Turnebus, Adrian Born 1512; died 1565. Professor of Greek. Wrote numerous commentaries on the ancient classics. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Turnebus, Adrian Philologist, b. at Andely in Normandy in 1512; d. in Paris, 12 June, 1565. The accounts of the life of the great scholar are scanty and in part even contradictory. Neither is it … Continue reading “Turnebus, Adrian”
Turnbull, Robert, D.D
Turnbull, Robert, D.D a Baptist minister, was born at Whiteburn, Linlithgowshire, Scotland, September 10, 1809. He was religiously trained, graduated from Glasgow University, studied with Dr. Chalmers, preached a year and a half at Westmancotte, Worcestershire, England; came to America in 1833, became pastor at Danbury, Connecticut, for two years, afterwards at Hartford; in 1839 … Continue reading “Turnbull, Robert, D.D”
Turn
Turn Among the Egyptians the sun was considered in each phase a different god, having its peculiar name, attribute, and worship. Thus the sun during its nocturnal existence was Turn; when it shone in the meridian, it was Ra; when it produced and nourished life, it was venerated as Kheper. Since, according to the Egyptians, … Continue reading “Turn”
Turlupins
TURLUPINS A denomination which appeared about the year 1372, principally in Savoy and Dauphiny. They taught that when a man is arrived at a certain state of perfection, he is freed from all subjection to the divine law. It is said, they often went naked, and they allowed of no prayer to God but mental. … Continue reading “Turlupins”
Turlogh O’Carolan
Turlogh O’Carolan Poet and musician, born Meath, Ireland, 1670; died Ballyfarnon, Ireland, 1737. He lost his sight when a boy, but later became renowned as a harper, and was known as “the last of the Irish bards.” Many of his poems are of a lively Pindaric nature, and full of curious turns and twists of … Continue reading “Turlogh O’Carolan”
Turkish Version
Turkish Version SEE TURKEY, VERSIONS OF. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Turkish-Tartar Version
Turkish-Tartar Version See KARASS VERSION. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Turkish-Greek Version
Turkish-Greek Version See TURKEY, VERSIONS OF. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Turkish Empire
Turkish Empire Created in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries on the ruins of the Byzantine Empire, from the caliphate of Baghdad and independent Turkish principalities. It occupies a territory of 1,114,502 sq. miles, with a population estimated at 25,000,000 inhabitants, and extends over parts of Asia, Africa, and Europe between the Eastern Mediterranean, the Black … Continue reading “Turkish Empire”
Turkish-Armenian Version
Turkish-Armenian Version SEE TURKEY, VERSIONS OF. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature