No one could be more devoted than he to the American Congress as an institution and more aware of its historical significance in the political history of the world, and I shall never forget his moving talks, delivered in simple yet eloquent words, upon the meaning of our jobs as Representatives in the operation of representative government and their importance in the context of today's assault upon popular government.

from the founding of the College those responsible for its management have planned to provide its students favorable conditions for personal religious development and to offer opportunities through the curriculum and otherwise for understanding the meaning and importance of religion.

The importance of this 5 can largely be explained by the natural mathematical properties of the middle number and its special relationship to all the rest of the numbers -- quite apart from any numerological considerations, which is to say, any symbolic meaning arbitrarily assigned to it.

The name derives from a Brythonic word Gobannia meaning " river of the blacksmiths ", and relates to the town's pre-Roman importance in iron smelting.

From his religious training, Mather viewed the importance of texts for elaborating meaning and for bridging different moments of history — linking, for instance, the Biblical stories of Noah and Abraham with the arrival of such eminent leaders as John Eliot ; John Winthrop ; and his own father, Increase Mather.

The importance of crannog reoccupation is therefore evident and full of meaning, especially when many instances see crannogs built near natural islets that were often completely unused.

In summing up the painting's impact, author Martha Tedeschi has stated: " Whistler's Mother, Wood's American Gothic, Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa and Edvard Munch's The Scream have all achieved something that most paintings — regardless of their art historical importance, beauty, or monetary value — have not: they communicate a specific meaning almost immediately to almost every viewer.

In the Roman tradition a large variety in the meaning and importance of the imperial form of monarchy developed: in intention it was always the highest office, but it could as well fall down to a redundant title for nobility that had never been near to the " Empire " they were supposed to be reigning.

) It may well symbolise his own understanding of the historical importance and meaning of his rule and of the early gaining of the Imperial title.

The importance of bread in German cuisine is also illustrated by words such as Abendbrot ( meaning supper, literally evening bread ) and Brotzeit ( snack, literally bread time ).

Harold is part of a society in which he is of no importance ; existentially, he is without meaning.

Information theory, however, does not consider message importance or meaning, as these are matters of the quality of data rather than the quantity and readability of data, the latter of which is determined solely by probabilities.

This meaning can be traced to classical writings, especially those of Neo-Confucianism, which emphasize the importance of effort in education.

He further emphasized the importance of dialect studies where appropriate, and noted the significance of sociological factors such as prestige, and the impact of meaning.

Rousay ( meaning Rolf's Island ) is a small, hilly island about north of Orkney's Mainland, off the north coast of Scotland, and has been nicknamed " the Egypt of the north ", due to its archaeological diversity and importance.

He encourages Catholics to remember the importance of keeping Sunday holy, urging that it not lose its meaning by being blended with a frivolous " weekend " mentality.

In all, the content of these early celebrations showed evidence of the continuing question about the meaning of Boniface for Germany, though the importance of Boniface in cities associated with him was without question.

The word " thesaurus " is derived from 16th-century New Latin, in turn from Latin thēsaurus, which is the latinisation of the Greek ( thēsauros ), literally " treasure store ", generally meaning a collection of things which are of big importance or value ( and thus the medieval rank of thesaurer was a synonym for treasurer ).

In a famous phrase, the court said that obscenity is " utterly without redeeming social importance "— meaning that, conversely, any work with redeeming social importance was not obscene, even if it contained isolated passages that could " deprave and corrupt " some readers.

Physical objects can represent both material and immaterial social facts ; for example a flag is a physical social fact that often has various immaterial social facts ( the meaning and importance of the flag ) attached to it.

The political system of the Second Republic came to be characterized by the system of Proporz, meaning that posts of some political importance were split evenly between members of the SPÖ and ÖVP.

This was less true when Hobbes wrote Leviathan ; then, more importance was attached to consideration, meaning a mutual exchange of benefits necessary to the formation of a valid contract, and most contracts had implicit terms that arose from the nature of the contractual relationship rather than from the choices made by the parties.

The degree of the importance of Vesta and the hearth in Roman times carries on into modern English, where the word focus ( Latin for hearth ) continues to be used in a variety of ways, both scientifically and metaphorically, that although differing from the original meaning, still carry a sense of focussing or concentration on something of importance.

As such, there was decreased importance for a coherent set of crown jewels, as these are usually themselves coronation regalia.

This New Life is endless, and even after my physical death it will be kept alive by those who live the life of complete renunciation of falsehood, lies, hatred, anger, greed and lust ; and who, to accomplish all this, do no lustful actions, do no harm to anyone, do no backbiting, do not seek material possessions or power, who accept no homage, neither covet honor nor shun disgrace, and fear no one and nothing ; by those who rely wholly and solely on God, and who love God purely for the sake of loving ; who believe in the lovers of God and in the reality of Manifestation, and yet do not expect any spiritual or material reward ; who do not let go the hand of Truth, and who, without being upset by calamities, bravely and wholeheartedly face all hardships with one hundred percent cheerfulness, and give no importance to caste, creed and religious ceremonies.

On a superficial level, the importance which state officials attach to these principles and their posts can be seen in their response to breaches of protocol in official ceremonies.

During occasional ceremonies of particular importance, the side walls are covered with a series of tapestries, the originals of which were designed for the chapel by Raphael and depict events from the Life of St. Peter and the Life of St. Paul as described in the Gospels and the Acts of the Apostles: the full-size preparatory cartoons for seven of the ten tapestries are known as the Raphael Cartoons and are in London.

He frequently appeared in public wearing all his military decorations, and in ceremonies, he often sat next to President Dacko to display his importance in the government.

Other ceremonies underscore the importance of non-regular special occasions, such as:

The Qiblah has importance beyond salaat and plays a part in various ceremonies.

Early freedom of the boroughs ceremonies had great importance in affirming that the recipient enjoyed privileges such as the right to trade and own property, and protection within the town.

Today, haka constitute an integral part of formal or official welcome ceremonies for distinguished visitors or foreign dignitaries, serving to impart a sense of the importance of the occasion.

The introduction of ceremonies such as Kwita Izina ( in 2005 ) has also had some impact in drawing attention to gorilla preservation and its importance to local communities.

The importance of the family to the Roman state, however, was expressed by public ceremonies on the opening day, the Ides of February, when a Vestal conducted a rite for the collective di parentes of Rome at the tomb of Tarpeia.

Even though they kept the title for about 250 years more, other than installing the Sultan in ceremonies, these Caliphs had little importance.

The writing has chiefly ceremonial importance within traditional religious ceremonies, and was subject to little change for this reason.

By way of contrast and due to a shared dreaming, the relationship between the Ngarrindjeri and the Walkandi-woni ( the people of the warm north-east wind ), their collective name for the various groups living along the River as far as Wentworth in New South Wales, was of significant mutual importance and the groups regularly met at Wellington, Tailem Bend, Murray Bridge, Mannum or Swan Reach to exchange songs and conduct ceremonies.

Arguing for the importance of edification based on 1 Corinthians 13: 10, Ephesians 2: 19-21 and Ephesians 4: 11-17, Crowley states that unprofitable ceremonies and rites must be rejected, including vestments, until it is proved they will edify the church.

Burchard's importance derives from his Liber Notarum, a form of official record of the more significant papal ceremonies with which he was involved.

They attended memorial ceremonies and gave lectures about Anne Frank and the importance of resisting fascism.

The Hindus attach a lot of importance to marriages, and the ceremonies are very colourful and extend for several days.

In many cases, unless the young men were outstandingly generous in their gifts towards their elders, no ceremonies or chants of power and importance were handed on to this unworthy younger generation.

" " Special activities " refer to scheduled weekly time given over to class affairs and to preparing for the school activities and ceremonies that are used to emphasize character development and the importance of group effort and cooperation.

Most of the seasonal ceremonies declined in importance in the eighteenth century, except the one held in late summer that coincided with the ripening of the late crop of corn.