Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Scudder, Catharine Hastings a missionary to India of the Presbyterian Church, was born in Utica, N.Y., Aug. 22, 1825. She was the daughter of Prof. Thomas Hastings, known and honored throughout the churches of the United States for his successful efforts in raising the standard of church music. In her tenth year, she joined the … Continue reading “Scudder, Catharine Hastings”

S.C.S.J.A. = Sisters of Charity of Saint Joan Antida Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Scrutiny (Lat. scrutinium from scrutari to search, to investigate) A term variously employed in canon law. (1) In promotion to orders a scrutiny or examination of the candidate is to be made according to the warning of the Apostle: “Impose not hands lightly upon any man” (1 Timothy 5:22). That the practice is ancient is … Continue reading “Scrutiny (2)”

scruple (Latin: scrupulus, diminutive of scrupus, a sharp stone) To scruple, or to have a scruple, is to doubt about and to hestitate doing something on false grounds of conscience. Scruples cause a state of anxiety in those afflicted with them. They arise from excessive servile fear in some persons because they represent God as … Continue reading “Scruple”

Scroll (Roll) [, ] So long as writing material was manufactured from the papyrus plant, the usual form of a book was that of the volumen or roll, wound round a stick or sticks. The modern form of book, called in Latin codex, did not come into use till the 3rd cent. of our era, … Continue reading “Scroll (Roll)”

Scroll (, sepher, Isa 34:4, a book, as elsewhere so also , Rev 6:14), the form of an ancient book (q.v.). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Scroll (2) (1.) A numb given to a numerous class of ornaments which in general character resemble a band arranged in undulations or convolutions. (2.) It … Continue reading “Scroll”

Scrogie, William a Scotch prelate, was minister of Raphan, in Aberdeenshire, and was elected and consecrated bishop of Argyle in 1666, where he continued until his death in 1675. See Keith, Scottish Bishops, page 291. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

scrofula So called from the legend according to which the power of healing this disease was bestowed by Saint Remigius upon the French Kings. Edward the Confessor was the first King of England to cure by his touch this affliction. It is tuberculosis of the lymphatic glands and sometimes of bones and joint surfaces, with … Continue reading “scrofula”

Scrobiculi a name given among the ancient Romans to altars dedicated to the worship of the infernal deities. They consisted of cavities dug in the earth, into which libations were poured. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Scriver, Christian a Lutheran clergyman and writer of devotional works in the 17th century, the contemporary and friend of Spener, was born at Rendsburg, in Holstein, Jan. 2, 1629. His childhood was spent under the care of a widowed mother in the trying period of the Thirty Years’ War; but a wealthy merchant the brother … Continue reading “Scriver, Christian”