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Word: apollyon (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1950-1959
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...would be "normalcy." The journey was not unlike Christian's trek in Pilgrim's Progress. The wayfaring nation started in the Slough of Dispond, went through Vanity Fair, passed the lion-guarded House Beautiful, profited from the counselings of Prudence, stumbled on the Hill called Difficulty, defeated Apollyon, a fiend, saw through the hollow words of Mr. Worldly Wiseman, encountered the contradictory Works of the Law, viewed the Delectable Mountains, encountered the doubletalk of Mr. By-ends of Fair-speech, and finally came to the Hill called Clear. But nowhere did anyone find Normalcy...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Business: Pilgrim's Progress | 1/9/1950 | See Source »

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