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  • 121Barnet, Battle of — (1471)    Fought on Easter Sunday, 14 April 1471, the Battle of Barnet began EDWARD IV’s restoration to the throne and destroyed Richard NEVILLE, earl of Warwick, and his political faction.    On 11 April, one month after his landing in England,… …

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  • 122benighted — a. 1. Overtaken by night, belated, out in the dark. 2. Involved in darkness, profoundly ignorant, sunk in ignorance, unenlightened …

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  • 123nighted — adjective overtaken by night or darkness (Freq. 1) benighted (or nighted) travelers hurrying toward home • Syn: ↑benighted • Similar to: ↑unpunctual …

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  • 124be|lat´ed|ness — be|lat|ed «bih LAY tihd», adjective. 1. happening late; coming late or too late; delayed: »belated thanks. Your belated letter has arrived at last. 2. overtaken by the darkness of the night: »The belated travelers lost their way after sunset.… …

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  • 125be|lat´ed|ly — be|lat|ed «bih LAY tihd», adjective. 1. happening late; coming late or too late; delayed: »belated thanks. Your belated letter has arrived at last. 2. overtaken by the darkness of the night: »The belated travelers lost their way after sunset.… …

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  • 126be|lat|ed — «bih LAY tihd», adjective. 1. happening late; coming late or too late; delayed: »belated thanks. Your belated letter has arrived at last. 2. overtaken by the darkness of the night: »The belated travelers lost their way after sunset. –be|lat´ed|ly …

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  • 127PHILOSOPHY, JEWISH — This article is arranged according to the following outline: WHAT IS JEWISH PHILOSOPHY? recent histories of jewish philosophy biblical and rabbinic antecedents bible rabbinic literature hellenistic jewish philosophy philo of alexandria biblical… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism