Tongue (-s) is used of (1) the “tongues … like as of fire” which appeared at Pentecost; (2) “the tongue,” as an organ of speech, e.g., Mar 7:33; Rom 3:13; Rom 14:11; 1Co 14:9; Phi 2:11; Jam 1:26; Jam 3:5-6, Jam 3:8; 1Pe 3:10; 1Jo 3:18; Rev 16:10; (3) (a) “a language,” coupled with phule, … Continue reading “Tongue (-s)”
Tongue
Tongue Physiologically, the tongue () is accessory both to the sense of taste and to the faculty of speech, but in the literature of apostolic Christianity (e.g. 1Co 14:9) it is connected with speech alone.* [Note: Similarly, in the OT, taste is not specially connected with the tongue (Job 20:12 refers to the mouth as … Continue reading “Tongue”
TONGS
Tongs is the rendering, in the A.V., of two Heb. words: 1. , melkacha yinr (1Ki 7:49; 2Ch 4:21; Isa 6:6′), or , malkachac yin (Exodus 25:38; 27:23 [snuffers ]; Num 4:9), both from , to take, and signifying prop. pincers, either for holding coals or for trimming a lamp, SEE SNUFFERS; and 2. , … Continue reading “TONGS”
Tongiorgi, Salvator
Tongiorgi, Salvator Philosopher, born at Rome, Italy, 25 December, 1820; d. there, 12 November, 1865. At the age of seventeen he entered the Society of Jesus. After the usual noviceship, literary and philosophical studies, a half-decade was spent in teaching rhetoric at Reggio and humanities at Forli. Then four years were passed in the study … Continue reading “Tongiorgi, Salvator”
Tongerloo, Abbey of
Tongerloo, Abbey of Located near Antwerp, Belgium, founded in 1128 in honour of the Blessed Virgin, by de Giselbert, who not only gave the land, but also himself became a lay brother in it. The first religious were sent from St. Michael’s Abbey, Antwerp, under Henry, who had come with St. Norbert to Antwerp to … Continue reading “Tongerloo, Abbey of”
Tongan Version
Tongan Version The Tonga dialect, belonging to the Polynesian or Malayan languages, is spoken in, Tonga, or Tongataboo, the largest of the Friendly Islands. In 1850 it was estimated to contain 9000 inhabitants, of whom considerably more than half bad been converted to Christianity, the Protestants among them numbering, 5000. As early as 1797 the … Continue reading “Tongan Version”
Tonga, diocese of
Tonga, diocese of The Vicariate Apostolic of Central Oceania, comprised of the Friendly Archipelago, the Nuia Group, and Wallis and Futuna islands was established on 23 August 1842 ; entrusted to the Marist Fathers. Missionaries of the region included Saint Peter Chanel, proto-martyr of Oceania. Name changed to the Vicariate Apostolic of Isole Tonga on … Continue reading “Tonga, diocese of”
Tonei, Simeon De
Tonei, Simeon De a Scotch prelate, was bishop of Moray in 1171. He was a monk of Melrose, and before that he had been abbot at Cogshall, in Essex, England. He died in 1184. See Keith, Scoftish Bishops, page 136. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Tone
Tone (Music) The larger intervals in diatonic scale. (Painting) The modification of colors through the general effect of light and shade. — L.V. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Tomorrow
Tomorrow too-moro. See MORROW. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Tomorrow is used either without the article, e.g., Mat 6:30; 1Co 15:32; Jam 4:13; or with the article in the feminine form, to agree with hemera, “day,” e.g., Mat 6:34; Act 4:3, RV, “the morrow” (AV, “next day”); Jam 4:14; preceded by epi, “on,” e.g., Luk … Continue reading “Tomorrow”