Sybarite
Sylla (or Sulla), L. Cornelius. A celebrated Roman, of a noble family, who rendered himself conspicuous in military affairs, and became antagonistic to Marius. In the zenith of his power he was guilty of the greatest cruelty. His character is that of an ambitious, tyrannical, and resolute commander. He died about seventy years before Christ, aged sixty. Symmachus, Q. Aurelius. A distinguished scholar, statesman, and orator in the latter half of the fourth century of the Christian era, remarkable for his zeal in upholding the ancient pagan religion of Rome.
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Sybel
HEINRICH, VON, a German historian; born in Düsseldorf, Germany, Dec. 2, 1817; studied at Berlin under Ranke, and became professor at Bonn in 1844 and at Marburg in 1845. In 1861 he was elected by the university to the Prussian Lar Landtag, and in 1874 was returned to the imperial Parliament. In 1878 he was nominated director of the state archives. Of his works the best known in England is his "History of the French Revolution." He died in Marburg, Germany, Aug. 1, 1895.
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Sycomancy
Divination by the leaves of the fig tree. Questions or propositions on which one wished to be enlightened were written on these leaves. If the leaf dried quickly after the appeal to the diviner, it was an evil omen; but a good augury if the leaf dried slowly.
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Sycomore
a tree of the genus Ficus, the F. Sycomorus, or sycamore of Scripture, a kind of fig tree. It is very common in Palestine, Arabia, and Egypt, growing thick and to a great height, and though the grain is coarse, much used coa in building and very durable. Its fruit is sweet and of a delicate flavor.
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Sydney
sid'ni, the capital city of New South Wales , Australia. It is one of the best built cities in the world. It faces a magnificent harbor capable of sheltering the world's navies. Several railways center here. Vast coal fields are at hand. The city is the seat of an enormous export trade in wool, ores, and meat products. The government buildings have been constructed in good taste and on a magnificent scale. Parks and streets, schools, and other public enterprises are managed in a liberal spirit and with intelligence. Sydney is already one of the great cities of the world. The population (1902) was returned at 481,830. 2026 Editor's Note: By way of comparison, Sydney today is a metropolis of about 5.3 million, up from the 481,830 this article reports for 1902. (Ed: BR 2026-07-21)
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Sydney
a city of Nova Scotia, Canada, and capital of Cape Breton co., on Sydney Harbor and the Inter-Colonial and the Sydney and Louisbourg railways, about 257 miles N. E. of Halifax. Steamship connections are maintained with Montreal, Quebec, Halifax and Newfoundland. The manufacturing enterprises of the city are of importance, especially the steel works. Population about 20,000.
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Syenite
or SIENITE, a name originally applied to the granite of Syene, which contains hornblende, but now generally restricted to a rock which consists of orthoclase, feldspar and hornblende only; or where quartz is present only in sufficient quantity to be regarded as an accessory and not as an essential constituent. By the increase in the amount of quartz , and the presence of mica, syenite graduates into hornblendic a granite. Petrologists recognize as a typical syenite the rock of Meissen, near Dresden.
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Sykes
GEORGE, an American military officer; born in Dover, Del., Oct. 9, 1822; was graduated at the United States Military Academy in 1842; was promoted 1st lieutenant Sept. 21, 1846; and during the war with Mexico took part at the actions of Monterey, Vera Cruz, Cerro Gordo, Contreras, Churubusco, and the siege and surrender of the City of Mexico. In May, 1861, he was promoted major of the 14th Infantry, and in September of the same year appointed Brigadier-General of volunteers. Later he won distinction at Gaines' Mills, and in the several subsequent operations of the Army of the Potomac; was promoted Major-General of volunteers in November, per in the battles of Chancellorsville and , 1862; took part commanded the 5th Army Corps during the battle of Gettysburg. At the close of the war he was brevetted Major-General U. S. A. for gallantry in service during the war. He was promoted colonel of the 20th United States Infantry in January, 1868. He died in Brownsville , Tex., Feb. 9, 1880, while in command of Fort Brown. His remains were removed to the West Point cemetery at the expense of Congress and a fine monument was erected to his mem- . ory
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Sylhet
or SILHET (Srihatta), a in the district extreme. S. of Assam, British India; partly a rich alluvial tract, but to the extent of 32 per cent. uncultivated waste; has an area of 5,413 square miles and a pop. of 2,200,000. The chief town, Sylhet, on the Surmá river, has a pop. of about 15,000, and some trade and manufactures.
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Syllabus
in Church history, a list the embracing "chief errors and false doctrines of our most unhappy age," compiled by order of Pope Pius IX., and sent, with an encyclical letter, dated Dec. 8, 1864, "to all the bishops of the Catholic world, in order that these bishops may have before their eyes all the errors and pernicious doctrines which he had reprobated and condemned," the number of which amounts to 80, probably in imitation of the 80 heresies mentioned by Epiphanius as existing ing in the first three centuries. The syllabus is divided into 10 sections, and attacks rationalism, pantheism, latitudinarianism, socialism, errors concerning the Church, N society, natural and Christian ethics, marriage, the power of the Pope, and modern liberalism .
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Syllogism
sil'lo-jizm. See Logic
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Syllogism
in logic, the regular of form reasoning in which two premises lead necessarily to a conclusion. Example: Major Premise. All ruminants are quadrupeds. Minor Premise. All deer are ruminants. Conclusion... All deer are This syllogism is valid, because the conquadrupeds clusion logically follows from the premises . The conclusion is, moreover, true, because the premises from which it logically follows are true. A syllogism is said to be the conclusion logically follows from the valid when premises; if the conclusion does not so follow, the syllogism is invalid and constitutes a fallacy, if the error deceives the reasoner himself; but if it is advanced with the intention deceiving others, it constitutes a sophism. of
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