Diet of Worms — Diet Di et, n. [F. di[ e]te, LL. dieta, diaeta, an assembly, a day s journey; the same word as diet course of living, but with the sense changed by L. dies day: cf. G. tag day, and {Reichstag}.] A legislative or administrative assembly in Germany … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Diet of Worms — Diet of Worms, the meeting of the German lawmaking assembly, in 1521, at which Martin Luther defended his doctrines … Useful english dictionary
Diet of Worms — For other uses, see Diet of Worms (disambiguation). Luther at the Diet of Worms The Diet of Worms 1521 (German: Reichstag zu Worms, [ˈʁaɪçstaːk tsuː ˈvɔɐms]) was a diet (a formal deliberative assembly, specifically an Impe … Wikipedia
Diet of Worms — Martin Luther s trial at a session of the Imperial Diet (council) of the Holy Roman Empire at Worms in 1521, and the diet s decision to condemn him, was a turning point in the historic split between the Roman Catholic Church and the… … Encyclopedia of Protestantism
Diet of Worms (band) — Diet of Worms (D.O.W.) is a rock band that began as a side project between Juan Punchy Gonzalez (guitars, sequencing) and Damond Jiniya (vocals, lyrics). After a few demos had been circulated, there was enough demand for the duo to release an… … Wikipedia
Diet of Worms (disambiguation) — Diet of worms may refer to: Events: The Diet of Worms, a meeting of the Estates of the Holy Roman Empire at which Martin Luther was outlawed as a heretic Other diets convened in the city of Worms in the years 829, 926, 1076, 1122, 1495, and 1545… … Wikipedia
Diet of Worms — ▪ Germany [1521] meeting of the Diet (assembly) of the Holy Roman Empire held at Worms, Germany, in 1521 that was made famous by Martin Luther (Luther, Martin) s appearance before it to respond to charges of heresy. Because of the confused… … Universalium
Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms — Infobox Book name =Leonardo s Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms author =Stephen Jay Gould genre =Non fiction, Science publisher =Harmony Books release date =September 29, 1998 pages =422 isbn =ISBN 0 609 60141 5 preceded by =Dinosaur in a… … Wikipedia
The Diet of Worms — Bigfinishbox title= series=Professor Bernice Summerfield number=9.4 writer=Matthew Sweet director=Lisa Bowerman producer=Eddie Robson Jason Haigh Ellery set between= after The Adventure of the Diogenes Damsel length=60 minutes| The Diet of Worms… … Wikipedia
Diet — Di et, n. [F. di[ e]te, LL. dieta, diaeta, an assembly, a day s journey; the same word as diet course of living, but with the sense changed by L. dies day: cf. G. tag day, and {Reichstag}.] A legislative or administrative assembly in Germany,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
