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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 109. Chapters: Glossary of ancient Roman religion, Glossary of Buddhism, Glossary of Christianity, Glossary of Germanic mysticism, Glossary of Hinduism terms, Glossary of Islam, Glossary of Japanese Buddhism, Glossary of New Thought terms, Glossary of Shinto, Glossary of spirituality terms, Glossary of the Catholic Church. Excerpt: The religious vocabulary of ancient Rome was highly specialized, and often influenced later religious vocabulary in Europe, particularly that of the Western Church. This glossary provides explanations of concepts as they were expressed in Latin pertaining to religious practices and beliefs, with links to articles on major topics such as priesthoods, forms of divination, and rituals. For theonyms, or the names and epithets of gods, see List of Roman deities. For public religious holidays, see Roman festivals. Individual temples and other landmarks of religious topography in ancient Rome are not included in this list; see Roman temple. The verb abominari ("to avert an omen," from ab-, "away, off," + ominari, "to pronounce on an omen") was a term of augury for an action that rejects or averts an unfavourable omen indicated by a signum, "sign." The noun is abominatio, from which English "abomination" derives. At the taking of formally solicited auspices (auspicia impetrativa), the observer was required to acknowledge any potentially bad sign occurring within the templum he was observing, regardless of the interpretation. He might, however, take certain actions in order to ignore the signa, including avoiding the sight of them, and interpreting them as favourable. The latter tactic required promptness, wit and skill based on discipline and learning. Thus the omen had no validity apart from the observation of it. The aedes was the dwelling place of a god. It was thus a structure that housed the deity's...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781230791623
  • Publisher: Booksllc.Net
  • Publisher Imprint: Booksllc.Net
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 110
  • Spine Width: 6 mm
  • Weight: 213 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1230791620
  • Publisher Date: 13 Sep 2013
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Sub Title: Glossary of Ancient Roman Religion, Glossary of Buddhism, Glossary of Christianity, Glossary of Germanic Mysticism, Gl
  • Width: 189 mm


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