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Wiseman, Nicholas Patrick Cardinal, first Archbishop of Westminster; b. at Seville, 2 Aug., 1802; d. in London, 15 Feb., 1865, younger son of James Wiseman, a merchant of Irish family resident in Seville, by his second wife, Xaviera Strange. On his father’s death in 1805 he was taken to Ireland by his mother, and after … Continue reading “Wiseman, Nicholas Patrick”

Wiseman, Luke Hoult, M.A a Wesleyan Methodist minister, was born in the city of Norwich, Jan. 19, 1822. He was a saint at twelve and a preacher at fourteen. He entered the ministry in 1840; was elected missionary secretary in 1868, a position which he held until the close of life; was raised to the … Continue reading “Wiseman, Luke Hoult, M.A”

Wiseheart the family name of several Scotch prelates. 1. GEORGE, was minister at North Leith, and deposed in 1638 for refusing to take the covenant. He went to England in 1660, and soon after had the rectory of Newcastle-upon-Tyne conferred upon him. Upon the restoration of episcopacy in Scotland, he was preferred to the see … Continue reading “Wiseheart”

Wise, Wiser, Wisely is used of (a) God, Rom 16:27; in 1Ti 1:17; Jud 1:25 sophos is absent, in the best mss. (see the RV), the comparative degree, sophoteros, occurs in 1Co 1:25, where “foolishness” is simply in the human estimate; (b) spiritual teachers in Israel, Mat 23:34; (c) believers endowed with spiritual and practical … Continue reading “Wise, Wiser, Wisely”

Wise, wisdom a moral rather than an intellectual quality. To be “foolish” is to be godless (Ps. 14:1; comp. Judg. 19:23; 2 Sam. 13:13). True wisdom is a gift from God to those who ask it (Job 28:12-28; Prov. 3:13-18; Rom. 1:22; 16:27; 1 Cor. 1:17-21; 2:6-8; James 1:5). “Wisdom” in Prov. 1:20; 8:1; 9:1-5 … Continue reading “Wise, wisdom”

Wise, Michael one of the most eminent of English Church-music composers, was born in Wiltshire about the middle of the 17th century. He was among the first set of children chosen at the Chapel Royal after the Restoration; became organist and master of the choristers in the cathedral of Salisbury in 1668; was appointed gentleman … Continue reading “Wise, Michael”

WISE MEN FROM THE EAST See MAGI, and STAR. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary

Wise Men (Magi) (Plural of Latin magus; Greek magoi). The “wise men from the East” who came to adore Jesus in Bethlehem (Matthew 2). Rationalists regard the Gospel account as fiction; Catholics insist that it is a narrative of fact, supporting their interpretation with the evidence of all manuscripts and versions, and patristic citations. All … Continue reading “Wise Men (Magi)”

Wise men mentioned in Dan. 2:12 included three classes, (1) astrologers, (2) Chaldeans, and (3) soothsayers. The word in the original (hakamim) probably means “medicine men. In Chaldea medicine was only a branch of magic. The “wise men” of Matt. 2:7, who came from the East to Jerusalem, were magi from Persia or Arabia. Fuente: … Continue reading “Wise Men”

Wise Man wz. See WISDOM. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia