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111antilegomena — /an ti leuh gom euh neuh/, n. (used with a sing. v.) a group of books in the New Testament, generally held to be uncanonical by the early church. Cf. homologumena. [1840 50; < Gk: things spoken against, neut. pl. of ANTILEGÓMENOS (pass. prp. of… …
112apocryphal — apocryphally, adv. apocryphalness, n. /euh pok reuh feuhl/, adj. 1. of doubtful authorship or authenticity. 2. Eccles. a. (cap.) of or pertaining to the Apocrypha. b. of doubtful sanction; uncanonical. 3. false; spurious: He told an apocryphal… …
113Byzantine Empire — the Eastern Roman Empire after the fall of the Western Empire in A.D. 476. Cap.: Constantinople. * * * Empire, southeastern and southern Europe and western Asia. It began as the city of Byzantium, which had grown from an ancient Greek colony… …
114Lateran Council — Rom. Cath. Ch. any of the five ecumenical councils (1123, 1139, 1179, 1215, 1512 17) held in the Lateran Palace. * * * Any of five ecumenical councils of the Roman Catholic church held in the Lateran Palace in Rome. The First Lateran Council… …
115religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… …
116Stigand — died Feb. 22, 1072 Archbishop of Canterbury (1052–70). He mediated the peace between Edward the Confessor and Earl Godwine (1052) and was made archbishop of Canterbury when the Norman archbishop fled. He was not accepted until 1058, and then only …
117Theodore of Mopsuestia — born с 350, Antioch, Syria died 428/429, Mopsuestia, Cilicia Syrian theologian and spiritual head of the school of Antioch. He entered a monastery near Antioch, where he lived and studied until 378. He was ordained in 381 and became bishop of… …
118Benedict (XIV) — ▪ antipope original name Bernard Garnier died c. 1433 counter antipope from 1425 to c. 1430. In 1417 the Council of Constance (Constance, Council of) deposed the antipope Pope Benedict (XIII) and elected Martin V, thus officially… …
119Bulgarian literature — body of writings in the Bulgarian language. Its origin is closely linked to Christianization of the Slavs beginning with Khan (Tsar) Boris I s (Boris I) adoption in 864 of the Eastern Orthodox rather than Latin faith for his court and… …
120Robert of Jumièges — ▪ archbishop of Canterbury and bishop of London born , Normandy, France died c. 1055, , Jumièges one of the Normans given high position by the English king Edward the Confessor (Edward). Robert was prior of Saint Ouen, Rouen, France,… …
