Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Session SESSION.In the exaltation of Jesus Christ which followed His death upon the Cross, three distinct stages are indicated, viz. the Resurrection, the Ascension, and the Session, which means the sitting or the state of being seated. Harnack indeed thinks that in some of the oldest accounts the resurrection and the sitting at the right … Continue reading “Session”

Sessa-Aurunca (SUESSANA). Diocese in Campania, Province of Caserta (Southern Italy). The city is situated on a hill in the midst of a fertile plain, and possesses a large and beautiful cathedral, built in 1113. A city of the Aurunci, it became a Roman colony 313 B.C. It was the birthplace of the poet Lucilius and … Continue reading “Sessa-Aurunca”

Sesis ( v.r.) a Graecized form (1Es 9:34) of the name SHESHAI SEE SHESHAI (q.v.), in the Hebrew list (Ezr 10:40). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Sesis SESIS (1Es 9:34) = Shashai, Ezr 10:40. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Sesis sesis (Codex Vaticanus , Seses; Codex Alexandrinus , Sesses): One who … Continue reading “Sesis”

Sesha is, in Hindu mythology, the great king of the serpent race, on whom Vishnu reclines on the primeval waters. He has a thousand heads, which serve as a canopy to Vishnu; and he upholds the world, which rests on one of his heads. His crest is ornamented with jewels. Coiled up, Sesha is the … Continue reading “Sesha”

Sescuplum (taken once and a half), that sort of usury which consisted in making loans at fifty percent interest. Being a grievous extortion and great oppression, it was condemned in the clergy by the councils of Nice and Laodicea, under the name of ; and also in laymen by the law of Justinian, which allows … Continue reading “Sescuplum”

Servus servorum Dei (SERVANT OF THE SERVANTS OF GOD.) A title given by the popes to themselves in documents of note. Gregory the Great was the first to use it extensively, and he was imitated by his successors, though not invariably till the ninth century. John the Deacon states (P.L., LXXV, 87) that Gregory assumed … Continue reading “Servus Servorum Dei”

Servitude (). The servants of the Israelites were slaves, and usually foreigners (1Ch 2:34), who vet were required to be circumcised (comp. Gen 17:23; Gen 17:27). Servants of both sexes were acquired (comp. Mishna, Kiddushin, 1, 2 sq.), sometimes as prisoners of war, whose lives were spared (comp. Num 31:26 sq.), sometimes by purchase in … Continue reading “Servitude”

Servitor (, meshareth, a minister, as elsewhere rendered), a personal attendant, but not in a menial capacity (2Ki 4:43). SEE SERVANT. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Servitor occurs only in 2 Kings 4:43, Authorized Version (R.V., “servant”). The Hebrew word there rendered “servitor” is elsewhere rendered “minister,” “servant” (Ex. 24:13; 33:11). Probably … Continue reading “Servitor”

Servites, Order of (SERVANTS OF MARY). The Order of Servites is the fifth mendicant order, the objects of which are the sanctification of its members, preaching the Gospel, and the propagation of devotion to the Mother of God, with special reference to her sorrows. In this article we shall consider: (1) the foundation and history … Continue reading “Servites, Order of”

Servites, Or Servants Of The Blessed Virgin Mary an order of monks in the Roman Catholic Church founded (1233) in Florence by seven rich Florentine merchants. Their main object was to propagate devotion to the Virgin Mary. They lived at first as hermits, but, becoming a monastic order, adopted the rule of St. Augustine and … Continue reading “Servites, Or Servants Of The Blessed Virgin Mary”