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An example of the use of "Praise-God" as a name is Praise-God Barebone, whose son Nicholas may have been given the name If-Jesus-Christ-had-not-died-for-thee-thou-hadst-been-damned. [3] In Britain, such Puritan virtue names were particularly common in Kent, Sussex and Northamptonshire. [3] They are sometimes referred to as hortatory names. [4]
The gates and doors of Chinese houses have long received special ritual attention. [1] Sacrifices to a door spirit are recorded as early as the Book of Rites. [1] [2] By the Han, this spirit had become the two gods Shenshu and Yulü, whose names or images were painted into peachwood and attached to doors. [1]
Hamid — "[the one] given praise" Muhammad/Mahmud — "praiseworthy" ‘Abd al-Hamid — "servant of the Most Praised" Ḥamoudi חֲמוּדִי — Hebrew colloquial name, lit. 'cutie' Hemed חֶמֶד — a village in Gush Dan, Israel
A liminal deity is a god or goddess in mythology who presides over thresholds, gates, or doorways; "a crosser of boundaries". [1] These gods are believed to oversee a state of transition of some kind; such as, the old to the new, the unconscious to the conscious state, the familiar to the unknown.
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The theological virtues are those named by Paul the Apostle in 1 Corinthians 13: "And now faith, hope, and love abide, these three; and the greatest of these is love." [ 5 ] The third virtue is also commonly referred to as "charity", as this is how the influential King James Bible translated the Greek word agape .
In Greek mythology, Erato (/ ˈ ɛr ə t oʊ /; Ancient Greek: Ἐρατώ, Eratō; 'desired, lovely') was the name of the following individuals. Erato, one of the 50 Nereids, sea-nymph daughters of the 'Old Man of the Sea' Nereus and the Oceanid Doris. [1] Her name means 'the awakener of desire'. [2] Erato, one of the Greek Muses. [3]
God opens doors and grants favor to men and women with this type of work ethic. Here are three key practices for developing one’s productivity in the workplace. First, don’t settle for mediocrity.