Star of Bethlehem

Japanese: Star of Bethlehem(英語表記)StarofBethlehem
Star of Bethlehem

...The appearance of a star, as an expression of God's will, is naturally also a sign of important events. The Star of Bethlehem appeared in the sky at the time of the birth of Christ and guided the three wise men to Bethlehem (Matthew 2:1-10). However, not all appearances of stars are good omens, and the appearance of stars, especially shooting stars, was often considered to be bad omens.

*Some of the terminology that refers to the "Star of Bethlehem" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また神の意志の表明としての星の出現は当然ながら重大事の予兆ともなる。〈ベツレヘムの星Star of Bethlehem〉は,キリスト降誕の際,天に現れて東方の三博士をベツレヘムへと導いた(《マタイによる福音書》2:1~10)。ただし吉兆ばかりではなく,とくに流星やすい星の出現はしばしば凶兆とされた。…

※「Star of Bethlehem」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

出典|株式会社平凡社世界大百科事典 第2版について | 情報

<<:  Starobinski, J.

>>:  Star of Bethlehem

Recommend

Socialist society - shakaishugishakai (English spelling) socialist society

In a broader sense, it refers to an ideal image o...

Heavy hitting - heavy hitting

〘Noun〙 A type of punishment in the Edo period. It ...

Columbanus

A monk and saint from Northern Ireland. In 590, t...

Electrophorus electricus

...In the wild, they hide in the mud on the ocean...

Moment of force - Moment of force

…Couples do not affect the movement of the center...

Megacopta punctatissima (English spelling) Megacoptapunctatissima

...They are herbivorous and many species are cons...

Oku-Yabakei

...Representative scenic spots include the Hitome...

al-Mājini (English spelling)

...In the short story, after the Romantic school ...

Clavecin

…A type of plucked keyboard instrument that was w...

Kuriyama [village] - Kuriyama

A village in Shioya County, in the northwestern co...

Senate of the Inns of Court and the Bar

...Anyone who wants to become a barrister must be...

Fujiwara no Akiyori - From Fujiwara no Akiyori

Year of death: Hisayasu 4.1.5 (1148.1.27) Year of ...

plaid

...The main types are the district checks made in...

Westgren, A. (English spelling) WestgrenA

…After that, the phase diagrams of all kinds of a...

Naqshbandi Order (English spelling)

A tariqa (Islamic mystical order) based in Bukhara...