Conradin
the son of Conrad IV., Duke of Suabia, and the last of the house of Hohenstauffen; born in 1252. As the greatest part of the possessions of his family had been swept away, Conradin accepted the invitation of the Italian Ghibellines to place himself at their head. He crossed the Alps with 10,000 men; was well received at Verona, and, notwithstanding the treason of his relatives, Meinhard and Louis of Bavaria, who left him with but 3,000 men, he entered south Italy. Charles d'Anjou, on whom the crown of Naples had been bestowed by Pope Urban IV., met Conradin at Tagliacozzo, defeated him, and caused him to be beheaded, in 1268.
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Consanguinity
the quality or state of being related by blood; nearness of kin; descent from a common ancestor. Consanguinity is of two kinds, lineal and collateral. Lineal subsists among persons who descend in what may be called a straight line from a common ancestor; thus grandfather, father, son, grandson, great-grandson have lineal consanguinity. Collateral consanguinity is when there is descent from a common ancestor, but not in a direct line; as grandfather, father, his brother, son of the first, etc. Here the line is not direct.
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Consciousness
the state of being conscious; knowledge or perception of what passes in one's own mind. Internal sense or knowledge of guilt or innocence. Consciousness is the recognition by the mind of its own acts.
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Conscription
the enlisting of the inhabitants of a country capable of bearing arms, by a compulsory levy, at the pleasure of the government, being thus distinguished from recruiting, or voluntary enlistment. The word and the system were both introduced into France in 1798 by a law which declared that every Frenchman was a soldier, and bound to defend the country when in danger. On the restoration of the Bourbons conscription was abolished. It was, however, re-enacted, and continued through the Second Empire to form the mode of recruitment in France. An army-bill, by the passed National Assembly in 1872, affirmed the universal liability to conscription, but allowed certain exceptions and postponements. The term of service was fixed at 5 years in the active army, 4 years in the reserve of the active army, 5 years in the territorial army, and 6 years in its reserve the total length of military service being thus 20 years. Universal liability to military service is the law in Italy, and was in Germany and Austria, until abolished in these two countries by the Peace Treaty of 1919 following the World War. Under the Empire the Russian army was raised by conscription, all men who completed their 21st year being liable. Great Britain and the United States began conscription in 1916 and 1917, respectively, of the World War (1914-1918).
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Consecration
the act of solemnly dedicating a person or thing to the service of God. In the Jewish law, rites of this nature are frequently enjoined, the Levites and priests, the tabernacle and altar, etc., being specially dedicated or consecrated to God. Among Christians the word consecration describes the ordination of bishops. The Nicene Council requires the ceremony to be performed by not less than three bishops. This rule is maintained by the Church of England. Among Roman Catholics the Pope may permit Consecration by one bishop and two priests. The hallowing of the elements in the eucharist, by the words of institution according to Roman Catholics and Anglicans; by the invocation of the Holy Spirit according to the Greeks. The dedication of churches. The rites have become long and elaborate in the Church of Rome. In the English Church the bishop chooses his own form. That most generally used was drawn up by the Anglican episcopate in 1712. In the Amer ican Episcopal Church a form was appointed in 1799. The benediction of abbots and abbesses according to forms prescribed in the Roman Pontifical. It is usually performed by a bishop. The consecration of altars, chalices, and patens by the bishop with the chrism or hallowed oil. The consecration of altars is mentioned by councils of the 6th century, that of chalices and patens in the Gregorian Sacramentary.
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Consentes Dii
The twelve Etruscan gods who formed the council of Jupiter , consisting of six male and six female divinities. We do not know the names of all of them, but it is certain that Juno , Minerva, Summanus , Vulcan, Saturn, and Mars were among them.
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Conservative
as applied to one of the two great parties in English politics, was first used by J. W. Croker in an article in the "Quarterly" for January, 1830. Conservative began to supersede Tory about the time of the Reform Bill controversies. The plural form of the word has been assumed as a distinctive name by certain political parties in many nations. These parties are sometimes actually, and always avowedly, opposed to changes from old and established forms and practices. In United States history these names have never been in general use, but in Van Buren's administration the name of Conservatives was applied to those Democrats that at the special session of Congress, of September, 1837, opposed the establishment of the sub-treasury system. In the Congress that met in December, 1839, they had practically disappeared. The name was also assumed by Southern whites during the reconstruction period following the Civil War, to show their adherence to the old State governments, the abolition of which by Congress they opposed. In Virginia the name was in use until 1872. The name was also used at the North during this period. The Democrats applied it to themselves to draw moderate Republican votes.
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Conservatives
in English politics, a name applied to one of the opposing political parties. It was a new name for an old party. It was applied to the Tories in an article by J.W. Croker in the Quarterly Review for January, 1830. Macaulay, writing for the Edinburgh Review in 1832, calls the name a "new cant word." During the Reform Bill controversies the Tories won the new name of Conservatives fairly by the stubbornness with which they resisted change. Queen Victoria herself was in private a Conservative. The Conservatives made her Empress of India. Among the Conservative leaders were Peel, Derby, Disraeli, Salisbury, and Balfour, each of whom led one or more administrations. Of the Conservative ministries, that led by Disraeli was notable. By carrying out a brilliant foreign policy, he held a Conservative majority together in the House of Commons for six years, 1874-1880.
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