Observer of Times is the rendering in the A. V. of the Heb. , meonen’, Deu 18:10; Deu 18:14 [so also the verb, Lev 19:26; 2Ki 21:6; 2Ch 33:6; elsewhere enchanter, Meonenim, soothsayer] (comp. Spencer, Leg. rit. 2:11, 3; and SEE NECROMANCER; SEE SEER ), and the superstition, intimately associated with astrology, and widely spread … Continue reading “Observer of Times”
Observe
Observe OBSERVE.Mar 6:20 Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him. The meaning of the Eng. word observed is reverenced. Tindales translation is gave him reverence. Cf. Shaks. 2 Henry IV. iv. iv. 30, he is gracious, if he be observed. But the more probable meaning of … Continue reading “Observe”
Observatory, Vatican
Observatory, Vatican The Vatican Observatory now bears the official title, “Specola Astronomica Vaticana”. To understand its history it is necessary to remark that the designations osservatorio or specola are not restricted to astronomy, but may mean any elevated locality from which aerial phenomena are observed. From this point of view the history of the Specola … Continue reading “Observatory, Vatican”
Observatory, Manila
Observatory, Manila The official “Philippine Weather Bureau” with a main station at Manila and numerous climatological sub-stations throughout the Philippines, including one at Mount Mirador about 5,000 feet above sea-level. It was founded, 1865, by Father Frederic Faura, S.J., meteorologist, who made the first prediction of the existence, duration, and course of a typhoon in … Continue reading “Observatory, Manila”
OBSERVATIONS
OBSERVATIONS See MIND. Fuente: Theological Dictionary
Observational Judgment
Observational Judgment Any judgment, particular or general, which is based on observation or experience, but especially, and more strictly, any particular judgment based on sense-perception, e.g. ”That is a round tower.” — W.K.F. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Observation, Observe
Observation, Observe “attentive watching” (akin to paratereo, “to observe”), is used in Luk 17:20, of the manner in which the kingdom of God (i.e., the operation of the spiritual kingdom in the hearts of men) does not come, “in such a manner that it can be watched with the eyes” (Grimm-Thayer), or, as AV marg., … Continue reading “Observation, Observe”
Observation
Observation OBSERVATION.This word occurs only once in the NT, viz. Luk 17:20 The kingdom of God cometh not with observation ( ). The verbal form () is used: (a) for watching carefully, especially in a bad sense, as a spy or with the object of finding fault (e.g. Luk 20:20); (b) for keeping a religious … Continue reading “Observation”
Observants
Observants Name applied to the Friars Minor of the Regular Observance, one of the branches of the Franciscan Order . Incorporated in the single Order of Friars Minor by Pope Leo XIII’s Bull “Felicitate quadam,” 1891. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Observantists
Observantists (or OBSERVANT FRANCISCANS) are a class of monastics much noted for the extreme conservatism which marks their adherence to Franciscan rule as established by the founder of that order. In the article on FRANCISCANS has been detailed the earlier history of the controversy in that order as to the interpretation of the original rule … Continue reading “Observantists”