OMEGA The last letter of the Greek alphabet. See A. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Omega See Alpha and Omega. Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church Omega [many Ome’ga, but against the proper rule] (. fully , i.e. the great or long o, in distinction from. , the short o), the last letter of … Continue reading “Omega”
O’Meara, Kathleen
O’Meara, Kathleen Author; born Dublin, Ireland, 1839; died Paris, France, 1888. She was a granddaughter of Barry O’Meara, British surgeon to Napoleon at Saint Helena. She was a skilled biographer as is evidenced by her writings of Mme. Mohl, Thomas Grant, the Cure d’Ars, and “Frederick Ozanam, Professor at the Sorbonne, His Life and Works,” … Continue reading “O’Meara, Kathleen”
O.M.Cap.
O.M.Cap. = Ordo Minorum Capucinorum ; Capuchins Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
O.M.C.
O.M.C. = Order of Merciful Christ = Ordo Minorum Conventualium ; Conventual Franciscans = Ordo Minorum Capucinorum ; Capuchins Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Ombwiri
Ombwiri a class of good and gentle spirits who are believed by the natives of Southern Guinea to take part in the government of the world. Almost every man has his own ombwiri as a tutelary and guardian spirit, for which he provides a small house near his own. All the harm that is escaped … Continue reading “Ombwiri”
Ombus
Ombus Titular see and suffragan of Ptolemais in Thebais Secunda. The city is located by Ptolemy (IV, v, 32) in the nomos of Thebes. It is mentioned by the “Itinerarium Antonini” (165); Juvenal (XV, 35); the “Notitia dignitatum”; Hierocles (Synecdemus) etc. As late as the Ptolemaic epoch it was only a small garrison town built … Continue reading “Ombus”
Ombrius
Ombrius a surname of Zeus, as the rain-giver, under which title he was worshipped on Mount Hymettus, in Attica. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Ombiasses
Ombiasses priests and soothsayers among the inhabitants of Madagascar (q.v.), who compound charms, which they sell to the people. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Ombay, Or Maloewa
Ombay, Or Maloewa (Maluwa), an island between Celebes and the north-west coast of Australia, lies to the north of Timor, from which it is separated by the Strait of Ombay, lat. 8 8′-8 28′ S., long. 124 17′ -125 7′, and has an area of 961 square miles. The population amounts to over 200,000. The … Continue reading “Ombay, Or Maloewa”
Omar, Abu-Hafsa, Ibn Al-Khatab
Omar, Abu-Hafsa, Ibn Al-Khatab the second caliph of the Moslems, and one of the most noted characters in Mohammedan annals, was born about 581. Of his early history little is known. He was the third cousin of Abdullah, the father of the Prophet, but previous to his conversion was an ardent persecutor of Mohammed and … Continue reading “Omar, Abu-Hafsa, Ibn Al-Khatab”