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amulet (Latin: amuletum, a charm) An object of stone, metal, parchment, etc., worn as protection against disease, witchcraft, and other ills. Their use was common among early Egyptians, from whom the Romans adopted them. They were gradually repudiated by Christians as superstitions, and emblems and pious images were substituted, not, as the Council of Trent … Continue reading “Amulet”

Amula (mediaeval Latin) is the vessel in which the wine is contained which is offered at the mass. In French it is called burette. SEE AMA. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Amtatusemis in the mythology of the Mongolians, is a root, on which the human beings and spirits living beyond the Sommer Ola mountain are said to subsist. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Amt one of the mystical daemons, called the Devourer of the Dead, in the Egyptian purgatory. He had the head of a crocodile, the forefoot of a lioness, and the hind-quarters of a hippopotamus. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Amswartnir in Norse mythology, was an island in the Lyngian Sea, the scene of the victory of the Asas over the Fenris wolf, who was chained there. One of the Asas lost his hand in this conflict. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Amsterdam Capital of Netherlands, originally a fortress, built 1204. Passing to the Counts of Holland, it was raised to the rank of a city, 1301; after the fall of Antwerp in 1585 it became the center of the world’s trade. In spite of the uprising of the Anabaptists , 1535 , destruction of holy images, … Continue reading “Amsterdam”

Amsler, Samuel a distinguished modern engraver, was born at Schinznach, in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland, in 1791. He studied under Lips and Hess, and practiced chiefly in Rome from 1816 until 1829, when he succeeded his former master, Hess, as professor of copper-engraving in the Munich Academy. He possessed wonderful skill in retaining the … Continue reading “Amsler, Samuel”

Amshaspands in Zendic mythology, are the names of the six immortal saints, a series of genii created by Ahuramazdu to assist him in the government of the world. Their names were Vohumano, Asovahisto, Khsathsovairyo, Spentaarmaiti, Haurvatat, and Ameretat. SEE PARSEEISM. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Amset in Egyptian mythology, is (1.) the mystical name of one of the planks of the Boat of Souls in ch. 99 of the Ritual of the Dead. (2.) The Carpenter, a son of Osiris, and also one of the four genii of the dead who were offered by the deceased to make an atonement … Continue reading “Amset”

AMSDORFIANS A sect, in the sixteenth century, who took their name from Amsdorf, their leader. They maintained that good works were not only unprofitable, but were obstacles to salvation. Fuente: Theological Dictionary Amsdorfians the followers of Nicholas Amsdorf (q.v.). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature