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Manaen
(Encyclopedia)Manaen mănˈāĕn [key], in the New Testament, Antiochene Christian, foster brother of Herod the tetrarch. ...Roman religion
(Encyclopedia)Roman religion, the religious beliefs and practices of the people of ancient Rome. The spirits were held in awe and were placated with offerings and prayers. In the earliest period of Roman state r...observatory
(Encyclopedia)observatory, scientific facility especially equipped to detect and record naturally occurring scientific phenomena. Although geological and meteorological observatories exist, the term is generally ap...Philetus
(Encyclopedia)Philetus fīlēˈtəs [key], in the New Testament, Christian denounced by Paul. ...Muhammad, prophet of Islam
(Encyclopedia)Muhammad məhămˈəd [key] [Arab.,=praised], 570?–632, the name of the Prophet of Islam, one of the great figures of history, b. Mecca. The traditions concerning Muhammad's life, deeds, and sa...confirmation
(Encyclopedia)confirmation, Christian rite in which the initiation into the church that takes place by baptism is confirmed. In the Roman Catholic and Orthodox Eastern churches, it is a sacrament by which a Christi...Wordsworth, Christopher
(Encyclopedia)Wordsworth, Christopher, 1774–1846, English clergyman, educator, and writer; youngest brother of William Wordsworth. He was master of Trinity College, Cambridge, from 1820 to 1841. Most noted of his...Narcissus, in the Bible
(Encyclopedia)Narcissus närsĭsˈəs [key], in the New Testament, Roman whose household was partly Christian. ...Apollos
(Encyclopedia)Apollos əpŏlˈəs [key], in the New Testament, Alexandrian Jew who became a Christian missionary. ...Duchesne, Louis Marie Olivier
(Encyclopedia)Duchesne, Louis Marie Olivier lwē märēˈ ōlēvyāˈ düshĕnˈ [key], 1843–1922, French Roman Catholic ecclesiastic, educator, church historian, and archaeologist. He made a scientific expeditio...Browse by Subject
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