Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Salacia in Roman mythology, was a goddess of the salt waters, the wife of Neptune, and mother of Triton. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Salaam SEE SALUTATION. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Sala, Salah sala (, shelah, a missile, petition; , Sala): A son of Arpachshad (the King James Version Gen 10:24; Gen 11:13 ff; 1Ch 1:18, 1Ch 1:24). Luk 3:35, Luk 3:36 follows the Septuagint of Gen 10:24; Gen 11:12 = SHELAH (which see). Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Sala, Salah [Sa’la] [Sa’lah] Son of Arphaxad … Continue reading “Sala, Salah”

Sala, George Augustus Henry Journalist; born in London, England on 24 November 1828; died in Brighton, England on 8 December 1895. He was a man of versatile gifts; his literary talent attracted the attention of Dickens, and he was a special correspondent of the Daily Telegraph. Before death he was received into the Church. Fuente: … Continue reading “Sala, George Augustus Henry”

Sala (), the Greek form (Luk 3:35) of the name of the patriarch SALAH SEE SALAH (q.v.), the father of Eber (Gen 10:24). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Sala a shoot, a descendant of Arphaxed (Luke 3:35, 36); called also Shelah (1 Chr. 1:18, 24). Fuente: Easton’s Bible Dictionary Sala Sa’la. See … Continue reading “Sala”

Sakyamuni, Or Saint Sakya a name of Buddha (q.v.), the founder of the Buddhist religion. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Sakuntala one of the most pleasing female characters of Hindu mythology. She is mentioned as a water nymph in the Yajurveda, is the subject of a beautiful episode of the Mahabharata, and is spoken of in the Puranas. Her name has become specially familiar in Europe through the celebrated drama of Kalidasa, which, introduced to … Continue reading “Sakuntala”

Sakti Sodhana a religious ceremony in connection with the Sakti, or personified energy of Deity among the Hindus. The object of worship in this case should be a dancing girl, a harlot, a washer woman, or barber’s wife, a female of the Brahminical or Sudra tribe, a flower girl, or a milkmaid. The ceremony is … Continue reading “Sakti Sodhana”

Sakti the active volition or omnipotent energy of any one of the members of the Hindu Trimurti. It may exist separately from the essence of Deity, and in such a case it is conceived to be invested with a species of personality, and to be capable of exerting an independent agency. When viewed as the … Continue reading “Sakti”

Saktas the worshippers of the Sakti (q.v.), the female principle, or the divine nature in action, which is personified under different forms, according as the worshippers incline towards the adoration of Vishnu or Siva-Saraswati being the Sakti, or wife, of Brahma; Lakshmi the Sakti, or wife, of Vishnu; and Devi or Durga the Sakti, or … Continue reading “Saktas”