Search results for "Holy water" - New World Encyclopedia
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- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- *“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
- To produce extruded or pressed incense, small quantities of water ... either of thin bamboo or wood, is soaked in water or a thin water/glue mixture ...32 KB (4,937 words) - 12:45, 4 March 2024
- quot;without counting his other prayers the holy King knelt down every evening ... to enclose sacred relics, or drops of holy water. A set of blessed Rosary ...35 KB (5,735 words) - 21:43, 16 April 2023
- human ingenuity, devising an elaborate water management system, carving ... ability of the Nabataeans to control the water supply that led to the rise ...24 KB (3,829 words) - 14:47, 28 March 2023
- used in the Eastern Orthodox Church's Holy Saturday liturgy (between ... The foundational importance of the sacrament of baptism (using water ...12 KB (1,931 words) - 04:09, 29 October 2022
- Swan is any of various large, long-necked water birds of the family ... winter, eat pearls, and separate milk from water in a mixture of both. ...16 KB (2,404 words) - 00:35, 27 February 2023
- miracles, materializations of vibhuti (holy ash) and other small objects ... that vibuthi, kumkum, turmeric powder, holy water, Shiva lingams, statues ...33 KB (4,966 words) - 15:00, 23 October 2023
- understood. These are the hosioi ("holy ones") and the prophētai ... There were five hosioi,(the holy ones) whose responsibilities are ...24 KB (3,809 words) - 21:08, 14 April 2023
- at the same time. They share the same holy lands, and both claim to have ... reason (samjnin). The four elements, earth, water, air and fire, are animated ...28 KB (4,275 words) - 12:42, 6 November 2021
- , this does not release them from their holy obligation to perform the ... converge on Mecca for the high holy week of the hajj, a total ...29 KB (4,558 words) - 16:54, 21 January 2024
- that worship of mountains and other water sources played a dominant ... a preset pattern dedicated to a particular holy entity, similar to the practice ...15 KB (2,182 words) - 15:59, 11 November 2022
- Jethro's seven daughters arrived to water their flocks there, but Midianite ... beheld the burning bush and climbed the holy mountain of Horeb, where he ...13 KB (2,051 words) - 02:58, 1 August 2022
- resurrection, and the femininity of the Holy Spirit or a feminine aspect ... Genesis, that "There was darkness and water, and spirit upon water." ...17 KB (2,741 words) - 10:24, 29 January 2024
- he called “counter-earth.” The central holy fire was not the Sun, but ... elements such as earth, air, fire and water, but also continua such as ...14 KB (2,121 words) - 04:13, 24 November 2022
- the expansive force of freezing water, specific gravities of materials ... being such things as air, earth, fire, and water. Moreover, he criticized ...20 KB (3,111 words) - 21:10, 16 April 2023
- conceived Jesus miraculously through the Holy Spirit without her husband ... because her unborn child is "from the Holy Spirit" (Matthew 1:18-25). ...30 KB (4,633 words) - 15:58, 7 November 2022
- while the rich man craved a drop of water from Lazarus' finger ... can be seen inside the church under the Holy of Holies. His relics were ...15 KB (2,333 words) - 17:59, 25 October 2022
- which is associated with the pouring of holy ghee or oil into a sacrificial ... three gods seen together represent earth, water, and fire. The earth is seen ...22 KB (3,588 words) - 17:21, 2 May 2023
- often the dead body is bathed in purified water, and dressed in new clothes ... to his left. While walking he sprinkles water and sometimes ghee onto the ...37 KB (6,189 words) - 14:58, 3 December 2023
- criminal offensives, and the proper conduct of holy war. ... swears an oath and drinks "bitter water." She will suffer a ...28 KB (4,576 words) - 20:04, 17 May 2023
- Traditional dishes are often highlighted. Water is usually the beverage of ... In the Middle East, iftar consists of water, juices, dates, salads ...25 KB (3,551 words) - 00:32, 8 December 2022
- and lamented the corruption of the holy texts and the works of the ... the visible spectrum in a glass of water, centuries before Sir Isaac ...10 KB (1,503 words) - 02:30, 16 December 2022
- bricks [over them], so that however much water may collect at the side of ... writes that the mention of the "Holy of Holies" in this passage ...20 KB (3,151 words) - 09:06, 30 December 2021
- the scattering of ashes over a body of water, or a plot of land. The disposal ... to immerse the cremated remains in the holy river Ganges, preferably at ...24 KB (3,818 words) - 00:19, 15 January 2023
- Jesus turns water into wine; creates matter out of nothing by turning ... Muslims consider the Holy Qur'an itself to be a miracle, as a ...43 KB (6,326 words) - 11:08, 10 March 2023
- Ancient and holy books of many religions have been handwritten in ... was especially influenced by Sikhism whose holy book has been traditionally ...19 KB (2,750 words) - 18:29, 25 November 2023
- and serve no god but the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Catholics also point ... (2185) that, "On Sundays and other holy days of obligation, the faithful ...37 KB (5,883 words) - 02:58, 19 April 2023
- palace was also inserted by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor. The buildings ... is usually filled with the sound of running water from several fountains and ...22 KB (3,517 words) - 00:37, 9 January 2023
- himself by bravely entering the Cave of Water Curtains (pinyin:Shuǐlián ... is noted for his fighting skills in the water, which he uses to combat ...24 KB (3,989 words) - 01:59, 8 September 2022
- extended throughout the Western half of the Holy Roman Empire. ... villagers to provide him with food and water. Again, the Athanasian account ...22 KB (3,532 words) - 19:06, 22 December 2022
- toxic and hazardous waste disposal, water pollution from raw sewage ... Mulai Hassan fled to the court of Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor King ...17 KB (2,367 words) - 12:23, 18 April 2023
- ===The Holy Qur'an=== The Holy Qur’an contains several references to the Houri including ...18 KB (2,560 words) - 21:26, 7 January 2023
- a model for the menorah, which stood in the Holy Temple and Christian symbolism ... enzyme emulsin which, in the presence of water, acts on a soluble glucoside ...20 KB (2,967 words) - 20:41, 26 March 2024
- gorge with his Sudarshana Chakra to let the water out. He then handed the drained ... jpg|Two Sadhus, or Hindu Holy Men, near Pashupatinath temple ...11 KB (1,537 words) - 20:17, 28 February 2023
- In the Roman Empire, the Vestal Virgins (sacerdos Vestalis), were ... goddess of the hearth and home, collecting water from a sacred spring, preparation ...16 KB (2,678 words) - 18:03, 3 May 2023
- take off his sandals, due to the place being holy ground, ... and the ability to turn water into blood. Exodus 4:9 Despite the signs ...11 KB (1,770 words) - 06:58, 21 April 2023
- Anuradhapura hosted both Hindu and Buddhist holy people and congregations. ... network of subterranean channels, to supply water to the city. Engineers built ...16 KB (2,446 words) - 05:50, 11 August 2023
- Maitreya's teachings, they will lead a holy life. No longer will they ... Buddha Maitreya, and made Luoyang the "holy capital." In 693 she ...24 KB (3,613 words) - 05:32, 5 November 2022
- carried her and the 11,000 virgins first by water to Cologne and then to Basel ... education, the city of Cologne, educators, holy death, schoolchildren, teachers ...11 KB (1,674 words) - 00:54, 23 December 2022
- Water is a common chemical substance that is essential for all known ... prepared for religious purposes—holy water in some Christian denominations; ...56 KB (8,647 words) - 23:15, 3 May 2023
- (Sa'ih) is the Persian term for "holy one" or "saint, ... to pray, chant God's name and read holy scriptures such as the Qur ...29 KB (4,491 words) - 20:40, 17 April 2023
- , pushed to have his book on the Holy Trinity condemned. A Church ... punished for a day with a diet of bread and water only and were isolated in ...20 KB (3,412 words) - 17:12, 6 February 2022
- language. The attitude of Sigismund, Holy Roman Emperor, who sent threatening ... :2. The sacrament of the most Holy Eucharist shall be freely administered ...28 KB (4,454 words) - 21:23, 9 February 2024
- support of the Virupaksha temple and other holy places in the vicinity, and ... * Octagonal Water pavilion * Pampa Sarovar * Pattaabhi Rama temple ...12 KB (1,695 words) - 17:01, 21 January 2024
- to pray. Having been advised to bring holy water "to make sure that ... In March 2010, the Holy See announced that the Congregation for the ...28 KB (4,419 words) - 09:37, 10 March 2023
- in the form of snow and rain. All water that enters the lake is lost ... and crisp. It has long been considered holy by Native Americans and is ...23 KB (3,549 words) - 00:17, 15 January 2023
- the five points represent earth, sky, fire, water, and Spirit, with Spirit ... attribution of elements (earth, fire, air, water) to the five points. By the ...20 KB (3,104 words) - 07:21, 23 November 2022
- the Catechism and receive her first Holy Communion. However, she struggled ... bathing or drinking. They noted that the water of the spring did not seem ...11 KB (1,754 words) - 19:13, 22 December 2022
- that for centuries was Nazareth's only water supply, may represent a contemporary ... of Christians by Muslims in the Holy Land. Portland, OR: F. Cass ...14 KB (2,200 words) - 15:58, 11 November 2022
- Conrad III of Germany and his nephew, later Holy Roman Emperor Frederick Barbarossa ... financially to the rescue of the Holy Land. Bernard; Arnold I, the ...44 KB (6,838 words) - 00:35, 6 March 2024
- the apsu, MARDUK was created in the heart of the holy apsu. ... clouds. He pressed hard down the head of water, heaping mountains over it ...15 KB (2,485 words) - 18:58, 13 February 2024
- of Matthew, Peter alone was able to walk on water after seeing Jesus do the ... of the sale of his home, after which the Holy Spirit immediately killed ...28 KB (4,305 words) - 00:51, 23 December 2022
- grey in color, normally obtained from sea water or rock deposits. Natural ... quot; in the Roman Catholic rite of Holy water. The earliest Biblical ...36 KB (5,357 words) - 01:13, 21 April 2023
- Because of the large scale of high-energy water flow through the structure ... Fresh river water flowing from the Mississippi into the Gulf of Mexico ...31 KB (4,768 words) - 11:11, 10 March 2023
- by mountains on three sides and the open water of Sagami Bay on the fourth ... of Shimizu Kon of Kappa, a legendary water sprite), a picture of Kappa ...27 KB (3,754 words) - 07:04, 28 February 2023
- everywhere." He was interred in the Holy Cross Cemetery in Culver City ... *(He's got) ice-water in his veins: When a player hits a clutch ...11 KB (1,717 words) - 21:00, 9 December 2023
- anoint the hollow of the tombstone with holy water or to pour libations of ... by many Filipinos (after Christmas and Holy Week), and additional days ...19 KB (2,926 words) - 08:42, 28 January 2024
- he de agua doçe, "All of this sea is fresh water," and its river is marked Rio grande, "great river"), Harrisse concluded that ...16 KB (2,550 words) - 14:58, 2 May 2023
- be the home of God, the angels, and of the holy. He conserved the Ptolemaic ... made up everywhere of the four elements (water, earth, fire, and air), rather ...16 KB (2,416 words) - 13:28, 15 December 2022
- the common Christian doctrine of the Holy Trinity as polytheistic. Indeed ... Tanakh, and the Torah in particular, is considered holy. ...30 KB (4,716 words) - 23:04, 8 April 2021
- created by the migration of sulfur-bearing water up from the gas field. This ... supposedly take their name from Charles IV, Holy Roman Emperor of the Czech ...19 KB (2,927 words) - 15:25, 27 November 2023
- inside. Rainbows can be caused by forms of water other than rain, including ... Rainbows can be observed whenever there are water drops in the air ...32 KB (5,079 words) - 17:20, 16 April 2023
- The purpose and use of an altar is holy. Altars are places of worship ... mizbaḥ pnimi). This was the indoor altar and stood in front of the ...49 KB (7,532 words) - 23:19, 9 May 2024
- the sanctification of the priest and the Holy of Holies (in the Temple) ... When Aaron has finished making atonement for the Most Holy Place, ...26 KB (4,249 words) - 02:32, 21 April 2023
- with a chain being strung out across the water to the fort at La Punta. ... feature was conceived in order to allow the water that tended to accumulate ...17 KB (2,656 words) - 00:04, 18 November 2022
- time in which the Brothers Grimm lived, the Holy Roman Empire had just met ... * The Water of Life * The White Snake * The Wonderful Musician ...12 KB (1,806 words) - 04:36, 22 November 2023
- colors, such as violet/purple, during Lent and Holy Week. dress according to specific forms during Holy Week, particularly on Maundy ...23 KB (3,744 words) - 01:46, 11 March 2023
- army. Shut in between this army and the water, the Israelites despaired ... were about to break forth in song, but the Holy One rebuked them, “My children ...40 KB (6,642 words) - 20:52, 26 August 2020
- given animal, whether it is earth, air or water—and served as a means for ... the fish totems. These children come from a holy place, the same holy place ...20 KB (3,178 words) - 04:44, 1 May 2023
- :Who is like Yahweh among the sons of El? In the council of the holy ... with a form of the name of the Babylonian water god Ea, lord of the watery ...20 KB (3,357 words) - 00:06, 13 February 2024
- on the divinely bestowed prerogatives of the Holy See. Many problems ... relations between the French Church and the Holy See until the Revolution. ...28 KB (4,490 words) - 20:07, 25 October 2022
- Kabir's work (as a Bhagat) within the holy Sikh scripture "Guru ... people against searching for truth in "holy books": "Reading ...23 KB (3,622 words) - 17:22, 5 April 2023
- In 1977, the Carter administration sold India heavy water and uranium for its nuclear reactors but required American on-site inspection of nuclear ...17 KB (2,426 words) - 00:04, 16 December 2022
- a combination of reasons: it was designed (water, wood, supplies, livestock ... Holy Supreme Wind being created the mists of lights arose through ...48 KB (7,395 words) - 15:33, 11 November 2022
- randomly around the island that have fresh water running all year round. Such ... Water supply poses a problem on Malta, as the summer is both rainless ...35 KB (5,045 words) - 06:40, 5 November 2022
- Anahita was a divine figure associated with water, wisdom and healing ... ancient Persians saw the feminine as holy, so artists made no effort ...12 KB (1,906 words) - 01:04, 1 January 2022
- to its prominence as a waterway in the Holy Roman Empire. Recognized for ... with the creek Aua da Russein (lit.: "Water of the Russein"). ...60 KB (9,463 words) - 23:58, 17 March 2023
- The "Polar Bear Plunge" is an annual dip in ice-cold water ... hosts a major fireworks celebration on the water by the Sydney Opera House. ...24 KB (3,673 words) - 09:31, 11 March 2023
- body is rubbed with a magic salve. To drink water out of the footprint of the ... artifacts such as crucifixes and holy water. One of the lesser known ...17 KB (2,631 words) - 23:30, 3 May 2023
- specifically mentioned in the Muslim holy book, the Qur'an, virtually ... of the main column captured two Meccan water carriers at the Badr wells ...28 KB (4,414 words) - 11:31, 20 September 2023
- under the Duke of Burgundy. Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, born in Ghent ... 12). He describes this as their “wind and water hegemony” (ix). Their decline ...28 KB (4,365 words) - 11:02, 23 December 2021
- in the Tyndale Bible was similar to searching for water in the sea. Bishop Cuthbert Tunstall of London declared that there were upwards of 2,000 errors ...14 KB (2,095 words) - 20:44, 13 May 2023
- Guru, Linga, Jangama (wandering monk), Pādodaka (water from bathing the Linga or guru's feet), Prasāda (sacred offering), Vibhuti (holy ash ...20 KB (2,822 words) - 04:17, 29 October 2022
- eventually went on to take up membership in holy orders. ... (He also took it upon himself to bear water to the homes of the bed-ridden ...24 KB (3,819 words) - 01:38, 26 March 2024
- ingesting the Eucharist induced the Holy Spirit, as a shared unity ... root, typically taking it mixed with water. Much traditional usage of ...32 KB (4,699 words) - 18:57, 13 February 2024
- has several small rivers, but no bodies of water of any significant size. ... earliest statutes date back to 1263. The Holy See confirmed the ancient ...26 KB (3,871 words) - 01:19, 21 April 2023
- degradation, as well as air and water pollution. Unplanned growth ... Theatre, a cinema, the Cathedral of the Holy Cross, a cenotaph, a golf ...21 KB (2,892 words) - 10:38, 9 March 2023
- the Monument, in effect desecrating a holy site. Climbers, on the other ... the forces of erosion, particularly that of water, began to wear away the sandstones ...18 KB (2,711 words) - 10:16, 29 January 2024
- of the Church conferred posthumously by the Holy See, which she received in ... of prayer in terms of the ways in which water is obtained to irrigate a ...22 KB (3,548 words) - 03:48, 30 April 2023
- An elaborate system of 18 canals brought water from the hills to Nineveh ... walls, as well as the system that supplied water to the city in times of siege. ...21 KB (3,258 words) - 09:49, 11 March 2023
- and fertilization takes place in the water (Towle 1989). In some live ... For the purpose of reproduction, most amphibians are bound to fresh ...31 KB (4,574 words) - 06:48, 5 October 2022
- the elements, such as Agni (Fire), Varuna (Water) and Surya (Sun). Due to ... serpent who stole all the primordial water in the world causing widespread ...18 KB (2,879 words) - 20:00, 4 March 2024
