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Simon Magus
(Encyclopedia) Simon MagusSimon Magusmāˈgəs [key], Samaritan sorcerer who attempted to buy spiritual power from the apostles. From this comes the term simony. He is mentioned in the Acts of the…Brewer's: Magus
(See Simon.) Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer, 1894Mah-abadean DynastyMaguelone A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z…Brewer's: Simon Magus
Isidore tells us that Simon Magus died in the reign of Nero, and adds that he (Simon) had proposed a dispute with Peter and Paul, and had promised to fly up to heaven. He succeeded in…Docetism
(Encyclopedia) DocetismDocetismdōsētˈĭzəm [key] [Gr.,=to appear], early heretical trend in Christian thought. Docetists claimed that Christ was a mere phantasm who only seemed to live and suffer. A…Bourdon, Sébastien
(Encyclopedia) Bourdon, SébastienBourdon, SébastiensābästyăNˈ b&oomacr;rdôNˈ [key], 1616–71, French painter. Bourdon was active in Rome (1634–37), in Sweden (1652–54) as Queen Christina's court…Sharp, James
(Encyclopedia) Sharp, James, 1613–79, Scottish prelate. As a Presbyterian minister, Sharp became (1650) a leader of the moderate wing of the Scottish church called the Resolutioners. He was captured…Hamann, Johann Georg
(Encyclopedia) Hamann, Johann GeorgHamann, Johann Georgyōˈhän gāˈôrk häˈmən [key], 1730–88, German Protestant theologian, b. Königsberg (now Kaliningrad). Although opposed to the rationalism of Kant…Magi
(Encyclopedia) MagiMagimāˈjī [key], priestly caste of ancient Persia. Probably Median in origin, they were, according to Herodotus, a tribe rather than a priestly family. Zoroaster is thought to have…Simon
(Encyclopedia) Simon, in the Bible. 1 One of the Maccabees. 2 or Simon Peter: see Peter, Saint. 3 See Simon, Saint. 4 Kinsman of Jesus. 5 Leper of Bethany in whose house a woman anointed Jesus' feet…Fowles, John
(Encyclopedia) Fowles, John, 1926–2005, English writer, b. Leigh-on-Sea, Essex, grad. Oxford, 1950. A complex, cerebral writer and a superb storyteller, Fowles was interested in manipulating the…Trending
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