From actions aboard, it is easy to guess that Spencer's boast of twenty staunch followers was a modest estimate ''.

In a historical or geopolitical sense the term usually refers collectively to Christian majority countries or countries in which Christianity dominates or was a territorial phenomenon .“ Christendom is originally a medieval concept steadily to have evolved since the fall of the Western Roman Empire and the gradual rise of the Papacy more in religio-temporal implication practically during and after the reign of Charlemagne ; and the concept let itself to be lulled in the minds of the staunch believers to the archetype of a holy religious space inhabited by Christians, blessed by God, the Heavenly Father, ruled by Christ through the Church and protected by the Spirit-body of Christ ; no wonder, this concept, as included the whole of Europe and then the expanding Christian territories on earth, strengthened the roots of Romance of the greatness of Christianity in the world .”

He is a staunch opponent of Turkey's integration into the European Union, claiming that its non-Christian culture would dilute the Union.

He remained to the end a staunch Catholic, though all Chemnitz had gone over to the Lutheran creed, and it is said that his life was ended by a fit of apoplexy brought on by a heated discussion with a Protestant divine.

He is a staunch believer in a free society, who utilizes shock value and advocates direct action and pranksterism in the name of political causes.

Spacey is a staunch Democrat and a friend of former US President Bill Clinton, having met Clinton before his presidency began.

too often those principles which give consistency, individuality, and form to the Northern character, which render it staunch, strong, and seaworthy, which bind it together as with iron, are drawn out, one by one, like the bolts of the ill-fitted vessel, and from the miserable, loosened fragments is formed that human anomaly -- a Northern man with Southern principles.

There is tension between community radio stations, many of which were staunch opponents of the 22 June coup, and the new government due to changes in the recently amended Telecommunications law that could adversely affect the future of community radio stations, many of which are poorly funded and not yet in possession of broadcasting licences.

He is replaced by the staunch catholic Francis of Wartenberg.

supporter, Alf Garnett, but ironically, his real life persona is quite different, being a left-winger, Jewish, and a staunch supporter of Tottenham Hotspur F. C.

Bishop Robert Gordon, a staunch Jacobite whose house in Theobald's Row was one of Charles's safe-houses for the visit is the most likely to have performed the communion, and a chapel in Gray's Inn was suggested as the venue as early as 1788 Magazine, 1788.

It is known for its staunch left-liberal stance on domestic and foreign issues.

It has been noted that Sarandon is often at odds with her mother, Leonora Tomalin, in regard to her political beliefs as Tomalin is a staunch Republican, a supporter of George W. Bush and the Iraq War.

He is a staunch critic of the Warren Commission and offered $ 1 million for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the assassin of John F. Kennedy.

Westerwelle is a staunch supporter of the free market and has proposed reforms to curtail the German welfare state and deregulate German labour law.

Cadfael is on good terms with people on both sides of the English war ; his best friend Hugh is a staunch supporter of King Stephen, and his son Olivier is just as much committed to the Empress Maud.

The country's form of government is a dictatorship, under the rule of ailing president " Papa " Monzano, who is a staunch ally of the United States and a fierce opponent of communism.

He has his apologists and staunch devotees within the Hindu traditions, some of whom believe that his description as a ten-headed person ( Daśamukha or Daśagrīva ) is a reference to him possessing a very thorough knowledge over the 4 Vedas and 6 Upanishads, which made him as powerful as 10 scholars.

DeVito is a staunch Democrat, and a supporter of the OneVoice Movement, a non-profit organization that strives to help moderate Israelis and Palestinians to take a more assertive role in resolving the Israeli – Palestinian conflict.

Four years later, the former director and a once staunch advocate of the school declared, " The Mansfield Training School is closed: the swamp has finally been drained.

The home field is named Virgil Scheiwe field in honor of a former player who was a staunch supporter to his death.

The principal defender of this view of primary experience as `` causal efficacy '' is Alfred North Whitehead.

He is, first and foremost, a defender of public morals, a servant of society.

He is a prominent defender of agrarian values and has an appreciation for traditional farming.

" But ," as Sumner shrewdly said, " the President himself is his own worst counsellor, as he is his own worst defender.

Alexius is the Latinized form of the given name Alexios (, polytonic, " defender ", cf.

He is considered to be a renowned Christian theologian, a Church Father, the chief defender of Trinitarianism against Arianism, and a noted Egyptian leader of the fourth century.

His elder brother Jack, who was also in the World Cup-winning team, is a former defender for Leeds United and manager.

A defendant or defender ( Δ in legal shorthand ) is any party required to answer a plaintiff's complaint in a civil lawsuit, or any party that has been formally charged or accused of violating a criminal statute.

Rather than as a brave defender of the Protestant nations against Spain and the Habsburgs, she is more often regarded as cautious in her foreign policies.

He is widely quoted by Eastern Orthodox theologians and highly regarded as a defender of the Christian faith.

The term Honvédség is the name of the Hungarian military since 1848 referring to its purpose (" Hon " meaning " homeland " and " véd " meaning " defender " or " defence " thence " Honvéd " meaning " Homeland Defence ").

In addition to pioneering experimental psychology, Ebbinghaus was also a strong defender of this direction of the new science, as is illustrated by his public dispute with University of Berlin colleague, Wilhelm Dilthey.

When a defender successfully stops an attacking player ( who loses the ball over a line ), the play is stopped and restarted by the attacking team from the spot of the infraction or on the nine-meter line.

According to John of Damascus, anyone who tries to destroy icons " is the enemy of Christ, the Holy Mother of God and the saints, and is the defender of the Devil and his demons.

For further commitment, the patient is evaluated by a mental health court, part of family court, for which the public defender assists the patient.

Although it is widely claimed that he took the title Advocatus Sancti Sepulchri (" advocate " or " defender " of the Holy Sepulchre ), this title is only used in a letter that was not written by Godfrey.

Robert Kane is a modern defender of this theory.

For example, a defender of evolution may well accept that the current formulation of evolutionary theory is likely to be revised in the future, but she defends evolution because she believes current evolutionary theory is more likely than any current rival idea, such as Creationism.

* If the pope finds that the king who has been elected by the princes is unworthy of the imperial dignity, the princes must elect a new king or, if they refuse, the pope will confer the imperial dignity upon another king ; for the Church stands in need of a patron and defender.

As king, he maintained an independent policy in relation to the Ottoman Empire, and in Romania he is viewed by many as a prince with a deep sense of justice, and a defender of both Wallachia and European Christianity against Ottoman expansionism.

The Siege of Khe Sanh displays typical features of modern sieges, as the defender has greater capacity to withstand the siege, the attacker's main aim is to bottle operational forces or create a strategic distraction, rather than take the siege to a conclusion.