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Apame (, _ appar. from , to cut off), the name given in the Apocrypha (1Es 4:29) and by Josephus (Ant. 11, 3, 5) as that of a concubine of Darius (Hystaspis), of whom he was very fond, being the daughter of one of his nobles (Rabsases [? Rab-saris] Themasius, or the admirable Bartacus). Apama … Continue reading “Apame”

Apagoge (Gr. apagoge) In Aristotle’s logic (1) a syllogism whose major premiss is certain but whose minor premiss is only probable; abduction; (2) a method of indirect demonstration whereby the validity of a conclusion is established by assuming its contradictory and showing that impossible or unacceptable consequences follow; the reductio ad impossibile. — G.R.M. Fuente: … Continue reading “Apagoge”

Apaches A tribe of North American Indians belonging linguistically to the Athapascan stock whose original habitat is believed to have been Northwestern Canada. The family spread southwards to California and thence diffused itself over Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona. Onate, in 1598, is the first writer to mention Apaches by this name. The Apaches, from … Continue reading “Apaches”

Apace APACE in AV [Note: Authorized Version.] means at a quick pace, as Psa 68:12 kings of armies did flee apace. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Apace a-pas (at a pace): With come, 2Sa 18:25; flee, Jer 46:5, for rapidly, hastily, fast, corresponding to a Hebrew idiom that adds emphasis or intensity to an … Continue reading “Apace”

A.P.A. (A.P.A.) A secret proscriptive society in the United States, which was a disturbing factor in most Northern States during 1891 to 1897. It was founded by Henry F. Bowers, who established the first council at Clinton, Iowa in 1887, and reached its height in 1894. Members were bound by oath to endeavor to exclude … Continue reading “Apa”

Ap. Sed. Leg. = Apostolicae Sedis Legatus; Legate of the Apostolic See Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Aoura (Or Balot) was a beautiful valley in the Elysian Fields of the ancient Egyptians, which had to be passed through by the deceased before his trial by Osiris and the forty-two assessors. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Aosta An Italian diocese, suffragan of Turin, and comprising 73 towns in the province of Turin. Although St. Ursus is sometimes said to have been the first bishop, this is greatly controverted. The first known, certainly, as such was St. Eustasius, whose name coupled with Aosta is signed to a letter sent to Leo I … Continue reading “Aosta”

Aos in Graeco-Babylonian mythology, was the son of Kissare and Assaros, another third member of the first divine triad. By his wife ‘Danke he was the father of the demiurge Bel. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Aorist (Gr.) Referring to unspecified past time without implication of continuance or repetition; indefinite j undefined. — C.A.B. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy