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Apathia (Gr. apathla, no feeling) In Epicurean (q.v.) and Stoic (q.v.) ethicsthe inner equilibrium and peace of mind, freedom from emotion, that result from contemplation, for its own sake, on the ends of life. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Apate (disappointment), in Greek mythology, was the personified daughter of night, and sister of dreams. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Apasoni in Greco-Babylonian mythology, was the son of Sige, the primitive father of the gods by his wife Ianthe. Apason was derived from the Accadian Apsn, the deep. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Apart a-part (, badh, separation, i.e. alone, by oneself; , nddah, uncleanness i.e. something put away: an abomination): In Zec 12:12-14 the former word is used eleven times with powerful effect to indicate the separation of families and the isolation of wives through excessive grief in Jerusalem on account of the slain Messiah. The latter … Continue reading “Apart”

Aparisi y Guijarro, Antonio Parliamentary orator, jurisconsult, Catholic controversialist, and Spanish litterateur, b. in Valencia, 28 Mar., 1815; d. in Madrid, 5 Nov., 1872. He was extremely gifted; of extensive knowledge, brilliant imagination, graceful and beautiful power of expression, and exquisite literary taste. As a man, he was modest, kind-hearted, and most charitable, a fervent … Continue reading “Aparisi y Guijarro, Antonio”

Aparchae were first-fruits which were usually sacrificed by the ancients.. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Apap in Egyptian mythology, was the simpler form of the name of the evil serpent Apophis. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Apan in Hindu mythology. The breath of life which is in man is called, according to the Hindu doctrine, Pran. The different parts of this breath bear different names; that part which causes the separation of various useless parts from the body of man is called Apan. ‘ Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical … Continue reading “Apan”

Apameia A titular metropolitan see of Syria, in the valley of the Orontes, whose episcopal list dates from the first century (Gams,( 446, 451). It was still a flourishing place in the time of the Crusades, and was known to the Arabs as Fâmieh. Vast ruins of a very ornamental charcter abound in the vicinity. … Continue reading “Apameia”

Apamea (, so called from Apame, q.v.), the name of several cities of antiquity (see Smith’s Dict. of Class. Geog. s.v.), none of which are mentioned in Scripture, though two of them are of interest in sacred literature. 1. APAMEA OF SYRIA, a large city in the valley of the Orontes, and capital of the … Continue reading “Apamea”