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Walaeus, Anthony an eminent Dutch Protestant divine, was born at Ghent, Oct. 3, 1573. He officiated as pastor at several different places; declared in favor of the Counter-remonstrants, and was one of those who drew up the canons of the Synod of Dort. He afterwards became professor of divinity at Leyden, and died July 9, … Continue reading “Walaeus, Anthony”

Wala, abbot of Corbie was the son of Bernard (natural brother of Charlemagne) by a Saxon woman, and seems to have been born about 765. He studied at the palatine school, and received the name of Arsene (male) from his teacher, Alcuin, on account of his energy. Tudesque was his native tongue, but he well … Continue reading “Wala, abbot of Corbie”

Wala in Norse mythology, was a wise woman, an enchantress, endowed not with imaginary, but with real, supernatural powers, and able to fix the fate of men. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Waku-nawo-sonajo in Japanese mythology, is a festival in Dairi, held on the first rat-day of the second month, by the eating of fresh vegetables. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Wakemanites a small party of fanatics existing at New Haven, Conn., in 1855, who regarded Rhoda Wakeman as a divinely commissioned prophetess that had been raised from the dead, according to her own prediction. Their credulity was carried to an unusual extreme. The so-called prophetess claimed that a farmer named Justus Matthews was possessed by … Continue reading “Wakemanites”

Wakeley, Joseph B., D.D a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born at Danbury, Conn., in 1809. He was converted when about sixteen, and in 1833 joined the New York Conference, which he served successively at Salisbury, Conn.; Lee and Lenox, Canaan, Stockport, Claverack, and Bloomville, N.Y.; Seventh Street, New York city; and in 1843 at Birmingham … Continue reading “Wakeley, Joseph B., D.D”

Wakefield, Robert a learned English divine in the reign of Henry VIII, was born in the north of England. He was educated at the university and on the Continent; taught Greek, Hebrew, Chaldee, and Syriac in France and Germany; in 1519 left his Hebrew professorship at Louvain, returned to England, and became chaplain to Dr. … Continue reading “Wakefield, Robert”

Wakefield, Gilbert first a minister of the Church of England, then a Unitarian, was born at Nottingham, England, Feb. 22, 1756. He was educated at Jesus College, Cambridge, where he graduated in 1776, and was elected to a fellowship the same year. He was ordained in the Church of England in 1778, and appointed curate … Continue reading “Wakefield, Gilbert”

Wake, William, D.D a distinguished English prelate, was born at Blandford, in Dorsetshire, in 1657. He was educated at Christ Church, Oxford, where he received the degree of master of arts in 1679, when he decided to take orders’ in the Church, although his father designed him for a commercial life. In 1682 he went … Continue reading “Wake, William, D.D”

Wake-ikatsu-tsino-kami in Japanese mythology, is the god of flashes of lightning; a sublime god, resident in the main sanctuary at Kamo, near Mijako, and who guards the fate of the Mikado. In this sanctuary are yearly held several festivals, of which one, Obimatsuri, is especially remarkable, because the priests then appear in the most costly … Continue reading “Wake-ikatsu-tsino-kami”