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Achor Valley Achor Valley- The scene of the death of the "troubler" Achan. Achonry Achonry- Diocese in Ireland, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Tuam. Achitopel Achitopel- Counsellor of David, who joined the rebellion of Absalom. Achimelech Achimelech- Four people with this name are detailed. Achimaas Achimaas- Son of Sadoc, the priest. Achiacharus Achiacharus- Nephew of Tobias. Achery, Lucas d' Achery, Lucas d'- French Benedictine. (1609-1685) Achaz Achaz- King of Judah. Achaicus Achaicus- A Christian mentioned in St. Paul's epistles. Achaia Achaia- The name, before the Roman conquest in 146 B.C., of a strip of land between the gulf of Corinth and Elis and Arcadia, embracing twelve cities leagued together. Achab Achab- Son of Amri and King of Israel. Acerenza Acerenza- Italian archdiocese. Acephali Acephali- A term applied to the Eutychians who withdrew from Peter Mongus, the Monophysite Patriarch of Alexandria, in 482. Accursius, Francesco Accursius, Francesco- Covers an Italian jurisconsult of the Middle Ages, (1182-1260) and his son, also a lawyer, (1225-1293). Accomplice Accomplice- A term generally employed to designate a partner in some form of evildoing. Accommodation, Biblical Accommodation, Biblical- Covers what is meant by biblical accommodation, its use in Sacred Scripture, and the rules which ought to regulate its use. Acclamation (in Papal Elections) Acclamation (in Papal Elections)- One of the forms of papal election. Consists of all the cardinals present unanimously proclaiming one of the candidates Supreme Pontiff, without … Acclamation Acclamation- Used in the classical Latin of Republican Rome as a general term for any manifestation of popular feeling expressed by a shout. Accident Accident- The obvious division of things into the stable and the unstable. Acciajuoli Acciajuoli- Three cardinals belonging to an illustrious Florentine family, Angelo, Niccolo, and Filippo. Alabama Alabama- The twenty-second state admitted into the union. Accessus Accessus- A term applied to the voting in conclave for the election of a pope, by which a cardinal changes his vote and accedes to some other candidate. Accession Accession- Method of acquiring ownership of a thing arising from the fact that it is in some way added to, or is the fruit of something already belonging to oneself. Acceptants Acceptants- Those Jansenists who accepted the Bull Unigenitus, issued in 1713 against the Jansenist doctrines. Acceptance Acceptance- In canon law, the act by which one receives a thing with approbation or satisfaction. Accentus Ecclesiasticus Accentus Ecclesiasticus- Parts of the liturgy the priest, or the deacon, or subdeacon, or the acolyte sang alone. Accaron Accaron- The most northern of the five principal Philistine cities. Acanthus Acanthus- An ornamental plant indigenous to middle Europe. Acanthus Acanthus- A titular see of Macedonia, on the Strymonic Gulf, now known as Erisso. Acadia Acadia- Usually regarded as the small district on the south shore of the Bay of Fundy from Annapolis to the Basin of Minas.