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Wicklif SEE WYCLIFFE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

wickedness, spirits of The envy of Satan and his fallen hosts conspires against God and His reign over the souls of men. Lest the force of their spiritual attack from the “high places” be thought of too lightly, Saint Paul warns emphatically: “For our wrestling is not against flesh and blood; but against principalities and … Continue reading “wickedness, spirits of”

WICKEDNESS See SIN. Fuente: Theological Dictionary Wickedness Rasha () is the word most generally rendered wicked [The word wicked is supposed by some etymologists to be connected with quick, and to mean lively; if this be its true significance, it answers admirably to Rasha. See Dean Hoare’s work on English Roots.] in the A. V. … Continue reading “Wickedness”

Wicked The words wicked, wickedness occur 24 times in the AV of the English Bible. The passages are Mat 12:45; Mat 13:49; Mat 16:4; Mat 18:32; Mat 22:18; Mat 25:26, Mar 7:22, Luk 11:26; Luk 11:39; Luk 19:22, Act 2:23; Act 8:22; Act 18:14; Act 25:5, Rom 1:29, 1Co 5:8; 1Co 5:13, Eph 6:12; Eph … Continue reading “Wicked”

Wichmans, Francis In religion AUGUSTINE, born at Antwerp, 1596; died 1661. Having finished his classical studies, he received the white habit in the Norbertine Abbey of Tongerloo, Belgium, 21 Sept., 1612. Ordained priest 4 March, 1620, he was sent to the University of Louvain, where he graduated as bachelor of theology. Recalled to the abbey, … Continue reading “Wichmans, Francis”

Wichita, Kansas, diocese of Founded on 2 August 1887. Suffragen of the archdiocese of Kansas City, Kansas. See also Catholic-Hierarchy.Org diocese of Wichita patron saints index New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Wichita Indians A confederacy of Caddoan stock, formerly dwelling between the Arkansas River, Kansas, and the Brazos River, Texas, and now located in Oklahoma, within the boundaries of the former Wichita reservation. They call themselves Kitikitisch and sometimes Tawehash, the meanings of which are unknown, and claim to have come from the same stock as … Continue reading “Wichita Indians”

Wichita, Diocese of (WICHITENSIS). Erected in 1887, from the Diocese of Leavenworth. The territory of the new see was bounded on the east by the sixth principal meridian, south by the Indian Territory, west by Colorado, and north by the northern lines of Greeley, Wichita, Scott, Lanes, Ness, Rush, Barton, Rice, and MacPherson Counties in … Continue reading “Wichita, Diocese of”

Wichern, Johann Heinrich father of the Inner Mission in Germany, and one of the foremost Christian, philanthropists of the century, was born at Hamburg, April 21, 1808. He studied theology at Gottingen and Berlin, and reached the degree of “candidate.” On his return home, encouraged by his pious mother, he started a Sunday-school for the … Continue reading “Wichern, Johann Heinrich”

Wicelius SEE WITZEL. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature