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- Dictionaryfirebrand/ˈfʌɪəbrand/
noun
- 1. a person who is very passionate about a particular cause: "a political firebrand"
- 2. a piece of burning wood.
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5 hours ago · By Adam Nossiter. Reporting from Paris. July 9, 2024, 6:48 a.m. ET. Emphatic, pugnacious and demanding: The style met the moment in the far-left leader Jean-Luc Mélenchon’s speech to a fired-up ...
Jun 14, 2024 · Alicia Vikander is the titular “Firebrand,” starring as Katherine Parr, the sixth and final wife of Henry VIII. But the movie that reframes her legacy as a free-thinking and vengeful radical is only fitfully fiery itself.
19 hours ago · Methodists say with Wesley that Holy Communion is a sacrament, and though we choose not to define our understanding along the lines of transubstantiation or consubstantiation (Methodist Articles of Religion, Art. XVIII), we do nonetheless believe in the Real Presence (that Jesus is present “after a spiritual manner,” Art.
Jun 14, 2024 · Firebrand relies on what we know about Parr and her life—she was a writer, religious reformer, and the first English woman to publish a book—and delivers all the period costumes, majestic ...
- Adam Rathe
Jun 23, 2024 · A Baroque painting brought to life, Firebrand is given the same qualities of light and shade that define its subjects. Alicia Vikander and Jude Law are utterly delicious as Parr and Henry.
1 day ago · July 8, 2024. If you ask Brian Salvatore why Louisiana State University at Shreveport revoked his tenure and fired him, he’ll tell you it’s a classic case of an outspoken professor being ...
3 days ago · The Firebrand Festival is the traditional festival of the Yi ethnic minority, one of the minorities of China. It is held on the 24thJune of the Chinese lunar calendar. Not only the Yi people celebrate the Firebrand Festival, but also other minorities such as the Naxi, Bai, Lahu and Jino observe the festal celebration.
