Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Acarnan in Greek mythology, was a son of Acmaeon and Callirrhoe, a youth whom the gods suddenly changed into a man in order that he might avenge the murder of his father. After this, he journeyed with his brother Amphoterus and his mother to Epirus, which. afterwards received the name of Acarnania. Fuente: Cyclopedia of … Continue reading “Acarnan”

Acanthus A titular see of Macedonia, on the Strymonic Gulf, now known as Erisso. Its inhabitants were praised by Xerxes for their zeal in his cause (Herodotus VII, cxxv). There were still extant earlier in the nineteenth century the ruins of a large curving mole built far into the sea. ———————————– SMITH, Dict. of Greek … Continue reading “Acanthus”

Acantho the mother of the fourth sun pagan theology, which admitted five different suns. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Acanthis in Greek legend, was a daughter of Autonous and Hippodamia. With her parents and three brothers she was transformed into a bird because of her deep sorrow at the death of her fourth brother. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Acami Giacomo an Italian count of the last century, was the author of several works, among them Dell’ Antiquita, Autore, e Pregi del Sagramentario Veronese (Rome, 1748, 4to). It is an apologetical dissertation in three parts. Part first is designed to show that this sacramentary was composed in the first ages of the Church. The … Continue reading “Acami Giacomo”

Acamarchis in Greek mythology, was a nymph, daughter of the Ocean. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Acalle SEE ACACALLIS Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Acalanthis in Greek legend, was one of the children of Pierus, king of Emathia, who engaged in a singing-match with the Muses, for which boldness the latter transformed them into various birds. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Acafoth is a peculiar ceremony observed by some of the modern Jews on the continent of Europe. When a Jew has died and the coffin has been nailed down, ten chosen persons of the chief relatives and friends of the deceased turn seven times round the coffin, offering up all the while their prayers to … Continue reading “Acafoth”

Acadmie David Formerly Saint Frederick’s College, Drummondville, Quebec, Canada ; conducted by the Brothers of Charity; professors, 12; students, 250; degrees conferred in 1929, 8. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary