theo- (iou) and Ben Bella, Ahmed (sh)

theo- (iou)

theo- combining form. Before a vowel the-.
[Greek from theos god: see -O-.]
Of or pertaining to God or gods.
theo'centric adjective centring or centred in God; having God as its centre: L19.
theo'centricism noun (rare) = theocentrism E20.
theocen'tricity noun = theocentrism M20.
theo'centrism noun theocentric doctrine or belief M20.
theodidact noun & adjective (a person) taught by God E18.
the'olatry noun the worship of God or gods E19.
theo'mania noun religious mania; spec. a mental illness in which the patient believes himself or herself to be a god or to be possessed by one: M19.
theo'maniac noun a person affected with theomania M19.
the'onomy noun (rare) government by God L19.
the'ophagous adjective of, pertaining to, or marked by theophagy L19.
the'ophagy noun (a) the 'eating' of God in the Eucharist; (b) Anthropology the eating of a meal at which it is believed that a god is ingested with the consecrated Food: L19.
theo'phobia noun irrational fear of God; dread of divine anger; rare aversion to or hatred of God: L19.
theo'phoric adjective = theophorous L19.
the'ophorous adjective [Greek theophoros, from pherein to bear] bearing or containing the name of a god E20.
theo'Politics noun (rare) Politics based on the law of God M18.

Ben Bella, Ahmed (sh)

born Dec. 25, 1918?, Maghnia, Alg.

First elected president of Algeria.

After a French Education, he entered the French army and was decorated during World War II (1939-45). After the war he took up arms to fight French rule. In 1954 he helped found the National Liberation Front (FLN) and became its political leader. He was imprisoned (1956-62) while the FLN fought for Algerian independence. He took control of the FLN's Political Bureau after his release and was elected president in 1963. He was deposed in a coup in 1965 and imprisoned until 1980. Thereafter he spent 10 years in exile, returning to Algeria in 1990. See also Mohamed Boudiaf; Houari Boumedienne.

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