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A country is a region that is identified as a distinct national entity in political geography . A country may be an independent sovereign state or one that is occupied by another state , as a non - sovereign or formerly sovereign political division , or a geographic region associated with sets ___MASK28___ previously independent or differently associated people with distinct political characteristics . Regardless ___MASK28___ the physical geography , in the modern internationally accepted legal definition as defined by the League ___MASK28___ Nations in 1937 and reaffirmed by the United Nations in 1945 , a resident ___MASK28___ a country is subject to the independent exercise ___MASK28___ legal jurisdiction . Sculpture is the branch ___MASK28___ the visual arts that operates in three dimensions . It is one ___MASK28___ the plastic arts . Durable sculptural processes originally used carving ( the removal ___MASK28___ material ) and modelling ( the addition ___MASK28___ material , as clay ), in stone , metal , ceramics , wood and other materials but , since Modernism , there has been an almost complete freedom ___MASK28___ materials and process . A wide variety ___MASK28___ materials may be worked by removal such as carving , assembled by welding or modelling , or molded , or cast . The ___MASK73___ Sea is a marginal sea ___MASK28___ the ___MASK10___ located between Great Britain , Scandinavia , ___MASK24___ , the Netherlands , Belgium , and France . An epeiric ( or " shelf ") sea on the European continental shelf , it connects to the ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north . It is more than long and wide , with an area ___MASK28___ around . An Area ___MASK28___ Outstanding Natural Beauty ( AONB ) is an area ___MASK28___ countryside in ___MASK86___ , ___MASK67___ or Northern Ireland which has been designated for conservation due to its significant landscape value . Areas are designated in recognition ___MASK28___ their national importance , by the relevant public body : Natural ___MASK86___ , Natural Resources ___MASK67___ , or the Northern Ireland Environment Agency . In place ___MASK28___ AONB , ___MASK98___ uses the similar national scenic area designation . Areas ___MASK28___ Outstanding Natural Beauty enjoy levels ___MASK28___ protection from development similar to those ___MASK28___ UK national parks , but unlike with national parks the responsible bodies do not have their own planning powers . They also differ from national parks in their more limited opportunities for extensive outdoor recreation . ___MASK43___ is a city in Worcestershire , ___MASK86___ , ___MASK17___ of Birmingham and north of Gloucester . The population is approximately 100 , 000 . The River Severn flanks the western side of the city centre , which is overlooked by the 12th - century ___MASK43___ Cathedral . A ___MASK66___ ( from the Latin word ) is a structure reserved for religious or spiritual rituals and activities such as prayer and sacrifice . It is typically used for such buildings belonging to all faiths where a more specific term such as church , mosque or synagogue is not generally used in English . These include Hinduism , Buddhism , and Jainism among religions with many modern followers , as well as other ancient religions such as Ancient Egyptian religion . A spa is a location where mineral - rich spring water ( and sometimes seawater ) is used to give medicinal baths . Spa towns or spa resorts ( including ___MASK97___ springs resorts ) typically offer various health treatments , which are also known as balneotherapy . The belief in the curative powers of mineral waters goes back to prehistoric times . Such practices have been popular worldwide , but are especially widespread in Europe and Japan . Day spas are also quite popular , and offer various personal care treatments . The term stained glass can refer to coloured glass as a material or to works created from it . Throughout its thousand - year history , the term has been applied almost exclusively to the windows ___MASK28___ churches , mosques and other significant buildings . Although traditionally made in flat panels and used as windows , the creations ___MASK28___ modern stained glass artists also include three - dimensional structures and sculpture . Modern vernacular usage has often extended the term " stained glass " to include domestic leadlight and objets d ' art created from came glasswork exemplified in the famous lamps ___MASK28___ Louis Comfort Tiffany . Continental ___MASK79___ , also referred to as ___MASK85___ ___MASK79___ , or , by Europeans , simply the Continent , is the continuous continent of ___MASK79___ , excluding surrounding islands . Christianity is a monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings ___MASK28___ Jesus Christ , who serves as the focal point for the religion . It is the world ' s largest religion , with over 2 . 4 billion followers , or 33 % ___MASK28___ the global population , known as Christians . Christians believe that Jesus is the Son ___MASK28___ God and the savior ___MASK28___ humanity whose coming as the Messiah ( the Christ ) was prophesied in the Old Testament . A monk ( from , " monachos ", " single , solitary " and Latin " monachus ") is a person who practices religious asceticism , living either alone or with any number ___MASK28___ other monks . A monk may be a person who decided to dedicate his life to serving all other living beings , or to be an ascetic who voluntarily chooses to leave mainstream society and live his life in prayer and contemplation . The concept is ancient and can be seen in many religions and in philosophy . ___MASK67___ is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and the island of Great Britain . It is bordered by England to the east , the Irish Sea to the north and west , and the ___MASK23___ Channel to the south . It had a population in 2011 of 3 , 063 , 456 and has a total area of . ___MASK67___ has over of coastline and is largely mountainous , with its higher peaks in the north and central areas , including Snowdon , its highest summit . The country lies within the north temperate zone and has a changeable , maritime climate . Sir George Gilbert ___MASK44___ ( 13 July 1811  27 March 1878 ), styled Sir Gilbert ___MASK44___ , was a prolific English Gothic revival architect , chiefly associated with the design , building and renovation ___MASK28___ churches and cathedrals , although he started his career as a leading designer ___MASK28___ workhouses . Over 800 buildings were designed or altered by him . The Celtic Sea (; ) is the area ___MASK28___ the ___MASK10___ off the south coast ___MASK28___ Ireland bounded to the ___MASK32___ by Saint George ' s Channel ; other limits include the ___MASK23___ Channel , the English Channel , and the Bay ___MASK28___ Biscay , as well as adjacent portions ___MASK28___ Wales , Cornwall , ___MASK40___ , and Brittany . The southern and western boundaries are delimited by the continental shelf , which drops away sharply . The Isles ___MASK28___ Scilly are an archipelago ___MASK28___ small islands in the sea . Came glasswork is the process ___MASK28___ joining cut pieces ___MASK28___ art glass through the use ___MASK28___ came strips or foil into picturesque designs in a framework ___MASK28___ soldered metal . A came is a divider ___MASK55___ used between small pieces of glass to make a larger glazing panel . Great Britain , also known as Britain , is a large island in the ___MASK73___ ___MASK10___ off the ___MASK48___ coast of continental Europe . With an area of , Great Britain is the largest European island and the ninth - largest in the world . In 2011 the island had a population of about 61 million people , making it the world ' s third - most populous island after Java in Indonesia and Honshu in Japan . The island of Ireland is situated to the west of it , and together these islands , along with over 1 , 000 smaller surrounding islands , comprise the British Isles archipelago . Borders are geographic boundaries ___MASK28___ political entities or legal jurisdictions , such as governments , sovereign states , federated states , and other subnational entities . Some borders  such as a state ' s internal administrative border , or inter - state borders within the ___MASK88___ Area  are often open and completely unguarded . Other borders are partially or fully controlled , and may be crossed legally only at designated border checkpoints and border zones may be controlled . Mostly contentious , borders may even foster the setting up ___MASK28___ buffer zones . A difference has also been established in academic scholarship between border and frontier , the latter denoting a state ___MASK28___ mind rather than state boundaries . A spa town is a resort town based around a mineral spa ( a developed mineral spring ). Patrons visited spas to " take the waters " for their purported health benefits . The word " spa " is derived from the name ___MASK28___ Spa , such a town in Belgium . ___MASK79___ is a continent that comprises the westernmost part of Eurasia . ___MASK79___ is bordered by the Arctic Ocean to the north , the Atlantic Ocean to the ___MASK95___ , and the Mediterranean Sea to the south . To the ___MASK32___ and southeast , ___MASK79___ is generally considered as separated from Asia by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains , the Ural River , the Caspian and Black Seas , and the waterways of the Turkish Straits . Yet the non - oceanic borders of ___MASK79___  a concept dating back to classical antiquity  are arbitrary . The primarily physiographic term " continent " as applied to ___MASK79___ also incorporates cultural and political elements whose discontinuities are not always reflected by the continent ' s current overland boundaries . ___MASK33___ is a spa town and civil parish in Worcestershire , England . At the 2011 census it had a population of 29 , 626 . It includes the historic settlement and commercial centre of Great ___MASK33___ on the steep eastern flank of the ___MASK30___ , as well as the former independent urban district of ___MASK33___ Link . Many of the major suburbs and settlements that comprise the town are separated by large tracts of open common land and fields , and together with smaller civil parishes adjoining the town ' s boundaries and the hills , the built up area is often referred to collectively as The Malverns . Great ___MASK33___ is an area of the spa town of ___MASK33___ , Worcestershire , England . It lies at the foot of the ___MASK30___ , a designated Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty , on the eastern flanks of the Worcestershire Beacon and North Hill , and is the historic centre of ___MASK33___ and includes its town centre . A parish church ( or parochial church ) in Christianity is the church which acts as the religious ___MASK84___ of a parish . In many parts of the world , especially in rural areas , the parish church may play a significant role in community activities , often allowing its premises to be used for non - religious community events . The church building reflects this status , and there is considerable variety in the size and style of parish churches . Many villages in ___MASK79___ have churches that ___MASK13___ back to the Middle Ages , but all periods of architecture are represented . Great ___MASK33___ Priory in ___MASK33___ , Worcestershire , England , was a Benedictine monastery c . 1075 - 1540 and is now an Anglican parish church . In 1949 it was designated a Grade I listed building . It is a dominant building in the Great ___MASK33___ Conservation area . It has the largest display of 15th century stained glass in England , as well as carved miserichords from the 15th and 16th century and the largest collection of Medieval floor and wall tiles . In 1860 major restoration work was carried out by Sir George Gilbert Scott . It also the venue for concerts and civic services . ___MASK36___ , from the Old English " léad ", is a chemical element with atomic number 82 and symbol Pb ( after the Latin , " plumbum "). It has the second highest atomic number of all practically stable elements . As such , ___MASK36___ is located at the end of some decay chains of heavier elements , which in part accounts for its relative abundance : its stability exceeds those of other similarly - numbered elements . ___MASK36___ is a soft , malleable , and heavy metal . Freshly cut ___MASK36___ has a bluish - white color that soon tarnishes to a dull grayish color when exposed to air ; as a liquid , it has a shiny chrome - silver ___MASK62___ . ___MASK36___ ' s density of 11 . 34 g / cm exceeds those of most common materials . ___MASK3___ ( or ; written abbreviation : Worcs ) is a county in the ___MASK71___ of England . Between 1974 and 1998 , it was merged with the neighbouring county of Herefordshire as Hereford and Worcester . The ___MASK30___ are a range of hills in the English counties of Worcestershire , Herefordshire and a small area of northern Gloucestershire , dominating the surrounding countryside and the towns and villages of the district of Malvern . The highest summit of the hills affords a panorama of the Severn valley with the hills of Herefordshire and the Welsh mountains , parts of thirteen counties , the Bristol Channel , and the cathedrals of Worcester , Gloucester and Hereford . The Isles ___MASK28___ Scilly ( or "") are an archipelago off the south western tip ___MASK28___ the Cornish peninsula ___MASK28___ Great Britain . It is the southernmost location in ___MASK86___ and the United Kingdom , as well as the most westerly in ___MASK86___ . ___MASK3___ ___MASK72___ , also popularly known as Worcester ___MASK72___ , or locally simply as " The ___MASK72___ ", is a hill whose summit at is the highest point of the range of ___MASK30___ that runs about north - south along the Herefordshire - ___MASK3___ border , although ___MASK3___ ___MASK72___ itself lies entirely within ___MASK3___ . Prayer ( from the Latin " precari " " to ask earnestly , beg , entreat ") is an invocation or act that seeks to activate a rapport with an object ___MASK28___ worship through deliberate communication . Leadlights or leaded lights are decorative windows made ___MASK28___ small sections ___MASK28___ glass supported in " ___MASK36___ cames ". The technique ___MASK28___ creating windows using glass and ___MASK36___ came is discussed at came glasswork . The term " leadlight " could be used to describe all windows in which the glass is supported by ___MASK36___ , but traditionally , a distinction is made between " stained glass " windows and " leadlights ", the former being associated with the ornate windows ___MASK28___ churches and other such works ___MASK28___ architecture and the latter with the windows ___MASK28___ vernacular commercial and domestic architecture and defined by its simplicity . ___MASK29___ Comfort Tiffany ( February 18 , 1848  January 17 , 1933 ) was an American artist and designer who worked in the decorative arts and is best known for his work in stained glass . He is the American artist ___MASK69___ associated with the Art Nouveau and Aesthetic movements . Tiffany was affiliated with a prestigious collaborative of designers known as the Associated Artists , which included Lockwood de Forest , Candace Wheeler , and Samuel Colman . Tiffany designed stained glass windows and lamps , glass mosaics , blown glass , ceramics , jewelry , enamels and metalwork . He was the first Design Director at his family company , Tiffany & Co ., founded by his father Charles Lewis Tiffany . Common land is land owned collectively by a number ___MASK28___ persons , or by one person , but over which other people have certain traditional rights , such as to allow their livestock to graze upon it , to collect firewood , or to cut turf for fuel . A village is a clustered human settlement or community , larger than a ___MASK16___ but smaller than a town , with a population ranging from a few hundred to a few thousand . Though often located in rural areas , the term urban village is also applied to certain urban neighbourhoods . Villages are normally permanent , with fixed dwellings ; however , transient villages can occur . Further , the dwellings ___MASK28___ a village are fairly close to one another , not scattered broadly over the landscape , as a dispersed settlement . The ___MASK52___ is a county and the largest and second - ___MASK69___ populous island in ___MASK86___ . It is located in the English Channel , about 4 miles ( 6 km ) off the coast of Hampshire , separated by the Solent . The island has resorts that have been holiday destinations since Victorian times , and is known for its mild climate , coastal scenery , and verdant landscape of fields , downland and chines . Art is a diverse range ___MASK28___ human activities in creating visual , auditory or performing artifacts ( artworks ), expressing the author ' s imaginative or technical skill , intended to be appreciated for their beauty or emotional power . In their ___MASK69___ general form these activities include the production ___MASK28___ works ___MASK28___ art , the criticism ___MASK28___ art , the study ___MASK28___ the history ___MASK28___ art , and the aesthetic dissemination ___MASK28___ art . The Irish Sea (, , , ___MASK42___ - Scots : " Airish Sea "), separates the islands ___MASK28___ Ireland and Great Britain . It is connected to the Celtic Sea in the south by St George ' s Channel , and to the Inner Seas off the ___MASK95___ Coast ___MASK28___ ___MASK98___ in the north by the North Channel . Anglesey is the largest island within the Irish Sea , followed by the Isle ___MASK28___ Man . The sea is occasionally , but rarely , referred to as the Manx Sea . In ___MASK86___ and ___MASK67___ a workhouse , colloquially known as a spike , was a place where those unable to support themselves were offered accommodation and employment . The earliest known use of the term dates from 1631 , in an account by the mayor of ___MASK26___ reporting that " wee haue erected wthn our borough a workehouse to sett poore people to worke ". In the history ___MASK28___ ___MASK79___ , the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted from the 5th to the 15th century . It began with the fall ___MASK28___ the Western ___MASK63___ and merged into the Renaissance and the Age ___MASK28___ Discovery . The Middle Ages is the middle period ___MASK28___ the three traditional divisions ___MASK28___ Western history : classical antiquity , the medieval period , and the modern period . The medieval period is itself subdivided into the Early , High , and Late Middle Ages . Glass is a non - crystalline amorphous solid that is often transparent and has widespread practical , technological , and decorative usage in , for example , window panes , tableware , and optoelectronics . The ___MASK69___ familiar , and historically the oldest , types of glass are " silicate glasses " based on the chemical compound silica ( silicon dioxide , or quartz ), the primary constituent of sand . The term " glass ", in popular usage , is often used to refer only to this type of material , which is familiar from use as window glass and in glass bottles . Of the many silica - based glasses that exist , ordinary glazing and container glass is formed from a specific type called soda - lime glass , composed of approximately 75 % silicon dioxide ( SiO ), sodium oxide ( NaO ) from sodium carbonate ( NaCO ), calcium oxide , also called lime ( CaO ), and several minor additives . ___MASK98___ ( Scots : ) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom and covers the northern third of the island of Great Britain . It shares a border with England to the south , and is otherwise surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to the east and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the south - west . In addition to the mainland , the country is made up of more than 790 islands , including the Northern Isles and the Hebrides . A stain is a discoloration that can be clearly distinguished from the surface , material , or medium it is found upon . They are caused by the chemical or physical interaction ___MASK28___ two dissimilar materials . Staining is used for biochemical research , metal staining , and art ( e . g ., wood staining , stained glass ). The English Channel (" the Sleeve " [ hence ] " Sea ___MASK28___ Brittany " " British Sea "), also called simply the Channel , is the body ___MASK28___ water that separates southern ___MASK86___ from northern France , and joins the southern part ___MASK28___ the North Sea to the rest ___MASK28___ the Atlantic Ocean . The United ___MASK78___ and Northern Ireland , commonly known as the United Kingdom ( UK ) or Britain , is a sovereign country in western Europe . Lying off the north - western coast of the European ___MASK85___ , it includes the island of Great Britain ( the name of which is also loosely applied to the whole country ), the north - eastern part of the island of Ireland , and many smaller islands . Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK that shares a land border with another sovereign statethe Republic of Ireland . Apart from this land border , the UK is surrounded by the Atlantic Ocean , with the North Sea to its east , the English Channel to its ___MASK89___ and the Celtic Sea to its ___MASK89___ - ___MASK89___ - west , giving it the 12th - longest coastline in the world . The Irish Sea lies between Great Britain and Ireland . With an area of , the UK is the 78th - largest sovereign state in the world and the 11th - largest in Europe . It is also the 21st - most populous country , with an estimated 65 . 1 million inhabitants . Together , this makes it the fourth most densely populated country in the ___MASK50___ . A nun is a member ___MASK28___ a religious community ___MASK28___ women , typically one living under vows ___MASK28___ poverty , chastity , and obedience . She may have decided to dedicate her life to serving all other living beings , or she might be an ascetic who voluntarily chose to leave mainstream society and live her life in prayer and contemplation in a monastery or convent . The term " nun " is applicable to Catholics ( eastern and western traditions ), Orthodox Christians , Anglicans , Lutherans , Jains , Buddhists , Taoists , Hindus and some other religious traditions . ___MASK33___ Link is an area of ___MASK33___ , Worcestershire , England to the north and east of Great ___MASK33___ . The centres of ___MASK33___ Link and Great ___MASK33___ are separated by Link Common , an area of open land that is statutorily protected by the ___MASK30___ Conservators . In 1900 ___MASK33___ Link Urban District , which had been formed only five years earlier , merged with Great ___MASK33___ to become ___MASK33___ Town . The population of Link in 2011 was 6 , 155 . A parish is a church territorial unit constituting a division within a diocese . A parish is under the pastoral care and clerical jurisdiction ___MASK28___ a parish priest , who might be assisted by one or more curates , and who operates from a parish church . Historically , a parish often covered the same geographical area as a manor ( its association with the parish church remaining paramount ). ___MASK86___ is a country that is part ___MASK28___ the United Kingdom . It shares land borders with ___MASK98___ to the north and Wales to the west . The Irish Sea lies ___MASK48___ ___MASK28___ ___MASK86___ and the Celtic Sea lies to the ___MASK17___ . ___MASK86___ is separated from continental Europe by the North Sea to the east and the English Channel to the south . The country covers five - eighths ___MASK28___ the island ___MASK28___ Great Britain ( which lies in the North Atlantic ) in its centre and south ; and includes over 100 smaller islands such as the Isles ___MASK28___ Scilly , and the Isle ___MASK28___ Wight . A monastery is a building or complex ___MASK28___ buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces ___MASK28___ monastics , monks or nuns , whether living in communities or alone ( hermits ). A monastery generally includes a place reserved for prayer which may be a chapel , church or ___MASK66___ , and may also serve as an oratory .