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6 BIO'
ment in which the supreme power is' pl~~ed in the
hands of a few.
I'atri-arch, "'''T7)p, patiir, a father.
or tr;be.
The ruler of a family
Tetr-arch, TfT'pets, t'Etras, .. four. A Roman governor
oycr four provinces.
BAPTIZO, Bet"'T'S"" or BAPTO, net....,.."
I dip.
ANA-BAPTIST, ava, ana, again. One wlIo baptizes a
second time.
Baptism.' A rite or ceremony by which persons are
initiated into the profession of the Christian ReIigi-on.
Sec l.£att. xxviii. 19. "The washing with water, or
dipping into the water, was probably intended to re.
present the washing away or renouncing the impuritic:i
of some former state, vito the sins that had been com.
mitted, and the vicious habits that had been contractco.
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I'",do-baptism, Pedo-baptism, ",,,,oos, p"icMs, gen. of
...,,'s, pais, (v. Pedagogue) a child. Infallt baptism.
BIOS, BIOI", lift.
A"rltI-mous, "I"IJI, amplli, both, double. A term appliod
to animals that live in two elements, air and
water.
Dio-grapher, 7P"¢"', grapl,o, I write. One who relates
the actions of particular persons.
Bio-Iogy, s. See LOGOS, p. 13. The science of life, i. c.
" the acth'c state of the animal structure."
Ceno-bite, «OlVOS, k'Uini)s, commOn. ~ A name given to
monks who live i~l common societJ".
Lychno-bite, AVXVOS, luclm~s, a candle. Onethat transacts
business by night, and sleeps by da~"