(n.) A representation of the dead Christ, attended by the Virgin Mary or by holy women and angels.
Example Sentences:
(1) Two of the subscales of Nursing Role Conceptions (Pieta, 1976) were used to measure professional and bureaucratic role conceptions; moral behavior was measured by Judgments About Nursing Decisions (Ketefian, 1981).
(2) His Weeping Woman recalls such masterpieces as Michelangelo's Pieta and Raphael's Deposition .
Pita
Definition:
(n.) A fiber obtained from the Agave Americana and other related species, -- used for making cordage and paper. Called also pita fiber, and pita thread.
(n.) The plant which yields the fiber.
Example Sentences:
(1) The Palestinian Authority is very encouraging, Pita says, but it cannot afford to offer the industry desperately needed financial support.
(2) Photograph: Tristram Kenton In one of the early rehearsals I sit and watch as these two veterans are taught to tango for a piece by Pita.
(3) Baby spinach salad with Medjool dates and almonds Recipe by Yotam Ottolenghi and Sami Tamimi Serves 4 1 tbsp white wine vinegar ½ medium red onion, thinly sliced 100g pitted Medjool dates, quartered lengthways 30g unsalted butter 2 tbsp Zaytoun olive oil 2 small pitas, about 100g, roughly torn into 4cm pieces 75g whole unsalted almonds, roughly chopped 2 tsp sumac ½ tsp chilli flakes 150g baby spinach leaves, washed 2 tbsp lemon juice salt Put the vinegar, onion and dates in a small bowl.
(4) The Palestinian IT Association (Pita) estimates that at least half of these graduates are unemployed.
(5) Twelve NIDDM subjects were given a meal tolerance test (MTT) with or without CSDF before and after daily supplementation of CSDF (16.5 g) in pita twice a day for a month.
(6) The Little Match Girl Arthur Pita niftily sidesteps the usual Christmas source material and choreographs one of the less well known of Hans Christian Andersen’s tales.
(7) Well, I really didn’t go into it, thinking: ‘Yes, this is it, I am going to cover myself in crap and roll on the floor and I’m going to win an Olivier,’ he says of Arthur Pita’s version of Kafka’s The Metamorphosis .
(8) In a test case against Debenhams, who codenamed their scheme Project Pita, standing for "pain in the arse", the court of appeal ruled against the scheme, concluding that "there was no other economic justification ... other than that of creating a tax advantage".
(9) Add the pita and almonds and cook them on a medium heat for 4–6 minutes, stirring all the time, until the pita is crunchy and golden brown.
(10) They revealed a profound change in dietary habits since their arrival in Israel, with consumption of large amounts of refined carbohydrate in place of spicy stews and injura (Ethiopian pita) that had constituted dietary staples in better times in Ethiopia.
(11) The known prevalence, in the area of Pita is 1.23%.
(12) When you are ready to serve, toss the spinach leaves with the pita mix in a large mixing bowl.
(13) But I understand how frightening those ideas are to others whose worldviews have been warped and terrified by Guy Fieri's "Mondo Pita-Partied Hemorhhagic Meated Wads with Volcano Adobo Mayo and You-Don't-Know-Chedder-Jack™ Agglutinate".