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Worship (Verb and Noun), Worshiping “to make obeisance, do reverence to” (from pros, “towards,” and kuneo, “to kiss”), is the most frequent word rendered “to worship.” It is used of an act of homage or reverence (a) to God, e.g., Mat 4:10; Joh 4:21-24; 1Co 14:25; Rev 4:10; Rev 5:14; Rev 7:11; Rev 11:16; Rev … Continue reading “Worship (Verb and Noun), Worshiping”

Worship It has been well said that for St. Paul and the member of the early Christian brotherhood the whole of life was a continuous worship, and the one great feature of that worship was prayer.* If we use the word prayer in the widest sense, as including praise as well as petition and intercession, … Continue reading “Worship”

Worse used as the comparative degree of kakos, “evil,” describes (a) the condition of certain men, Mat 12:45; Luk 11:26; 2Pe 2:20; (b) evil men themselves and seducers, 2Ti 3:13; (c) indolent men who refuse to provide for their own households, and are worse than unbelievers, 1Ti 5:8, RV; (d) a rent in a garment, … Continue reading “Worse”

Worrell, Charles Flavel, D.D a Presbyterian minister, was born in Chester County, Pennsylvania, June 30, 1805. He graduated from Lafayette College in 1836 and from Princeton Theological Seminary in 1840. He was licensed by the Presbytery of Newton in 1839. During his last year in the seminary he supplied the churches of Knowlton and Blairstown, … Continue reading “Worrell, Charles Flavel, D.D”

Woronicz, Jan Pawel an eminent Polish prelate and writer, was born in 1757. He was educated in a Jesuit seminary, entered that order at an early age, and on its abolition, in 1772, entered the Society of Missionaries. In consideration of important literary services rendered bishop Cholm, then vice-chancellor, he was rewarded with the deanship … Continue reading “Woronicz, Jan Pawel”

Wormwood, The Star In Rev 8:11, the name is figurative, given to a great star which, at the sounding of the third angel’s trumpet, fell from heaven upon the third part of the rivers and on the fountains of the waters, turning them to a bitterness of which many died. Wormwood is used of bitter … Continue reading “Wormwood, The Star”

Wormwood, Star Of ( , Rev 8:10-11), the Apocalyptic appellation for the natioinal daemon of Egypt, set forth in the vision of Patmos as a luminous idol presiding over “the third part of the waters.” The vocation of this star was to destroy by poison, not by fire, sword, or famine; hence the Talmudic phrase … Continue reading “Wormwood, Star of”

WORMWOOD Lam 3:15, an intensely bitter and poisonous plant, a symbol for whatever is nauseous and destructive, Deu 29:18 Jer 9:15 . The fruits of vicious indulgence are “better as wormwood,” Pro 5:3 ; and injustice and oppression are like wormwood and gall, 1Sa 5:7 6:12.The Chaldee paraphrase calls it “the wormwood of death.” In … Continue reading “Wormwood”

Worms, Edict Of was the edict passed at the diet of Worms, which declared Luther a heretic and schismatic. SEE LUTHER. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Worms, Diet Of was held in 1521; for an account of which SEE LUTHER. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature