Pagan (7 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) of or pertaining to pagans; relating to the worship or the worshipers of false goods; heathen; idolatrous, as, pagan tribes or superstitions. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pagan.htm - 8k

Nonimmersionist

... I. THE SCRIPTURAL NAMES FOR THE RITE II. PRE-CHRISTIAN BAPTISM 1. Baptism of Proselytes 2. Baptism of John 3. Baptism in the Pagan Mysteries III. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nonimmersionist.htm - 38k

Non-immersionist

... I. THE SCRIPTURAL NAMES FOR THE RITE II. PRE-CHRISTIAN BAPTISM 1. Baptism of Proselytes 2. Baptism of John 3. Baptism in the Pagan Mysteries III. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/non-immersionist.htm - 38k

View (86 Occurrences)

... I. THE SCRIPTURAL NAMES FOR THE RITE II. PRE-CHRISTIAN BAPTISM 1. Baptism of Proselytes 2. Baptism of John 3. Baptism in the Pagan Mysteries III. ... biblethesaurus.org/v/view.htm - 81k

Forgiveness (124 Occurrences)

... for-giv'-nes (kaphar, nasa', calach; apoluein charizesthai, aphesis paresis): 1. Etymology 2. Pagan and Jewish Ideas 3. The Teaching of Christ 4. Conditions of ... biblethesaurus.org/f/forgiveness.htm - 68k

Creeds

... attempt to express their religion in life. Pagan religion first appears in the form of a rite. The worshipper was content with the ... biblethesaurus.org/c/creeds.htm - 28k

Proselyte (2 Occurrences)

... a convert to some religion or religious sect, or to some particular opinion, system, or party; thus, a Gentile converted to Judaism, or a pagan converted to ... biblethesaurus.org/p/proselyte.htm - 26k

Desolation (131 Occurrences)

... death. The Jewish cult was set aside, and in all cities of Judea, sacrifices must be brought to the pagan deities. Representatives ... biblethesaurus.org/d/desolation.htm - 46k

Mystery (31 Occurrences)

... 1. In Ancient Pagan Religions: In the extant classics, the singular is found once only (Menander, "Do not tell thy secret (musterion) to thy friend"). ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mystery.htm - 42k

Thyatira (4 Occurrences)

...Pagan feasts, with which immoral practices were associated, were held, and therefore the nature of the guilds was such that they were opposed to Christianity. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thyatira.htm - 12k

Christian (41 Occurrences)

... kris'-chan, kris'-ti-an (Christianos): 1. Historicity of Acts 11:26 2. Of Pagan Origin 3. The Christian Attitude to the Name 4. Was "Christian" the Original ... biblethesaurus.org/c/christian.htm - 29k

Babylon (270 Occurrences)

... In Revelation 14:8; 16:19; 17:5; and 18:2, "Babylon" is supposed to mean Rome, not considered as pagan, but as the prolongation of the ancient power in the ... biblethesaurus.org/b/babylon.htm - 93k

Abomination (78 Occurrences)

... death. The Jewish cult was set aside, and in all cities of Judea, sacrifices must be brought to the pagan deities. Representatives ... biblethesaurus.org/a/abomination.htm - 55k

Pagans (7 Occurrences)

biblethesaurus.org/p/pagans.htm - 8k

Creed

... attempt to express their religion in life. Pagan religion first appears in the form of a rite. The worshipper was content with the ... biblethesaurus.org/c/creed.htm - 43k

Heathen (145 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) An individual of the pagan or unbelieving nations, or those which worship idols and do not acknowledge the true God; a pagan; an idolater. ... biblethesaurus.org/h/heathen.htm - 38k

Baptism (76 Occurrences)

... I. THE SCRIPTURAL NAMES FOR THE RITE II. PRE-CHRISTIAN BAPTISM 1. Baptism of Proselytes 2. Baptism of John 3. Baptism in the Pagan Mysteries III. ... biblethesaurus.org/b/baptism.htm - 101k

First (4693 Occurrences)

... Even in that old pagan world the reputation of the city was bad; it has been compared (Baring-Gould, Study of Paul, 241) to an amalgam of new-market, Chicago ... biblethesaurus.org/f/first.htm - 101k

Nicolaitans (2 Occurrences)

... communities from joining in public festivals, and so brought upon them suspicion and dislike, was yet necessary to prevent a return to a pagan laxity of morals ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nicolaitans.htm - 10k

Nabal (18 Occurrences)

... use of expressions and analogies derived from the mystery-religions; but, so far as our present evidence goes, we cannot agree that the pagan cults exercised a ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nabal.htm - 16k

Unbeliever (7 Occurrences)

... it represents apistos, "faithless," "without faith." In six of these passages (all in 1 and 2 Corinthians) it denotes the unconverted pagan as distinguished ... biblethesaurus.org/u/unbeliever.htm - 9k

Orgies (4 Occurrences)

... 1. (n. pl.) A sacrifice accompanied by certain ceremonies in honor of some pagan deity; especially, the ceremonies observed by the Greeks and Romans in the ... biblethesaurus.org/o/orgies.htm - 8k

Judaeus

... Minor phenomena aside, three principal movements characterized the time: the Pagan reaction, or reversion to forms of religion that had sufficed the peoples of ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judaeus.htm - 29k

Lystra (6 Occurrences)

... After Paul had healed a life-long cripple at Lystra, the native population (the "multitude" of Acts 14:11) regarded him and Barnabas as pagan gods come down to ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lystra.htm - 14k

Gentile (24 Occurrences)

... a heathen. 2. (a.) Belonging to the nations at large, as distinguished from the Jews; ethnic; of pagan or heathen people. 3. (a.) Denoting ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gentile.htm - 13k

Idolatrous (4 Occurrences)

... Jerusalem. I will cut off the remnant of Baal from this place: the name of the idolatrous and pagan priests, (WEB JPS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ... biblethesaurus.org/i/idolatrous.htm - 8k

Idolater (2 Occurrences)

... idols; one who pays divine honors to images, statues, or representations of anything made by hands; one who worships as a deity that which is not God; a pagan. ... biblethesaurus.org/i/idolater.htm - 7k

Tryphaena (1 Occurrence)

... who labor in the Lord." "The names, which might be rendered `Dainty' and `Disdain' (see James 5:5 Isaiah 66:11), are characteristically pagan, and unlike the ... biblethesaurus.org/t/tryphaena.htm - 7k

Ethiopic

... The fact that Ethiopia at some time meant the country between the Red Sea and the Nile prompted the pagan kings of Aksum in northern Abyssinia to adopt this ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ethiopic.htm - 17k

Demon (26 Occurrences)

... see DAEMON. Noah Webster's Dictionary. 1. (n.) A spirit, or immaterial being, holding a middle place between men and deities in pagan mythology. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/demon.htm - 32k

Phylactery

... or jewel, and used figuratively of Yahweh's Law as an ornament or jewel to the forehead of the Israelite, a reference to the charm or amulet worn by the pagan. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/phylactery.htm - 13k

Pads (2 Occurrences)

biblethesaurus.org/p/pads.htm - 7k

Philo

... Minor phenomena aside, three principal movements characterized the time: the Pagan reaction, or reversion to forms of religion that had sufficed the peoples of ... biblethesaurus.org/p/philo.htm - 29k

Beholding (45 Occurrences)

... innermost secrets of his faith and who enjoyed the highest religious privileges; but now in contradiction to the secrecy of all pagan "mysteries" (Eleusinian ... biblethesaurus.org/b/beholding.htm - 21k

Cappadocia (2 Occurrences)

... involved, obscure and bloody. Pagan religion had a deep hold upon the population prior to the advent of Christianity. Comana was famous ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cappadocia.htm - 10k

Catechist

... A Jew, pagan, or heretic of good moral standing, upon application to the deacon, presbyter, or bishop, was admitted into the state of catechumen by the sign of ... biblethesaurus.org/c/catechist.htm - 12k

Catechumen

... A Jew, pagan, or heretic of good moral standing, upon application to the deacon, presbyter, or bishop, was admitted into the state of catechumen by the sign of ... biblethesaurus.org/c/catechumen.htm - 12k

Adjuration (2 Occurrences)

... of perjury. The universality of oath-taking is humanity's tribute, whether pagan or Christian, to the sacredness of truth. (2) Civilized ... biblethesaurus.org/a/adjuration.htm - 10k

Sun (1708 Occurrences)

... The worship of the sun was one of the oldest forms of false religion (Job 31:26, 27), and was common among the Egyptians and Chaldeans and other pagan nations. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sun.htm - 14k

Nest (22 Occurrences)

...Pagan Rome executed the shoemaker who killed a raven that built on a temple, and Athens took the same revenge on the man who destroyed the nest of a swallow. ... biblethesaurus.org/n/nest.htm - 18k

Genesis

... Divergent Results of Scientific Research (3) Frequent Confirmation of the Bible by Science (4) Superiority of the Bible over Pagan Mythologies Babylonian and ... biblethesaurus.org/g/genesis.htm - 40k

Gaza (22 Occurrences)

... In the 2nd and 3rd centuries AD, it became a center of Greek commerce and culture, and pagan influence was strong, while the church rounded there was ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gaza.htm - 19k

Empire (8 Occurrences)

... of Christianity (d) Intolerance and Exclusiveness of the Christian Religion and Christian Society (e) Obstinatio (f) Aggressiveness against Pagan Faith (g ... biblethesaurus.org/e/empire.htm - 80k

Messenger (235 Occurrences)

... It appears in a metrical inscription (undated) of Trachonitis on a tomb of a pagan "high priest" and "friend of the gods" (Deissmann, Light, etc., 88); compare ... biblethesaurus.org/m/messenger.htm - 101k

Hades (11 Occurrences)

... This conception should not be rashly transferred to the New Testament, for the latter stands not under the influence of Greek pagan belief, but gives a ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hades.htm - 23k

Gnosticism

... "For a long time the pagan beliefs had ceased to be taken seriously by thoughtful men and had been displaced by various creeds derived from philosophical ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gnosticism.htm - 38k

Dreamer (4 Occurrences)

... Growing out of them we have a theory of nightmares and demonology. They have become the working material of the prophet both Biblical and pagan. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dreamer.htm - 18k

Magician (5 Occurrences)

... In all religions, Jewish, Moslem, Christian or pagan, when the act or prayer as such is held to produce certain results or to secure certain desired boons, we ... biblethesaurus.org/m/magician.htm - 24k

Pisidia (2 Occurrences)

... The principal pagan deities were Men and Cybele. Strabo mentions a great temple with large estates and many hierodouloi devoted to the service of the god. ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pisidia.htm - 21k

Sanctification (13 Occurrences)

... It is the hierodule, the familiar figure of the old pagan temple, the sacred slave consecrated to the temple and the deity for immoral purposes. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sanctification.htm - 45k

Purim (5 Occurrences)

... 4. Theories of Origin: Many attempts have been made to trace the origin of Purim in pagan or cosmic festivals, but to the present time without success, without ... biblethesaurus.org/p/purim.htm - 16k

Haggai (14 Occurrences)

... the 2nd month of the 2nd year of the return (Ezra 3:8-10), but the work was suddenly interrupted by the jealous, half-caste, semi-pagan Samaritans, descendants ... biblethesaurus.org/h/haggai.htm - 28k

Pur (3 Occurrences)

... 4. Theories of Origin: Many attempts have been made to trace the origin of Purim in pagan or cosmic festivals, but to the present time without success, without ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pur.htm - 15k

Golgotha (4 Occurrences)

... entirely lost. Indeed there are traditions that this site was deliberately defiled by pagan buildings to annoy the Christians. Eusebius ... biblethesaurus.org/g/golgotha.htm - 19k

Dream (82 Occurrences)

... Growing out of them we have a theory of nightmares and demonology. They have become the working material of the prophet both Biblical and pagan. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dream.htm - 47k

Magic (12 Occurrences)

... In all religions, Jewish, Moslem, Christian or pagan, when the act or prayer as such is held to produce certain results or to secure certain desired boons, we ... biblethesaurus.org/m/magic.htm - 29k

Flame (61 Occurrences)

... As a pagan this soldier might be thinking of Jesus as one of those heroes, born of human mothers but divine fathers, of whom the mythology of his country had ... biblethesaurus.org/f/flame.htm - 61k

Apostolic (2 Occurrences)

... Christ. 5. "Hellenism": Influence of the "pagan" religions on Christianity is not very perceptible in the 1st century. But syncretism ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apostolic.htm - 17k

Roman (26 Occurrences)

... of Christianity (d) Intolerance and Exclusiveness of the Christian Religion and Christian Society (e) Obstinatio (f) Aggressiveness against Pagan Faith (g ... biblethesaurus.org/r/roman.htm - 101k

Crimes (22 Occurrences)

... For the publicly known woman of the street and the professional devotee in the pagan temple-worship, the term kedheshah, was employed (Genesis 38:21, 22 the ... biblethesaurus.org/c/crimes.htm - 44k

Semites

... A Hamitic people gave one of its common names to the country-Canaan, while the pagan and late-coming Philistine gave the most used name-Palestine. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/semites.htm - 27k

Damascus (58 Occurrences)

... Damascus is not rich in antiquities. The Omayyad Mosque, or Great Mosque, replaced a Christian church, which in its time had taken the place of a pagan temple. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/damascus.htm - 45k

Semitic

... A Hamitic people gave one of its common names to the country-Canaan, while the pagan and late-coming Philistine gave the most used name-Palestine. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/semitic.htm - 28k

Crime (45 Occurrences)

... For the publicly known woman of the street and the professional devotee in the pagan temple-worship, the term kedheshah, was employed (Genesis 38:21, 22 the ... biblethesaurus.org/c/crime.htm - 51k

Father (11359 Occurrences)

...Pagan religions also could speak of God as "Father" (Zeus Pater), and in the general sense of Creator God has a universal fatherly relation to the world (Acts ... biblethesaurus.org/f/father.htm - 21k

Son (25967 Occurrences)

... As a pagan this soldier might be thinking of Jesus as one of those heroes, born of human mothers but divine fathers, of whom the mythology of his country had ... biblethesaurus.org/s/son.htm - 48k

Divination (25 Occurrences)

... believed that in the divination of heathenism we have the work of Satan who wished to discredit the true religion by producing phenomena among pagan races very ... biblethesaurus.org/d/divination.htm - 45k

Corinthians (3 Occurrences)

... Even in that old pagan world the reputation of the city was bad; it has been compared (Baring-Gould, Study of Paul, 241) to an amalgam of new-market, Chicago ... biblethesaurus.org/c/corinthians.htm - 77k

Heavens (548 Occurrences)

... and cosmical eschatology, therefore, the conclusions of these writers may be registered as a gain, while on the two other points of the pagan origin and the ... biblethesaurus.org/h/heavens.htm - 49k

Names (133 Occurrences)

... the prominent "terebinth," deriving ['El] from 'alah, "to be strong." It occurs in many of the more ancient names; and, like ['Elohim], it is used of pagan gods ... biblethesaurus.org/n/names.htm - 101k

Jezebel (20 Occurrences)

... was not unknown in Hebrew life (compare Judges 6:25), that Baal of Canaan had become incorporated with Yahweh of Sinai, and that there were pagan elements in ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jezebel.htm - 26k

Ethics

... A large domain of conduct is covered by both. The so-called pagan virtues have their worth for Christian character and are in the line of Christian virtues. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ethics.htm - 70k

Country

... A further importation of pagan settlers took place under Esar-haddon and Osnappar (Ezra 4:9, 10). The latter is to be identified with Assur-bani-pal. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/country.htm - 23k

Earth (10501 Occurrences)

... and cosmical eschatology, therefore, the conclusions of these writers may be registered as a gain, while on the two other points of the pagan origin and the ... biblethesaurus.org/e/earth.htm - 26k

Latin (2 Occurrences)

... Even the pagan emperor Marcus Aurelius wrote his Meditations in Greek If there were Christians in Rome at that period whose only language was Latin, they were ... biblethesaurus.org/l/latin.htm - 28k

Gad (78 Occurrences)

... held in especial abhorrence. The charge would, however, apply just as well to superstitious and semi-pagan Jews. "But ye that forsake ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gad.htm - 49k

Antioch (21 Occurrences)

... The principal pagan deities were Men and Cybele. Strabo mentions a great temple with large estates and many hierodouloi devoted to the service of the god. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/antioch.htm - 27k

Epistle (13 Occurrences)

... Even in that old pagan world the reputation of the city was bad; it has been compared (Baring-Gould, Study of Paul, 241) to an amalgam of new-market, Chicago ... biblethesaurus.org/e/epistle.htm - 101k