Names: and Their Meaning

Why is it called Lloyd's? Why the Green Man? Leopold Wagner traced the origins of everything the Victorians had a name for — countries, tavern signs, flowers, wines, London streets, nicknames and battles — and found a story behind nearly all of them.

Creeds, Sects, and Denomina-

10 pages in this part of Names and Their Meaning.

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Creeds, Sects, and Denomina-: Greek

The earliest form of religion on the face of the earth was Monotheism, so called from the Greek monos, alone, only, and Theos, God…

Creeds, Sects, and Denomina-: Persia

Alluding to the Fire Worshippers of the East, who fall prostrate in adoration of the sun, it should be noted that these do not actually…

Creeds, Sects, and Denomina-: Koran

Koran, or more properly Al Koran, "The Koran," which constitutes the Bible of the Mahommedans, is Arabic for a "Reading," a "thing to be…

Creeds, Sects, and Denomina-: Church

The Donatists were the followers of Donatus, Bishop of Numidia; the Macedonians, of Macedonius, Patriarch of Constantinople; the…

Creeds, Sects, and Denomina-: Catholic

The employment of the full title of Roman Catholic Church is at all times necessary in England when alluding to Christian doctrine in order…

Creeds, Sects, and Denomina-: Lutheran

Père Hyacinth, its founder, whose church was opened in Paris February 7, 1870, originally separated from the Church of Rome owing to his…

Creeds, Sects, and Denomina-: Quakers

John iii. 1-21. They were first designated Quakers by Justice Bennet of Derby, in 1650, in consequence of George Fox, the founder, having…

Creeds, Sects, and Denomina-: Scottish

The Faith Healers, or those who uphold the doctrine of Healing by Faith, lately sprung up in our midst, may be regarded as an offshoot of…

Creeds, Sects, and Denomina-: Puritans

The Puritans of England were to the Established Church what the Pharisees were to the Jews. And not only did these Puritans profess a…

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