Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Nemrod Descendant of Chus, represented as the founder of the Babylonian Empire (Genesis 10) and “a mighty hunter before the Lord,” identified by some as Gilgamesh, the hero of the Babylonian epic. He reigned over Arach, Babylon, Achad, and Chalanne, and is described as builder of Ninive. From the supposed root of his name (Hebrew: … Continue reading “Nemrod”

Nemore, Jordanus (Jordanis) de The name given in MSS. of the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries to a mathematician who in the Renaissance period was called Jordanus Nemorarius. A number of his works are extant, but nothing is known of his life. It is customary to place him early in the thirteenth century. Emile Chasles, the … Continue reading “Nemore, Jordanus (Jordanis) de”

Nemine Dissentiente, or Nem. Diss “No one dissenting.” This term also is very often found in journals of conventions, and other documents containing business proceedings. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Nemine Contradicente, or Nem. Con is a term used in ecclesiastical councils to indicate that there is no opposition to a given measure proposed. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Nemez, Frederic a noted Waldensian prelate, flourished in the first half of the 15th century in Bohemia. He was consecrated priest in the convent of the Bohemian capital, September 4, 1433, by bishop Nicholas Philibert, a legate of the Council of Basle. In 1434 Nemez, together with another priest, also a Waldensian, and consecrated at … Continue reading “Nemez, Frederic”

Nemesius, bp. of Emesa Nemesius (4), bp. of Emesa in the latter half of 4th cent., of whom nothing is certainly known but that he wrote a rather remarkable treatise, , de Natura Hominis, of which cc. ii. and iii. wrongly appear as a separate work, entitled , de Anima, among the writings of Gregory … Continue reading “Nemesius, bp. of Emesa”

Nemesius an ancient Christian philosopher of the Greek Church, noted as the author of a work entitled , was, according to the title of the work, bishop of Emisa or Emesa, in Phoenicia, and he is also mentioned as such by Anastasius Nicenus (Quaest. in S. Script. ap. iblioth. B Patrum, 6:157 [ed. Paris, 1575]). … Continue reading “Nemesius”

Nemesis (, vengeance), a female Greek divinity, is most commonly described, according to Hesiod, as a daughter of Night, though some call her a daughter of Erebus (Hygin. Fab. praf.) or of Oceanus (Tzetz. Ad. Lye. 88; Pausan. 1:33, 3; 7:5, 1). Nemesis was a personification of the moral reverence for law, of the natural … Continue reading “Nemesis”

Nemesiaci was the name which was given to the officers of the goddess Nemesis, who presided over good fortune, and was the dispenser of faith. SEE NEMESIS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Nemeius was a frequent surname of Zeus, and under it he was worshipped at Nemea, where games were celebrated in his honor. SEE NEMEAN GAMES. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature