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Norridgewock, Maine

Norridgewock, Maine Formerly known as Narantsouac. Center of the missionary work of Father Rale among the Abnaki Indians (1694-1724). Now the site of a monument erected to him, 1833, by Bishop Fenwick. A mission was established here, 1668. The chapel and village were destroyed by the English during Queen Anne’s War, 1705, and a dictionary … Continue reading “Norridgewock, Maine”

Norojentzi

Norojentzi a sect of dissenters from the Russo-Greek Church (q.v.), who are strongly in favor of marriage, in opposition to those who prefer a life of celibacy. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Nornae

Nornae or, as they are also termed, the Parcae of the Northern mythology, were three young women, by name Urd, Verdande, and Skuld, i.e. Past, Present, and Future. They sit by the Urdar-wells under the world tree Yggdrasil, and there determine the fate both of gods and men. Every day they draw water from the … Continue reading “Nornae”

Normative

Normative (Lat. normatus, pp. of normo, square) Constituting a standard; regulative. Having to do with an established ideal. In scientific methodconcerning those sciences which have subject-matters containing values, and which set up norms or rules of conduct, such as ethics, aesthetics, politics. The ideal formulation of any science. Opposite of empirical. — J.K.F. Fuente: The … Continue reading “Normative”

Normans

Normans (i.e. Northmen, or Norse-men), a name generally limited in its application to those sea-rovers who established themselves in that part of France called after them Normandy, is sometimes applied also to the early inhabitants of Norway, and is often extended to embrace in its meaning, as it did in the Middle Ages, those numerous … Continue reading “Normans”

Normandy

Normandy An ancient French province, from which five “departments” were formed in 1790: Seine-Inférieure (Archdiocese of Rouen), Eure (Diocese of Evreux), Calvados (Diocese of Bayeux), Orne (Diocese of Séez), Manche (Diocese of Coutances). The Normans, originally Danish or Norwegian pirates, who from the ninth to the tenth century made numerous incursions into France, gave their … Continue reading “Normandy”

Norman Architecture

Norman architecture Division of the Romanesque style, originated by the Normans and introduced into England by William the Conqueror. To a limited extent the Normans retained the general style of the French churches, and borrowed from the early Gothic. The early period of Norman architecture is characterized by massiveness; the pillars were generally low and … Continue reading “Norman Architecture”