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Anastase, Olivier De Saint a friar of the Order of Carmelites, was born at the commencement of the 17th century, and died at Brussels in 1674. His family name was De Crock. He wrote, Le Jardin Spirituel des Carmes, etc. (Antwerp, 1659-61): Le Combat Spirituel d’Amour entre la Mere de Dieu et les Serviteurs de … Continue reading “Anastase, Olivier De Saint”

Anargyres, Festival Of The (from , not, and , money), celebrated by the Greek Church Nov. 1 in honor of two saints named Cosmus and Damianus, who were brothers, and both physicians. The Greeks called them Anargyres because they practiced medicine out of pure charity, without claiming any reward for their services. A legend mentions … Continue reading “Anargyres, Festival Of The”

anarchy (Greek: an, without; archo, rule) A social theory which maintains that the restraint of law is an invasion of the right of a free, intelligent being, that the individual has the right to unlimited self-expression, and that the self-interest of the individual, if intelligently pursued, will best lead to the promotion of the general … Continue reading “Anarchy”

Anarchism This doctrine advocates the abolition of political control within societythe State, it contends, is man’s greatest enemy — eliminate it and the evils of human life will disappear. Positively, anarchism envisages a homely life devoted to unsophisticated activity and filled with simple pleasures. Thus it belongs in the “primitive tradition” of Western culture and … Continue reading “Anarchism”

Anar (Or Onar) in Norse mythology, was the second of the three husbands of the giant daughter Not (night), by whom she gave birth to the goddess Jord (earth). The word signifies work, in which, probably, a faint idea of creation work may be found. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Anaphora; or, Like Sentence-Beginnings The Repetition of the same Word at the beginning of successive Sentences A-naph-o-ra, from two Greek words, (ana), again, and (pher), to bring or carry. It means a carrying back, reference, or repeating over again. This figure is also sometimes called EPANAPHORA: which is the same word with (epi), upon, prefixed. … Continue reading “Anaphora; or, Like Sentence-Beginnings”

anaphora (Greek: offering, sacrifice) In the Greek Rite: (1) part of the service which corresponds to Latin Canon of the Mass; (2) offering of Eucharistic bread; (3) aer (veil); (4) procession in which offerings are brought to the altar . Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Anaphora (Gr., ànaphorá, offering, sacrifice). A liturgical term in the Greek … Continue reading “ANAPHORA”

Anaphah SEE HERON. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Ananya (the proud), in Hindu mythology, was a title of the god of love, Kamadeva. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Ananya (Skr. “not other”) Designating the non-otherness of the cosmic principle from the individual. — K.F.L. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Ananus (, prob. a Greek form of Hanan, q.v.), the name of several men in Josephus. 1. The senior of that name, whose five sons all enjoyed the office of high- priest (Josephus, Ant. 20, 9, 1), an office that he himself filled with the greatest fidelity (War, 4:3, 7). He is probably the same … Continue reading “Ananus”