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Etam (Heb. 'Ējām, Vulg. Etam)(ETAM (EBR. 'ÉJĀM, VOLG. ETAM))Vol. V, p. 409 ETAM (Heb. 'Éjām, Vulg. Etam). - Name of two Libyan localities. 1. A city in southern Judah, near 'En-Rimnūn, transferred from Judah to Simeon (I Par. 4, 23);…
Etching(ACQUAFORTE)Vol. I, p. 166 ACQUAFORTE. – (From the medieval name for nitric acid, aqua fortis). A print produced by means of a copper plate in which the grooves that receive the ink are…
Etchmiadzin(EĞMIADZIN)Vol. V, p. 135 EĞMIADZIN. – Armenian patriarchal see. Etymologically, it means “Descent of the Only-Begotten,” a name deriving from the legend of a vision attributed to St.…
Eternal Gospel(EVANGELO ETERNO)Vol. V, p. 550 EVANGELO ETERNO. - An expression from Apoc. 14:6, by which Joachim of Flora meant the spiritual interpretation of the Gospel of Jesus Christ, which was to…
Eternity(ETERNITÀ)Vol. V, p. 410 ETERNITÀ. – It is the proper measure of the divine nature, absolutely immutable in its simple fullness and in the totality of its presence—of its own being:…
Eterusians(ETERUSIANI)Vol. V, p. 412 ETERUSIANI: v. AEZIO.
Etham (Heb. 'Ethām)(ETHAM (EBR. 'ETHĀM))Vol. V, p. 412 ETHAM (Hebr. ’Ethām). — The second stage or station of the Israelites on their journey toward the Promised Land (Ex. 13:20; Num. 33:6). The name is probably…
Ethan (Heb. 'Ethān = Firm, Stable)(ETHAN (EBR. 'ETHĀN = FERMO, STABILE '))Vol. V, p. 412 ETHAN (Hebr. ’Ethān = firm, steadfast). — Three or four biblical figures. 1. Descendant of Zerah, famous for his wisdom. In I Reg. 4:31 (Hebr. 5:11), in order…
Ethelbert, King of Kent, Saint(ETELBERTO, RE DEL KENT, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 410 ETELBERTO, king of KENT, saint. - The first Christian king in England, from 593 he had become head of the Confederation of the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms formed on…
Ethelwold, Saint(ETELVOLDO, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 410 ETELVOLDO, saint. - Bishop of Winchester, b. c. 908, d. 1 Aug. 984. At first a monk at Glastonbury under St Dunstan, c. 954, at the wish of King Edred, he was…
Ether(ETERE)Vol. V, p. 410 ETHER. – A real entity, extended, yet lacking the more common qualities of sensible material entities, such as weight, impermeability, etc., and filling the…
Ethics(ETICA)Vol. V, p. 412 ETHICS. — From the Greek ἠθικός, moral, pertaining to conduct and to human character: it is the philosophical study of custom and human conduct. CONTENTS: I.…
Ethiopia(ETIOPIA)Vol. V, p. 418 ETHIOPIA. – An inland state of northeastern Africa embracing, together with the true Ethiopian highlands, some of the neighboring regions, with an area…
Ethiopian Eunuch(EUNUCO ETIOPE)Vol. V, p. 491 ETHIOPIAN EUNUCH. — Minister of Candace, queen of Ethiopia, converted and baptized by the deacon Philip (Act. 8: 26–39). That this personage was a pagan, one…
Ethiopian, Pontifical College(ETIOPICO, COLLEGIO PONTIFICIO)Vol. V, p. 430 ETIOPICO, COLLEGIO PONTIFICIO: V. COLLEGI ECCLESIASTICI.
Ethnarch (Gr. Ἐθνάρχης)(ETNARCA (GR. ἘΘΝΆΡΧΗΣ))Vol. V, p. 430 ETNARCA (Gr. ἐθνάρχης). — Etymologically it means “head of a particular ethnic group.” The term, very rare in the classical world (it occurs in Lucian,…
Ethnic(ETNICO)Vol. V, p. 430 ETNICO. – A Greek term (ἐθνικός, Vulgate ethnicus or gentilis) with which Hellenistic Jews designated the pagan, belonging to the “nations” that did not…
Ethnic-Christians(ETNICO-CRISTIANI)Vol. V, p. 431 ETNICO-CRISTIANI. – Name used to designate non-Jews converted to Christianity in the apostolic age (“Ἑλληνός: Act. 14, 1; 17, 4, etc.; Rom. 1, 16; 2, 9 ff.;…
Ethnographic Table(ETNOGRAFICA, TAVOLA)Vol. V, p. 431 ETHNOGRAPHIC TABLE. — A name derived from Gen. 10, because there, in the form of a grandiose genealogical tree whose forefathers are the three sons of Noah,…
Ethnology(ETNOLOGIA)Vol. V, p. 431 ETHNOLOGY. - It is the science that studies the cultural manifestations of primitive populations. CONTENTS: I. Ethnology and its task. - II. Ethnology united…
EtimasiaVol. V, p. 417 ETIMASIA — Throne with the Gospels (text of Io 10:7–9) and the symbol of the Holy Spirit. Bronze panel of the imperial door of S. Sofia (loc. IX) —…
Etourneau, ThomasVol. V, p. 447 ETOURNEAU, THOMAS. — Preacher and lecturer, born in Nantes on 19 July 1853, died at La Chapelle-Basse-Mer on 30 July 1908. A Dominican from 1875. A famous…
EtruriaVol. V, p. 447 ETRURIA: v. TOSCANA (conciliar region of).
Etruscans, Religion of the(ETRUSCHI, RELIGIONE DEGLI)Vol. V, p. 447 ETRUSCHI, RELIGIONE degli. — Religion, and in particular the religious thought of the Etruscan people—which flourished in central Italy during the 1st…
Ett, KasparVol. V, p. 449 ETT, KASPAR. - Musician, born at Eresing in Bavaria on 5 January 1788, died in Munich on 16 May 1877. He studied at the Seminary of the Electorate of Munich…
ÉtudesVol. V, p. 449 ÉTUDES. – This is the principal periodical published in France by the Fathers of the Society of Jesus. It was founded in 1856 by Frs. Ivan Gagarin, Giovanni…
Études FranciscainesVol. V, p. 449 ÉTUDES FRANCISCAINES. – Journal founded in 1899 and directed by the Capuchin Friars Minor of the province of Paris, with the collaboration of other writers. It…
