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Anker-hold is the cell or place of abode of an anchoret or anchoress. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Anka in Oriental mythology, was a monstrous bird that had the power of reason and speech. He still lives on the mountain of Kar, and was in the world before Adam. The Persians call him Simorg, the Talmud Jukneh. Anka, a minor Egyptian goddess, was the wife of Khnum the creating spirit, and the Anucis … Continue reading “Anka”

Anjos, Luiz Dos a Portuguese monk born at Oporto, lived in the beginning of the 17th century. He entered the Order of the Hermits of St. Augustine, and became confessor to Alexis de Menezes, archbishop of Prague. He conceived the design of writing the history of his order in the form of annals, and for … Continue reading “Anjos, Luiz Dos”

Anjecahbo, John an Ojibway Indian, was born in Upper Canada about 1807. He was a noted hunter and great medicine-man. Converted to Christianity when his first child was born, he began immediately to preach the Gospel. He was ordained in 1860, and labored at Sangeeri in connection with the Congregational Indian Missionary Society. He died … Continue reading “Anjecahbo, John”

Aniwa Version Of The Scriptures This dialect is spoken in the island of Aniwa, Australia. The Gospels of St. Matthew and St. Luke, translated by the Rev. J. G. Paton, of Aniwa, were printed in 1877 at Melbourne. (B. P.) Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Anitipas Antipas-Herod, or Herod-Antipas, was the son of Herod the Great, and Cleopatra of Jerusalem. Herod the Great, in his first will, declared him his successor in the kingdom; but he afterward named his son Archelaus king of Judea, and gave to Antipas only the title of tetrarch of Galilee and Peraea. Archelaus going to … Continue reading “Anitipas”

Anite On the Mariana Islands there is a belief that the spirits of departed men (Anites) are certain beings that plague those who are left; therefore flowerpots are placed beside the dead body, and the spirit is prayed to settle down on them. Others seek to keep the spirit away by fasting, because they know … Continue reading “Anite”

Anit (the Lady of Horns) is another form of the goddess Hathor, or Athor. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Anise, Dill anis, or dil; (RVm, , anethon): Not the true anise, Pimpinella anisum, as was supposed by the King James Version translators, but Dill, Anethum graveolens. This is an annual or biennial herb of NO Umbelliferae, growing from one to three feet high, with small yellow flowers and brownish, flattened, oval fruits 1/5 inch … Continue reading “Anise, Dill”

ANISE A well-known plant, resembling dill, caraway, etc., but more fragrant. The seeds are kept by apothecaries. The plant mentioned in Mat 23:23 was no doubt the dill, which grows in Palestine, and was tithed by the Jews. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary anise Plant mentioned by Our Lord (Matthew 23:23) as subjected to … Continue reading “Anise”