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Knowledge is power

Francis Bacon

Phraseologism: Knowledge is power.

Meaning: Encouragement of someone's studies (joking).

Origin: From Latin: Scientia est potentia. From the work "Moral and Political Essays" (1597) by the English philosopher Francis Bacon (1561-1626). In modern Russian, the aphorism became popular thanks to the popular science magazine "Knowledge-Power", which has been published in Russia since 1926.

Random phraseology:

Moloch.

Meaning:

A symbol of cruel and unreasoning power, requiring huge sacrifices (human lives, time, effort, etc.).

Origin:

From the Bible. Repeatedly found in the books of the Old Testament (Leviticus, 18:21, 20:2, 4th Book of Kings, 23:10). Moloch is the name of the deity worshiped by the ancient biblical people of the Canaanites. It is described as a kind of copper idol with a bull's head, to which human sacrifices were made. Hence the expression - "Moloch of war".

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