. A dictionary of religious knowledge [electronic resource]: for popular and professional use, comprising full information on Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical subjects . e liftedup while eating. Signet-rings ornamentedand often loaded the fingers; and braceletsand armlets were worn by both me/i andwomen, often in such profusion as to coverthe arm from the wrist to the elbow. Thelegs, also, were ornamented with anklets;these were fastened together by means ofchains, so that the Oriental women werecompelled to measure off even little steps,and walk with a mincing gait. So fond concealme
. A dictionary of religious knowledge [electronic resource]: for popular and professional use, comprising full information on Biblical, theological, and ecclesiastical subjects . e liftedup while eating. Signet-rings ornamentedand often loaded the fingers; and braceletsand armlets were worn by both me/i andwomen, often in such profusion as to coverthe arm from the wrist to the elbow. Thelegs, also, were ornamented with anklets;these were fastened together by means ofchains, so that the Oriental women werecompelled to measure off even little steps,and walk with a mincing gait. So fond concealment applied to the face. A graph-ic description of the dress of a Jewish belleis afforded in Isaiah iii., 18-24, but in termswhich render it but partially intelligible tothe ordinary reader. Orthodox. This word is composed of twoGreek words meaning right opinion. In the-ology it is employed to indicate the views ofthose who are sound in the Christian faith ;as heterodox, i. e., other opinion, is used to in-dicate the views of those who are unsoundin Christian faith. But as every one thinksthat he is sound, and those who oppose himare unsound, of course each sect is, in its. Jewish Necklace; 2. Anklets; 3. Ear-drops; 4. Bracelets. were they of displaying these ornaments,that Mohammed, in the Koran, forbade thewearing of them. The heads were orna-mented with cauls, i. e., caps of net-work,or perhaps spangles fastened into the hair,and with various head-dresses, as the tiara,the turban, and the muffler, the latter a thinslight veil in two parts, which covered theforehead and the lower part of the face, leav-ing an opening for the eyes. Round tires,in shape like the moon, were worn aroundthe neck, and chains from which dependedsacred amulets. Boxes of perfume werecarried in the hand, while cosmetics of va-rious description were freely and without own opinion, orthodox. In ordinary usage,however, the term orthodox is employed todesignate the common creed of ProtestantChr
Size: 1674px × 1492px
Photo credit: © Reading Room 2020 / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: ., bookcen, bookdecade1870, booksubjectreligion, booksubjecttheology
