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Arsareth (Lat. Arsareth, for the Greek text is not extant), a region beyond the Euphrates, apparently of great extent if the fanciful passage (2 [Vulg. 4] Esdr. 13:45) where alone it occurs can be relied upon as historical. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Arsareth arsa-reth. See ARZARETH. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Arsacius (Vulg. Ursacius), St was a solitary of Bithynia, by nation a Persian, who suffered much for the faith under Licinius, A.D. 320, after which he shut himself up in a tower in Nicomedia, where he was distinguished by the gifts of miracles and prophecy, according to Sozomen (iv, 16). He is said to have … Continue reading “Arsacius (Vulg. Ursacius), St”

Arsacius Arsacius, the intruding archbp. of Constantinople, after the violent expulsion of Chrysostom (A.D. 404). He was the brother of Nectarius, Chrysostom’s predecessor, and had served as archpresbyter under Chrysostom (Photius C. 59). In earlier life his brother had selected him for the bishopric of Tarsus, and had attributed his refusal to an ambitious design … Continue reading “Arsacius”

Arsacid#230; It was under the Dynasty of the Arsacids, who ruled the Persian empire from the year 256 B.C. to A.D. 224, that Christianity found its way into the countries watered by the Euphrates and the Tigris. Nestorian traditions give no very accurate information concerning the relations which existed between the Arsacide kings and the … Continue reading “Arsacid#230;”

Arsaces (, prob. of Persian or Armenian origin, Pott, Etymol. Forschungen, ii, 172), the name of the founder of the Parthian empire (Justin. xli, 5, 5), and hence borne by his successors, the Arsacida (see Smith’s Dict. of Class. Biog. s.v.). The name occurs in the Apocrypha (1Ma 14:2-3; 1Ma 15:22) as that of the … Continue reading “Arsaces”

Ars magna Raymundi A device by which Raymundus Lullus, Ramon Lul, thought to arrive at all possible conclusions from certain given principles or notions. A very imperfect precursor of Leibniz’s mathesis universalis. See Lullic art. — R.A. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Ars Combinatoria (Leibniz) An art or technique of deriving or inventing complex concepts by a combination of a relatively few simple ones taken as primitive. This technique was proposed as a valuable subject for study by Leibniz in De Arte Combinatoria (1666) but was never greatly developed by him. Leibniz’s program for logic consisted of … Continue reading “Ars Combinatoria”

Arroy, Besian a French theologian, lived at Lyons near the middle of the 17th century. He wrote, Questions Decidees sur la Justice des Armes des Rois de France el l’Alliance avec les Heretiques et les Inlidiles (1634):-Apologie pour l’Eglise de Lyon, contre les Notes et Pretendues Corrections sur le Nouveau Briviaire ide Lyon (1644): – … Continue reading “Arroy, Besian”

Arrowsnake ARROWSNAKE (Isa 34:15 RV [Note: Revised Version.] ).See Owl, Serpent. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Arrowsnake aro-snak: In Isa 34:15 the Hebrew word , kippoz, which in the King James Version is rendered great owl, is in the English Revised Version rendered arrowsnake, and in the American Standard Revised Version dart-snake. Gesenius, who … Continue reading “Arrowsnake”

Arrowsmith, Venerable Edmund English martyr, born in 1585 at Haddock; executed at Lancaster, 23 August, 1628. He is of great reputation for the numerous favours, spiritual and temporal, which are won through his “Holy Hand”, still preserved as an object of veneration in the church of St. Oswald, Ashton, near the martyr’s birthplace. His parents … Continue reading “Arrowsmith, Venerable Edmund”