Oceanus in ancient mythology, war the powerful divinity of the sea (hence the nauie Ocean), which was believed to encircle the earth. According to Hesiod he was the son of Uranus and Gae (heaven and earth). He was married to Tethys, by whom he begot the principal rivers, such as the Alpheus, Peneus, Strymon, etc., … Continue reading “Oceanus”
Oceanides And Oceanitides
Oceanides And Oceanitides sea nymphs, daughters of Oceanus, from whom they received their name, and of the goddess Tethys, numbered 3000 according to Apollodorus, who mentions the names of seven of them: Asia, Styx, Electra, Doris, Eurynome. Amphitrite, and Metis. Hesiod speaks of the eldest of them, and reckons forty-one: Pitho, Admete, Prynno, Ianthe, Rhodia, … Continue reading “Oceanides And Oceanitides”
Oceanica
Oceanica the name given to the fifth division of the globe, comprising all the islands which intervene between the south-eastern shores of the continent of Asia and the western shores of the American continent. It naturally divides itself into three great sections Malay Archipelago, Australasia (q.v.) or Melanesia, and Polynesia (q.v.). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, … Continue reading “Oceanica”
Oceania, Vicariate Apostolic of Central
Oceania, Vicariate Apostolic of Central The whole of Oceania had at first been entrusted by the Propaganda to the Society of the Sacred Hearts of Jesus and Mary (1825); but the territory proving too large, the western portion was afterwards formed into a vicariate Apostolic and given to the Society of Mary (1836), Mgr Pompallier … Continue reading “Oceania, Vicariate Apostolic of Central”
Oceania
Oceania (Southern Asia) Usually signifies Australia , Tasmania, and New Zealand; also synonym of Oceania, including Micronesia, Melanesia,Malaysia, and Polynesia, as well as Australasia proper. It is used in this wider sense by the Apostolic Delegation of Australasia, the seat of which is at Sydney, Australia. See also Australia . Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
O.C.D.
O.C.D. = Order of Discalced Carmelites Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Occurrent
Occurrent o-kurent (King James Versions, the English Revised Version, 1Ki 5:4): An obsolete form of occurrence (so the American Standard Revised Version). Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Occurrence
Occurrence (IN LITURGY) I. DEFINITION Occurrence is the coinciding or occurring of two liturgical offices on one and the same day; concurrence is the succession of two offices, so that the second vespers of one occur at the same time as the first vespers of the other. The chief causes of occurrence are: (1) the … Continue reading “Occurrence”
Occupy
Occupy OCCUPY.The occupier of Eze 27:27 is a trader, and to occupy (Eze 27:9, Luk 19:13) is to trade. The original meaning of the Eng. word is to be engaged in anything. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Occupy oku-p: Is in the King James Version the translation of 7 different words: (1) , nathan; … Continue reading “Occupy”
Occupation
Occupation See Labour, Work. Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church Occupation OCCUPATION.This word is not found in the Gospels. It occurs elsewhere twice in the Authorized Version (Act 18:3 [] and Act 19:25 [ ]). Occupy, in the sense of do business, traffic, trade (so Revised Version NT 1881, OT 1885 ), is found in … Continue reading “Occupation”