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Sacks, Oliver (Wolf)
British-U.S. neurologist and writer.
Sackville, Thomas, 1st earl of Dorset
English politician and poet.
Sackville-West, Vita
British novelist and poet.
sacrament
Religious action or symbol in which spiritual power is believed to be transmitted through material elements or the performance of ritual.
Sacramento
City (pop., 2000: 407,018), capital of California, U.S.
Sacramento River
River, northern California, U.S.
sacrifice
Act of offering objects to a divinity, thereby making them holy.
Sadat, (Muhammad) Anwar el-
President of Egypt (1970–81).
Saddam Hussein
President of Iraq (1979–2003).
saddle
Seat for a rider on the back of an animal, usually a horse.
Sadducee
Member of a Jewish priestly sect that flourished for about two centuries, until the destruction (AD 70) of the Second Temple of Jerusalem.
Sade, Marquis de
French novelist and philosopher.
sadhu and swami
In India, a religious ascetic or holy person.
sadism
Psychosexual disorder in which sexual urges are gratified by inflicting pain on another person.
Sadr, Musa al-
Iranian-born Lebanese Shi'ite cleric.
Saenredam, Pieter Jansz(oon)
Dutch painter.
Safavid dynasty
(1502–1736) Persian dynasty.
Safdie, Moshe
Israeli-Canadian architect.
safety
Activities that seek to minimize or to eliminate hazardous conditions that can cause bodily injury.
safflower
Flowering annual plant (Carthamus tinctorius) of the composite family.
saffron
Golden-coloured, pungent seasoning and dye obtained from the dried stigmas of flowers of the saffron crocus (Crocus sativus), a bulbous perennial of the iris family.
Safi al-Din
Iranian founder of the Safavid Sufi order, which in time developed into the Safavid dynasty.
Safire, William
U.S. journalist.
saga
Genre of prose narrative typically dealing with prominent figures and events of the heroic age in Norway and Iceland, especially as recorded in Icelandic manuscripts of the late 12th and 13th century.
Sagan, Carl (Edward)
U.S. astronomer and science writer.
Sagan, Françoise
French novelist and dramatist.
sage
Aromatic perennial herb (Salvia officinalis) of the mint family, native to the Mediterranean.
Sage, Russell
U.S. financier.
sagebrush
Any of various shrubby species of artemisia of the composite family.
Sager, Ruth
U.S. geneticist.
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