Akals is a name given among the Druses on Mount Lebanon to ecclesiastics. They are distinguished from the seculars by their white dress, and particularly the white turban, which they wear as a symbol of their purity. They despise all employments of honor in the world, believing that on the return of Hakem, the personification … Continue reading “Akals”
Akakia
Akakia (, guilelessness ) a Greek name for the purple bag, filled with dust or earth, which the Greek emperor anciently carried, in token of humility, at his coronation. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Akabja, Ben-Mahalaleel
Akabja, Ben-Mahalaleel a celebrated Tanaite, who probably lived in the 2d century, is known for his learning and probity, and the attitude he took against his colleagues. He had made decisions in regard to four Halachas in a manner unpalatable to the sages. As nothing could shake his testimony, an attempt was made to bribe … Continue reading “Akabja, Ben-Mahalaleel”
Aka
Aka is one of the mystical deities of the Egyptian Ritual of the Dead. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Ak-baba
Ak-baba in Oriental mythology, is a fabulous bird mentioned in the stories of the Arabians, Turks, and Persians. It is said to live one thousand years. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Ajzat
Ajzat is a name of the sections into which the Koran is usually divided, each of them twice as long as the Ahzab (q.v.), and subdivided into four parts. These divisions are for the use of the readers in the royal mosques and the adjoining chapels, where emperors and other great men are buried. Fuente: … Continue reading “Ajzat”
Ajoutre St
Ajoutre St SEE ADJUTO. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Ajmir, diocese of
Ajmir, diocese of Central India, erected 22 May 1913 as a suffragan of the archdiocese Agra with territory from the former Prefecture Apostolic of Rajputana. Entrusted to the Capuchins , its first bishop , Fortunatus Caumont. The name was changed to the diocese of Ajmer and Jaipur on 13 May 1955 . On 20 July … Continue reading “Ajmir, diocese of”
Ajephim
Ajephim (Hebrew Ayephim’, , weary ones; Sept. , Vulg. lassus, Auth. Vers. “weary”) occurs in the original, 2Sa 16:14, where, although rendered as an appellative in the versions, it has been regarded by many interpreters (e.g. Michaelis, Dathe, Thenius, in loc.) as the name of a place to which the fugitive David and his company … Continue reading “Ajephim”
Ajataa
Ajataa in the mythology of the Finns, was an evil female spirit that led all those to ruin to whom she appeared. She led travellers into wrong paths or into swamps to suffocate them, or into woods, where they died of hunger or became a prey to wolves. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical … Continue reading “Ajataa”