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breast, striking of the A symbol of sorrow for sin. During the Mass the priest strikes his breast moderately with his right hand at times when the prayers express consciousness of sin, for instance, at the confession and at the thrice-repeated words “Lord, I am not worthy.” Catholics ordinarily do this also at Mass. Fuente: … Continue reading “Breast, Striking of the”

BREAST-PLATES Breast-Plates are defensive arms, denoting and giving courage and undauntedness to those that use them; and, by reflection, striking terror and amazement into those they are employed against. Accordingly to dream of finding or putting on a breast-plate, is, with the Oneirocritics, the symbol of joy for the destruction of enemies; f1 and the … Continue reading “BREAST-PLATES”

Breast-plate Breast-plate. See Arms. Fuente: Smith’s Bible Dictionary

Breast (prop. , shad, or , shod, the female teat; occasionally the cognate , daddadyim, the two paps, Eze 23:3; Eze 23:8; Eze 23:21; Pro 5:19; but chazeh’, the breast or front part of an animal, as first seen, Exo 29:26-27; Lev 7:30-31; Lev 9:20-21). See Bosom. Females in the East are more desirous than … Continue reading “Breast”

Brearley, William a Presbyterian minister, was born at Lawrenceville, N.J., November 30, 1801. He received his preparatory education in the high-school of his native place; graduated at the College of New Jersey, at Princeton, in 1820; then taught two years; entered Princeton Seminary in 1822, and graduated in 1825. He was licensed by the Presbytery … Continue reading “Brearley, William”

Breakspear, Nicholas Reigned from 4 December 1154 to 1 September 1159 . Apostle of the North; probably born c.1100 at Abbot’s Langley, Hertfordshire, England as Nicholas Breakspear; died at Anagni , Italy . He went abroad as a wandering scholar, and became an Augustine Canon at Saint Rufus, near Avignon . Later he was made … Continue reading “Breakspear, Nicholas”

Breaking Of Bread See Love-Feast, Eucharist. Fuente: Dictionary of the Apostolic Church Breaking of Bread The name given to a fresco in the catacomb of Saint Priscilla (2nd century ). It is found on an arch over an altar tomb . Seven persons, six men and a woman, are at a table; one of the … Continue reading “Breaking of Bread”

Breakfast SEE MEAL. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Breakfast (2) SEE MEAL. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Breakfast BREAKFAST.Luk 11:38 ((Revised Version margin) ). See Dinner and Meals. Fuente: A Dictionary Of Christ And The Gospels Breakfast BREAKFAST.See Meals. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible

Breakey, James Wheeler a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born of pious parents at Bethel, N.Y. He was remarkable for his thoughtful, studious disposition from childhood; experienced religion in his eighteenth year; spent the next ten years in studying and teaching; and in 1856 ,was admitted into the New York Conference, in which he served with … Continue reading “Breakey, James Wheeler”

Break of Day , ‘or, to be light, the light breaks (2Sa 2:32); , auge, bright light, radiance (Act 20:11). See DAWN. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia