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Angekok Poglit is a great wise physician and conjurer of a higher grade among the Greenlanders. In order to become one of these, the Angekok withdraws from men into a secluded hut, where he makes his desire known to Torngarsuk, the Great Spirit of the Greenlanders; The latter then appears to him as a white … Continue reading “Angekok Poglit”

Angekok are the physicians, witches, and conjurers among the Greenlanders and Esquimaux. They can hardly be called priests, for there is no specific form of worship among these tribes. The Angekoks pretend to live in communication with the spirits, and understand the art of substantiating this assertion by various ceremonies and tricks, so that they … Continue reading “Angekok”

Ange de Sainte Rosalie French genealogist and friar of the house of the Petits-Pères of the Discalced Augustinians, b. at Blois, 1655; d. in Paris, 1726. His real name was François Vaffard. After making his religious profession in 1672, he filled many important offices in the houses of his order, and finally devoted himself to … Continue reading “Ange De Sainte-Rosalie”

Ange, De Sainte-Joseph a Barefooted Carmelite of Toulouse, whose real name was La Brosse, lived in Persia, and was an apostolic missionary; he was also provincial of his order in Languedoc. He died at Perpignan in 1697. The following are some of his works: Gazophylacium Linguce Persarum (Amst. 1684, fol.): Castigatio in Angelum a S. … Continue reading “Ange, De Sainte-Joseph”

Ange de Saint Joseph French missionary friar of the Order of Discalced Carmelites, b. at Toulouse, 1636; d. at Perpignon, 1697. He wrote works on Oriental pharmaceutics. His family name was Joseph de la Brosse. In 1662 he took up the study of Arabic in the convent of San Pancrazio in Rome, under Celestino à … Continue reading “Ange de Saint Joseph”

Angas, William Henry an English Baptist minister, was born in the year 1781. For many years he devoted his time, his talents, and his fortune to the interests of benevolence and religion. He took special interest in cultivating fraternal associations with the Mennonites, most of whose churches he visited, making them acquainted with the principles … Continue reading “Angas, William Henry”

Angas in Hindu mythology, were holy books belonging to the Shastras. They are six in number one pertaining to the articulation of words, another to religious usages, a third about grammar, a fourth concerning witchcraft, a fifth about astronomy, and a sixth is an explanation of hard words in the Vedas. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, … Continue reading “Angas”

Angariense, Concilium SEE SANGARIENSE CONCILIUM. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Angareuo (, to impress; Vulg. angario; Mat 5:41; Mar 15:21), translated compel (q.v.) in the Auth. Vers., is a word of Persian, or rather of Tatar origin, signifying to compel to serve as an or mounted courier (Xenoph. Cyrop. 8, 6, 17 and 18; Athen. 3, 94, 12; AEsch. Agam. 282; Pers. 217; Plut. De … Continue reading “Angareuo”

Angarassen According to the Hindu doctrine of deities, Menu Sayamo Huwa, a grandchild of Bramah, desirous of making men, created ten Rishis, of whom Angarassen was one. The wife of the latter gave birth to four daughters and one son, who is the ancestor of the caste of warriors, the Kshatrias. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, … Continue reading “Angarassen”