at Paris, on the 26th of September, 1815, and subsequently joined by all the sovereigns of Europe, except the pope and the king of England. {Holy bark}. See {Cascara sagrada}. {Holy Communion}. See {Eucharist}. {Holy family} (Art), a picture in which the infant Christ, his parents, and others of his family are represented. {Holy Father}, a title of the pope. {Holy Ghost} (Theol.),the third person of the Trinity; the Comforter; the Paraclete. {Holy Grail}. See {Grail}. {Holy grass} (Bot.), a sweet-scented grass ({Hierochloa borealis} and {H. alpina}). In the north of Europe it was formerly strewed before church doors on saints' days; whence the name. It is common in the northern and western parts of the United States. Called also {vanilla, [or] Seneca, grass}. {Holy Innocents' day}, Childermas day. {Holy Land}, Palestine, the birthplace of Christianity. {Holy office}, the Inquisition. {Holy of holies} (Script.), the innermost apartment of the Jewish tabernacle or temple, where the ark was kept, and where no person entered, except the high priest once a year. {Holy One}. (a) The Supreme Being; -- so called by way of emphasis. [bd] The Holy One of Israel.[b8] --Is. xliii. 14. (b) One separated to the service of God. {Holy orders}. See {Order}. {Holy rood}, the cross or crucifix, particularly one placed, in churches. over the entrance to the chancel. {Holy rope}, a plant, the hemp agrimony. {Holy Saturday} (Eccl.), the Saturday immediately preceding the festival of Easter; the vigil of Easter. {Holy Spirit}, same as {Holy Ghost} (above). {Holy Spirit plant}. See {Dove plant}. {Holy thistle} (Bot.), the blessed thistle. See under {Thistle}. {Holy Thursday}. (Eccl.) (a) (Episcopal Ch.) Ascension day. (b) (R. C. Ch.) The Thursday in Holy Week; Maundy Thursday. {Holy war}, a crusade; an expedition carried on by Christians against the Saracens in the Holy Land, in the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth centuries, for the possession of the holy places. | |
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Dove plant \Dove" plant`\ (Bot.) A Central American orchid ({Peristeria elata}), having a flower stem five or six feet high, with numerous globose white fragrant flowers. The column in the center of the flower resembles a dove; -- called also {Holy Spirit plant}. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Holy \Ho"ly\, a. [Compar. {Holier}; superl. {Holiest}.] [OE. holi, hali, AS. h[be]lig, fr. h[91]l health, salvation, happiness, fr. h[be]l whole, well; akin to OS. h[?]lag, D. & G. heilig, OHG. heilac, Dan. hellig, Sw. helig, Icel. heilagr. See {Whole}, and cf. {Halibut}, {Halidom}, {Hallow}, {Hollyhock}.] 1. Set apart to the service or worship of God; hallowed; sacred; reserved from profane or common use; holy vessels; a holy priesthood. [bd]Holy rites and solemn feasts.[b8] --Milton. 2. Spiritually whole or sound; of unimpaired innocence and virtue; free from sinful affections; pure in heart; godly; pious; irreproachable; guiltless; acceptable to God. Now through her round of holy thought The Church our annual steps has brought. --Keble. {Holy Alliance} (Hist.), a league ostensibly for conserving religion, justice, and peace in Europe, but really for repressing popular tendencies toward constitutional government, entered into by Alexander I. of Russia, Francis I. of Austria, and Frederic William III. of Prussia, at Paris, on the 26th of September, 1815, and subsequently joined by all the sovereigns of Europe, except the pope and the king of England. {Holy bark}. See {Cascara sagrada}. {Holy Communion}. See {Eucharist}. {Holy family} (Art), a picture in which the infant Christ, his parents, and others of his family are represented. {Holy Father}, a title of the pope. {Holy Ghost} (Theol.),the third person of the Trinity; the Comforter; the Paraclete. {Holy Grail}. See {Grail}. {Holy grass} (Bot.), a sweet-scented grass ({Hierochloa borealis} and {H. alpina}). In the north of Europe it was formerly strewed before church doors on saints' days; whence the name. It is common in the northern and western parts of the United States. Called also {vanilla, [or] Seneca, grass}. {Holy Innocents' day}, Childermas day. {Holy Land}, Palestine, the birthplace of Christianity. {Holy office}, the Inquisition. {Holy of holies} (Script.), the innermost apartment of the Jewish tabernacle or temple, where the ark was kept, and where no person entered, except the high priest once a year. {Holy One}. (a) The Supreme Being; -- so called by way of emphasis. [bd] The Holy One of Israel.[b8] --Is. xliii. 14. (b) One separated to the service of God. {Holy orders}. See {Order}. {Holy rood}, the cross or crucifix, particularly one placed, in churches. over the entrance to the chancel. {Holy rope}, a plant, the hemp agrimony. {Holy Saturday} (Eccl.), the Saturday immediately preceding the festival of Easter; the vigil of Easter. {Holy Spirit}, same as {Holy Ghost} (above). {Holy Spirit plant}. See {Dove plant}. {Holy thistle} (Bot.), the blessed thistle. See under {Thistle}. {Holy Thursday}. (Eccl.) (a) (Episcopal Ch.) Ascension day. (b) (R. C. Ch.) The Thursday in Holy Week; Maundy Thursday. {Holy war}, a crusade; an expedition carried on by Christians against the Saracens in the Holy Land, in the eleventh, twelfth, and thirteenth centuries, for the possession of the holy places. | |
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Hallsburg, TX (city, FIPS 31880) Location: 31.54579 N, 96.94677 W Population (1990): 450 (172 housing units) Area: 21.8 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water) | |
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Hallsville, MO (city, FIPS 29998) Location: 39.11578 N, 92.21966 W Population (1990): 917 (355 housing units) Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 65255 Hallsville, TX (city, FIPS 31904) Location: 32.50340 N, 94.57612 W Population (1990): 2288 (809 housing units) Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 75650 | |
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Hillsboro, AL (town, FIPS 34816) Location: 34.63672 N, 87.18458 W Population (1990): 587 (196 housing units) Area: 4.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35643 Hillsboro, IA (city, FIPS 36390) Location: 40.83676 N, 91.71349 W Population (1990): 151 (80 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 52630 Hillsboro, IL (city, FIPS 35047) Location: 39.16312 N, 89.48439 W Population (1990): 4400 (1943 housing units) Area: 6.8 sq km (land), 0.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 62049 Hillsboro, IN (town, FIPS 33862) Location: 40.10950 N, 87.15708 W Population (1990): 499 (197 housing units) Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47949 Hillsboro, KS (city, FIPS 32275) Location: 38.35130 N, 97.20215 W Population (1990): 2704 (1093 housing units) Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 67063 Hillsboro, KY Zip code(s): 41049 Hillsboro, MD (town, FIPS 39175) Location: 38.91617 N, 75.94169 W Population (1990): 164 (73 housing units) Area: 0.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Hillsboro, MO (city, FIPS 32248) Location: 38.23235 N, 90.56677 W Population (1990): 1625 (577 housing units) Area: 5.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63050 Hillsboro, ND (city, FIPS 38100) Location: 47.40282 N, 97.06138 W Population (1990): 1488 (714 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Hillsboro, NH Zip code(s): 03244 Hillsboro, NM Zip code(s): 88042 Hillsboro, OH (city, FIPS 35560) Location: 39.20925 N, 83.61253 W Population (1990): 6235 (2721 housing units) Area: 10.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 45133 Hillsboro, OR (city, FIPS 34100) Location: 45.52768 N, 122.93905 W Population (1990): 37520 (13347 housing units) Area: 49.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 97123, 97124 Hillsboro, TN Zip code(s): 37342 Hillsboro, TX (city, FIPS 34088) Location: 32.00737 N, 97.11558 W Population (1990): 7072 (3212 housing units) Area: 21.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 76645 Hillsboro, VA (town, FIPS 37288) Location: 39.19795 N, 77.72455 W Population (1990): 72 (34 housing units) Area: 0.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 22132 Hillsboro, WI (city, FIPS 34825) Location: 43.65406 N, 90.33770 W Population (1990): 1288 (591 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Hillsboro, WV (town, FIPS 37372) Location: 38.13500 N, 80.21247 W Population (1990): 188 (99 housing units) Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Hillsboro Beach, FL (town, FIPS 30850) Location: 26.27765 N, 80.08053 W Population (1990): 1748 (2024 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 3.1 sq km (water) | |
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Hillsborough, CA (town, FIPS 33798) Location: 37.55755 N, 122.35624 W Population (1990): 10667 (3789 housing units) Area: 16.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 94010 Hillsborough, NC (town, FIPS 31620) Location: 36.07116 N, 79.10268 W Population (1990): 4263 (1783 housing units) Area: 9.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 27278 Hillsborough, NH (CDP, FIPS 36020) Location: 43.11429 N, 71.89984 W Population (1990): 1826 (794 housing units) Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) | |
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Hillsborough County, FL (county, FIPS 57) Location: 27.90632 N, 82.34610 W Population (1990): 834054 (367740 housing units) Area: 2722.1 sq km (land), 557.7 sq km (water) Hillsborough County, NH (county, FIPS 11) Location: 42.92425 N, 71.71687 W Population (1990): 336073 (135622 housing units) Area: 2270.1 sq km (land), 40.9 sq km (water) | |
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Hillsville, VA (town, FIPS 37336) Location: 36.76613 N, 80.73627 W Population (1990): 2008 (944 housing units) Area: 7.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 24343 | |
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Holly Springs, GA (city, FIPS 39524) Location: 34.17220 N, 84.49786 W Population (1990): 2406 (864 housing units) Area: 6.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Holly Springs, MS (city, FIPS 33100) Location: 34.77268 N, 89.44346 W Population (1990): 7261 (2421 housing units) Area: 27.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 38635 Holly Springs, NC (town, FIPS 32260) Location: 35.65524 N, 78.83567 W Population (1990): 908 (335 housing units) Area: 11.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 27540 | |
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HLISP "Monocopy and Associative Algorithms in an Extended Lisp", E. Goto, U Tokyo May 1974. | |
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Holy See (vatican City) Holy See (vatican City):Geography Location: Southern Europe, an enclave of Rome (Italy) Map references: Europe Area: total area: 0.44 sq km land area: 0.44 sq km comparative area: about 0.7 times the size of The Mall in Washington, DC Land boundaries: total 3.2 km, Italy 3.2 km Coastline: 0 km (landlocked) Maritime claims: none; landlocked International disputes: none Climate: temperate; mild, rainy winters (September to mid-May) with hot, dry summers (May to September) Terrain: low hill Natural resources: none Land use: arable land: 0% permanent crops: 0% meadows and pastures: 0% forest and woodland: 0% other: 100% Irrigated land: 0 sq km Environment: current issues: NA natural hazards: NA international agreements: signed, but not ratified - Air Pollution, Environmental Modification Note: urban; landlocked; enclave of Rome, Italy; world's smallest state; outside the Vatican City, 13 buildings in Rome and Castel Gandolfo (the pope's summer residence) enjoy extraterritorial rights Holy See (vatican City):People Population: 830 (July 1995 est.) Population growth rate: 1.15% (1995 est.) Birth rate: NA Death rate: NA Net migration rate: NA Infant mortality rate: NA Life expectancy at birth: NA Total fertility rate: NA Nationality: noun: none adjective: none Ethnic divisions: Italians, Swiss Religions: Roman Catholic Languages: Italian, Latin, various other languages Labor force: NA by occupation: dignitaries, priests, nuns, guards, and 3,000 lay workers who live outside the Vatican Holy See (vatican City):Government Names: conventional long form: The Holy See (State of the Vatican City) conventional short form: Holy See (Vatican City) local long form: Santa Sede (Stato della Citta del Vaticano) local short form: Santa Sede (Citta del Vaticano) Digraph: VT Type: monarchical-sacerdotal state Capital: Vatican City Independence: 11 February 1929 (from Italy) National holiday: Installation Day of the Pope, 22 October (1978) (John Paul II) note: Pope John Paul II was elected on 16 October 1978 Constitution: Apostolic Constitution of 1967 (effective 1 March 1968) Legal system: NA Suffrage: limited to cardinals less than 80 years old Executive branch: chief of state: Pope JOHN PAUL II (Karol WOJTYLA; since 16 October 1978); election last held 16 October 1978 (next to be held after the death of the current pope); results - Karol WOJTYLA was elected for life by the College of Cardinals head of government: Secretary of State Archbishop Angelo Cardinal SODANO (since NA 1991) cabinet: Pontifical Commission; appointed by Pope Legislative branch: unicameral Pontifical Commission Judicial branch: none; normally handled by Italy Political parties and leaders: none Other political or pressure groups: none (exclusive of influence exercised by church officers) Member of: IAEA, ICFTU, INTELSAT, IOM (observer), ITU, OAS (observer), OSCE, UN (observer), UNCTAD, UNHCR, UPU, WIPO, WTO (observer) Diplomatic representation in US: chief of mission: Apostolic Pro-Nuncio Archbishop Agostino CACCIAVILLAN chancery: 3339 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 telephone: [1] (202) 333-7121 US diplomatic representation: chief of mission: Ambassador Raymond L. FLYNN embassy: Via Delle Terme Deciane 26, Rome 00153 mailing address: PSC 59, APO AE 09624 telephone: [39] (6) 46741 FAX: [39] (6) 6380159 Flag: two vertical bands of yellow (hoist side) and white with the crossed keys of Saint Peter and the papal miter centered in the white band Economy Overview: This unique, noncommercial economy is supported financially by contributions (known as Peter's Pence) from Roman Catholics throughout the world, the sale of postage stamps and tourist mementos, fees for admission to museums, and the sale of publications. The incomes and living standards of lay workers are comparable to, or somewhat better than, those of counterparts who work in the city of Rome. Budget: revenues: $169 million expenditures: $167.5 million, including capital expenditures of $NA (1993) Electricity: capacity: 5,000 kW standby production: power supplied by Italy consumption per capita: NA kWh (1992) Industries: printing and production of a small amount of mosaics and staff uniforms; worldwide banking and financial activities Currency: 1 Vatican lira (VLit) = 100 centesimi Exchange rates: Vatican lire (VLit) per US$1 - 1,609.5 (January 1995), 1,612.4 (1994), 1,573.7 (1993), 1,232.4 (1992), 1,240.6 (1991), 1,198.1 (1990); note - the Vatican lira is at par with the Italian lira which circulates freely Fiscal year: calendar year Holy See (vatican City):Transportation Railroads: total: 862 meters; note - connects to Italy's network at Rome's Saint Peter's station narrow gauge: 862 meters 1.435-m gauge Highways: none; all city streets Ports: none Airports: none Holy See (vatican City):Communications Telephone system: 2,000 telephones; automatic exchange local: NA intercity: tied into Italian system international: uses Italian system Radio: broadcast stations: AM 3, FM 4, shortwave 0 radios: NA Television: broadcast stations: 0 televisions: NA Holy See (vatican City):Defense Forces Note: defense is the responsibility of Italy; Swiss Papal Guards are posted at entrances to the Vatican City |