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Sembiani

SEMBIANI So called from Sembianus their leader, who condemned all use of wine as evil of itself. He persuaded his followers that wine was a production of Satan and the earth, denied the resurrection of the body, and rejected most of the books of the Old Testament. Fuente: Theological Dictionary Sembiani a Christian sect who … Continue reading “Sembiani”

Sembat

Sembat a Paulician who, about the year 840, formed a sect in the province of Ararat by a fusion of Parseeism and Paulicianism. He established himself at Thondrac, from which place his sect was called Thondracians (q.v.). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Semaxii

Semaxii a name mentioned by Tertullian as sometimes applied to Christian martyrs by their persecutors, from the fact that those who were burned alive were usually tied to a board or stake of about six feet in length, which the Romans called semaxis. Bingham, Christ. Antiq. bk. 1, ch. 2, 10. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, … Continue reading “Semaxii”

Semasiology

Semasiology Noun derived from the Greek, semasia, signification of a term, the equivalent of semantics, the science of the meanings of words. — J.J.R. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Semargia

Semargia in Slavic mythology, was a goddess personifying winter the cold season of the year and highly revered among the grand Pantheon at Kief by the Russians. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Semantra

Semantra (, signals), wooden boards, or iron plates full of holes, which the modern Greeks use instead of bells to summon the people to church. These instruments they hold in their hands, and knock them with a hammer or mallet. The same term is sometimes applied to a bell, or a metal drum used for … Continue reading “Semantra”

Semantics

Semantics (1) “The studv of the relation of signs to the objects to which the signs are applicable” (C. W. Morris). A department of semiotic. (2) The study of signs and symbolism. In this sense equivalent to semiotic (q.v.). — M.B. The theory of the relation between the formulas of an interpreted logistic system (semantical … Continue reading “Semantics”

semaine

semaine A small congress lasting a week, and devoted to some special branch of learning. It differs from a congress in that it is addressed to students rather than to experts, its object being not so much to publish new discoveries as to stimulate interest, to indicate lines of work, and to promote intercourse between … Continue reading “semaine”