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At The Cross Her Station Keeping Sequence for the Masses of the feasts of the Seven Dolors on the Friday after Passion Sunday and on 15 September. For the Breviary Office the hymn is divided into three parts and assigned to the least on the Friday after Passion Sunday: Stabat Mater dolorosa, for Vespers; Sancta … Continue reading “At The Cross Her Station Keeping”

At One , eis eirenen, at one, at peace): Set them at one again (Act 7:26), the reconciliation of persons at variance. From this adverb we have the words atone and atonement. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

At * For AT see Note +, p. 9. Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Asynia in Norse mythology, was the general name of the goddesses in the family of the Asas, and also of the maiden descendants of the former. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Asyndeton; or, No-Ands This figure should not be studied apart from the opposite figure POLYSYNDETON (q.v. [Note: Which see.] ), as they form a pair, and mutually throw light upon and illustrate each other. It is pronounced a-syn-de-ton, and means simply without conjunctions; or it may be Englished by the term NO-ANDS. It is from … Continue reading “Asyndeton; or, No-Ands”

ASYNDETON ASYNDETON is a species of Ellipsis, when conjunctions (copulative, disjunctive, adversative, causal, etc.) are omitted, either between the several words, or between the several propositions; for instance, Mat 15:19, , , , , , , .-Also 1Co 12:28; Gal 5:22. In such enumerations Asyndeton often has the force of the expression et cetera, as … Continue reading “ASYNDETON”

Asyncritus (, or , a Greek name) The first of a group of live names (all Greek) of persons and the brethren with them saluted by St. Paul in Rom 16:14. Nothing is known of Asyncritus or of any member of this group. It is suggested that together they formed a separate , or church, … Continue reading “Asyncritus”

asylums, foundling Institutions for the care of abandoned infants. Unnatural parents, especially unmarried mothers, refusing to face the responsibility of rearing their children, often abandon them. This practise has been sufficiently common in all times and places to give rise to a special work of charity in caring for helpless infants. There were asylums under … Continue reading “asylums, foundling”

asylum (Greek: asylos, safe from violence) A place in which a person threatened with danger is protected from harm. Historically, the term commonly refers to the custom of endowing holy places, shrines, churches, etc., with the right of asylum against secular force. This meant that a person pursued by the officers of the law or … Continue reading “Asylum”

Asur ASUR (AV [Note: Authorized Version.] Assur). 1Es 5:31.His sons returned among the Temple servants under Zerubbabel; called Harhur, Ezr 2:51, Neh 7:53. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Asur asur (, Asour): the Revised Version (British and American) for Assur in 1 Esdras 5:31. Same as Harhur of Ezr 2:51. Fuente: International Standard Bible … Continue reading “Asur”