Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Singing, Congregational As a means of aiding the piety of the faithful and of increasing the solemnity of Church service, is strongly recommended in the Motu Proprio of Pius X of 22 November 1903, and in the “Divini Cultus Sanctitatem” (Holiness of Divine Worship) of 6 February 1929. To enable members of the congregation to … Continue reading “Singing, Congregational”

Singing cakes a name given formerly among Romanists to the consecrated wafers used in private masses. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Singing See Praise. Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church SINGING An ordinance of divine worship, in which we express our joy in God, and gratitude for his mercies. It has always been a branch both of natural and revealed religion, in all ages and periods of time. It was a part of the worship of … Continue reading “Singing”

Singhalese Version This version intended for the inhabitants of the southern part of Ceylon, from Batticaloa on the east to the river Chilaw on the west, and for those of the interior was first made when Ceylon was in the possession of the Dutch. In 1737 the Dutch governor, Van Imhoff, established a printing press … Continue reading “Singhalese Version”

Singhalese Religion SEE BUDDHISM. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Singers, Singing singerz, singing: Singing seems to have become a regular profession at quite early date among the Hebrews. David had his troupe of singing men and singing women at Jerusalem (2Sa 19:35), and no doubt Solomon added to their numbers. Isa 23:16 suggests that it was not uncommon for foreign female minstrels of questionable … Continue reading “Singers, Singing”

Singers, In Christian Worship one of the subordinate orders of the clergy in the early Church, which seems to have taken its rise about the beginning of the 4th century. Mentidn is made of them by the Council of Laodicea; and the reason assigned for instituting them seems to have been to regulate and encourage … Continue reading “Singers, In Christian Worship”

Singers SINGERS.See Priests and Levites, iii. 1. 2. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Singers See Music Music Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible

Singer (properly , shar, or some other form of , to sing; occasionally of , to play an accompaniment; but the chief singer is styled , menatstseach, the proecentor of the Levitical orchestra). Singing was always natural to the Hebrews, and formed part of the Levitical worship (see Schmid, De Cantoribus Eccl. V. et N.T. … Continue reading “Singer”

Singapore, archdiocese of Erected on 4 February 1558 as the diocese of Malacca; George of Saint Lucia, O.P., was first bishop . Changed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Malacca-Singapore on 10 September 1841. Elevated to the diocese of Malacca, Straits Settlement on 10 August 1888 as a suffragan of Pondicherry; entrusted to the Society of … Continue reading “Singapore, archdiocese of”