Search results for "Holy water" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Latin: "sanctus" meaning "holy" or "consecrated ... way of life, even abstaining from drinking water…; for he asked for a bit ...11 KB (1,740 words) - 00:48, 23 December 2022
- Enki was the god of water, crafts, intelligence, and creation. He ... In Sumerian, "E-A" means "the house of water," ...18 KB (3,043 words) - 08:34, 5 February 2022
- Churches he is revered as one of the Three Holy Hierarchs, along with Basil ... horse-stop on the main road...devoid of water, vegetation, or the company ...32 KB (4,901 words) - 19:17, 20 June 2024
- The first water fountain built on the plaza was constructed by the ... one of the Catholic Church's Fourteen Holy Helpers, is completely ornate ...19 KB (3,062 words) - 21:54, 31 January 2024
- wing of the Ottoman fleet that defeated the Holy League under the command of ... Rapallo, later replenishing his ships with water and other supplies at San ...33 KB (5,326 words) - 18:45, 6 November 2022
- where he might attain to the desire of his holy purpose." His exact age ... who lived there a convenient source of water. Like the prophet Elisha ...20 KB (3,232 words) - 09:12, 27 September 2023
- in the Ganges River, or baptism with holy water. The ancient Greeks had ... bird was dipped in the blood mingled with water and the leper sprinkled with ...14 KB (2,260 words) - 00:10, 1 December 2023
- Originally, the Crusades were Christian Holy Wars to recapture Jerusalem ... at restoring Christian sovereignty over the Holy Land. The Crusades initially ...33 KB (5,138 words) - 15:34, 30 April 2023
- the Hagia Sophia. They also built bridges and water-ways. ... Her body was buried in the Church of the Holy Apostles, one of the splendid ...8 KB (1,261 words) - 02:27, 19 April 2023
- his popular children's book The Water-Babies (1863). ... Charles left for Cambridge to read for Holy Orders at Magdalene College ...18 KB (2,593 words) - 19:34, 4 December 2023
- Holy wells were often visited at Beltane, as well as at the other ... implements of husbandry, the first well water, and the herb vervain (or ...25 KB (3,928 words) - 08:55, 27 September 2023
- Bishop of Rome (Pope) at a time when the Holy See is vacant (usually due ... that were under eighty on the day that the Holy See became vacant would be ...41 KB (6,415 words) - 11:21, 11 March 2023
- freshwater, occasionally entering brackish water, while others are anadromous ... During daylight herring stay in the safety of deep water, feeding ...15 KB (2,224 words) - 22:35, 1 January 2023
- holy items, such as rosaries, crosses, and holy water. Linked to the ... plant, and all things sacred (such as holy water, a crucifix, and a rosary). ...26 KB (4,074 words) - 01:36, 18 April 2023
- to Rome, Santiago de Compostela and the Holy Land. Later in life, after ... heavenly Father … by their celebrated and holy manner of life." ...19 KB (3,232 words) - 22:31, 10 December 2023
- *“A holy convocation” or “a sacred occasion” (Num. ... המים—lit. "pouring of the water"). The ceremony invoked ...19 KB (2,871 words) - 21:43, 26 February 2023
- "If anyone gives even a cup of cold water to one of these little ones ... of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, and teaching them ...15 KB (2,501 words) - 03:45, 31 July 2022
- shun evil, embrace the good and allow the Holy Spirit to work through them ... down, and human blood shed in torrents like water. But they are weapons with ...13 KB (1,990 words) - 04:32, 9 November 2022
- All traditions of Hinduism consider Vrindavan a holy site. Vaisnavisisim ... plated Dhwaja stambha, fifty feet high. A water tank and a picturesque garden ...13 KB (1,859 words) - 21:50, 3 May 2023
- löyly [ˈløyly], was created by splashing water on the heated rocks or kiuas ... In Finland the sauna is an ancient custom. It was considered to be ...15 KB (2,539 words) - 17:06, 23 December 2022
