| 1851 - 696 pagine
...though, according to the imperial dictionary of Kanghee, it means ' the Great One, lie that dwells tm high and regulates all ' below,' is also used in a...constantly occurs in the most familiar language. It '* even used in the sense of ' dny.' Kin tien, literally ' new heaven,* means only ' to-day," and ming... | |
| 1870 - 880 pagine
...find in Chinese the name of Tien or sky. Tbis Tien, according to the Imperial Dictionary of Kanghea, means the Great One, he that dwells on high and regulates all below. We see in fact that Tien, originally the name of the sky, has passed in Chinese through nearly all... | |
| 1870 - 844 pagine
...find in Chinese the name of Tien or sky. This Tien, according to the Imperial Dictionary of Kanghee, means the Great One, he that dwells on high and regulates all below. We sec in fact that Tien, originally the name of the sky, has passed in Chinese through nearly all... | |
| Friedrich Max Müller - 1873 - 458 pagine
...find in Chinese the name of Tien or sky. This Tien, according to the Imperial Dictionary of Kanghee, means the Great One, he that dwells on high and regulates all below. We see in fact that Tien, originally the name of sky, has passed in Chinese through nearly all the... | |
| Albert Gallatin Mackey - 1912 - 534 pagine
...compounded of the two signs for great and one, and which the Imperial Dictionary tells us signifies "The Great One — He that dwells on high, and regulates all below." Drummond (Origines) says that ABAUR was the name of the Supreme Deity among the ancient Chaldeans.... | |
| Albert Gallatin Mackey - 1912 - 532 pagine
...compounded of the two signs for great and one, and which the Imperial Dictionary tells us signifies "The Great One — He that dwells on high, and regulates all below." Drummond (Origines) says that ABAUR was the name of the Supreme Deity among the ancient Chaldeans.... | |
| James Anthony Froude, John Tulloch - 1870 - 874 pagine
...find in Chinese the name of Tien or sky. This Tien, according to the Imperial Dictionary of Kanghee, means the Great One, he that dwells on high and regulates all below. We see in fact that Tien, originally the name of sky, has passed in Chinese through nearly all the... | |
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