Popular+superstitions
11Extreme Unction — • A sacrament to give spiritual aid and comfort and perfect spiritual health, including, if need be, the remission of sins, and also, conditionally, to restore bodily health, to Christians who are seriously ill Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight …
12Christian Gaul — Christian Gaul † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Christian Gaul The Church of Gaul first appeared in history in connexion with the persecution at Lyons under Marcus Aurelius (177). The pagan inhabitants rose up against the Christians, and… …
13Dusios — In the Gaulish language, Dusios[1] was a divine being[2] among the continental Celts[3] who was identified with the god Pan of ancient Greek religion and with the gods Faunus, Inuus, Silvanus, and Incubus of ancient Roman religion. Like these… …
14Black cat — A black cat is a felid whose fur is uniformly black.It is not a particular breed of cat and may be mixed or of a specific breed. The all black pigmentation is equally prevalent in both male and female cats. The black color is of obvious benefit… …
15The Mass of Saint-Sécaire — is a ritual supposed to have been performed in Gascony, France. The best known account of the Mass is that of James George Frazer in his 1890 omnibus The Golden Bough [Frazer, James The Golden Bough , 1890; Ch. IV: Magic and Religion ] ; Frazer s …
16Demonology — • The science or doctrine concerning demons Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Demonology Demonology † …
17theatre — Actors and theatre workers appear to be one of the most superstitious of all occupational groups, and indeed many seem to regard being superstitious as a badge of the trade. Many of the superstitions are well known *whistling anywhere in a… …
18Protestantism — /prot euh steuhn tiz euhm/, n. 1. the religion of Protestants. 2. the Protestant churches collectively. 3. adherence to Protestant principles. [1640 50; PROTESTANT + ISM] * * * One of the three major branches of Christianity, originating in the… …
19Elf — This article is about the mythical creature. For other uses, see Elf (disambiguation). An elf (plural elves) is a being of Germanic mythology. The elves were originally thought of as a race of divine beings (wights, vættir) endowed with magical… …
20William Collins (poet) — William Collins (25 December, 1721 – 12 June, 1759) was an English poet. Second in influence only to Thomas Gray, he was an important poet of the middle decades of the 18th century. His lyrical odes mark a turn away from the Augustan poetry of… …
