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Look up cyclopaedia in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Cyclopedia, cyclopaedia and cyclopedien are archaic terms for an encyclopedia. The term may specifically
Cyclopedia
Compendium of theological data
Christian Cyclopedia (originally Lutheran Cyclopedia) is a one-volume compendium of theological data, ranging from ancient figures to contemporary events
Christian_Cyclopedia
Yearbook published by D. Appleton & Company
The Annual Cyclopedia was an American yearbook covering the years 1861–1902 by the New York publisher D. Appleton & Company. It was a comprehensive yearbook
Annual_Cyclopaedia
Rule book for tabletop role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons
The Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia is a 1991 book published by TSR, Inc., as a continuation of the basic edition of the Dungeons & Dragons fantasy
Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia
Dungeons_&_Dragons_Rules_Cyclopedia
English language encyclopedic dictionary by William Dwight Whitney
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia is one of the largest encyclopedic dictionaries of the English language. It was compared favorably with the Oxford
Century_Dictionary
Encyclopedia of Western Australia
The Cyclopedia of Western Australia, edited by James Battye, was the pre-eminent written summary of Western Australia's development and context prior to
Cyclopedia of Western Australia
Cyclopedia_of_Western_Australia
The Theodore Roosevelt Cyclopedia is a comprehensive project to publish, in one collection, the significant sayings, important conversations and writings
Theodore_Roosevelt_Cyclopedia
Encyclopedia
encyclopedia were published based on the Penny Cyclopaedia The National Cyclopedia of Useful Knowledge was published by Charles Knight in 12 volumes between
Penny_Cyclopaedia
Collection of biographies of notable people involved in the history of the New World
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography is a six-volume collection of biographies of notable people involved in the history of the New World. Published
Appletons' Cyclopædia of American Biography
Appletons'_Cyclopædia_of_American_Biography
Encyclopedia created and published by D. Appleton & Company
photograph of title page. Carl Burnham (July 2004). "The New American Cyclopedia, 1857 – 1866: A Time Capsule of the 19th century". Rare Book Monthly.
New_American_Cyclopædia
Encyclopaedia published in New Zealand
The Cyclopedia of New Zealand: industrial, descriptive, historical, biographical facts, figures, illustrations was an encyclopaedia published in New Zealand
The_Cyclopedia_of_New_Zealand
The English Cyclopaedia: A new dictionary of universal knowledge (London, 1854–1862, 4to, 23 vols., 12,117 pages; supplements, 1869–1873, 4 vols., 2858
English_Cyclopaedia
Encyclopedia edited by John Joseph Lalor
The Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and the Political History of the United States by the Best American and European Writers was an
Cyclopaedia of Political Science, Political Economy, and the Political History of the United States
Cyclopaedia_of_Political_Science,_Political_Economy,_and_the_Political_History_of_the_United_States
Multi-volume collection of biographical articles
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography is a multi-volume collection of biographical articles and portraits of Americans, published since the 1890s
The National Cyclopaedia of American Biography
The_National_Cyclopaedia_of_American_Biography
Role-playing game supplement
The Cyclopedia Talislanta is a supplement published by Bard Games in 1988 for the fantasy role-playing game Talislanta. The Cyclopedia Talislanta, the
The_Cyclopedia_Talislanta
Fantasy role-playing game history
compiled and slightly revised in 1991 as the Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia. Meanwhile, the 2nd edition of AD&D was published in 1989. In 2000 the
Editions of Dungeons & Dragons
Editions_of_Dungeons_&_Dragons
American abolitionist (1800–1859)
2021 – via newspapers.com. Blackmar, Frank Wilson (1912). Kansas: A Cyclopedia of State History. Standard Publishing Company. p. 244. Miller 1952, p
John_Brown_(abolitionist)
The Household Cyclopedia of General Information was an American guide to housekeeping compiled by physician and author Henry Hartshorne, then a professor
Household_Cyclopedia
American locomotive dictionary and encyclopedia
Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice, published by Simmons-Boardman – its 6th edition – is the most recent locomotive [en]cyclopedia to be in the
1922 Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice
1922_Locomotive_Cyclopedia_of_American_Practice
President of the United States from 1901 to 1909
Bushnell; Ferleger, Herbert Ronald (eds.). "Theodore Roosevelt Association Cyclopedia" (Revised 2nd ed.). Roosevelt, Theodore (2001). Brands, HW (ed.). The
Theodore_Roosevelt
English musician (born 1951)
ISBN 978-1-101-90747-4. Dean, Maury (2003). Rock N' Roll Gold Rush: A Singles Un-cyclopedia. Algora Publishing. ISBN 978-0-875-86207-1. Gallo, Armando (1978). Genesis:
Phil_Collins
American bookseller (1616–1676)
ISBN 978-0-7884-0070-4. Cutter, William Richard (1919). American Biography: A New Cyclopedia. Pub. under the direction of the American historical society. Whitmore
Hezekiah_Usher
The Baseball Cyclopedia was the first encyclopedia covering major league baseball. It was compiled and published by sportswriter Ernest J. Lanigan, who
The_Baseball_Cyclopedia
1728 British encyclopedia
2016. (ISBN 978-1-945208-00-3). Bradshaw, Lael Ely. "Ephraim Chambers' Cyclopedia." Notable Encyclopedias of the Seventeenth and Eighteenth Centuries: Nine
Cyclopædia, or an Universal Dictionary of Arts and Sciences
Cyclopædia,_or_an_Universal_Dictionary_of_Arts_and_Sciences
The Cabinet Cyclopædia was a book series of 133 volumes, edited by Dionysius Lardner. During the first quarter of the 19th century, self-improvement literature
The_Cabinet_Cyclopædia
The Perelman's Pocket Cyclopedia of Cigars is an annually published and updated reference of cigar brands available in the United States, including specifications
Perelman's Pocket Cyclopedia of Cigars
Perelman's_Pocket_Cyclopedia_of_Cigars
Role-playing game supplement
The Cyclopedia Talislanta Volume II: The Seven Kingdoms is a supplement published by Bard Games in 1989 for the fantasy role-playing game Talislanta. The
The Cyclopedia Talislanta Volume II: The Seven Kingdoms
The_Cyclopedia_Talislanta_Volume_II:_The_Seven_Kingdoms
Encyclopedia by John Clark Ridpath
The Cyclopedia of Universal History was an encyclopedia of world history (universal history) authored by John Clark Ridpath. The book was produced, initially
Cyclopedia of Universal History
Cyclopedia_of_Universal_History
Mathematical puzzle
"nine dots"-version appeared in puzzle sections. In 1914, Sam Loyd's Cyclopedia of Puzzles was published posthumously by his son (also named Sam Loyd)
Nine_dots_puzzle
Head of the Catholic Church
Archived 14 August 2014 at the Wayback Machine See selection from Concordia Cyclopedia: Roman Catholic Church, History of Archived 16 July 2011 at the Wayback
Pope
One-volume encyclopaedia published in the United Kingdom
Pears' Cyclopaedia was a one-volume encyclopaedia published in the United Kingdom. Pears' Soap launched the original Pears' Shilling Cyclopaedia in December
Pears'_Cyclopaedia
1858–1947 Crown colonial rule in India
India, from 1895 to 1896 to 1904–05 (London, 1906) full text online. The Cyclopedia of India: biographical, historical, administrative, commercial (1908)
British_Raj
Edible fruit
Machine for paring, coring, and slicing apples, from Henry B. Scammell's 1897 handbook Cyclopedia of Valuable Receipts
Apple
The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race (also known as the Cyclopedia of the Colored Race) was an encyclopedia about subjects of interest to African
The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race
The_National_Cyclopedia_of_the_Colored_Race
Period after American Civil War (1865–1877)
American Annual Cyclopedia... for 1868 (1873) Appleton's American Annual Cyclopedia... for 1869 (1869) Appleton's American Annual Cyclopedia... for 1870 (1871)
Reconstruction_era
Denomination of Protestant Christianity
Retrieved 23 May 2024. "Methodists, Free". McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia Online. 2024. Retrieved 23 May 2024. Buschart, W. David (20 August 2009)
Methodism
German philosopher and socialist (1818–1883)
contribute articles, mainly on military history, to the New American Cyclopedia, an idea of George Ripley, Dana's friend and literary editor of the Tribune
Karl_Marx
Korean-language encyclopedia
Doosan Encyclopedia (Korean: 두산세계대백과사전; lit. 'Doosan World Great Encyclopedia') is a Korean-language encyclopedia published by Doosan Donga (두산동아). The
Doosan_Encyclopedia
Chancellor of Germany from 1871 to 1890
Archived 17 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine Appleton's new practical cyclopedia p. 281 Lerman, Katharine (2014). Bismarck. Routledge. p. 257. ISBN 978-1-317-90062-7
Otto_von_Bismarck
from 1892 to 1932, also known as the editor of the early 20th century Cyclopedia of Modern Shop Practice. Born in Grass Lake, Michigan, Raymond received
Howard_M._Raymond
Founding Father, U.S. president from 1809 to 1817
ISBN 978-0-8032-7015-2. Gresham Company, John M. (1896). Biographical Cyclopedia of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. John M. Gresham Company. Gustafson, Thomas
James_Madison
City in Alberta, Canada
Retrieved February 27, 2016. "History of the Atlanta Flames". Sports E-Cyclopedia. Tank Productions. Retrieved November 27, 2006. Duhatschek, Eric; et al
Calgary
Online database of information related to fine art
Artcyclopedia is an online database of museum-quality fine art founded by Canadian John Malyon. The Artcyclopedia only deals with art that can be viewed
ArtCyclopedia
American lexicographer
Whitney in 1894. As the editor, he was also responsible for the Century Cyclopedia of Names (1894), the Century Atlas (1897), the two-volume Century Dictionary
Benjamin_Eli_Smith
Tropical, edible, staple fruit
Retrieved August 5, 2010. Bailey, Liberty Hyde (1916). The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. Macmillan. pp. 2076–2079. Archived from the original
Banana
Unincorporated community in Pennsylvania, U.S.
Episcopal Academy. Wyola's entry in the 1894 book Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Delaware County, Pennsylvania reads in full, "Wyola has a store, postoffice
Wyola,_Pennsylvania
Encyclopedia by Charles Kendall Adams
that began in 1875-78 with the publication of Johnsons New Universal Cyclopedia in four volumes by A. J. Johnson and Sons. A revised version was printed
Universal_Cyclopaedia
American horticulturalist, author
edu. Retrieved 2023-11-19. Bailey, Liberty Hyde (1914). The standard cyclopedia of horticulture; a discussion for the amateur, and the professional and
Charles_Howard_Shinn
American lawyer and politician
professor and Virginia judge, perhaps best known as the author of Fletcher's Cyclopedia of the Law of Corporations which continues to be revised decades after
William_Meade_Fletcher
Fantasy role-playing game
compiled in 1991 as a single hardcover book, the Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia, which was released alongside a new introductory boxed set. Advanced Dungeons
Dungeons_&_Dragons
Public university in Ann Arbor, Michigan, U.S.
Haven, Connecticut: Yale University. OCLC 18900125. Bersey, John (1890). Cyclopedia of Michigan: Historical and Biographical, Comprising a Synopsis of General
University_of_Michigan
(1942–1946), an author of many notable works, an editor-in-chief of Richards Cyclopedia for Juveniles. Wright specialized in the 18th century, Shakespeare and
Ernest_Hunter_Wright
American attorney (1851–1919)
The National Cyclopedia of American Biography 1920, p. 399. Jordan 2019, p. 228 n. 70; Trueblood 1904, p. 329; The National Cyclopedia of American Biography
Cora_Agnes_Benneson
Faction of the 19th-century U.S. Republican Party
edition Appleton's Annual Cyclopedia...for 1870 (1871) American Annual Cyclopedia...for 1872 (1873) Appleton's Annual Cyclopedia...for 1873 (1879) online
Radical_Republicans
Obsolete category of medical conditions
Smith (editors), The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia, Volume 8 of The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia: With a New Atlas of the World; a Work of General
Selenoplexia
2nd-century bishop of Jerusalem
Jerusalem from the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia". McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia Online. "Maximus of Jerusalem (Roberts-Donaldson)"
Maximus_II_of_Jerusalem
German theologian
Theodor from the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia". McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia Online. Retrieved May 7, 2026. "Hackspan, Theodor
Theodoricus_Hackspan
Commercial law firm in New Zealand
Buddle Findlay. Retrieved 29 April 2021. Cyclopedia Company Limited (1897). "Barristers and Solicitors". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Wellington Provincial
Buddle_Findlay
volumes; editors Frederick Augustus Porter Barnard and Arnold Henry Guyot Cyclopedia of Universal History (1880–1884), world history The Complete Compendium
List_of_encyclopedias_by_date
Welsh saint and bishop
"Ceneu from the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia". McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia Online. Retrieved 8 April 2025. Sabine Baring-Gould
Ceneu
USA". www.steamlocomotive.com. Retrieved October 23, 2024. Locomotive Cyclopedia of American Practice, 1950-52: Definitions, Drawings and Illustrations
Pittsburgh and Lake Erie class A-2a
Pittsburgh_and_Lake_Erie_class_A-2a
River
discharging into the Irish Sea at Drogheda. Rivers of Ireland [1], Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland (1900) [2], Atlas and Cyclopedia of Ireland (1900)
River_Owenroe
Parliamentary term
2015. Cyclopedia Company Limited (1902). The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Auckland Provincial District. Christchurch: Cyclopedia Company. Cyclopedia Company
8th_New_Zealand_Parliament
General election in New Zealand
John Maclister". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts. Christchurch: Cyclopedia Company Limited. 1906
1887 New Zealand general election
1887_New_Zealand_general_election
American inventor (1762–1832)
Chase Lucy and Sarah Chase Chase Family Papers, c 1787–1915 The National Cyclopedia of American Biography. Vol. XI. James T. White & Company. 1901. p. 145
Pliny_Earle_I
New Zealand by-election
Henry Sherwood Roberts". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand: Otago & Southland Provincial Districts. Christchurch: Cyclopedia Company Limited. 1905. Retrieved
1880_Waitaki_by-election
Indian yoga guru (1929–2018)
ISBN 9789385902659 Yoga Cyclopedia Volume I – Asanas and hundred topics starting with letter ‘A’ (1988), ISBN 8185053197 Yoga Cyclopedia Volume II – Letter
Jayadeva_Yogendra
Fictional creature in Dungeons & Dragons
the Dungeons & Dragons Game set (1991), the Dungeons & Dragons Rules Cyclopedia (1991), the Classic Dungeons & Dragons Game set (1994), and the Dungeons
Displacer_beast
New Zealand businessman and politician
December 1860. Retrieved 14 January 2017. Cyclopedia Company Limited (1905). "Dyer, Frederick James". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Otago & Southland Provincial
William_John_Dyer
Unit of area
February 22, 2012. Davies, Charles (1872). Mathematical dictionary and cyclopedia of mathematical science. Original from Harvard University: A.S. Barnes
Square_mile
Place in Southland, New Zealand
Southland District Council. The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Otago & Southland Provincial Districts]. New Zealand: Cyclopedia Company Limited. 1905. pp. 961–962
Isla_Bank
Town in New Zealand
mhftowns.com. Retrieved 5 September 2019. Cyclopedia Company Limited (1906). "Brunnerton". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Nelson, Marlborough & Westland
Taylorville,_New_Zealand
French businessman (1870–1929)
Louis-Dreyfus's death in 1929, his brother Louis took over the family company. The Cyclopedia of India: biographical, historical, administrative, commercial retrieved
Charles_Louis-Dreyfus
Country in northwestern Europe
The Guardian. London. 19 April 2001. Retrieved 7 September 2021.; BBC E-Cyclopedia (20 April 2001). "Chicken tikka masala: Spice and easy does it". BBC.
United_Kingdom
American lawyer
Scientific American from 1872 to 1878 and subsequently edited Appleton's Cyclopedia of Applied Mechanics and Cyclopædia of Modern Mechanism. He is also famous
Park_Benjamin_Jr.
Czech composer
p. 365. Champlin Jr., John Denison (1889). "Habermann, Franz Johann". Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians. Vol. 2. Charles Scribner's Sons. p. 211. Dlabač
Franz_Johann_Habermann
Fictional character
com. Retrieved 2026-04-05. Magill, Frank Northen (1958). Masterplots: Cyclopedia of literary characters; more than sixteen thousand literary characters
Fernand_de_Morcerf
German-American pianist, composer, and music instructor
2003). Thompson, Oscar; Bohle, Bruce, eds. (1975). The International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians (10 ed.). New York City: Dodd, Mead & Co. p. 1717
Carl_Adolph_Preyer
of Standard Cyclopedia (1897) 20th Century Cyclopedia of Universal Knowledge (1901) World's Book of Knowledge (1901) New Century Cyclopedia of Universal
List of 20th-century general encyclopedias in English
List_of_20th-century_general_encyclopedias_in_English
American educator (1864–1916)
Culp, Daniel Wallace (1902). Twentieth Century Negro Literature: Or, A Cyclopedia of Thought on the Vital Topics Relating to the American Negro. J.L. Nichols
Reuben_Shannon_Lovinggood
American chemist and scholar
Irvine". National Cyclopedia of American Biography Version 57. J.T. White & Company. 1977. p. 754. "Grote, Irvine". National Cyclopedia of American Biography
Irvine_W._Grote
American academic administrator and author
Jefferson City, Missouri from 1918 until 1922. He edited The National Cyclopedia of the Colored Race which includes a profile on him. Clement Richardson
Clement_Richardson
New Zealand politician
publication now in the public domain: Cyclopedia Company Limited (1902). "The Hon. William Mccullough". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Auckland Provincial
William McCullough (New Zealand politician)
William_McCullough_(New_Zealand_politician)
German ballet master
gravé par Georges Gorvel.... France: La Tourelle. Thompson, O. (1975). The International Cyclopedia of Music and Musicians. United States: Dodd, Mead.
Claude_Gardel
American television series (2004–2012)
2005). "Missing the Picture: Desperate Housewives Do Art History". ArtCyclopedia. Retrieved September 20, 2013. "BMI Film & Television Awards Tout Composers
Desperate_Housewives
American educator, historian and editor
notable works is a series of volumes on a history of the world, titled Cyclopedia of Universal History. He was born near the village of Fillmore, Indiana
John_Clark_Ridpath
New Zealand politician
Mangaoranga Eketāhuna Cemetery. Cyclopedia Company Limited (1903). "Land Tax And Advances To Settlers' Department". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand: Canterbury
Arthur_O'Callaghan
31 January 2009. The Cyclopedia of New Zealand [Nelson, Marlborough & Westland Provincial Districts. Christchurch: Cyclopedia Company Limited. 1906.
List of schools in the Tasman District
List_of_schools_in_the_Tasman_District
Major League Baseball franchise
Retrieved July 4, 2022. "New York Yankees (1903–present)". Sports E-cyclopedia. Archived from the original on February 7, 2009. Retrieved March 12, 2009
New_York_Yankees
1813 encyclopedia
1813, with 370 plates (some coloured). Its full title page was A New Cyclopedia, comprehending a complete series of Essays, Treatises and Systems, alphabetically
Pantologia
New Zealand by-election
May 1907. p. 7. Retrieved 18 June 2013. Cyclopedia Company Limited (1908). "Mr. Edward Dockrill". The Cyclopedia of New Zealand : Taranaki, Hawke’s Bay
1907_Taranaki_by-election
Trinitarian doxology
ISBN 978-0550100139. "Benedicite (2) from the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia". Trustees for Methodist Church Purposes (2011), "Introduction to the
Gloria_Patri
Major League Baseball franchise in West Sacramento, California
Franchise History Archived November 4, 2024, at the Wayback Machine Sports E-Cyclopedia Oakland A's prospect information Portals: Baseball California
Athletics_(baseball)
Series of paintings by Luca Giordano or his workshop
Australia. Champlin, John Denison Jr.; Perkins, Charles C., eds. (1887). Cyclopedia of Painters and Paintings. Vol. 4. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons.
The Rape of the Sabine Women (Luca Giordano)
The_Rape_of_the_Sabine_Women_(Luca_Giordano)
American politician (1833–1911)
Cemetery. Biographical Cyclopedia, p. 124 "Clarke, John Blades". Biographical Directory of the United States Congress Biographical Cyclopedia, p. 125 Biographical
John_Blades_Clarke
adorandae Trinitatis "Cichovius, Nicolaus". McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia Online. Polski slownik biograficzny (in Polish). Vol. 4. 1937. p. 29.
Mikołaj_Cichowski
British clergyman and author
Davies from the McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia". McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia Online. Retrieved 1 May 2026. Smith, Charlotte Fell
Hector_Davies_Morgan
French grain trading magnate (1833–1915)
Retrieved 9 January 2015. Swiss Center. Retrieved 16 August 2013 The Cyclopedia of India: biographical, historical, administrative, commercial. Retrieved
Léopold_Louis-Dreyfus
Sampson Low, Marston and Company. pp. 185–188. Turner, Cordelia (1884). Cyclopedia of practical floriculture. New York: Townsend Mac Coun. The language of
List_of_plants_with_symbolism
(2): 199–228. doi:10.1017/heq.2018.3. ISSN 0018-2680. Paul Monroe, "A cyclopedia of education" (4 vol. 1911) covers each state Bandiera, Oriana; Mohnen
Education in the United States
Education_in_the_United_States
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Boy/Male
American, Anglo, British, English
Happy; Joyous
Boy/Male
Tamil
Megh
Male
Swedish
Old Swedish form of Scandinavian Birger, BYRGHIR means "rescuer, saver."
Girl/Female
Arabic, Swedish
Light
Girl/Female
English
Consecrated.
Girl/Female
Christian & English(British/American/Australian)
It is Heard
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Unique; First
Female
Croatian
, bitter.
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim, Pashtun, Sindhi
Respect; Dignity; Sobriety; Majesty
Boy/Male
Indian, Sanskrit
Sprung from Twisted Hair; Spring; Fountain
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a.
Belonging to the circle of the sciences, or to a cyclopedia; of the nature of a cyclopedia; hence, of great range, extent, or amount; as, a man of cyclopedic knowledge.
n.
Alt. of Cyclopaedia
n.
A treasury or storehouse; hence, a repository, especially of knowledge; -- often applied to a comprehensive work, like a dictionary or cyclopedia.
n.
A maker of, or writer for, a cyclopedia.
n.
A literary composition, forming an independent portion of a magazine, newspaper, or cyclopedia.
n.
The circle of arts and sciences; a comprehensive summary of knowledge, or of a branch of knowledge; esp., a work in which the various branches of science or art are discussed separately, and usually in alphabetical order; a cyclopedia.
n.
The circle or compass of the arts and sciences (originally, of the seven so-called liberal arts and sciences); circle of human knowledge. Hence, a work containing, in alphabetical order, information in all departments of knowledge, or on a particular department or branch; as, a cyclopedia of the physical sciences, or of mechanics. See Encyclopedia.