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Ampliatio; or, Adjournment: i.e., an Old Name for a New Thing A retaining of an old Name after the reason for it is passed away Am-pli-a-ti-o is a figure discovered and named by the Latins. It is from am-pli-o, to fill out, extend; hence, its more special and technical sense, to adjourn: i.e., to extend … Continue reading “Ampliatio; or, Adjournment: i.e., an Old Name for a New Thing”

AMPLIATIO AMPLIATIO is, when demonstratives or epithets are predicated of their subjects, even though the reason of so denominating them has ceased; or, when, though the thing is changed, the old name is retained. Sal. GLASSII Philol. S. liii. Tract, i. Can. iii. p. m. 538, etc. For instance:-Mat 10:3, , that is, who formerly … Continue reading “AMPLIATIO”

Amplias (), a Christian at Rome, mentioned by Paul as one whom he particularly loved (Rom 16:8), A.D. 55. It is not known with certainty who Amplias was; but the Greeks say that he was ordained bishop of Odypopolis, in Moesia, by the Apostle Andrew, and was an apostolical person, at least one of the … Continue reading “Amplias”

Ampleforth, The Abbey of Ampleforth, located in the county of Yorkshire, England, belongs to the English Congregation of Benedictines and has a lineal continuity with the pre-Reformation abbey of Westminster through Father Sebert Buckley, last surviving monk of that community. The present abbey was founded in a house given to Father Anselm Bolton by Lady … Continue reading “Ampleforth, The Abbey of”

Ampleforth, abbey of Yorkshire, England . A Benedictine foundation having lineal continuity with the ancient Abbey of Westminster. The present house was founded as the monastery of Saint Lawrence, 1802, and erected into an abbey, 1890. The titular abbacies of Westminster and York and the cathedral priories of Durham, Worcester, Chester, and Rochester are attached … Continue reading “Ampleforth, abbey of”

Ampidius is commemorated as a Christian saint at Rome in Jerome’s martyrology on Oct. 14. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

amphorre (Greek: amphi, on both sides; phero, carry) Vessels, generally made of clay, and furnished with ears for handles; used for holding wine. Specimens have been found in the catacombs, inscribed with Christian symbols. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Amphoraelig; Vessels generally made of clay, and furnished with ears or handles. Amphoræ were used for various purposes, but especially for holding wine. Several monuments of the catacomb of St. Calixtus contain representations of amphor. A fragment of one of these represents a boat with sails attached to a trident, and a cargo consisting of … Continue reading “Amphoraelig;”

Amphora a general term among the Greeks and Romans, as often in the Vulgate, for a pitcher (q.v.) or vessel to hold wine or water. Thus the passage in Luk 22:10, is rendered, There shall a man meet you bearing a pitcher of water () amphoram aquaeportans. At other times it is taken for a … Continue reading “Amphora”

Amphitrite in Greek mythology, was one of the Nereids or Oceanides, the wife of Neptune. She fled to Western Africa and hid herself near Atlas, in order to avoid marriage with Neptune. Neptune sent his messengers in every direction to find her. Delphinus was successful in. persuading her to follow him as queen of the … Continue reading “Amphitrite”