Azurite is not a common or abundant mineral, but it is beautiful and its blue color attracts attention. It has been used by people in many parts of the world for thousands of years. Ancient people used it as an ore of copper, as a pigment, as a gemstone, and as an ornamental stone.
awakening definition: 1. (a) waking up 2. (an) arousing or reviving, as of impulses, religion, etc.awakening Idiomsthe Great Awakening any of several American movements of religious revival, specif., 3. one in the American Colonies from c. 1720 to the ...
The Great Awakening. The Great Awakening was a series of religious revivals in the North American British colonies during the 17th and 18th Centuries. During these awakenings, a great many colonists found new meaning (and new comfort) in the religions of the day. Also, a handful of preachers made names for themselves. The First Great Awakening is the most famous of the movements and is usually referred to as simply the Great Awakening..