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- proper noun obsolete A sixteenth-century
gambling card game about which little is known.
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Examples
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Ancient histories abound with instances of this, but I shall not pass from the example of Pope Julius, which is still fresh in mens minds.
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Besides the fact that the day in question is relevant to a long list of deities throughout antiquity who pre-date Jesus, from Persia's pagan Sun God Mithra to Egypt's Horus and Ra, to Syria's Baal, Rome's Sol Invictus and Greece's Helios, it wasn't until the year 350 A.D., that Pope Julius I declared that the "Christ-Mass" would be held on Dec. 25, to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
Kirsten West Savali: The Reason For The Season -- And It's Not Jesus Kirsten West Savali 2011
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In the 16th century, Pope Julius the Second commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
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Besides the fact that the day in question is relevant to a long list of deities throughout antiquity who pre-date Jesus, from Persia's pagan Sun God Mithra to Egypt's Horus and Ra, to Syria's Baal, Rome's Sol Invictus and Greece's Helios, it wasn't until the year 350 A.D., that Pope Julius I declared that the "Christ-Mass" would be held on Dec. 25, to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
Kirsten West Savali: The Reason For The Season -- And It's Not Jesus Kirsten West Savali 2011
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In the 16th century, Pope Julius the Second commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
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Besides the fact that the day in question is relevant to a long list of deities throughout antiquity who pre-date Jesus, from Persia's pagan Sun God Mithra to Egypt's Horus and Ra, to Syria's Baal, Rome's Sol Invictus and Greece's Helios, it wasn't until the year 350 A.D., that Pope Julius I declared that the "Christ-Mass" would be held on Dec. 25, to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
Kirsten West Savali: The Reason For The Season -- And It's Not Jesus Kirsten West Savali 2011
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In the 16th century, Pope Julius the Second commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
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Besides the fact that the day in question is relevant to a long list of deities throughout antiquity who pre-date Jesus, from Persia's pagan Sun God Mithra to Egypt's Horus and Ra, to Syria's Baal, Rome's Sol Invictus and Greece's Helios, it wasn't until the year 350 A.D., that Pope Julius I declared that the "Christ-Mass" would be held on Dec. 25, to celebrate the birth of Jesus Christ.
Kirsten West Savali: The Reason For The Season -- And It's Not Jesus Kirsten West Savali 2011
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In the 16th century, Pope Julius the Second commissioned Michelangelo to paint the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.
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But a few years later along comes Pope Julius I and changes everything.
Clay Farris Naff: Keep Saturn in Saturnalia! Clay Farris Naff 2010
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