Uttermost uter-most: A pleonastic compound of a comparative (utter; compare outer) and a superlative (most), in the King James Version used interchangeably with the ordinary superlative forms utmost (compare Mat 12:42; Luk 11:31) and outmost (compare Exo 26:4, Exo 26:10). The Revised Version (British and American) adds still another form, outermost, in 2Ki 7:5, 2Ki … Continue reading “Uttermost”
Utterly
Utterly * For UTTERLY, 1Co 6:7, see ACTUALLY; 2Pe 2:12, see CORRUPT, A, No. 2 (b) Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words
Utterance
Utterance The word utterance is found five times in the Authorized Version of the NT: once in Acts (Act 2:4) and four times in the writings of St. Paul (1Co 1:5, 2Co 8:7, Eph 6:19, Col 4:3). In the passage in Acts it does not represent any substantive in the original, the phrase translated as … Continue reading “Utterance”
Utter
Utter “to speak,” is rendered “to utter ” in 2Co 12:4; Rev 10:3-4 (twice). See PREACH, SAY, SPEAK, TALK, TELL. primarily, “to spit or spue out,” or, of oxen, “to bellow, roar,” hence, “to speak aloud, utter,” occurs in Mat 13:35. This affords an example of the tendency for certain words to become softened in … Continue reading “Utter”
Uttarapaksa
Uttarapaksa (Skr.) “Subsequent view”, the second, or the thinker’s own view, stated after the refutation (Khandana) of the opponent’s view (see prvapaksa). — K.F.L. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Uttara-Mimamsa
Uttara-Mimamsa Same as Vedanta (q.v.). Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Utrecht, Peace of
Utrecht, Peace of Utrecht is a city of the Netherlands, capital of the province of the same name, and noted for the treaties which were signed there to close the War of the Spanish Succession. The preliminary terms of the treaty between Great Britain and France were signed Oct. 8, 1711. A congress, was opened … Continue reading “Utrecht, Peace of”
Utrecht, Netherlands, archdiocese of
Utrecht, Netherlands, archdiocese of Founded by Saint Willibrord in 695. Elevated to an archdiocese on 4 March 1853. Suffragen dioceses include Breda Groningen Haarlem Roermond Rotterdam ‘s Hertogenbosch (Bois-le-Duc) Notable bishops include Saint Alberic of Utrecht Saint Eoban Saint Frederick of Utrecht Saint Gregory of Utrecht Saint Hunger of Utrecht Saint Radbod Saint Willibrord See … Continue reading “Utrecht, Netherlands, archdiocese of”
Utrecht, Archdiocese of
Utrecht, Archdiocese of Situated in the Netherlands, includes the Provinces of Utrecht, Friesland, Overyssel, Drenthe, Groningen, the larger part of Gelderland, and a small part of North Holland. In 1911 the archdiocese contained 17 deaneries, 282 parishes, 578 secular priests, 390 churches and chapels, and 383,000 Catholics. The cathedral chapter consists of a provost and … Continue reading “Utrecht, Archdiocese of”
Utraquists
Utraquists A religious sect which arose in Southern Bohemia in the early 15th century; the followers of Hus; also known as Wycliffites, as they professed the teaching of Wyclif and as Utraquists, as their distinctive dogma was Utraquism, i.e., the necessity of receiving Communion under both species. The followers of Hus, venerating him as a … Continue reading “Utraquists”