The Oxford English Dictionary traces the earliest use ( as " Androides ") to Ephraim Chambers ' Cyclopaedia, in reference to an automaton that St. Albertus Magnus allegedly created.

The Oxford English Dictionary defines the older broad meanings of the term " artist ":

The Shorter Oxford English Dictionary.

* The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium ( Oxford, 1991 ), 3 vols.

* The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium ( Oxford, 1991 ), 3 vols.

* Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, Oxford University Press, 1991.

* The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium, Oxford University Press, 1991.

" " toxophilite, n ." Oxford English Dictionary.

: Hart's Rules and the Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors call the British style " new " quoting.

* Ansible from the Oxford English Dictionary

* 1928 – The 125th and final fascicle of the Oxford English Dictionary is published.

* Page, Norman, ‘ Housman, Alfred Edward ( 1859 – 1936 )’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ( Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004 )

The Oxford English Dictionary traces the origin of the word bridge to an Old English word brycg, of the same meaning, derived from the hypothetical Proto-Germanic root brugjō.

* The Oxford Dictionary of Byzantium ( Oxford University Press, 1991 ) ISBN 0-19-504652-8

According to the Oxford English Dictionary, the word baroque is derived from the Portuguese word " barroco ", Spanish " barroco ", or French " baroque ", all of which refer to a " rough or imperfect pearl ", though whether it entered those languages via Latin, Arabic, or some other source is uncertain.

The Oxford English Dictionary applies the term to English " as spoken or written in the British Isles ; esp the forms of English usual in Great Britain ", reserving " Hiberno-English " for the " English language as spoken and written in Ireland ".

Though some deplore the name, arguing that it makes the industry look like a poor cousin to Hollywood, it has its own entry in the Oxford English Dictionary.

The Oxford English Dictionary, finding examples going back to 1961, defines the adjective born-again as:

Best known for his novels including Brave New World and a wide-ranging output of essays, Huxley also edited the magazine Oxford Poetry, and published short stories, poetry, travel writing, film stories and scripts.

Roma: Il Veltro, pp. 441 ( Translated from: The World of Aldus Manutius: Business and Scholarship in Renaissance Venice, Basil Blackwell, Oxford, 1979 ).

According to Tom McArthur in the Oxford Guide to World English, " For many people.

( 2205 ) The Oxford Companion to World War II.

The Oxford Guide to World English.

According to David Leeming, writing in The Oxford Companion to World Mythology, the harrowing of hell is an example of the motif of the hero's descent to the underworld, which is common in many mythologies.

In the article " Dying god " in The Oxford Companion to World Mythology, David Leeming notes that Christ can be seen as bringing fertility, though of a spiritual as opposed to physical kind.

In The Oxford Companion to World Mythology, David Leeming notes that, in the Bible story, as in other flood myths, the flood marks a new beginning and a second chance for creation and humanity.

In the Oxford Companion to World Mythology, David Leeming lists Moses, Jesus, and King Arthur as examples of the " heroic monomyth ", calling the Christ story " a particularly complete example of the heroic monomyth ".

In The Oxford Companion to World Mythology, David Leeming lists the story of Abraham and Isaac and the story of Christ's death as examples of this theme.

In The Oxford Companion to World Mythology, David Leeming claims that Judeo-Christian messianic ideas have influenced twentieth-century totalitarian systems, citing Soviet Communism as an example.

The Oxford Companion to World Mythology.

The Oxford Companion to World Mythology.

** " Dying god " The Oxford Companion to World Mythology.

The Oxford Companion to World Mythology.

The Oxford Companion to World Mythology.

The Oxford Companion to World Mythology.

The Oxford Companion to World Mythology.

The Oxford Companion to World Mythology.

Ronald later became a member of parliament, during World War II became a link between the British and United States governments, and lent his country house, Ditchley Park near Oxford, to Churchill for weekend visits when the official residences were considered unsafe.

Mary Joan Winn Leith in The Oxford History of the Biblical World believes that Ezra was an historical figure whose life was enhanced in the scripture and given a theological buildup.

Nowell-Smith Geoffrey Ed: Oxford History of World Cinema.

Nowell-Smith Geoffrey Ed: Oxford History of World Cinema.

Nowell-Smith Geoffrey Ed: Oxford History of World Cinema.

One result was the creation by the American company MGM of an English studio MGM-British in Hertfordshire, which produced some very successful films, including A Yank at Oxford ( 1938 ) and Goodbye, Mr. Chips ( 1939 ), before World War II intervened.