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- Dictionarydistaste/dɪsˈteɪst/
noun
- 1. mild dislike or aversion: "Harry nurtured a distaste for all things athletic"
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1 day ago · Illustration representing Cecil Rhodes' plan of building railways across Africa, connecting Cape Town and Cairo, aimed at extending the British Empire [1]. Imperialism is the practice, theory or attitude of maintaining or extending power over foreign nations, particularly through expansionism, employing both hard power (military and economic power) and soft power (diplomatic power and cultural ...
1 day ago · He also held a fundamental distaste for the idea of accepting a crown from a popularly elected parliament: he would not accept a crown of "clay". [50] Despite franchise requirements that often perpetuated many of the problems of sovereignty and political participation liberals sought to overcome, the Frankfurt Parliament did manage to draft a constitution and reach an agreement on the ...
1 day ago · In 1757, the ban was decriminalised, but general distaste for horse meat lasted well into the 19th century, possibly longer, and its consumption often regarded as an indication of poverty. Even today [ when? ] horse meat is not popular (3.2% of Iceland’s meat production in 2015), although this has more to do with culinary tradition and the popularity of equestrianism than any religious vestiges.
1 day ago · Paul Adrien Maurice Dirac was born at his parents' home in Bristol, England, on 8 August 1902, [44] and grew up in the Bishopston area of the city. [45] His father, Charles Adrien Ladislas Dirac, was an immigrant from Saint-Maurice, Switzerland, of French descent, [6] who worked in Bristol as a French teacher.
1 day ago · A number of buildings designed by French-Canadian architect Oscar Beauchemin still define the skylines of historic commercial districts in city's neighborhoods, as well as blocks developed by Louis LaFrance, and Casper Ranger, the latter of whom built many of Mount Holyoke College's ornate campus buildings. Although the Precious Blood Church was demolished, its rectory now hosts a food pantry ...
26 minutes ago · This is a record of my journey as a Muslim. I used to be Catholic and belonged to a missionary organisation. After my conversion, I sat on the board of a Muslim converts' organisation and specialised in da'wah programmes, convert management, interfaith issues and apostasy cases.
