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Look up: swastika

  1. Swastika
    A symbol used by Hitler's Nazi Party.
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  2. swastika
    [n] - the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the German Third Reich
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  3. swastika
    Cross in which the bars are extended at right angles in the same clockwise or anticlockwise direction. Its origin is uncertain, but it appears frequently as an ancient good luck and religious symbol...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688

  4. swastika
    the --, called --, its form being composed of four Greek capitals of the letter gamma, is marked on many early christian tombs as a veil symbol of the cross Category: Religion and philosophy
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  5. swastika
    Hakenkreuz noun the official emblem of the Nazi Party and the Third Reich; a cross with the arms bent at right angles in a clockwise direction
    Found on http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/web

  6. Swastika
    • (n.) Alt. of Swastica
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning

  7. swastika
    equilateral cross with arms bent at right angles, all in the same rotary direction, usually clockwise. The swastika as a symbol of prosperity and ... [6 related articles]
    Found on http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/s/195

  8. Swastika
    The swastika is an ancient religious symbol and amulet for good luck, dating from Neolithic times, and occurring in ancient Greek and Egyptian art. It has the form of an equal armed cross with the ends of the arms all bending in the same direction at right angles. It was introduced into Europe in th...
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  9. swastika
    Cross in which the bars are extended at right angles in the same clockwise or anticlockwise direction. Its origin is uncertain, but it appears frequently as an ancient good luck and religious symbol in both the Old World and the New. In Hinduism it is a symbol of good luck and goodness. In this reli...
    Found on http://www.talktalk.co.uk/reference/ency

  10. Swastika
    English term for the German Hakenkreuz.
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glossary_of

  11. Swastika
    The `swastika` () is an equilateral cross with its arms bent at 卍-->) form. Earliest archaeological evidence of swastika-shaped ornaments dates back to the Indus Valley Civilization of Ancient India as well as Classical Antiquity. It remains widely used in Indian Religions, specifically in Hind...
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swastika



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13 February 2012

This day in history:
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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