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Axe, Cult of the(ASCIA, CULTO DELL')Vol. II, p. 87 AXE, CULT OF THE. — The axe, whether single-edged, double-edged, or double axe, has influenced humanity’s religious beliefs. By ancient and modern peoples…
Axilla, Saint(ASELLA, SANTA)Vol. II, p. 89 ASELLA, santa. – Roman virgin, died at the beginning of the 5th century. St Jerome praises her greatly, making known in his letter to Marcella (384) the…
Axiom (Ἀξίωμα, from ἀξιόω «I esteem, judge well»)(ASSIOMA (ἈΞΊΩΜΑ, DA ἈΞΊΩ «STIMO, GIUDICO BENE»))Vol. II, p. 126 AXIOM (ἀξίωμα, from ἀξίω “I esteem, judge worthy”). - In its current sense, an a. is a general principle of immediate evidence that does not require…
