Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Sr. = Sister Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Squire, Samuel an English divine, was born at Warminster, Wiltshire, in 1714, and was educated at St. John’s College, Cambridge, of which he became a fellow, and took his degree of A.B. in 1733 and. A.M. in 1737. Soon after, Dr. Wynn, bishop of Bath and Wells, appointed him his chaplain, and in 1739 gave, … Continue reading “Squire, Samuel”

squint In medieval architecture, an oblique opening in the screen or chancel wall of a church, to enable those outside or in the aisles to see the main altar. Through these openings, or “squints,” the anchorites assisted at Mass. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Squint an opening through the wall of a church in an oblique … Continue reading “Squint”

Squinch, Or Sconce a small arch or projecting course of stone formed across the angle of a tower, etc., in Gothic architecture, to support the alternate sides of octagonal spires, lanterns, etc., above. Sometimes the overhanging side of the spire or octagon is supported by a series of projecting courses of stone (as at Tong, … Continue reading “Squinch, Or Sconce”

Squillery an old English term for scullery, e.g. for the scullery of a monastic house or episcopal palace. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Squillace (Squillacensis). Suffragan diocese of Reggio, in Calabria, Southern Italy. The city of Squillace, in the civil Province of Catanzaro, stands near the Ionian Sea at the base of a hill between the two branches of the River Alessi, and is a centre of the wine, olive, and silk industries; it also possesses lead and … Continue reading “Squillace”

Squiers, Herbert Goldsmith Army officer and diplomatist; b. at Madoc, Canada, 20 April, 1859; d. at London, 19 Oct., 1911. The son of John I. and Elizabeth Squiers, he was educated at Canandaigua Academy, Minnesota Military Academy, Maryland Agricultural School, and Fordham University (A.M. and LL.D.); in 1877 he became second lieutenant, U.S. Army, and … Continue reading “Squiers, Herbert Goldsmith”

Squier, Miles Powell, D.D an eminent Presbyterian divine and educator, was born in Cornwall, Vt., May 4, 1792. The family was of English origin, settling in Connecticut in the days of the Pilgrim fathers. He was trained with assiduous care, and at fourteen entered the academy at Middlebury, Vt., where he pursued his academical studies; … Continue reading “Squier, Miles Powell, D.D”

Squassation one of the three kinds of torture commonly used by the Inquisition to extort confession. It consisted in tying back the arms of the victim by a cord, fastening weights to his feet, and drawing him up to the full height of the place by means of a pulley. He was then suddenly let … Continue reading “Squassation”

Square Cap a cap worn in England by Church clerks, the use of which began in the 15th century. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature