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Look up: sinister

  1. sinister
    [Adjective] The threat of harm or evil.
    Example: After a romantic opening scene, the film suddenly became quite sinister.
    Found on http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/glossary

  2. sinister
    [adj] - (heraldry) on or starting from the wearer`s left
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. Sinister
    Sin'is·ter (sĭn'ĭs*tẽr; 277) adjective [ Accented on the middle syllable by the older poets, as Shakespeare, Milton, Dryden.] [ Latin sinister : confer French sinistre .] 1. On the left hand, or the side of the ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/107

  4. sinister
    adjective on or starting from the wearer`s left; `bar sinister`
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  5. sinister
    (sĭ-nis´tәr) Latin word meaning left, or on the left side; a term used in anatomy.
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001

  6. Sinister
    • (a.) Indicative of lurking evil or harm; boding covert danger; as, a sinister countenance. • (a.) Unlucky; inauspicious; disastrous; injurious; evil; -- the left being usually regarded as the unlucky side; as, sinister influences. • (a.) On the left hand, or the side of the left han...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. sinister
    (from the article `heraldry`) The terms dexter and sinister mean merely `right` and `left.` A shield is understood to be as if held by a user whom the beholder is facing. Thus the ...
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/101

  8. Sinister
    Sinister is Latin for left, left-hand
    Found on http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/YR.H

  9. sinister
    Type: Term Pronunciation: sin-ĭs′tĕr Definitions: 1. Left.
    Found on http://www.medilexicon.com/medicaldictio

  10. sinister
    adjective, Latin = left-sided.
    Found on http://www.anatomy.usyd.edu.au/glossary/

  11. Sinister
    (band) `Sinister` is a death metal band from Rotterdam, the publisher=Allmusic|accessdate=31 May 2011-->--> They have released nine albums. Discography : Studio albums : EPs and singles : DVDs : Members : Current members : Former members : References : External links :
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinister

  12. Sinister
    (album) `Sinister` is a studio album recorded by John Wetton. Originally released in Japan in 2000 as Welcome to Heaven. It was re-released in 2001 under the title Sinister without the bonus tracks and with a different cover. Track listing: #"Heart Of Darkness" #"...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinister



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11 February 2012

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On 11th February, 1858, a 14 year old French peasant girl, Bernadette Soubirous claimed to have seen visions of the Virgin Mary at her native Lourdes. She also revealed that the waters of a spring near a grotto in Lourdes had been given healing powers by the Virgin. Eventually, the Roman Catholic church decided that the visions were authentic. Franz Werfel wrote the novel, Song of Bernadette, based on the story of Bernadette's visions. read more

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