Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Torzoretsi the last of the classical writers and fathers of the Armenian Church, studied under Parzerpetsi, became vastabed (priest and doctor), and retired to the monastery of Torzor. In 1281 he travelled through Armenia, and went on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem. On his return he was made patriarch and head of the school of Hromgla. … Continue reading “Torzoretsi”

Torwood Excommunication After the skirmish at Airsmoss and the execution of Cameron, Cargill, during a field-preaching at Torwood, near Stirling, publicly excommunicated the king, the duke of York, the duke of Monmouth, the duke of Luderdale, the duke of Rothes, General Dalziel, and Sir George Mackenzie. According to tradition, Rothes, during a dangerous sickness the … Continue reading “Torwood Excommunication”

Torture (Verb) primarily denotes “to beat a drum” (tumpanon, “a kettledrum,” Eng., “tympanal,” “tympanitis,” “tympanum”), hence, “to torture by beating, to beat to death,” Heb 11:35. In the Sept., 1Sa 21:13, “(David) drummed (upon the doors of the city).” The tympanum as an instrument of “torture” seems to have been a wheel-shaped frame upon which … Continue reading “Torture (Verb)”

Torture (Lat. torquere to twist) is pain inflicted as a judicial instrument for extracting evidence from unwilling witnesses or confessions from accused persons. The practice is an ancient one. In ancient Athens slaves were always examined by torture, and their evidence seems on this account to have been deemed more valuable than that of freemen. … Continue reading “Torture”

Tortosa, Council Of (Concilium Dertusense) This council was held in Tortosa, a cathedral city of Catalonia, Spain, in 1429, by Peter, cardinal de Foix. All the prelates and many ecclesiastics of the kingdoms of Aragon and Valencia, and of the principality of Catalonia, attended. The king’s letters, patent confirming the liberties and immunities of the … Continue reading “Tortosa, Council Of (Concilium Dertusense)”

Tortosa DIOCESE OF TORTOSA (DERTHUSENSIS, DERTUSA). Located in Spain, suffragan of Tarragona; comprises about 6989 square miles, principally in the civil provinces of Tarragona and Castellon. Its principal cities are Tortosa and Castellon. The “Gerarchia Cattolica” (Rome) places the date of creation of the diocese in the fourth century. Local tradition and historians claim St. … Continue reading “Tortosa”

Tortona DIOCESE OF TORTONA (DERTONENSIS) Diocese in Piedmont, Italy. The city is situated on the spurs of the northern Apennines, on the right bank of the Scrivia, in a plain rich in cereals, wine, hemp, rice, and silk. The cathedral is of the sixteenth century, built after Charles V had destroyed the ancient cathedral situated … Continue reading “Tortona”

TORTOISE Lev 11:29 . The Hebrew word rather denotes a species of lizard, so named in the original for its slowness of motion. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Tortoise See Turtle Fuente: Plants Animals Of Bible Tortoise (, tsab, so called, according to Gesenius, from moving slowly; Sept. . ; Vulg. crocodilus) occurs only … Continue reading “Tortoise”

Tortmah (Heb. Tormah’, , deceit; Sept. 5. pr. ;. Vulg. clam) occurs only in the margin of-Jdg 9:31, as the alternative rendering of the Hebrew word which in the text is given as privily. By a few commentators it has been conjectured that the word was originally the same with Arumah (q.v.) in Jdg 9:41 … Continue reading “Tortmah”

Torsey, Henry P., LL.D a Methodist Episcopal educator, was born at Monmouth, Maine, August 7, 1819. His education was acquired at Monmouth and in the Maine Wesleyan Seminary. In 1841 he taught at East Greenwich, R.I.; two years later at Kent’s Hill, and in 1844 was elected principal of Maine Wesleyan Seminary, which position he … Continue reading “Torsey, Henry P., LL.D”