Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Tosti, Luigi Benedictine historian, b. at Naples 13 Feb., 1811; d. at Monte Cassino, 24 Sept., 1897. His father, Count Giovanni Tosti, descended from an ancient Calabrian family, having died young, his mother, Vittoria Corigliano, entrusted the child to its uncle, a monk at Monte Cassino. In 1819 Tosti because a pupil at the celebrated … Continue reading “Tosti, Luigi”

Tostado, Alonso (ALONSO TOSTATUS) Exegete, b. at Madrigal, Castile, about 1400; d. at Bonilla de la Sierra, near Avila, 3 Sept., 1455. After a course of grammar under the Franciscans he entered the University of Salamanca, where, besides philosophy and theology, he studied civil and canon law, Greek, Hebrew, and the other branches then comprised … Continue reading “Tostado, Alonso”

Toss primarily “to fan a fire” (rhipis, “a fan,” cp. rhipe, “twinkling”), then, “to make a breeze,” is used in the Passive Voice in Jam 1:6, “tossed,” of the raising of waves by the wind. signifies “to be tossed by billows” (kludon, “a billow”); metaphorically, in Eph 4:14, of an unsettled condition of mind influenced … Continue reading “Toss”

Tosiphta (, the addition or supplement) is the title of a great halachic work, which originated in the time of the Mishna (q.v.). It is of great importance, because the Tosiphta (or Tosefta, as it is also called) contains the decisions of the Jewish teachers in their original form, while the Mishna gives them in … Continue reading “Tosiphta”

Tosi, Joseph a Roman Catholic theologian, was born in the year 1824 at Witschein, in Stria. In 1846, he received holy orders, and in 1853 he as promoted at Vienna as doctor of theology. In the same year he was called as professor of dogmatics to Gratz, where he remained until the year 1868. He … Continue reading “Tosi, Joseph”

T.O.S.F. = Tertiary of Third Order of Saint Francis – or – = Sisters of Saint Joseph of the Third Order of Saint Francis Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Tosephta (Hebrew = addition, supplement) Tosephta is the name of compilation of halakhic-haggadic character, which judged by its contents belongs essentially to the era of the Tanna’im (Teachers), and which is modelled on the plan of the Mishna; all that is lacking are the tractates “Aboth”, “Tamid”, “Middoth”, and “Qinnim”. The editors had access to … Continue reading “Tosephta”

Toscanelli, Paolo dal Pozzo Mathematician, astronomer, and cosmographer, b. at Florence in 1397; d. there, 10 May, 1482. Toscanelli, who was one of the most distinguished scientists of the fifteenth century, was the son of the Florentine physician Dominic Toscanelli. He began his mathematical studies at Florence under Giovanni dell’Abacco. At the age of eighteen … Continue reading “Toscanelli, Paolo dal Pozzo”

Toscanella and Viterbo (VITERBIENSIS ET TUSCANENSIS). The city of Viterbo in the Province of Rome stands at the foot of Monte Cimino, in Central Italy, in an agricultural region. It has to a great degree preserved its medieval character, more particularly in its encircling walls, which are still in good preservation. The most ancient building … Continue reading “Toscanella and Viterbo”

Tosaphoth ( ) denotes those additions or supplementary glosses to Rashi’s (q.v.)’commentary-on the Talmud which are found along with the latter in every edition of the Talmud. The disciples of Rashi, when they found that their master’s expositions could be extended and improved, set about this work of exposition immediately after his death, filling up … Continue reading “Tosaphoth”