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South American College

South American College For Latin-American students in Rome. Founded in 1858 by Pope Pius IX and Ignatius Eyzaguirre. Of its students 25 have become archbishops or bishops; in 1906 the first cardinal of Latin America, Monsignor Arcoverde de Albuquerque-Cavalcanti, Archbishop of Rio de Janeiro, was chosen from their ranks. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

South America

South America A southern continental division of the western hemisphere, separating the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and connected with North America by the Isthmus of Panama. Area: 1,681,420 square miles; length: 4,592 miles; width: 3,230 miles. Its physical characteristics include the Cordilleras, running parallel to the western coast; the Brazilian plateau; the highlands of Guiana … Continue reading “South America”

South

South the country or quarter of the heavens which the Shemite, standing with his face to the east, supposes to be on his right hand. It is denoted by seven Hebrew words, nearly all of which refer to some characteristic of the region to which they are respectively applied. 1. , negeb (root in Syr. … Continue reading “South”

soutane

soutane A long close-fitting garment, covering the body from the neck to the ankles. It is fastened in the front from the top to the bottom by means of buttons. A small aperture is made in the neck-band in order to expose the collar. The ordinary soutane has no train, but is of equal length … Continue reading “soutane”

Souse

Souse an ancient term for a CORBEL SEE CORBEL (q.v.). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Sour

Sour sour: (1) , boser, immature, unripe: The fathers have eaten sour grapes (Jer 31:29 f; Eze 18:2; compare Isa 18:5 the King James Version). (2) , sur, to turn aside, degenerate: Their drink is turned sour (the King James Version margin gone, the Revised Version margin Their carouse is over). Fuente: International Standard Bible … Continue reading “Sour”

Soundness

Soundness “completeness, soundness” (akin to holokleros, see ENTIRE), occurs in Act 3:16. In the Sept., Isa 1:6. Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words