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Novatian
(d. 257/8)
. Leader of a
schism
in the Latin Church. He was a Roman presbyter and author of an important work
On the Trinity
. He joined the rigorists who rejected concessions to the
lapsi
, and was consecrated rival bishop of Rome. He was martyred in the persecution under Valerian.
. Leader of a
schism
in the Latin Church. He was a Roman presbyter and author of an important work
On the Trinity
. He joined the rigorists who rejected concessions to the
lapsi
, and was consecrated rival bishop of Rome. He was martyred in the persecution under Valerian.
Novena
.
.
In the
Roman Catholic Church
, continuous prayer, private or public, either on nine consecutive days, or once a week for nine weeks.
Roman Catholic Church
, continuous prayer, private or public, either on nine consecutive days, or once a week for nine weeks.
Nub
wah
wah
Nü-kua
.
.
Chinese female deity, who created human figures from yellow earth, but when she grew bored with this activity, she dipped a rope in the mud, swung it about and thus produced the poor (in contrast to the rich and well-endowed). She also instituted marriage.
Numbers
(hidden meanings):
(hidden meanings):
Numbers, Book of
.
.
Fourth book of the
Pentateuch
in the Hebrew scriptures and in the Christian Old Testament. Numbers is known in Hebrew from its first word
Be-Midbar
, ‘in the wilderness’.
Pentateuch
in the Hebrew scriptures and in the Christian Old Testament. Numbers is known in Hebrew from its first word
Be-Midbar
, ‘in the wilderness’.
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