Offence, Offend o-fens, o-fend (, mikhshol, , ‘asham, , hata’; , skandalon, , skandalzo): Offend is either transitive or intransitive As transitive it is primarily to strike against, hence, to displease to make angry, to do harm to, to affront, in Scripture, to cause to sin; intransitive it is to sin, to cause anger, in … Continue reading “Offence, Offend”
Offence, Ecclesiastical
Offence, Ecclesiastical SEE PENANCE; SEE POLITY; SEE RECONCILIATION; SEE TRIAL. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Offence
OFFENCE This word answers to two different terms in the original, the one signifying a breach of the law, 1Ch 5:15,17, the other a stumbling-block or cause of sin to others, Mat 5:29 ; 18:6-9; or whatever is perverted into an occasion or excuse for sin, Mat 15:12 ; Joh 6:61 ; 1Ch 9:33 ; … Continue reading “Offence”
Offa Of Essex
Offa Of Essex a pious and valiant Saxon prince, deserves a place here for his great devotion to Christianity. He flourished near the opening of the 8th century. He was a youth of great personal beauty, says Bede, and his pleasing manners made him most acceptable to the people, who looked forward with hopes to … Continue reading “Offa Of Essex”
Offa
Offa Offa, King of Mercia, died 29 July, 796. He was one of the leading figures of Saxon history, as appears from the real facts stripped of all legend. He obtained the throne of Mercia in 757, after the murder of his cousin, King Æthelbald, by Beornraed. After spending fourteen years in consolidating and ordering … Continue reading “Offa”
Off
Off * For OFF see +, p. 9 Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words
Ofarri
Ofarri an indulgence-box, a sort of charm purchased from the Japanese priests by the pilgrims who go to Life. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Of
Of OF.As already noted, under By, the prep, of is generally used in AV [Note: Authorized Version.] for the agent, as Mat 2:18 He was mocked of the wise men. But there are other obsolete or archaic uses of of, which should be carefully observed. Thus (1) it sometimes means from (the proper meaning of … Continue reading “Of”
Oettinger, Edward Maria
Oettinger, Edward Maria a German bibliographer, was born Nov. 19, 1808, at Breslau, in Silesia, of Jewish parents. Having studied at the gymnasium of his native place, he went to Vienna, and joined the Roman Catholic Church. After 1829 he edited different periodicals at Berlin, Hamburg, Manheim, and Leipsic, and wrote several dramas, novels, and … Continue reading “Oettinger, Edward Maria”
Oettingen
Oettingen Also spelled Altotting or Oetinga. Royal palace in Upper Bavaria, near which King Karlmann erected a Benedictine monastery, 876, and built the abbey church of Saint Philip the Apostle. The church and abbey, ransacked and burned by the Hungarians, 910, were rebuilt and entrusted to twelve Augustinian Canons and a provost, who remained until … Continue reading “Oettingen”