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Urvan
(soul):
(soul):
U
as
as(Skt., ‘dawn’). Hindu goddess of the dawn, restorer of life and bounty.
Use
.
.
A local modification of the prevailing Christian
rite
(especially the Roman rite). These uses, which differed from the parent rite only in details, came to be standardized and employed over wide areas.
rite
(especially the Roman rite). These uses, which differed from the parent rite only in details, came to be standardized and employed over wide areas.
Usha, synod of
.
.
2nd-cent. CE convention of Jewish
sages
. After the persecutions at the close of the
Bar
Kokhba revolt, a synod met at Usha to reactivate the
Sanhedrin
.
sages
. After the persecutions at the close of the
Bar
Kokhba revolt, a synod met at Usha to reactivate the
Sanhedrin
.
‘Ushr
(Arab., ‘tenth part’). The tithe on property owned by Muslims, often levied for public assistance, in distinction from
khar
j
, which was levied on property owned by non-Muslims.
khar
j, which was levied on property owned by non-Muslims.
USPG
(United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel).
(United Society for the Propagation of the Gospel).
Christian missionary society formed in 1965 by the amalgamation of the SPG and the Universities' Mission to Central Africa.
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