Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Sinecurist one who holds a sinecure or is an advocate for sinecures (q.v.). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Sinecure (sine cura, without care, i.e. of souls), in ecclesiastical usage, may be either 1. A benefice of pecuniary value, a rectory, or vicarage, in which there is neither church nor population; 2. A benefice in which the rector receives the tithes, though the cure of souls, legally and ecclesiastically, belongs to some clerk; or … Continue reading “Sinecure”

Sindur in Norse mythology, was one of the nine giant virgins who together became the mothers of Heimdal by Odin. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Sindri an abode in Gimle the Scandinavian heaven which is constructed entirely of gold. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Sindonary SEE SINDON. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Sindon (literally a cotton cloth), a word having several ecclesiastical meanings: 1. A napkin; 2. A cloth for holding and enclosing the bread offered for the holy eucharist in the Eastern church; 3. A term sometimes applied to the communion cloth which the faithful, in certain parts of the Church, hold before them when partaking … Continue reading “Sindon”

Sindhit in Hindu mythology, one of the companions of Ganga, and, like the latter, a river. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Sindhee Version Sindhee is a dialect spoken by the inhabitants of Sinde, an extensive country of Western India, and attached since 1839 to the Bombay presidency. As early as 1815 a translation of the Scriptures was commenced by the Serampore missionaries, but it was not till 1825 that the Gospel of Matthew was committed to … Continue reading “Sindhee Version”

Sind a fabulous hero of the Oriental mythology, who is said to have migrated with his brother Hind to India, and to have there founded several empires. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Sinclair, William a Scotch prelate, was made bishop of Dunkeld in 1312. He probably died in 1337. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 82. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature