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  SUMMA THEOLOGICA: Do women sin mortally by excessive adornment?   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
It would seem that the adornment of women is not devoid of mortal sin.
Therefore the adornment of women cannot be devoid of mortal sin.
Therefore the adornment of women is not devoid of mortal sin.
www.newadvent.org /summa/316902.htm   (1015 words)

  
 Body Adornment
Body adornment and modification is a very broad subject, ranging from ceremonial body paint to surgical breast implants.
The alternative proposes that the piercing is of little relevance, and of little import when compared to the act of piercing, which I hope to demonstrate acts as a quasi-religious experience, which enhances and reaffirms belief in the self.
Kingwell states that the subjects in reference tend to be young, and to wear body adornment acts as a symbol of indifference and apathy to a world where the future is uncertain and seldom promising.
www.bmezine.com /ritual/971207/terrien.html   (4570 words)

  
 Torquay Museum-World Adornment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
The variety of materials employed is almost endless, from glass fibre to hardwood, from amber to gold, and from the shell of an oyster to the tooth of a whale, it can all be employed to adorn the human body.
The exhibition concentrates on adornment from the 19th and 20th centuries, essentially the modern age, and thus serves to illustrate the different significance placed upon adornment in separate but contemporary cultures.
In our western society adornment forms part of our very complex social interactions, it can be an indicator of financial or marital status, it can show religious or political affiliations and, especially amongst the young, it can indicate group identity.
www.torquaymuseum.org /seeTheMuseum/worldAdornment   (335 words)

  
 Transmodern Age: Otherworldly Adornment
It represents in some ways exactly where cultural lines are drawn and presents undeniable images we have to grapple with whether it be an uptight straight guy coping with a transgendered person at work or a liberal lesbian confronting a group of heavily veiled Islamic women on the streets of Baltimore.
In this show we invite the artists to create personal adornment based the idea of reflecting their own unique personal, intellectual or creative culture, family, personal traditions and/or lack of the same.
Think of it as being put on a strange planet and being asked by the inhabitants to present the whole of your being via a ceremonial adornment that must reflect all your ideals, dreams, intellectual pursuits and emotional life while at the same time representing your failures, hatreds and dreads.
www.chelagallery.org /shows/previous/transmod_concepts.html   (341 words)

  
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I would far rather meet a woman who manifested a meek and quiet spirit and wore outward adornment then meet a woman who had no outward adornment but was lacking on the inward adornment.
This a study on adornment whose conclusion that outward adornment is not okay.
Concerning the study favoring outward adornment in Part #2, I looked high and low for some study that someone had done that adequately and completely gave all the arguments in favor of it.
www.sierrawave.com /wayne/33Adorn.html   (655 words)

  
 Fingernail adornment - Patent 5675989
The aforesaid and all other known fingernail decorating techniques effectively draw attention, as intended, to the user's fingernails, but being merely surface ornamentation are limited in their display value to the artist content of the ornament.
The description of the invention which follows, together with the accompanying drawings should not be construed as limiting the invention to the example shown and described, because those skilled in the art to which this invention appertains will be able to devise other forms thereof within the ambit of the appended claims.
It is already a known fashion trend of females to allow fingernail growth to a size which facilitates decoration of the fingernail or, alternatively, the adhesive attachment in covering relation over the natural fingernail of a decorated artificial or plastic construction material fingernail.
www.freepatentsonline.com /5675989.html   (562 words)

  
 HAT PINS
This is an 6 inch silver finish brass hat-pin and the total adornment is approximate 1.75 inches.
This gold wire finished hat pin is approximately 6 inches and the adornment is approximately 1.75 inches.
This is an 6 inch silver finish brass hat-pin and the total adornment is approximate 1.5 inches.
www.eastangelharbor.com /_wsn/page5.html   (1713 words)

  
 Expert About ad:Adornment
Seven basic principles regarding dress and adornment are developed from a careful analysis of the relevant Biblical passages.
Christian Dress and Adornment is an important book designed to help Christians distinguish between the capricious mode that changes and the sensible style that remains.
That importance of personal adornment was transferred to the use of clothing which changed but maintained an Africanism in the Diaspora.
expertsite.biz /dir/ad/adornment.htm   (840 words)

  
 Excessive Adornment in Dress.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
It is admitted on many hands that society is at present on the down grade, and it is quite apparent that the downward movement is not confined to the region of the invisible, but appears openly in a variety of forms.
And it shall come to pass that instead of sweet smell there shall be stink; and instead of a girdle a rent; and instead of well-set hair baldness; and instead of a stomacher a girding of sackcloth; and burning instead of beauty" (Is. iii.16-24).
It is told that on one occasion a girl went to a woman of eminent piety, professing concern for the state of her soul.
covenanter.org /Attire/excessiveadornmentindress.htm   (1093 words)

  
 adventist today: Too Hot to Touch: The Double Standard in Adornment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
If we were to follow the definition of adornment given by Dr. Angel Rodriguez in his book Jewelry we would have to all shed our ties.
He defines jewelry as "ornaments made of different materials, with different functions, that can be placed directly on the body or on the garments of a person in order to enhance the appearance of the individual, establish social distinctions, and communicate personal convictions" (p.
The removing of certain forms of adornment is a teaching of the church, like vegetarianism, not a requirement of the church.
www.atoday.com /Too_Hot_to_Touch__The.40.0.html   (1856 words)

  
 8. Personal Adornment:
In some parts of India, a Hindu woman's equivalent of a wedding ring is a bracelet made of the sections of the Indian (or Sacred) Chank.
As decoration or as intrinsic parts of their function, shell or mother of pearl (iridescent shell interior of many species of bivalves) were commonly used on ceremonial or religious garbs.
As clothing adornment, pearls are frequently sewn on as jewelry, fresh and saltwater pearls are used in many ways as inserts in ceremonial masks.
www.manandmollusc.net /advanced_uses/personal_adornment.html   (1077 words)

  
 St. Thomas Aquinas on the Adornment of Women   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Now the adornment of women is contrary to a precept of the Divine law; for it is written (1 Pt.
On the contrary, If this were true it would seem that the makers of these means of adornment sin mortally.
As regards the adornment of women, we must bear in mind the general statements made above (1) concerning outward apparel, and also something special, namely that a woman's apparel may incite men to lust, according to Prov.
www.kensmen.com /catholic/modestyinsumma.html   (972 words)

  
 Industrial Adornment - Industrial Jewelry by Phil Servita
"Industrial Adornment" is for men or women who want striking design in top-quality handcrafted accessories.
It is substantial neckwear with a goth or modern tribal aesthetic, reminiscent of the Celtic torque or neck-ring worn since ca.
1000 BC in Europe and the Near East, which were adornments for warriors or the elite.
industrial-adornment.com   (333 words)

  
 Rituals - Chandan Adornments, Method of Chandan Adornment
To obtain a paste, sandalwood is traditionally ground by sadhus on a fine-grained slab of stone using water.
To achieve a smooth texture, the kinks and creases are removed using a fine muslin cloth over which a palette knife is stroked.
A stitched garment may also be fastened over the chandan to give an added shape or design to the adornment as shown.
www.swaminarayan.org /rituals/chandan/method.htm   (293 words)

  
 Costume, Adornment and Body Decoration — Fire Tribe Gathering   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Costuming and adornment for the circle have no clear shape yet, no common vision, no theory or philosophy, no norm, and no box of tools that's freely available to the tribe.
Costume and adornment "rules" are one of the strongest means by which society keeps us all in line.
Costuming and adornment cannot be separated from one's sense of oneself, one's body.
www.firetribehawaii.org /articles/adorn.html   (1150 words)

  
 King Wonderful Adornment
"Former Affairs of King Wonderful Adornment," the twenty-seventh chapter of the Lotus Sutra, relates the story of a king named Wonderful Adornment, his wife, Pure Virtue, and his two sons, Pure Storehouse and Pure Eye.
One among them cooked the meals and attended to the daily affairs of the other three so that they could devote all their time and energy to the practice of Buddhism.
They are like King Wonderful Adornment and Lady Pure Virtue with their sons, Pure Storehouse and Pure Eye" ("Letter to Jakunichibo," WND, 993).
www.sgi-usa.org /buddhism/buddhismtoday/bc039.htm   (1099 words)

  
 Adventist Review: DISPLAY AND ADORNMENT
That the principles of self-denial, economy, and simplicity should be applied to all areas of life—to our persons, our homes, our churches, and our institutions.
That in the area of personal adornment necklaces, earrings, bracelets, jewelled and other ornamental rings* should not be worn.  Articles such as ornamental watches, broaches, cufflinks, etc., should be chosen in harmony with the Christian principles of simplicity, modesty and economy.    
Beyond this, and because of the special opportunities that rest with leadership to help the church reach its full potential of spiritual power, we expect our church officers, ministers and their wives, teachers, and other Seventh-day Adventist workers to strongly support these principles through their public testimony and example.
www.adventistreview.org /2000-1551/story5-2.html   (563 words)

  
 Nursing Management: Body adornment: Know the limits   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
In recent years, body adornment, such as tattoos and nose, eyebrow, tongue, and lip piercing, has increased in popularity But patients may perceive tattoo wearers as impulsive, reckless, erratic, unpredictable, dangerous, and violent.1 The past history of tattoos being administered under unsanitary conditions, leading to hepatitis C, further increases this stigma.
Self-expression through body adornment falls under freedom of speech and, in some cases, as religious expression.
Nurse managers must understand the foundation of patient biases toward nurses with body adornment, while advocating trust and respect in the nursing staff.
www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_qa3619/is_200302/ai_n9225020   (870 words)

  
 Dharma Realm Buddhist Association - Dharma   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Wherever the Flower Adornment Sutra is found, the Buddha is to be found, and also the Dharma and the Sangha of Worthy sages.
The Flower Adornment Sutra is the Dharma-body of all Buddhas.
If we listen to the Flower Adornment Sutra, lecture on the Flower Adornment Sutra, and recite the Flower Adornment Sutra, but fail to practice according to the principles of the Flower Adornment Sutra, the Sutra remains the Sutra, you remain you, I remain myself, and others remain themselves, and we cannot unite as one.
www.drba.org /dharma/btts/9xxentrydetail.asp?wid=117   (1024 words)

  
 Vases, Jugs and Keros   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Is an excellent adornment It can be used with flowers, but avoid to put water in it.
Is an excellent adornment in spite of it can't carry water.
This jug is a typical Pisac Urpo Jug its stylized form and beautiful decoration with geometric patterns totally hand painted.
artourperu.com /Cuzco_CeramicsVaseszm_Jugs_and_Keros.html   (599 words)

  
 Africanisms in Personal Adornment at Thomas Jefferson's Poplar Forest   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
This survival did not include the endurance of practices which were less obvious or those which had dual meanings, one in European culture and a second for the African.
In Africa, personal adornment of the body through the use of beads, hair styles, scarification, etc., was of major significance.
Here we must consider articles of personal adornment which were worn concealed or camouflaged within the clothing and not displayed conspicuously for others to see.
www-mcnair.berkeley.edu /2001journal/BOtey.html   (3093 words)

  
 Powell's Books - The Return of the Tribal Body Adornment Kit with Other by Park Street   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
At last readers can try for themselves--in safe, nontoxic, and, best of all, nonpermanent ways--many of the body adornment techniques that are pictured and explained within their indigenous cultural context in last season's bestseller Return of the Tribal.
The accompanying 64-page book describes in words and illustrations how to apply each of the items, gives suggestions for how to create one's own designs, and reveals the history and significance of these body adornments in the cultures from which they originate and in which they are still practiced today.
Readers will find this kit a perfect launching point for their entry into the world of body adornment, as well as a way to explore their own creativity in developing their own designs.
www.powells.com /cgi-bin/biblio?inkey=16-0892817925-1   (324 words)

  
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Wonderful Adornment, a king who believed in the externalist teaching of Brahmanism, had no genuine wisdom to speak of, but he did have good roots.
Then, King Wonderful Adornment, together with his assembled ministers and retinue; the lady Pure Virtue, together with the women of the rear palace and their retinues; and the king's two sons, together with forty-two thousand people, all went to the Buddha.
Then, King Wonderful Adornment, together with his assembled ministers and retinue-all the officials of the court; the lady Pure Virtue, together with the women of the rear palace and their retinues; and the king's two sons, together with forty-two thousand people, all went to the Buddha.
online.sfsu.edu /%7Erone/Buddhism/BTTStexts/Lotus27.htm   (7034 words)

  
 The Adornment of the Spritual Marriage   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
But it is inherently probable that he was experiencing the early stages of that mysterious growth of the soul which he describes so exactly in the first two books of The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage: the hard self-discipline, the enlightenment, raptures, and derelictions, of the "active" and "interior" life.
The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage must have been composed soon after his retreat from Brussels, for we know that in 1350 he sent a copy of it to the group of Rhenish mystics who called themselves the Friends of God.
In The Adornment of the Spiritual Marriage this growth is divided into the three stages of the Active, Interior, and Superessential Life: called in The Sparkling Stone by the old names of the state of Servant, Friend, and Son.
www.ccel.org /osis/xml/ruysbroeck-adornment.xml   (18790 words)

  
 Uncommon Adornment: Hair, Culture, Ornament - About Us   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Uncommon Adornment: Hair, Culture, Ornament - About Us Uncommon Adornment is an association of hair artisans, known for our ability to create exquisite, and durable hairstyles utilizing the client's own hair.
Uncommon Adornment educates the customer, to help her to see options and beauty in places she may not have looked before.
Employees, or ICs of Uncommon Adornment are given the opportunity to assist in the unfolding of the customer's sense of self-beauty.
www.hairbraiding.com /about.shtml   (255 words)

  
 Ministry in Daily Life
Such attention to careful adornment is probably behind the practice of praising God on the Lord’s Day in “your Sunday best,” since all God’s people are now priests, thanks to Jesus Christ’s mediatorial sacrifice (1 Peter 2:1-10; Rev. 1:5-6).
The show of a leg, a hairstyle or the jewelry of women and men is evil if it supplants hope in the Lord’s mercy or distracts us from heartfelt love of the neighbor.
It is typical of false leaders, said Jesus, to wear elaborate suits (Matthew 23:1-12).
www.ivmdl.org /cbec.cfm?study=14   (1128 words)

  
 Transmodern Age: Otherworldly Adornment
Transmodern Age: Otherworldly Adornment is a gathering of some of the most inspired and inspiring artists in Baltimore and beyond each who will be presenting a short performance piece centered around unique, self-made, personal adornments, props and visual aids created exclusively for the event.
This event promises to be one of the creative highlights of Baltimore in 2003 providing a never-before seen feast for the ears, eyes and psyche.
“Transmodern Age: Otherworldly Adornment is the bombastic crescendo of two long-range goals I’ve always been working towards as an organizer of cultural events in Baltimore: a) The inclusion and celebration of women in experimental culture b) The integration of visual mediums and performance in live experimental cultural events.” -- Catherine Pancake
www.chelagallery.org /shows/previous/transmod.html   (176 words)

  
 Adornment   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
Adornment caught up with her prior to her London visit to this year’s Kensington conference.
It began as a home based business in 1987 to promote an all natural beauty regimen and produce all natural hair care products specifically for coiled hair textures.
We also specialise in hair adornments, for the mind, body and spirit.
www.adornment.org.uk /conference_profiles.php?id=13   (894 words)

  
 Crown Jewels Tryx Hair Adornment . . . over 60 shapes in your hair.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-22)
his unique handmade hair adornment makes over sixty different shapes, twenty shapes which can be used in the hair.
Bun covers, pony tail holders, bun accents, and barrettes are all possible with this clever piece of glittering hair jewelry.
Often used as a tool to reveal mythical stories hidden inside each of us, creation of the universe, and all that will be.
www.crownjewels.com /Tryx/TryxHome.html   (336 words)

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