Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Somaschians, The Order Of The Somaschians are a religious order in the Church of Rome, and their congregations rank with the most important institutions called into being by the effort to retard the progress of the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. The name is derived from the solitary hamlet of Somascho, between Milan and … Continue reading “Somaschians, The Order Of”

Somaschi Name of a charitable religious congregation of regular clerics, founded in the sixteenth century by St. Jerome Emiliani with the mother-house at Somasca (Venice), whence the name. For all particulars on development and history of the order see JEROME EMILIANI, SAINT. Following are the latest statistics, obtained from F. Gius. Landini of the Somaschi … Continue reading “Somaschi”

Somaliland A triangular-shaped territory in the north-eastern extremity of Africa, projecting into the ocean towards the island of Socotra; its apex is at Cape Guarafui. It is bounded on the north by the Gulf of Aden, on the east by the Indian Ocean, on the west by the hills of Harrar and Shoa. It has … Continue reading “Somaliland”

Somaj SEE BIRAHMA-SOMATJ. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Soma in Hindu mythology, the moon; also termed Chandra, was (1) an entire dynasty of Hindu kings who bore the title children of the moon; (2) the moon-plant (Asclepias acida), from which a milky juice was extracted, that, when mixed with barley and fermented, formed an intoxicating drink much used in the ancient Vedic worship. … Continue reading “Soma”

Soluta (free), a term sometimes used in old English registers to designate a spinster. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Solus (alone), a term used in old English registers to designate an unmarried man. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

S.O.L.T. = Society of Our Lady of Most Holy Trinity Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Solsona DIOCESE OF SOLSONA (CELSONENSIS). Diocese in Lerida, Spain, suffragan of Tarragona, erected by Clement VIII, 19 July, 1593, from the Dioceses of Urgel and Vich, suppressed in 1851 by virtue of the Concordat, after a vacancy of eleven years (the last bishop being Mgr. de Tessada). It was to have been joined to Vich, … Continue reading “Solsona”

Solotaja Baba (the golden woman), a deity of the Slavic mythology, who was worshipped in the extreme east of European Russia, and whose image was covered with gold. The nomads and hunters of the steppes offered her beasts taken from their herds, or the skins of animals taken in the chase. The hollow statue of … Continue reading “Solotaja Baba”