A.D. = Anno Domini (year of the Lord) Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Ad according to Arabian traditions, was the son of Udh, or Uz (the grandson of Shem, Gen 10:23), and the progenitor of a powerful tribe called the Adites, who settled in Er-Raml, or Sandy Arabia (Abulfeda, Hist. Anteislam. p. 17, ed. Fleischer). Like … Continue reading “Ad”
Aczib
Aczib SEE ACHZIB. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Acworth, James, LL.D
Acworth, James, LL.D an English Baptist minister, was born at Chatham, August 1, 1798. He studied in the Baptist College at Bristol, graduated from the University of Glasgow, settled as co-pastor at Leeds in 1823, and the next year became sole pastor. In 1835 he was chosen president of Horton College, Bradford, a position which … Continue reading “Acworth, James, LL.D”
Acus
acus (Latin: needle) Pin made of precious metal, sometimes jeweled, for attaching the pallium to the chasuble over which it was worn. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Acus SEE PIN. Acus in Grecian mythology, was a son of Vulcan by Aglaia. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Acuna, Cristoval De
Acuna, Cristoval De a Spanish Jesuit missionary, was born at Burgos in 1597. He was admitted into the society in 1612, and, after some years spent in study, was sent as a missionary to Chili and Peru, and became rector of the College of Cuenca. In 1639 he was appointed by the Jesuits to accompany … Continue reading “Acuna, Cristoval De”
Acuff, Francis
Acuff, Francis a Methodist Episcopal minister, was born in Culpepper County, Tenn., about 1770. His early life is unrecorded. He was three years a travelling preacher in the Tennessee Conference, and died in August, 1795, in the midst of great usefulness and promise. See Minutes of Annual Conferences, 1796, p. 67. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, … Continue reading “Acuff, Francis”
Acud
Acud ACUD (1Es 5:30).His sons were among the temple servants who returned from captivity with Zerubbabel. Called Akkub, Ezr 2:45; omitted in Neh 7:1-73. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Acud akud (, Akoud; the King James Version Acua) = AKKUB (Ezr 2:45) which see; omitted in Neh 7: The descendants of Acud (temple-servants) returned … Continue reading “Acud”
Acub
Acub (rather Acuph, v. r. , Acum; both corruptions for ), another head of the Nethinim that returned from Babylon (1Es 5:31); evidently the BAKBUK SEE BAKBUK (q.v.) of the genuine texts (Ezr 2:51; Neh 7:53). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Acub ACUB (1Es 5:31).His sons were among the temple servants who … Continue reading “Acub”
Acuas
Acuas One of the first to spread Manicheism in the Christian Orient. He was probably a Mesopotamian, and introduced the heresy into Eleutheropolis (Palestine). The Manichaeans were sometimes called after him Acuanitae. St. Epiphanius (Adv. Haer., lxvi, 1) calls him a veteranus, i. e. an ex-soldier of the empire, and fixes his propaganda in the … Continue reading “Acuas”
Acuanitae
Acuanitae SEE ACUAS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature