Lamormain, Henri de, a Belgian Jesuit, brother of the preceding, and, like him, a native of Luxemburg, entered the Order of the Jesuits in 1596, but exerted lit- tle influence on account of feeble health. He died Nov. 26, 16-17. He translated and wrote several works-, among them are, Tractatus amoris divini constans, libri xii (from the French of Francisco de Sales, Yienna, 1643, 4to; 2d edit., with life of the author [Sales], Col. 1057, 8vo) : — De Virtute Panitentia, etc. (Vienna, 16 H,4to). — — Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, xxix, 245.
Iianiothe, Pieure Lambert de, a French Roman Catholic missionary, was born at Buclierie, in the dio- cese of Lisieux, Jan. 18, 1624. After being for some time connected with the chancellery of the Parliament at Rouen, he entered the Church. His talents caused him to be distinguished among a number of priests who had formed in 1052 the plan of Christianizing China and neighboring countries. In 1600 he was consecra- ted bishop of Berytlie. He embarked at JNIarsoiUes for China November 27, 1660, and, passing through Malta, Antioch, Aleppo, Bassora, Chalzeran, Shiraz, Ispahan, Lara, Surate, Masulipatam, Tenasserim, Yalinga, Pram, and Pikfri, arrived at Jutlica, the capital of Siam, April 22, 1662. Here he found some 1500 Christians of differ- ent nations and two churches, the one administered by the Dominicans, the other by the Jesuits. He was at first well received, but had subsequently to submit to many annoyances from the archbishop of Goa, who claimed the primacy of the whole lilast Indies, and La- mothe finally sailed for Canton in July, 1663, with two other missionaries. A severe tempest obliged them, however, to return to Siam. Here they were exposed to all sorts of ill treatment at the hands of the Portu- guese, and owed their safety only to the aid of the Co- chm Chinese. Lamothe sent to the pope and to Paris for more missionaries and other assistance. Alexander YII, in consequence, extended the jurisdiction of apos- tolic vicars over the kingdom of Siam, .Japan, and other neighboring countries, which action freed Lamothe from the control of the archbishop of Goa. He was now joined by Pallu du Pare, l)ishop of Ileliopolis, who reached Siam January 27, 1(>64, with other missionaries. The two apostolic vicars held a synod, and Lamothe re- ceived permission from the king to establish a Church at Siam, which he intended should become the centre of communication between the extreme Eastern mis- sions. He also established a seminary for the education of native priests and instructors, a college, and a hospi- tal. Lamothe died June 15, 1679. — Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, xxix, 250 sq.
Lamourette, Adrien, ahhe, a noted French eccle- siastic, was born ui lUcartiy in 1742. During the Rev- olution in France he became an auxiliary of ISIirabeau in 1789, and wrote the address oji the civil constitution of the clergy which that orator pronounced. In 1791 he was chosen, under tlic new Cliurch regime enacted by the Assembly in opijosition to tlie L'onian see, bishop of Khone-et-Loire, and deputed to the National Assem-
bly, Having resisted the extreme measures of the dom^ inant party, he was guillotined Jan. 10, 1794. He pub- lished Pensk's sur la philosojMe et Vincredulite (1786, 8vo) : — Pensees sur la philosophie de lafoi (1789, 8vo) : — Les Delices de la Religion (1789, 12mo) : — Considera- tions sur resp7-it et les devoiis de la vie religieuse (1795, 12mo) ; etc. — Hoefer, Nouv. Biog. Generale, s. v.
Lamp (properly T^S?, lappid', a flame, Gen. xv, 17; Exod. XX, l.S, Job xli, 11; Nah.ii,5, Dan. x,6, Isa.lxii, 1; Ezek. i, 13; lanij)-t07-cli, J utl^.yn,16,20, xv,4, 5; Job xii, 5 ; Zech. xii, 0 ; in some of which passages it is ren- dered " lightning," "brand," " torch," etc. ; Gr. Aa/^7rae, atorch-"%/(<"or lantern. Acts xx,8; Rev.iv,5i "loi-ch," John xviii, 3 ; Rev. viii, 10 , oil-laynp, Matt, xxv, 1-8 ; also T^3, ncyr, or ^"^i, nir, a light, in various senses, espe- cially for domestic purposes, the Gr. \vxvoc) is a term of frequent occurrence in a literal sense in the Scrip- tures, such a utensil being often really meant whore the A. Y. gives the rendering " candle" (q. v.). The primary sense of light (Oen. xv, 17) also gives rise to frequent metaphorical usages, indicating life, welfare, guidance, as,e. g. 2Sam. xxi, 17; Psa. cxix, 105; Prov.vi, 23; xiii, 9. See Light. The following are the cases in which the use of lamps is referred to in the Bible. In their illustration we freely avail ourselves of the articles in .Kitto's and Smith's Dictionaries.
1. That part of the golden candlestick belonging to the tabernacle which bore the light ; also of each of the ten candlesticks placed by Solomon in the Temple be- fore the Holy of Holies (Exod. xxv, 37 ; 1 Kings vii, 49; 2 Chron. iv, 20 , xiii, 11 ; Zech. iv, 2). The lamps were lighted every evening, and cleansed every morning (Exod. XXX, 7, 8 ; Reland, Ant. Ilehr. i, v, 9, and vii, 8). It is somewhat remarkable, that while the golden can- dlestick, or rather candelabrum, is so minutely described, not a word is said of the shape of the lamps (Exod. xxv, 37). This was probably because the socket in which it was to be inserted necessarily gave it a somewhat cy- hndrical form adapted to the purjwse ; for it is hardly to be presumed that the insecure cup-form usually rep- resented in engravings would have been adopted. This shape is aptly illustrated by an instance occurring on the Egyptian monuments, Wilkinson gives {Ancient Egyptians, v, 376) what he takes to be the represent- ation of a lamp made of glass, with a hand holding separately an erect ■wick, as if the bearer were about Ancient Egyptian Cylindrical to place it in the vase pre- '^^P' vious to its being lighted.