Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Notburga, Saint Patroness of servants and peasants, b. c. 1265 at Rattenberg on the Inn; d. c. 16 September, 1313. She was cook in the family of Count Henry of Rothenburg, and used to give food to the poor. But Ottilia, her mistress, ordered her to feed the swine with whatever food was left. She, … Continue reading “Notburga, Saint”

Notburga Belgian statesman, b. 3 July, 1805, at Messancy, Luxemburg; d. at Berlin, 16 September, 1881. He received his secondary education at the athénée of Luxemburg, studied law in the University of Liège, and was awarded a doctor’s degree in 1826. He practiced law in Luxemburg, then in Brussels, where he took an active part … Continue reading “Notburga”

Notations, logical There follows a list of some of the logical symbols and notations found in contemporary usage. In each case the notation employed in articles in this dictionary is given first, afterwards alternative notations, if any. PROPOSITIONAL CALCULUS (see Logic, formal, 1, and strict implication) pq, the conjunction of p and q, “p and … Continue reading “Notations, logical”

Notary SEE NOTARII. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Notarius SEE NOTARII. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Notarii (Lat. for notaries) is the name given in ecclesiastical language to those persons who reported the examination and trial of martyrs and confessors, prepared protocols for the synods and acts of councils, and otherwise discharged the duties of secretaries. They were generally deacons, and sometimes a presbyter was the chief of them. Occasionally these … Continue reading “Notarii”

notaries Persons appointed by competent authority to draw up official or authentic documents which are issued from chanceries or tribunals. As soon as a bureau for ecclesiastical documents was established, we find evidence of notaries, and in the time of Pope Julius I (4th century) the notaries formed a kind of college presided over by … Continue reading “Notaries”

Notaricon (from the Latin notarius, a short-hand writer, one who among the Romans belonged to that class of writers who abbreviated and used single letters to signify whole words) is one of the thirteen Cabalistic rules (comp. Tenmurah, s.v. Atbach), which is employed when every letter of a word is taken as an initial or … Continue reading “Notaricon”

Notaras, Chrysanthe an Eastern prelate of note, was born in the Morea about the middle of the 17th century. Descending from a noble Byzantine family, and nephew of Dositheus, patriarch of Jerusalem, he was destined for the high duties of the Greek Church. He received a liberal education, which he perfected by traveling in Italy … Continue reading “Notaras, Chrysanthe”

Notable, of Note an adjective, signifying “known” (from ginosko, “to know”), is used (a) as an adjective, most usually translated “known,” whether of facts, e.g., Act 1:19; Act 2:14; Act 4:10; or persons, Joh 18:15-16; it denotes “notable” in Act 4:16, of a miracle; (b) as a noun, “acquaintance,” Luk 2:44; Luk 23:49. See ACQUAINTANCE, … Continue reading “Notable, of Note”