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Bible Encyclopedias
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Adiaph`orists
lutherans who in 16th century maintained that certain practices of the romish church, obnoxious to others of them, were matters of indifference, such as having pictures, lighting candles, wearing surplices, and singing certain hymns in worship.
lutherans who in 16th century maintained that certain practices of the romish church, obnoxious to others of them, were matters of indifference, such as having pictures, lighting candles, wearing surplices, and singing certain hymns in worship.
Amboise
a town on the loire, 14 m. e. of tours, with a castle, once the residence of the french kings. the conspiracy of a., the conspiracy of condé and the huguenots in 1560 against francis ii., catharine de medici, and the guises. the edict of a. conceded the free exercise of their worship to the protestants.
a town on the loire, 14 m. e. of tours, with a castle, once the residence of the french kings. the conspiracy of a., the conspiracy of condé and the huguenots in 1560 against francis ii., catharine de medici, and the guises. the edict of a. conceded the free exercise of their worship to the protestants.
Arca`dia
a mountain-girt pastoral tableland in the heart of the morea, 50 m. long by 40 broad, conceived by the poets as a land of shepherds and shepherdesses, and rustic simplicity and bliss, and was the seat of the worship of artemis and pan.
a mountain-girt pastoral tableland in the heart of the morea, 50 m. long by 40 broad, conceived by the poets as a land of shepherds and shepherdesses, and rustic simplicity and bliss, and was the seat of the worship of artemis and pan.
Ashdod
a maritime philistine city 20 m. s. of jaffa, seat of the dagon worship.
a maritime philistine city 20 m. s. of jaffa, seat of the dagon worship.
Ashe`ra
an image of astarte (q. v .), and associated with the worship of that goddess.
an image of astarte (q. v .), and associated with the worship of that goddess.
Assembly, Westminster
A body composed of 140 members, of which 117 were clergymen, convened at Westminster to determine questions of doctrine, worship, and discipline in the
A body composed of 140 members, of which 117 were clergymen, convened at Westminster to determine questions of doctrine, worship, and discipline in the
Astar`te
Or r he female divinity of the Phoenicians, as Baal was the male, these two being representative respectively of the conceptive and generative powers
Or r he female divinity of the Phoenicians, as Baal was the male, these two being representative respectively of the conceptive and generative powers
Astral Spirits
spirits believed to animate or to people the heavenly bodies, to whom worship was paid, and to hover unembodied through space exercising demonic influence on embodied spirits.
spirits believed to animate or to people the heavenly bodies, to whom worship was paid, and to hover unembodied through space exercising demonic influence on embodied spirits.
A`hab
a king of israel fond of splendour, and partial to the worship of baal (918-896 b.c.).
a king of israel fond of splendour, and partial to the worship of baal (918-896 b.c.).
A`pis
The sacred live bull of the Egyptians, the incarnation of Osiris; must be black all over the body, have a white triangular spot on the forehead, the
The sacred live bull of the Egyptians, the incarnation of Osiris; must be black all over the body, have a white triangular spot on the forehead, the
Baalism
the name given to the worship of natural causes, tending to the obscuration and denial of the worship of god as spirit.
the name given to the worship of natural causes, tending to the obscuration and denial of the worship of god as spirit.
Ba`al
Lord), pl . he principal male divinity of the Canaanites and Phoenicians, identified with the sun as the great quickening and life-sustaining power
Lord), pl . he principal male divinity of the Canaanites and Phoenicians, identified with the sun as the great quickening and life-sustaining power
Bel and the Dragon, History of
one of the books of the apocrypha, a spurious addition to the book of daniel, relates how daniel persuaded cyrus of the vanity of idol-worship, and is intended to show its absurdity.
one of the books of the apocrypha, a spurious addition to the book of daniel, relates how daniel persuaded cyrus of the vanity of idol-worship, and is intended to show its absurdity.
Beltane
or n ancient celtic festival connected with the sun-worship, observed about the 1st of may and the 1st of november, during which fires were kindled on the tops of hills, and various ceremonies gone through.
or n ancient celtic festival connected with the sun-worship, observed about the 1st of may and the 1st of november, during which fires were kindled on the tops of hills, and various ceremonies gone through.
Bona Dea
good goddess), a roman goddess of fertility, worshipped by women; her priests vestals and her worship by rites from which men were excluded. her symbol was a serpent, but the name under which she was worshipped is not known.
good goddess), a roman goddess of fertility, worshipped by women; her priests vestals and her worship by rites from which men were excluded. her symbol was a serpent, but the name under which she was worshipped is not known.
Brahma
In the Hindu religion and philosophy at one time the formless spirit of the Universe, from which all beings issue and into which they all merge, and
In the Hindu religion and philosophy at one time the formless spirit of the Universe, from which all beings issue and into which they all merge, and
Cabi`ri
certain mysterious demonic beings to whom mystic honours were paid in lemnos and elsewhere in greece, in connection with nature-worship, and especially with that of demeter and dionysus ( q. v .).
certain mysterious demonic beings to whom mystic honours were paid in lemnos and elsewhere in greece, in connection with nature-worship, and especially with that of demeter and dionysus ( q. v .).
Carlyle, Thomas
Born in the village of Ecclefechan, Annandale, Dumfriesshire; son of James Carlyle, a stone-mason, and afterwards a small farmer, a man of great force,
Born in the village of Ecclefechan, Annandale, Dumfriesshire; son of James Carlyle, a stone-mason, and afterwards a small farmer, a man of great force,
Castrogiovanni
a town in a strong position in the heart of sicily, 3270 ft. above the sea-level; at one time a centre of the worship of ceres, and with a temple to her.
a town in a strong position in the heart of sicily, 3270 ft. above the sea-level; at one time a centre of the worship of ceres, and with a temple to her.
Catacombs
Originally underground quarries, afterwards used as burial-places for the dead, found beneath Paris and in the neighbourhood of Rome, as well as elsewhere;
Originally underground quarries, afterwards used as burial-places for the dead, found beneath Paris and in the neighbourhood of Rome, as well as elsewhere;
