Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Ritzema, Johannes one of the leading ministers of the Reformed (Dutch) Church during the last century. He was born in Holland, 1710, and thoroughly educated in that country. He was pastor of the Collegiate Reformed (Dutch) Church in New York from 1744 to 1784. His sermons were of a high order. He is represented as … Continue reading “Ritzema, Johannes”

Ritualists The name given to those who sought to introduce more elaborate ceremonial into the services of the Anglican Church. At the time of the breach with Rome, the Church of England retained practically the whole of the current Catholic ceremonial but with the ascendency of Calvinism and Puritanism, much of this was discarded. One … Continue reading “Ritualists”

Ritualist SEE RITUALISM. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Ritualism a term popularly applied to a movement in the Church of England, and in the Protestant Episcopal Church. The revival of ecclesiastical learning, which was so conspicuous a feature of the Tractarian (q.v.) movement, necessarily made the clergy better acquainted with the primitive liturgies, and with the ancient service books of the Church of … Continue reading “Ritualism”

Rituale Romanum That book which contains the prayers and ceremonies to be used by the minister in the administration of the sacraments and sacramentals, especially those included in the Gelasianum, Alcuin’s Appendix to the Gregorianum and the Ordines. The need for such a manual arose in the early Church; the first instance of such a … Continue reading “Rituale Romanum”

Ritual of the Dead is the name given by Egyptologists to the oldest sacred book of the Egyptian theology. Portions of this book data from the time of king Gagamakhem, a monarch of the third dynasty, the text itself being in many places accompanied by a gloss, which was added at a later period, to … Continue reading “Ritual of the Dead”

ritual murder A false accusation frequently made against the Jews, that at the time of the Passover they sometimes kidnap a Christian male child and, after torture, put him to death in derision of the Passion of Our Lord. The incident to which the foundation of this charge may be attributed was the murder of … Continue reading “ritual murder”

Ritual Choir The part of the church actually used for the choir, and distinct from the architectural or constructional choir. Walcott, Sac. Archoeol. s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

RITUAL A book directing the order and manner to be observed in performing divine service in a particular church, diocese, or the like. Fuente: Theological Dictionary Ritual That book which contains the prayers and ceremonies to be used by the minister in the administration of the sacraments and sacramentals, especially those included in the Gelasianum, … Continue reading “Ritual”

Ritu the seasons of the Hindus, which are six in number two summers, two springs, and two winters. Their names are Sisar, the season of dew; Himant, of cold; Vassant, of bloom; Grishna, of heat; Varsa, of rain; and Sarat, of thaw. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature