Addis, W. B. an English Congregational minister, was first appointed by the London Missionary Society to Travancore, India, and in 1830 was transferred to Coimbatoor, where he continued till 1861, when failing health compelled him to retire from active service. He resided at Coonoor, on the Neilgherries, till his death, Fel. 18, 1871. See (Lond.) … Continue reading “Addis, W. B.”
Addir
Addir (the mighty Father), a name applied to the true God by the Philistines, because he had visited the Egyptians with plagues. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Addington,. Stephen, D.D
Addington,. Stephen, D.D a learned Dissenting minister, was born at Northampton,. England, June 9, 1729, and was educated ‘under Dr. Doddridge. Having been admitted to preach, he removed in 1750 to Spaldick, Huntingdonshire, and in .1752 became minister of a Dissenting congregation at Market-Harborough, Leicestershire. In 1758 he opened his house for the reception of … Continue reading “Addington,. Stephen, D.D”
Addicted
Addicted * For ADDICTED (AV, of 1Co 16:15) see SET, No. 10 Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words
Addict
Addict a-dikt: Found only in the King James Version of 1Co 16:15, for Greek , tasso. The house of Stephanus is said to be addicted to the ministry of the saints, i.e. they have so arranged their affairs as to make of this service a prime object; the Revised Version (British and American) set themselves … Continue reading “Addict”
Addi Puson
Addi Puson in Hindu mythology, was a festival in honor of the goddess Parvati, the wife of Siva, in the month of Addi. It was celebrated in the temples of Siva. The goddess, on this occasion, was triumphantly carried through the streets on a wagon. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Addi
Addi (, probably for Heb. Adi, , ornament, as in Exo 33:4, etc.), the name of one or two men. 1. An Israelite, several of whose descendants on returning from Babylon, married heathen women (1Es 9:31); for which the parallel text (Ezr 10:30) has more correctly PAHATH-MOAB SEE PAHATH- MOAB (q.v.). 2. The son of … Continue reading “Addi”
Addeus, Saint
Addeus, Saint (Addeus, or Thaddeus) Mentioned in the Syriac document, “Doctrine of Addai,” as one of the 72 disciples of Christ, who preached at Edessa, converting King Abgar V and a great number of his people. The “Doctrine” is only a legend. No doubt there were Christians in Edessa before the end of the 2nd … Continue reading “Addeus, Saint”
Addeus and Maris, Liturgy of
Addeus and Maris, Liturgy of Written in Syriac. It was the usual liturgy of the Nestorians, composed, according to tradition, in the 1st century, by Addeus and Maris, who evangelized Edessa and Seleucia-Ctesiphon. It is now used chiefly by the Nestorians of Kurdistan, and, purged of Nestorianism, by the Chaldean Uniats of Kurdistan and Malabar. … Continue reading “Addeus and Maris, Liturgy of”
ADDERS
ADDERS poisonous serpents Gen 49:17; Psa 58:4; Psa 91:13; Psa 140:3; Pro 23:32 –SEE Serpents, SERPENTS Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible