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Amenti (the Hidden), in Egyptian mythology, was the general name of the underworld, or Hades, including the lower heaven, or Aahlu, fields of peace, with its twenty-one gates; Kerneter, good place; Rusta, or purgatory; and Hell. It was under the special governance of the setting sun as Osiris Rhotamenti, the judge of the souls of … Continue reading “Amenti”

Amenthes the Graecized form of Rhotamenti, the mythological title of Osiris, as judge of the dead in Hades, among the ancient Egyptians. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Ament was a Theban goddess. She was a form of the goddess Mant, the wife of Amen-Ra, and was represented as wearing the sacred red crown. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Amensius a deacon, is commemorated in Bede’s martyrology as a saint on Nov. 10. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Amenruta was a mystical title of the deity Amen-Ra, in ch. clxvii of the Egyptian Ritual of the Dead. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Amennaanka (Amennatakamti, Or Amenparuiusaka) is a mystical title of the deity Amen-Ra in ch. 166 of the Egyptian Ritual of the Dead, entitled the Chapter of the Boat. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Amenites a subdivision of the Mennonites, so named from JACOB AMEN; a Mennonite minister of Amenthal, Switzerland. He was not a man of note, nor was he considered the founder of a sect. The perpetuation of his name in this way is due to a controversy in 1670 on minor points of doctrine between Jacob … Continue reading “Amenites”

Amendola, Tommaso a Dominican who lived in the 18th century, is the author of Collectanea in Septem Ecclesic Sacramenta (Naples, 1699, 1719, 1729, 3 vols.): Collectanea in Ecclesiasticas Censuras et Poenas (ibid. 1, 702, 1717, 2 vols.): Resolutiones Morales et Practicea (ibid. 1706): Collectanea de Justitia et Jure in Duos Tomos Divisa (ibid. 1727). See … Continue reading “Amendola, Tommaso”

Amendola, Ferrante a Neapolitan historical painter, was born in 1664, and studied under the celebrated Solimena. He painted many works at Naples, the best of which are two altar-pieces in the Church of the Madonna di Monte Vergine. His chief merit consisted in a practical facility of coloring. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical … Continue reading “Amendola, Ferrante”

Amendment The idea of amendment or improvement has been sanctioned by our translators in a few passages in 2Ch 34:10, where we read of the amending of the House of the Lord, the Hebrew word is Chazak, to be strong in Jer 7:3; Jer 7:5; Jer 26:13; Jer 35:15 (‘Amend your ways’), we find Yathav … Continue reading “Amendment”