Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Tropes or sequence, are verses sung before the holy Gospel in the mass. They are a kind of prose, written in a species of verse, though unfettered by any recognized law of meter. They were introduced at the close of the 9th century. Four only are found in the Roman missal. SEE SEQUENCE. Fuente: Cyclopedia … Continue reading “Tropes”

Trope Definition and Description Trope, in the liturgico-hymnological sense, is a collective name which, since about the close of the Middle Ages or a little later, has been applied to texts of great variety (in both poetry and prose) written for the purpose of amplifying and embellishing an independently complete liturgical text (e.g. the Introit, … Continue reading “TROPE”

Tropaea (), the name of churches erected in honor of martyrs, or dedicated to them. The reason of the name is found in the reported appearance of the cross to Constantine, and in the labarum on which, according to Eusebius, were inscribed the words . Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

TROOP Isa 65:11 . See GAD 3. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Troop is, in the A. V., especially employed as the rendering (sometimes band, etc.) of , gedd, which means a marauding party, in the forays for which Palestine has always been notorious, especially beyond the Jordan (Gen 49:19; 1Sa 30:8; Job 19:12; … Continue reading “Troop”

Trondhjem, Ancient See of (NIDAROS). In Norway it was the kings who introduced Christianity, which first became known to the people during their martial expeditions (Hergenröther, “Kirchengeschichte”, 1879, II, 721). The work of Christianization begun by Haakon the Good (d: 981) (Maurer, “Die Bekehrung des norwegischen Stammes”, Munich, 1855, I, ii, 168) was carried on … Continue reading “Trondhjem, Ancient See of”

Tronchin, Theodore a learned Swiss divine, father of the preceding, was born at Geneva, April 17, 1582. He was well educated, visited foreign universities, and on his return to Geneva, in 1606, he gave such proof of his learning that he was chosen professor of the Hebrew language. He was made minister in 1608, and … Continue reading “Tronchin, Theodore”

Tronchin, Louis a Swiss divine, was born at Geneva, Dec. 4, 1629, and after studying theology there and at Satumur, he traveled abroad and then became preacher at Lyons in 1654. In 1661 he was made professor of theology in Geneva, where he died, Sept. 8, 1705. He was noted for his mildness during the … Continue reading “Tronchin, Louis”

Tromm (Van Der Trommen, Lat. Trommius), Abraham a learned Protestant divine of Holland, was born at Groningen, Aug. 23, 1633, and studied the classics, philosophy, and theology in that university. He traveled through Germany. Switzerland, France, and England, and on his return was appointed curate at Haren. In 1671 he was invited to the pastorate … Continue reading “Tromm (Van Der Trommen, Lat. Trommius), Abraham”

Trolle, Gustavus a Swedish prelate, descended from a noble Danish family named Erik, was born near the close of the 11th, century, and became archbishop of Upsala Oct. 30, 1514, but was besieged in his palace by an old family enemy; and, although reinforced by the interdict and troops of pope Leo X, he at … Continue reading “Trolle, Gustavus”

Troki, Isaac ben-Abraham a Jewish scholar, who derived his name from his native place, Troki, a town in the Russian province of Wilna, was born in 1533. At the period in which this character lived, Poland was not only the seat of Jewish learning, but also the scene of action of the different sects to … Continue reading “Troki, Isaac ben-Abraham”