Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Quale (Pl. qualia) (Lat from qualis, of what kind) A quality considered as an independent entity rather than as a quality of a thing. A quale is usually conceded as a universal essence (like redness, sweetness, etc.) but the term may also be applied to individual qualities (this red, this sweet taste). — L.W. Fuente: … Continue reading “Quale”

Quakers, Free A group of religious bodies, including: the Orthodox Society of Friends; the Hicksite Society of Friends, dissenters under the leadership of Elias Hicks; the Wilburite Orthodox Conservative Friends, separatists under the leadership of John Wilbur; and the Religious Society of Friends of Philadelphia who seceded from the Wilburites. The religious movement known as … Continue reading “Quakers, Free”

Quakers, Fighting A group of religious bodies, including: the Orthodox Society of Friends; the Hicksite Society of Friends, dissenters under the leadership of Elias Hicks; the Wilburite Orthodox Conservative Friends, separatists under the leadership of John Wilbur; and the Religious Society of Friends of Philadelphia who seceded from the Wilburites. The religious movement known as … Continue reading “Quakers, Fighting”

QUAKERS A sect which took its rise in England about the middle of the seventeenth century, and rapidly found its way into other countries in Europe, and into the English settlements in North America. The members of this society, we believe, called themselves at first Seekers, from their seeking the truth; but after the society … Continue reading “Quakers”

Quakerism The name given to that Christian group officially known at the Society of Friends founded by George Fox (1624-1691). Central principles includeguidance by an inner light, freedom from institutional or outward sanctions, the sanctity of silence, the simplicity of living; and, commitment to peaceful social relations. Three American groups areorthodox, Hicksites (liberal) and Wilburites … Continue reading “Quakerism”

Quake an adjective signifying “trembling with fear” (en, “in,” tremo, “to tremble”), is used with eimi, “to be,” in Heb 12:21 (some mss. have ektromos, with the same meaning), “I quake,” lit., “I am trembling.” It is used with ginomai, “to become,” in Act 7:32, “trembled,” lit., “became trembling,” and Act 16:29, RV, “trembling for … Continue reading “Quake”

Quaini, Luigi an Italian painter, the son of Francesco, was born at Bologna in 1643. After having acquired the rudiments of the art and a knowledge of perspective from his father, he became a disciple first of Guercino, and afterwards of his relation Carlo Cignani, in whose school he wmas contemporary with Marc Antonio Franceschini. … Continue reading “Quaini, Luigi”

QUAILS The oriental quail is a bird of passage, about the size of a turtledove, and nearly resembling the American partridge. Hasselquist states that it is plentiful near the shores of the Dead Sea and the Jordan, and in the deserts of Arabia; and Diodorus affirms that it is caught in immense numbers about Rhinocolura, … Continue reading “Quails”

Quail Quail. In Palestine, the quail is a migrating bird that arrives in droves along the shores of the Mediterranean Sea. With their strong flying muscles, these birds can fly rapidly for a short time. When migrating, however, they stretch their wings and allow the wind to bear them along. Sometimes they reach land so … Continue reading “Quail”

Quagutl Version Of The Scriptures Quagutl is the vernacular spoken by the Indians of Vancouver’s Island. From the report of the British and Foreign Bible Society for 1882 we learn that, at the request of the Church Missionary Society, the gospel of Matthew, translated by the Reverend A.J. Hall, the only European who has studied … Continue reading “Quagutl Version Of The Scriptures”