ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FIRMAMENT
From Late Latin firmāmentum sky (considered as fixed above the earth), from Latin: prop, support, from firmāre to make firm1.
10 QUOTES WITH «FIRMAMENT»
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Rather than have it the principal thing in my son's mind, I would gladly have him think that the sun went round the earth, and that the stars were so many spangles set in the bright blue firmament.
I conclude, therefore, that this star is not some kind of comet or a fiery meteor... but that it is a star shining in the firmament itself one that has never previously been seen before our time, in any age since the beginning of the world.
Among all his creatures in heaven or earth, God hath not made any like unto the sun in the firmament, the beams whereof are beautiful and pleasant, and do give comfort in all places to all things.
There were many stars in Motown's firmament - among them, Stevie, Marvin Gaye, Smokey Robinson, Martha Reeves and Diana Ross - but I happen to have loved the Four Tops most of all.
Indian business women like Indra Nooyi, Chanda Kochhar, Naina Lal Kidwai, Shikha Sharma, Swati Piramal, Anu Agha, Swati Piramal, Sulajja Firodia Motwani and Zia Mody have put India on the global firmament.
I've forgotten more about bad putting than all the lousy putters in the firmament combined. My mind has been twisted into an incurable, disturbing venue of bad speed and inadequate line. I just want to go out and not feel like I'm putting a Rubik's Cube with a flimsy piece of rope.
Man is a microcosm, or a little world, because he is an extract from all the stars and planets of the whole firmament, from the earth and the elements; and so he is their quintessence.
Thoughts create a new heaven, a new firmament, a new source of energy, from which new arts flow.
Many people don't know that New Jersey is a fertile breeding ground for writers, some of them quite renowned. And I would wager that most would be truly startled to learn that the star in the Jersey firmament is - drum roll here - Newark.
There is a deep affection in Australia for the Queen. And I mean the Queen's been the Queen ever since I was born. I mean she is part of the firmament of Australia's sort of national life; there's a deep respect for her role.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FIRMAMENT»
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Loren Eiseley examines what we as a species have become in the late twentieth century.
Dared by his fellow gang mates to climb into a home and steal something as a demonstration of membership, Luke apprehensively takes the challenge and, in turn, uncovers a surprising secret that changes the path of his life forever.
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Beyond the
Firmament: Understanding Science and the Theology ...
Beyond the Firmament challenges all creationist camps --whether Young-Earth, Old-Earth, or Theistic Evolutionist -- to step outside of traditional paradigms and recognize how our modern, Western, post-Enlightenment scientific worldview ...
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The
Firmament of the Sky Dome: A Biblical/scientific Account ...
The book intertwines the verses from the Bible with scientific truths, and gives an entirely new insight for the interpretation of the geology of the Earth.
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Hams beneath the
firmament: poems
Hams Beneath the Firmament, Terri Ford's second books of poems, is a portrait-at-a-gallop, a series of drive-by rhymes, a lively foray into the "jello of elsewhere.
Exploring faith and science—considered by many to be polar opposites—this collection of poetry attempts to bridge art and science while conveying a deep conviction to both.
Kathleen L. Housley, 2007
Denver Jenkins is a fifteen-year-old computer-hacking Californian.
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The key to the bottomless pit, or, A daguerrean likeness of ...
be a firmament in the midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from the
waters." A firmament signifies a partition, as the covering of a tent or the walls of a
house, dividing the outer from the inner air. Even so was this firmament to be in
the ...
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Toward a Dialogue of Understandings: Loren Eiseley and the ...
6. The. Move. toward. an. Ironic. View: The. Firmament. of. Time. "[T]he natural
world ... is not natural but a queer event created in minds still queerer." — Eiseley
, "The Bats" '"Natural' is a magician's word — and . . . should be used cautiously.
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Evolution Vs. Creationism: An Introduction
The surface of the firmament is solid enough that God can walk on it (as in Job 22
:14: "He walks to and fro on the dome of heaven" [New English Bible]). The sun,
moon, and stars were attached to the firmament, which means that these ...
Eugenie Carol Scott, 2004
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FIRMAMENT»
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Playing the Music of Capitalism
Today he boasts a Ph.D. from the RAND Graduate School and enjoys an honored spot in the capital's intellectual firmament. But the horn still ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
IOC President makes emotional return to Montreal - where he won …
Les anneaux Olympique : le symbole de l'unité de l'humanité s'illuminera à jamais dans le firmament de Montréal, ville olympique. (Youth: our ... «Olympic, Jul 15»
Omar Sharif – a career in clips
However, Lean asked him to play the title role, and the huge popularity of the film secured Sharif's place in the cinema firmament. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
Café Murano, London WC2, restaurant review
And lo, it comes to pass: the Blessed St Angela of Hartnett is now thrice risen into the firmament of foodiness. That is to say, following on from ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
From oblivion to limelight, Advaita has come a long way
Delhi-based band Advaita rose on the music firmament post their stint on the Coke Studio and MTV Unplugged and they described their ... «The Statesman, Jul 15»
James Taylor's Before This World is his first in 13 years
It has him assessing his role in the musical firmament as an older man, with a palpable sense of wonder. “Somehow I haven't died,” he sings. «The Australian, Jul 15»
Tony Lane: a painter of icons
They contain necklaces, strings of little balls as in Firmament ($16,500). These could be prayer beads, which also function as a form of celestial ... «The National Business Review, Jul 15»
Just a little 'Wicked'
... “…one of those single, golden nights, so cherished by theatergoers, that thrust its leading lady into the firmament of musical stardom.”. «Sonoma Valley Sun, Jul 15»
Things I Read That I Love #179: I Would Have You Be A Conscious …
Somewhere out there beyond the firmament, past the asteroid belt, there were other worlds where children did not regularly fear for their bodies ... «Autostraddle, Jul 15»
Subaru Impreza PZEV - surprising fun despite lack of oomph
... equipment (if at all), though I'm not sure that alone is enough to make the Subaru outshine the other stars in this particular market firmament. «Canada Free Press, Jul 15»
