Chresimus (Chrisimus, Chrissimus, or Chrysimus), a Christian of Augustine’s time, was so much cast down by some adverse lawsuit that it was rumored he meditated suicide. Augustine writes to cheer him, and encloses a letter to the court, which he might give or not as he liked (August. Epist. 244 [83], 2:1059). Fuente: Cyclopedia of … Continue reading “Chresimus”
Chrematistiscs
Chrematistiscs (Gr. chrematistike, the art of the use of money) A term insisted upon by Ingram (1823-1900) and others in a restricted sense to that portion of the science of political economy which relates to the management and regulation of wealth and property, one of the efforts to indicate more clearly the content of classical … Continue reading “Chrematistiscs”
Chozeba
Chozeba (Hebrews Kozeba, , lying; Sept. , Vulg. mendacium), a place whose inhabitants (“men of Chozeba”) are named (1Ch 4:22) among the descendants of Shelah, the son of Judah. The name is sufficiently like the CHEZIB (and especially the reading of the Samaritan Codex of that name, ) where Shelah was born (Gen 38:5) to … Continue reading “Chozeba”
Chowner, John S
Chowner, John S a minister of the Society of Friends, was for a long time a member of the Sand Creek Meeting, Ind. He died at his residence in Bartholomew County, Indiana, April 1, 1834, aged about fifty years. See The Friend, 7:328. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Chouria Vaukoham
Chouria Vaukoham (Order of the Sunz) is the same of a one of the two principal orders of the Hindu rajahs, regarded as the offspring of the sun. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Choules, John Overton
Choules, John Overton a Baptist minister, was born in Bristol, England, Feb. 5,1801. He was baptized by Dr. Ryland in 1820, and emigrated to America in 1824. After teaching three years at Red Hook, he became pastor of the Second Baptist Church, Newport, R. I., in 1827, but removed in 1833 to Buffalo. After serving … Continue reading “Choules, John Overton”
Chouet, Jacques
Chouet, Jacques a French Protestant theologian, was born in 1550 in the neighborhood of Auxerre. He left the Catholic Church and went to Geneva. He wrote, Observations Apologiques, against Scaliger (Geneva): Doctrine Ancienne, against the same (ibid. 1593, 8vo): De la Predestinationa (Basle, 1599, 1606, 8vo): De la Conference Tenue a Nancy (ibid. 1600, 8vo). … Continue reading “Chouet, Jacques”
Choubret
Choubret is a festival among the Mohammedans of India in commemoration. of the examination of departed souls by angels, the good angels recording the good deeds of this life, and the bad, angels the evil deeds. They believe that God examines this record; hence, at, the beginning of the feast they are moved with fear … Continue reading “Choubret”
Chou Tun-i
Chou Tun-i (Chou Lien-hsi, Chou Mao-shu, 1017-1073) Was active in government and was a renowned judge. He was the pioneer of Neo-Confucianism (li hsueh), anticipating the Ch’eng brothers. He wrote the T’ung-shu (explanation of the Book of Changes) and the T’aichi T’u-shu (explanation of the diagram of the Great Ultimate), fundamental texts of Neo-Confucian philosophy. … Continue reading “Chou Tun-i”
Chosroes
Chosroes () is the Greek form of a name said to be applied in the Zendavesta, as well as in the Shah Nameh, to the great Cyrus (q.v.). The name is certainly not a corruptions of Kurush (Cyrus), nor can the latter be a corruption of it; but seems to be somewhat common to Persian … Continue reading “Chosroes”