ORB

This article appears in Volume V20, Page 164 of the Encyclopedia Britannica.

Encyclopedia Britannica - Main :: NUM-ORC

ORB , a circle or

ring

RING (O.E. hring; a word common to Teutonic languages; and probably cognate with the Lat. circus, Gr. KtpKOS or KpLKOS, Skt'. chakra, wheel, circle, cf. also " harangue "); in art, a band of circular shape of varying sizes, made of any material and used f

(Lat. orbis), hence a globe or disk or other spherical

object

OBJECT

. It is thus used, chiefly poetically, of any of the heavenly bodies, including the earth itself (Lat. orbis terrarum), or of the eye-ball or eye. The " orb," also known as the " mound " (Lat. mundus, " world "), consisting of a globe surmounted by a

cross

CROSS

, forms

part

PART

of many regalia, being a symbol of

sovereignty

SOVEREIGNTY

(see REGALIA). In

architecture

ARCHITECTURE (Lat. architectura, from the Gr. ap)(LTEKrwv, a master-builder)

the meaning to be attached to the word " orb " is doubtful. It is usually now taken to mean properly a blank or blind window, and thence a blank

panel

PANEL (O. Fr. panel, mod. panneau, piece of cloth, from Med. Lat. pannellus, diminutive of pannus, cloth)

. If so the word represents Lat. orbus, " bereft of," " orphaned," fenestra orba luminis. It is also identified with a circular boss concealing the intersection of

arches

ARCHES,
COURT
- COURT
- COURT (from the O. Fr. court, Late Lat. cortis, curtis, a popular form of class. Lat. cohors, gen. cohortis; the mod. Fr. form tour is due to the
  influence
  - INFLUENCE (Late Lat. influentia, from influere, to flow in)
  of the Lat. curia, the word used in medieval documents to translate " court " in the feudal sense)
- COURT, ANTOINE (1696-176o)
OF

in a vault.

End of Article: ORB

If you wish, you can link directly to this article.

<a href="http://jcsm.org/StudyCenter/Encyclopedia/NUM_ORC/ORB.html">
ORB
</a>

(Previous)
ORAZIO (c. 15651646)

(Next)
ORBETELLO

JCSM was founded in 1997 and exists to help the community and bring people into a life-changing and productive relationship with Jesus Christ. JCSM offers over 200,000 free web pages, including its weekly inspirational emails that were sent continuously for over a decade.

Jesus Christ Saves Ministries
P.O. Box 9297
San Diego, CA 92169
1-888-887-0417 or Email

Sponsored Advertisements

Online First Aid and CPR Certification . DHA Solutions . PB Happy Hour Specials . Improvising Made Easy For Guitar and Bass . The Skeptic's Annotated Bible: Corrected and Explained . Home Equity Loans . First Aid and CPR Online . San Diego Music Lessons . 10,000 Wise Quotes and Spiritual Sayings . Blow Up Your Site (For Free!) . San Diego DUI Lawyers . Jason Gastrich . Jordan Faith Gastrich . Divorce Secrets Revealed . Post Your Ad Link Free . San Diego Soccer Training . JCSM . Download Sermons . Custom Religious Banners, Build A Sign . Christian Singles Dating . Christian T-Shirts . Healing Christian Prayer . Bumper Authority . Personalized Blogs and Email . San Diego Haircuts . The Do the Math Diet . Stop Twitter Spam . Christian Conservative Work at Home Network . The Website of the Lord