Biblia

Purtenance

Purtenance ( , keeb, e’eb, midst, or inner part) stands improperly in one passage of the A.V. (Exo 12:9) f(or the viscera, or inwards (as elsewhere rendered), of a sacrificial victim. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Purtenance purte-nans: With the significance of belongings, this word occurs in the King James Version of … Continue reading “Purtenance”

pursuivants

pursuivants Originally minor officials, assistants to the heralds. Later the name was given to officers of the king whose duty was to serve warrants. In the penal times in England, they were often hunters and trackers-down of priests. They figured largely in the capture of many of the priests who later died on the scaffold. … Continue reading “pursuivants”

Pursue

Pursue “to put to flight, pursue, persecute,” is rendered “to pursue” in 2Co 4:9, RV (AV, “persecute”), and is used metaphorically of “seeking eagerly” after peace in 1Pe 3:11, RV (AV, “ensue”). See FOLLOW. Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Purse

purse Emblem in art associated with Saint Bavo, indicative of his great largesse to the poor Saint Briec due to his patronage of purse makers Saint Charles the Good, due to his great support of the poor Saint Felix of Valois , a symbol of his giving away a great fortune to the poor Saint … Continue reading “Purse”

Purposiveness

Purposiveness (in Kant’s philosophydie Zweckmssigkeit) Adaptation whether in the body of an animal or plant to its own needs or in a beautiful object to the human intelligence. We must not say dogmatically, Kant contends, that there is a purpose behind the phenomena, but we can say that they occur as if there were, though … Continue reading “Purposiveness”