Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Sick, Anointing Of SEE EXTREME UNCTION. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Sick Pro 13:12 (b) When the heart is depressed and discouraged, it is represented as being ill. It fails to function as it should, and is deeply affected by adversity. Son 2:5 (b) The wise man is telling us by this expression that his whole soul and being is given up to love and loving, … Continue reading “Sick”

Sicily, Council Of (Concilium Siculum), was held in 365 or 366 by Eustathius, bishop of Sebaste, and the Oriental deputies, who convoked the bishops of the country in order to confirm the faith as settled at Nicaea and to nullify the proceedings at Araminum. The use of the term “consubstantial” was approved, and the bishops … Continue reading “Sicily, Council Of”

Sicily The largest island in the Mediterranean. It is triangular in shape and was on that account called Trinacria by the ancients; it is separated from the mainland by the Strait of Messina, rather less than two miles wide. Its area, including the adjacent islands, is 9935 square miles. The northern chain of mountains, running … Continue reading “Sicily”

Sicilus in Grecian mythology, was a son of Thoas, king of Lemnos, and a Naiad whom he learned to love while in the island of (Enoe. He colonized an island near Euboea, which received his name. See Schol. Ad Apollon. Rhod. i, 624; Strabo, 10:484. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Sicilian Vespers The traditional name given to the insurrection which broke out at Palermo on Easter Tuesday, 31 March, 1282, against the domination of Charles of Anjou. It was only in the fifteenth century, during the excitement aroused by the passing of Charles VIII (Nov., 1494), that the expression "Sicilian Vespers" and the legend of … Continue reading “Sicilian Vespers”

Siciatl Indians Also known as the Siciatl. A small tribe of Salishan linguistic stock in British Columbia, now gathered upon a reservation of the Fraser River agency. They subsisted on salmon, venison, and berries, lived in communal structures of cedar, and were sun-worshipers. Mission work was begun by the Oblate Father Durieu, who rescued them … Continue reading “Siciatl Indians”

Sichem (Hebrew: shoulder) Israelite city north of Bethel and Silo, in the tribe of Ephraim; first capital of the Kingdom of Israel, noted as the burial-place of Joseph (Josiah 24). Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Sichem (A.V. Shechem). An Israelite city in the tribe of Ephraim, the first capital of the Kingdom of Israel. Its position … Continue reading “Sichem”

Sichar See Sychar Fuente: The Poor Mans Concordance and Dictionary to the Sacred Scriptures

Sichaeus in Phoenician mythology, was the husband of Dido, queen of Carthage, whose brother Pygmaion caused him to be murdered for his treasure. The disembodied spirit revealed the place in which the treasure was concealed to the widow and bade her flee. She accordingly landed in Africa, and founded Carthage (Virgil, AEneid, i, 347, etc.; … Continue reading “Sichaeus”