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51Pulpit — • An elevated stand to preach on Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Pulpit Pulpit † C …
52Aphilas — ###@@@KEYEND@@@###Aphilas (early 4th century) was a king of Axum. He is known from the coins he minted, which are characterized by a number of experiments in imagery on the obverse, and being issued in fractions of weight that none of his… …
53Ki Tavo — Ki Tavo, Ki Thavo, Ki Tabo, Ki Thabo, or Ki Savo (כי תבוא Hebrew for “when you enter,” the second and third words, and the first distinctive words, in the parshah) is the 50th weekly Torah portion ( parshah ) in the annual Jewish cycle of Torah… …
54Tale of the shipwrecked sailor — The Tale of the shipwrecked sailor is an account of an Ancient Egyptian voyage to Punt written around 2200 BCE. Its textual artifacts include references to burnt offerings, incense, fragrant wood, ivory, grain, fruit, fish, fowl, and a giant… …
55medina — /meuh dee neuh/, n. the old Arab quarter of a North African city. [1905 10; < Ar madina city] * * * Arabic Al Madīnah ancient Yathrib. City (pop., 1992: 608,295), western Saudi Arabia, north of Mecca. It developed from an oasis settled by Jews с… …
56Medina — /meuh dee neuh/ for 1; /meuh duy neuh/ for 2, n. 1. a city in W Saudi Arabia, where Muhammad was first accepted as the supreme Prophet from Allah and where his tomb is located. 150,000. 2. a town in N Ohio. 15,268. * * * Arabic Al Madīnah ancient …
57CHERUB — (Heb. כְּרוּב, keruv, pl. כְּרוּבִים, keruvim), a winged celestial being which appears in the Bible in several different guises: (1) In the story of the garden of Eden after the expulsion of Adam and Eve, God stationed cherubim at the entrance of …
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59THRONE — (Heb. כִּסֵּא ,כִּסֵּה ,כֵּס; Dan. כָּרְסֵא; cf. Akk. kussû), an elevated chair symbolizing the importance and supreme authority of the person seated on it. Thrones were usually elaborate, made from the most expensive materials, and adorned with… …
60Altar Canopy — • The Caeremoniale Episcoporum (I, xii, 13), treating of the ornaments of the altar, says that a canopy (baldachinum) should be suspended over the altar Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Altar Canopy Altar Canopy …
