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Look up: Diatribe

  1. diatribe
    bitter and violent attack in words 
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  2. Diatribe
    Di'a·tribe noun [ Latin diatriba a learned discussion, Greek ..., prop., a wearing away of time, from ... to rub away, spend time; dia` through + ... to rub: confer Latin terere , French trite : confer French diatribe...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/D/59

  3. Diatribe
    • (n.) A prolonged or exhaustive discussion; especially, an acrimonious or invective harangue; a strain of abusive or railing language; a philippic.
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  4. diatribe
    (from the article `Bion of Borysthenes`) Greek philosophical writer and preacher. He was a freed slave and the son of a courtesan and has been credited with originating the Cynic `diatribe,` ... ...of a dramatic element in nonliterary satura. Lucilius used this medium for self-expression, fearlessly criticizing public as well ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/d/44

  5. diatribe
    diatribe 1. A bitter, abusive criticism, or denunciation. 2. Etymology: the Greek word diatribe, the ultimate source of the English word, is derived from the verb diatribein, made up of the prefix dia-, 'completely', and tribein, 'to rub, to wear away, to spend,' or 'to waste time, to be busy'.
    Found on http://www.wordinfo.info/words/index/inf

  6. Diatribe
    (newspaper column) `Diatribe` is the name of a weekly column by Greek-Australian journalist, poet and lawyer Dean Kalimniou appearing in the Melbourne Greek language newspaper Neos Kosmos since 2001. The column deals generally with issues pertaining to the Greek community in Australia, and it...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatribe

  7. Diatribe
    (band) `Diatribe` was an Industrial rock group from San Jose, California which was active in the 1990s. They had a sound similar to 16 Volt and Chemlab, integrating synthesizers and vocal samples with more traditional rock instruments. Their song "Therapy" was used in the film Stran...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatribe

  8. Diatribe
    (album) `Diatribe` is the self-titled full length album released by Diatribe. Track listing : # "Sick The Dogs" - 4:20 # "Junkyard" - 5:01 # "Four Fifty One" - 4:40 # "Land`s End" - 5:16 # "Another Time" - 4:15 # "The Son" - 3...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diatribe

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13 February 2012

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The fifth queen of Henry VIII was Catherine Howard. Her father was very poor, and Catherine lived mainly with Agnes, widow of the 2nd duke of Norfolk. Henry was evidently charmed by her and he was privately married to Catherine at Oatlands in July 1540. In November 1541 Archbishop Thomas Cranmer informed Henry that his queen's past life had not been stainless. After some denials the queen herself admitted that this was true; but denied that she had misconducted herself since her marriage. Some fresh information, however, very soon came to light showing that she had been unchaste since her marriage; a bill of attainder was passed through parliament, and on the 13th of February 1542 the queen was beheaded. read more

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