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Arivurdis (children of the sun) were a sect found in Asia, and particularly in Armenia and the adjacent countries, where they had maintained themselves from the olden times; having sprung from a mixture of Zoroastrianism with a few elements of Christianity. They derived their name from their worship of the sun. ”Between 833 and 854 … Continue reading “Arivurdis”

Ariuth in the Gnostic book Pistis Sophia (367 sq.), was a female archon. presiding over the second place of punishment; ill form all Ethiopian negro. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Arius the heresiarch Arius () the heresiarch was born in Africa-the locality is disputed-in A.D. 256. In his early days he was a pupil of Lucian of Antioch, a celebrated Christian teacher, and a martyr for the faith. By some Arius is said to have derived his heresy from Lucian (see Lucianus, 12). This statement … Continue reading “Arius the heresiarch”

Arius, Followers of Arius, Followers of. After the deaths of Arius and Constantine we enter on a tangled web of controversy which lasted from A.D. 336 to 381, when the question was finally decided by the acceptance of the Nicene Creed at the council of Constantinople. This period of confusion is due to the change … Continue reading “Arius, Followers of”

Arius (c.250-336) Heresiarch, born Libya; died Constantinople. He quarreled with the Bishop of Alexandria over Christ’s Divinity (see Arianism ) in 325 his views were condemned at the Council of Nicrea, and he was banished. Supported by Eusebius of Nicomedia, a friend. of Emperor Constantine, he created constant troubles for Athanasius in Alexandria. Later he … Continue reading “Arius”

Arithmetic mean The simple average. Thus the arithmetic mean of n quantities is the sum of these quantities divided by n. Contrast with geometric mean. — C.A.B. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Arithmetic, foundations of Arithmetic (i.e., the mathematical theory of the non-negative integers, 0, 1, 2, . . .) may be based on the five following postulates, which are due to Peano (and Dedekind, from whom Peano’s ideas were partly derived) N(0) N(x) ?x N(S(x)). N(x) ?x [N(y) ?y [[S(x) = S(y)] ?x [x = y]]]. … Continue reading “Arithmetic, foundations of”

Arithmetic or the science of numbers, was unquestionably practiced as an art in the dawn of civilization; since to put things or their symbols together (addition), and to take one thing from another (subtraction), must have been coeval with the earliest efforts of the human mind; and what are termed multiplication and division are only … Continue reading “Arithmetic”

Aristotle’s Illusion See Aristotle’s Experiment. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Aristotle’s Experiment An experiment frequently referred to by Aristotle in which an object held between two crossed fingers of the same hand is felt as two objects. De Somniis 460b 20; Metaphysics 1011a 33; Problems 958b 14, 959a, 15, 965a 36. — G.R.M. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy