Setebo Indians A considerable tribe of Panoan linguistic stock formerly centering about the confluence of the Manoa with the Ucayali River, Loreto province, north-eastern Peru, and now engaged as boatmen, rubber gatherers, etc., along the whole extent of the latter river to, or below, its junction with the Marañon. They speak the same language as … Continue reading “Setebo Indians”
Set Off (Or Offset)
Set Off (Or Offset) The part of a wall, etc., which is exposed horizontally when the portion above it is reduced in thickness. Set offs are not unfrequently covered, and in great measure concealed, by cornices or projecting moldings, but are more usually plain. In the latter case, in classical architecture, they are generally nearly … Continue reading “Set Off (Or Offset)”
Set
Set (or Sutekh), an ass-headed deity, the national god of the Shemitic Hyksos, who, on their invasion of Egypt in the interval between the thirteenth and eighteenth dynasties, forced his sole worship upon the Egyptians. Set was already one of the cosmical deities of the country, but after the expulsion of the Hyksos his worship … Continue reading “Set”
Sesuto (Or Sisuta) Version Of The Holy Scriptures
Sesuto (Or Sisuta) Version Of The Holy Scriptures The Sesuto belongs to the African languages, and is spoken by the Basutos, who form a part of the Bechuana nation, dwelling between the Winterberg mountains and the higher branches of the Yellow River. For this people of South Africa the Gospel of Matthew was translated and … Continue reading “Sesuto (Or Sisuta) Version Of The Holy Scriptures”
Sestini, Benedict
Sestini, Benedict Jesuit astronomer. Born in 1816 in Florence, Italy; died in 1890 at Frederick, Maryland. Assistant at the Roman observatory and professor at the Roman College until forced in 1848 to leave Rome . In America he was professor at Georgetown and Woodstock. His principal work is his Catalogue of Star Colors. He founded … Continue reading “Sestini, Benedict”
Sesthel
Sesthel (), a corrupt form (1Es 9:31) of the Hebrew name BEZALEEL SEE BEZALEEL (q.v.), of the sons of Pahath-moab (Ezr 10:30). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Sesthel SESTHEL (1Es 9:31) = Bezalel, Ezr 10:30. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Sesthel sesthel (, Sesthel): One of the sons of Addi who … Continue reading “Sesthel”
Sessions, John, D.D
Sessions, John, D.D a Presbyterian minister, was born at Putney, Vermont, September 29, 1795. He graduated from Dartmouth College in 1822, studied one year at Princeton Theological Seminary, ministered at various Presbyterian and Congregational churches in New York, Ohio, and Connecticut, teaching several years meanwhile until 1863, when he removed to California, and in 1879 … Continue reading “Sessions, John, D.D”
Session Of Christ
Session Of Christ the perpetual presence of our Lord’s human nature in the highest glory of heaven. The statement of the fact appears in all the Latin forms of the Creed; its earlier words being Sedet ad dexteram Patris, which developed into Sedet ad dexteram Dei Patris Omnipotentis at some time not later than the … Continue reading “Session Of Christ”
Session, Church (or Kirk)
Session, Church (or Kirk) SEE PRESBYTERIANISM. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Session (Of Christ)
Session (Of Christ) See Ascension. Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church