XeniteiaVol. XII, p. 1065 XENITEIA. — A Greek term (ξενιτεία, “sojourn in a foreign land,” hence “exile”) denoting separation from one’s land of origin, and subsequently the ascetic…
Xerophagia (Ξηροφαγία)(XEROFAGIA (ΞΗΡΟΦΑΓΊΑ))Vol. XII, p. 1065 XEROFAGIA (ξηροφαγία). — Consumption of dry food alone (ξηρός) and water alone. According to St. Isidore, it is a form of fasting (Etymol. VI, 19, 70, ed. W.…
Xerxes I (Persian Hašajāria; Heb. Ahašavēros; Greek Ξέρξης)(SERSE I (PERSIANO HAŠAJĀRIA; EBR. AHAŠAVĒRŌS; GRECO ΞΈΡΘΗΣ))Vol. XI, p. 255 SERSE I (Persian Hašajāria; Hebr. Ahašavērōs; Greek Ξέρθης). - King of the Achaemenid dynasty (v.), son of Dario I and father of Artaserse I. He reigned from…
