Encyclopedia - Comes: Encyclopedia Ii - Comes - Imperially Bestowed Court Titles And Various Offices Of Comites
Historically more significant, Comes became a profane title given to trusted (ex-)courtiers and others, as a mark of imperial confidence,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Dynastic Orders Of Knighthood: Encyclopedia Ii - Dynastic Orders Of Knighthood - Property Of The Sovereign
Dynastic Orders are the exclusive property of a Sovereign, and they remain such even if he/she goes into exile, and are thus transmissibl...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Bestow: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Bestow
bestow: To offer as a gift. See: dana. (See also: Bestow , Hinduism, Body Mind and Soul)      » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Comes: Encyclopedia - Comes
Comes (genitive: comitis) is the Latin word for companion, either individually or as a member of a collective known as comitatus (compare...   » Read the article

Article - Skanda Sashti: Hindu Worship - Skanda Sashti
Skanda Sashti Lord Subramanya, the Supreme Being, who is the ruler of this universe, who is the indweller of our hearts, who is the seco...   » Read the article

Article - Aphorisms Of Kanada: Vedic Philosophy - The Aphorisms Of Kanada
The Aphorisms Of Kanada: This system is chiefly concerned with the determination of the Padarthas and yet, Kanada opens the subject wi...   » Read the article

Article - Hindu Quotes: Life-force
Hindu Quotes: Life-Force   He who bestows life-force and hardy vigor,  Whose ordinances even the Gods obey,  Whose sh...   » Read the article

Article - Gemstones Crystals: Gemstones Crystals - The Benefits Of Gem Therapy
The Benefits of Gem Therapy The proper stone can bestow fantastic benefits. There should also be a strong meditation by the wearer of th...   » Read the article

Article - Saraswathi: The Hindu Godess Mother Saraswathi
MOTHER SARASWATHI The presiding Deity over Creation and Dissolution Mother Saraswathi, is divine knowledge personified, the embodiment ...   » Read the article

Article - Sandhyopasana: Worship At The Junctions Of Time - Sandhyopasana
Sandhyopasana literally means - worship at the junctions of time. - It is a prayer and worship offered to the Lord at the junction (Sandh...   » Read the article

Article - Nadis: Svara Sadhana
Svara Sadhana, practice of breath, is the revealer of Satya, Brahman and bestower of the Supreme Knowledge and Bliss. Perform calm acts d...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - American Heart Association: Encyclopedia - American Heart Association
The American Heart Association is a non-profit organization in the United States that fosters appropriate cardiac care in an effort to re...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Tzolkin: Encyclopedia - Tzolkin
Tzolkin (or tzolk'in, in the revised orthography which is now preferred) is the name bestowed by Mayanist scholars upon the version of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Outrigger Canoe: Encyclopedia - Outrigger Canoe
Image:Bangca1.jpg The outrigger canoe (Tagalog: bangka; Maori: waka; Hawaiian: wa'a) is a type of canoe featuring one or more lateral sup...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bribery: Encyclopedia - Bribery
Bribery is a crime defined by Black's Law Dictionary as the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Adept: Encyclopedia - Adept
The adept masters the highest of esoterical knowledge. Adepts are identified in yoga, the craft and other systems of occultism, spiritual...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Primate Religion: Encyclopedia - Primate Religion
Primate (from the Latin Primus, "first") is a title or rank bestowed on some bishops in certain Christian churches. Depending on the part...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - 1335: Encyclopedia - 1335
1335 - Events. Abu Said dies and the Ilkhan khanate ends Slavery abolished in Sweden Charles I of Hungary allies with Poland against t...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Diksha: Encyclopedia - Diksha
In Hinduism, diksha is the ritual of initiation into the worship of some deity by a guru (diksha guru) who bestows mantra(s) and takes th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Golden Age Foundation: Encyclopedia - Golden Age Foundation
Golden Age Foundation founded by Sri Bhagavan and Sri Amma is an Indian based, secular, socio-spiritual organization committed to the tra...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pasha: Encyclopedia - Pasha
Pasha (or pascha, bashaw; Turkish: paşa) originally from Persian padshah or padeshah meaning "king") was a high rank in the Ottoman Empi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Spiritual Gift: Encyclopedia - Spiritual Gift
According to Christian theology, the spiritual gifts (or charismata) are gifts that were supernaturally bestowed on the early Christians,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Comes: Encyclopedia Ii - Comes - In The Roman Pagan Religion
Comes was a common epitheton (title, added to the name, as Catholicism still does with Jesus and much- venerated saints, such as in Our L...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Blessing: Encyclopedia - Blessing
For the Swedish bubblegum pop group, see Bubbles (band). A blessing (from to bless, Old English bleodsian or bletsian) originally mean...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bhuteshananda: Encyclopedia - Bhuteshananda
Swami Bhuteshananda was born on 8 September 1901 at Somsar in West Bengal. His premonastic name was Vijay Chandra. His father was Purna C...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Atomidine: Encyclopedia - Atomidine
Atomidine is an iodine substance referred to by the Cayce readings which is created using a modified detoxification process. This process...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Charter: Encyclopedia - Charter
A charter is a document bestowing certain rights on a town, city, university, land or institution; sometimes used as a loan of money. The...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Catholic Monarchs: Encyclopedia - Catholic Monarchs
The Catholic Monarchs (Spanish: Reyes Católicos) is the collective title used in history for Queen Isabella I of Castile and King Ferdin...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Congressional Gold Medal Of Honor: Encyclopedia - Congressional Gold Medal Of Honor
The Congressional Gold Medal of Honor is the highest award which may be bestowed by the Legislative Branch of the United States governmen...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Admiral Of The Navy: Encyclopedia - Admiral Of The Navy
Admiral of the Navy is a senior-most rank of a naval service, with its origins in the Middle Ages. A United States Admiral of the Navy is...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Alexander Nevsky Monastery: Encyclopedia - Alexander Nevsky Monastery
Alexander Nevsky Monastery was founded by Peter the Great in 1710 at the southern end of the Nevsky Prospect in St Petersburg to house th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Aga Khan: Encyclopedia - Aga Khan
Aga Khan (Persian: اغا خان ) is the heriditary title of the Imam (spiritual and general leader), of the Nizari sect (result of the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Al-fil: Encyclopedia - Al-fil
Surat al-Fil (Arabic: سورة الفيل ) (The Elephant) is the 105th chapter of the Qur'an. It is a Makkan sura consisting of 5 ayat. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Title: Encyclopedia Ii - Title - Legislative Titles
Title - In Current Use. Alderman Councillor Delegate Member of Parliament (from which come Member of the European Parliament, Member o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Title: Encyclopedia Ii - Title - Titles For Heads Of State
Title - Current. Titles actually in use by Heads of State in the World today. Indovuzaki (Translates as Great She Elephant) Chairm...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Title: Encyclopedia Ii - Title - Honorary Titles Granted By Heads Of State
Title - Current. Raja (Still officially retained by members of India's princely families, although without the former prerogatives. Fr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Title: Encyclopedia Ii - Title - Executive Branch Of Government And Other Sub-national Rulers
Title - Currently in Use. Abbess (the masculine equivalent is Abbott) Acolyte Admiral (from which come Grand Admiral, Hereditary Lord ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Sima Ying: Encyclopedia Ii - Sima Ying - After Overthrowing Sima Lun
Some thought that a power balance that Emperor Wu had hoped for at his death might be restored, as Princes Jiong and Ying were each given...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nelson Mandela: Encyclopedia Ii - Nelson Mandela - Trivia
Queen and Paul Rodgers performed a song titled 'Say It's Not True' in their concert Return Of The Champions, which was written for Nelson...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nelson Mandela: Encyclopedia Ii - Nelson Mandela - Early Life
Nelson Mandela was born to the Thembu Xhosa family on July 18, 1918 in small village of Mvezo in the Umtata district, capital of the Tran...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nelson Mandela: Encyclopedia Ii - Nelson Mandela - Political Activity
As a young student, Mandela became involved in political opposition to the white minority government's denial of political, social, and e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nelson Mandela: Encyclopedia Ii - Nelson Mandela - Arrest And Imprisonment
In 1961, he became the leader of the ANC's armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe (translated as Spear of the Nation, also abbreviated MK), which h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nelson Mandela: Encyclopedia Ii - Nelson Mandela - Anc Presidency And Presidency Of South Africa
South Africa's first democratic elections were held on April 27, 1994. The ANC won the majority in the election, and Mandela, as leader o...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nelson Mandela: Encyclopedia Ii - Nelson Mandela - International Diplomacy
President Mandela took a particular interest in helping to resolve the long-running dispute between Libya on the one hand, and the United...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nelson Mandela: Encyclopedia Ii - Nelson Mandela - Marriages
Mandela has been married three times. His first marriage was to Evelyn Ntoko Mase who, like Mandela, was also from what later became the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nelson Mandela: Encyclopedia Ii - Nelson Mandela - Retirement
After his retirement as President in 1999, Mandela went on to become an advocate for a variety of social and human rights organisations. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Title: Encyclopedia Ii - Title - Judicial Titles
Title - In Current Use. Advocate Bailiff Barrister Judge and Admiralty Judge Justice (from which come Chief Justice and Justice of the...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nelson Mandela: Encyclopedia Ii - Nelson Mandela - Early Life
Mandela was born to the Thembu Xhosa family in the small village of Mvezo in the Umtata district, capital of the Transkei. Mandela's fath...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nelson Mandela: Encyclopedia Ii - Nelson Mandela - Political Activity
As a young student, Mandela became involved in political opposition to the white minority government's denial of political, social, and e...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nelson Mandela: Encyclopedia Ii - Nelson Mandela - Arrest And Imprisonment
In 1961, he became the leader of the ANC's armed wing Umkhonto we Sizwe (translated as Spear of the Nation, also abbreviated MK), which h...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nelson Mandela: Encyclopedia Ii - Nelson Mandela - Anc Presidency And Presidency Of South Africa
South Africa's first democratic elections in which full enfranchisement was granted were held on April 27, 1994. The ANC won the majority...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nelson Mandela: Encyclopedia Ii - Nelson Mandela - International Diplomacy
President Mandela took a particular interest in helping to resolve the long-running dispute between Libya on the one hand, and the United...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nelson Mandela: Encyclopedia Ii - Nelson Mandela - Marriages
Mandela has been married three times. His first marriage was to Evelyn Ntoko Mase who, like Mandela, was also from what later became the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nelson Mandela: Encyclopedia Ii - Nelson Mandela - Retirement
After his retirement as President in 1999, Mandela went on to become an advocate for a variety of social and human rights organisations. ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Nelson Mandela: Encyclopedia Ii - Nelson Mandela - Trivia
Queen and Paul Rodgers performed a song titled 'Say It's Not True' in their concert Return Of The Champions, which was written for Nelson...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Troparion: Encyclopedia Ii - Troparion - Famous Troparia
Paschal Troparion, Tone V: Christ is risen from the dead, trampling down death by death, and upon those in the tombs bestowing life. Tr...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Shinjitai: Encyclopedia Ii - Shinjitai - Examples
Kyūjitai: 鐵→Shinjitai: 鉄 (TETSU; iron) 與→与 (On: YO, Kun: ataeru; bestow, impart) 學→学 (GAKU, manabu; learn) 體→体 (...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Loras College: Encyclopedia Ii - Loras College - Athletics
Loras’ athletic teams are known as the Duhawks, a name bestowed upon the football team by a Detroit Free Press scribe in 1924. The scho...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Princess Sophia Of Gloucester: Encyclopedia Ii - Princess Sophia Of Gloucester - Royal Highness
On July 22, 1816 Sophia's brother, Prince William, Duke of Gloucester married their cousin, The Princess Mary, a daughter of King George ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Coming Of Age: Encyclopedia Ii - Coming Of Age - Religious Coming Of Age
Coming of age - Buddhism. Coming of age - Christianity. Confirmation In some Christian traditions, generally Catholic and Anglican...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Kingdom Of Redonda: Encyclopedia Ii - Kingdom Of Redonda - History Or Story Of The Kingdom
Matthew Dowdy Shiell, a banker form Montserrat bought the island when his first son, Matthew Phipps Shiell, was born. He asked the title ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Pasha: Encyclopedia Ii - Pasha - Role In Ottoman Political System
The sultan of Turkey and (by delegation) the khedive of Egypt had the right to bestow the title of Pasha. The title appears, originally, ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Bonaventure: Encyclopedia Ii - Bonaventure - Philosophy & Works
Bonaventura's character seems not unworthy of the eulogistic title, "Doctor Seraphicus," bestowed on him by his contemporaries, and of th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Hebrew Name: Encyclopedia Ii - Hebrew Name - Names Of Hebrew Origin
Most Hebrew names used by Jews (along with many Hebrew names used in Christendom) come from the Jewish Tanakh, known by Christians as the...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Saraswati: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary V On Saraswati
Saraswati: Goddess who bestows knowledge of fine arts and power of speech   (See also: Saraswati ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary) &nb...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Siva: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Ii On Siva
SIVA: Lord Siva - bestower of auspiciousness on His devotees.   (See also: SIVA ,Yoga, Yoga Dictionary)      » Read the article

Dictionary - Siva: Hinduism Sanskrit Dictionary Iv On Siva
Siva: Siva: Lord Siva - bestower of auspiciousness  on his devotees.   (See also: Siva , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Daatha: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Daatha (dhaatha)
daatha: daatha (dhaatha). Giver, bestower, Earth.   (See also: daatha , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Dictionary,...   » Read the article

Dictionary - A-mrithopadesa: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On A-mrithopadesa (a-mrithopadhesha)
a-mrithopadesa: a-mrithopadesa (a-mrithopadhesha). Immortality-bestowing or nectarine teaching.   (See also: a-mrithopadesa...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Nandini: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Nandini (nandhinee)
Nandini: Nandini (Nandhinee). Fabulous cow of sage Vasishta bestowing all desires.   (See also: Nandini , Hinduism, Hinduis...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Amrta: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Ii On Amrta
amrta: a nectar which was believed to bestow immortality   (See also: amrta , Hinduism, Hinduism Dictionary, Sanskrit Diction...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Cintamani: Buddhist - Buddhism Dictionary On Cintamani
Cintamani The talismanic pearl, a symbol of bestowing fortune and capable of fulfilling every wish.    (See also: Cintam...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prashraya, Vinaya: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Prashraya, Vinaya
Prashraya, or Vinaya (Sanskrit). "The progenetrix of affection." A title bestowed upon the Vedic Aditi, the "Mother of...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Urlak: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Urlak
Urlak (Scandianvian Norse). The same as "Orlog" (q.v.). Fate; an impersonal power bestowing gifts "blindly" on mor...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mark Of Cain: Witch Witchcraft Dictionary On Mark Of Cain
MARK OF CAIN: The invisible, numinous mark usually bestowed upon initiation that marks and denotes that one is of the Old Craft Persua...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Guru: Health And Healing Dictionary On Guru
Guru The Master, the guru is the grace-bestowing power of God who initiates disciples through Shaktipat (Kundalini awakening).  ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Anna-purna: Sanskrit Hinduism Dictionary Iii On Anna-purna (-puurna)
anna-purna: anna-purna (-puurna). Bestower of food; goddess; a form of Durga (goddess of destruction of evil obstacles).   (...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Mahatma: Spiritual Yoga Dictionary Iv On Mahatma
Mahatma:   Mahatma (from maha-atman, "great self"): an honorific title (meaning something like "a great soul&quo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Asura-medha: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Asura-medha
Asura-medha (Sanskrit) (from asura lord + medha intelligence)   The lord who bestows intelligence; a name of the manasaputras. &...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Charisma: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Charisma
Charisma An extraordinary power of leadership, often regarded as supernaturally bestowed, capable of arousing special loyalty or enthu...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ahura: Spiritual Theosophical Dictionary On Ahura
Ahura (Zend.). The same as Asura, the holy, the Breath-like. Ahura Mazda, the Ormuzd of the Zoroastrians or Parsis, is the Lord who be...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Avanti: Bhakti Yoga Dictionary Ii On Avanti
Avanti One of the seven sacred cities that can bestow liberation. Krishna’s spiritual master, Sandipani Muni, resided there, and...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Prasraya: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Prasraya
Prasraya (Sanskrit) [from pra-sri to approach, defer to, show respect towards]   Respectful demeanor, civility; synonymous with v...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Govinda: Sai Baba Dictionary On Govinda
Govinda: Govinda: (friend of cows) Name of Lord Krishna, which means "He, who bestows joy to the land, cows and the senses&quo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acharya: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Acharya
acharya: (Sanskrit) "Going toward;" "approaching." A highly respected teacher. The wise one who practices what he ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Aurva: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Aurva
Aurva (Sanskrit) A rishi, son of Urva and grandson of Bhrigu, mentioned in the Rig-Veda (8:102:4). The Mahabharata relates that Aurva ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kathina: Pali Buddhist Buddhism Dictionary On Kathina
kathina (ka.thina): A ceremony, held in the fourth month of the rainy season, in which a sangha of bhikkhus receives a gift of cloth f...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Ego: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Ego
ego: The external personality or sense of "I" and "mine." Broadly, individual identity. In Saiva Siddhanta and oth...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Kapha: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Kapha
kapha: (Sanskrit) "Biological water."   One of the three bodily humors, called dosha, kapha is known as the water humo...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Acharya: Hindu - Hinduism Dictionary On Acharya
acharya: (Sanskrit) "Going toward;" "approaching." A highly respected teacher. The wise one who practices what he pr...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Buddha: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Buddha
Buddha [one of true wisdom]: Buddha is a title bestowed on an enlightened master. The Buddha in the present cycle is Siddhartha Gautam...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Upanayanam: Indian Hindu Dictionary On Upanayanam
Upanayanam: the sacred thread ceremony for the bestowal of the Gayatri Mantra. The ceremony for the purpose of “bringing near or...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Sacrament: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Sacrament
Sacrament [from Latin sacrare to make sacred]   Consecration, an oath, pledge; later a sacred rite. The Roman Catholic Church rec...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hamingja: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Hamingja
Hamingja (Icelandic) Also fylgja. Luck, lot, or fortune in the Norse Edda; a human being's guardian angel, the spiritual soul who guid...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Yom Kippur: New Age Spirituality Dictionary On Yom Kippur
Yom Kippur (Hebrew, "day of atonement")   The most solemn day of the Jewish year (10 Tishri), which ends the ten-day pe...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Arghyavarsha, Arghyavarsa: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Arghyavarsha, Arghyavarsa
Arghyavarsha arghyavarsa (Sanskrit) (from arghya worthy, valuable + varsha raining, cloud, division of the earth separated by a mounta...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Vibhuti: Parapsychology Dictionary On Vibhuti
Vibhuti: Vibhuti means ash. People come to Shivabalyogi with requests for all sorts of help, whether curing diseases or mental disord...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Hamadryad: Spiritual - Theosophy Dictionary On Hamadryad
Hamingja (Icelandic) Also fylgja. Luck, lot, or fortune in the Norse Edda; a human being's guardian angel, the spiritual soul who guid...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Dictionary Locust: Dream Interpretation Dictionary - Locust
  Locust To dream of locusts, foretells discrepancies will be found in your business, for which you will worry and suffer. For ...   » Read the article

Dictionary - Dream Dictionary Backgammon: Meaning Of Dreams About Backgammon
  Backgammon To dream of playing backgammon, denotes that you will, while visiting, meet with unfriendly hospitality, but will ...   » Read the article