Cyclopædia
Assuming heretics is required, the following 28 results were found.
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ABELIANShttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/religion/theology/ABELIANS
ABELONIANS, ABELOITES, a Sect of Hereticks in Africa, not far from Hippo, cotemporary with S. Augustin. See HERETICS. What distinguish'd 'em, was, that they made it a Duty to marry, and yet liv'd with their Wives in a prosess'd Continence, without...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Theology
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ALCORANhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ALCORAN
out of the Scriptures: And it was hence, that the Alcoran became so full of the wild and erroneous Opinions of those Heretics, The Jews, also, who were very numerous in Arabia, contributed their Quota to the Alcoran; nor is it without some Reason that...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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ASTATIhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ASTATI
or ASTARII or ASTARTI, a Sect of Heretics in the ninth Century, the Followers of one Sergius, who renewed the Errors of the Manichees. See MANICHEE. They prevailed much under the Emperor Nicephorus; but his nephew Michael Curopalates, curbed them with...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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ARIANShttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ARIANS
or Arians,a Sect of Heretics, the Followers of Arius, and Arianism. See ARIANISM. The Arians divided into a great Number of Parties and Factions, under different Denominations, who mutually condemned each other.—Such were the Semi-Arians, Anomoeans,...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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ALOGIIhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ALOGII
or Alogians, a Sect of ancient Heretics;who denied that Jesus Christ was the Eternal Word. See ARIAN. Theodore of Byzantium, by Trade a Currier, having apostatized, under the Persecution of the Emperor Severus, to defend himself against those who...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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ÆONhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/ÆON
Eon, Aeon, q. d. Age; literally signifies the Duration of a thing. See AGE, and DURATION. But some ancient Heretics have affixed another Idea to it; in order to which, they have made use of the Philosophy of Plato: giving Reality to the Ideas, which...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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AEONhttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/unclassified/AEON
Eon, Aeon, q. d. Age; literally signifies the Duration of a thing. See Age, and Duration. But some ancient Heretics have affixed another Idea to it; in order to which, they have made use of the Philosophy of Plato: giving Reality to the Ideas, which...
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- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
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ACThttps://chambers.encyclo.eu/index.php/physics/ACT
Commencement. See COMMENCEMENT. Act of Faith, or Auto de Fe, is a solemn day held by the Inquisition for the punishment of heretics and the absolution of the innocent accused. See INQUISITION. They usually contrive the Auto to fall on some great...
- Type: Article
- Author: Ephraïm Chambers
- Category: Physics