Rough “hard,” is translated “rough” in Jam 3:4, RV, of winds (AV, “fierce”). See AUSTERE, FIERCE, Note (1). “rough, uneven,” is used of paths, Luk 3:5; of rocky places, Act 27:29. See ROCKY. Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words Rough Isa 40:4 (a) GOD will overcome difficult places in the life in order to … Continue reading “Rough”
Rougemont, Frederic De
Rougemont, Frederic De a Protestant theologian of Switzerland, who died at Neufchatel in 1876, was a very prolific writer, whose works have for the greater part been translated into German. Of his publications we men tion, Du Monde dans ses Rapports avec Dieu (1841): Essai sur le Pietismse (1842): Histoire de la Terre d’Apres la … Continue reading “Rougemont, Frederic De”
Rougemont, Francois De
Rougemont, Francois De a French Jesuit missionary, was born at Maestricht in 1624. In 1641 he joined the Jesuits, and, as was customary, was for a time employed in teaching, but at his urgent request was finally sent as a missionary to China with several of his brethren. They arrived in that country in 1659, … Continue reading “Rougemont, Francois De”
Rouen, Synods of
Rouen, Synods of The first synod is generally believed to have been held by Archbishop Saint-Ouen about 650. Sixteen of its decrees, one against simony, the others on liturgical and canonical matters, are still extant. Pommeraye (loc. cit. infra.) and a few others place this synod in the second half of the ninth century. Later … Continue reading “Rouen, Synods of”
Rouen, Archdiocese of
Rouen, Archdiocese of (ROTHOMAGENSIS) Revived by the Concordat of 1802 with the Sees of Bayeux, Evreux, and Séez as suffragans: it also includes the Department of the Seine Inferieure. The Archdiocese of Rouen was curtailed in 1802 by giving the Archdeanery of Pontoise to the Diocese of Versailles; the Deaneries of Pont Audemer and Bourgtheroulde, … Continue reading “Rouen, Archdiocese of”
Rouel (Or Rowel) Light
Rouel (Or Rowel) Light is a device for moving the star in the Epiphany play of The Three Kings with a pulley wheel (roue), as the spiked wheel in a spur is called rowel. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Rotuman Version
Rotuman Version About 300 miles north of Fiji is an island called Rotumah, with a population of less than 3000, and until lately wholly enveloped in heathen darkness. In 1865 the Rev. W. Fletcher, of the Wesleyan Missionary Society, commenced missionary work among the people, and his three years’ labor in that place resulted in … Continue reading “Rotuman Version”
Rotuli
Rotuli Rotuli, i.e. rolls — in which a long narrow strip of papyrus or parchment, written on one side, was wound like a blind about its staff — formed the earliest kind of “volume” (volumen from volvere, to roll up) of which we have knowledge. Many such rolls have been recovered in their primitive form … Continue reading “Rotuli”
Rotterdam, Netherlands, diocese of
Rotterdam, Netherlands, diocese of Founded on 16 July 1955. Suffragen of the archdiocese of Utrecht. See also Catholic-Hierarchy.Org diocese of Rotterdam patron saints index New Catholic Dictionary Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Rottenness
Rottenness Hab 3:16 (b) This indicates and describes the terrible feeling of one’s own sinfulness and utter helplessness when GOD speaks and the Spirit works. Fuente: Wilson’s Dictionary of Bible Types