Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

PULSE A general name for peas, beans, and all large or leguminous seeds. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Pulse (, zeroim, and , zeronim; Sept. ; Theod. ; Vulg. legumince) occurs only in the A.V. in Dan 1:12; Dan 1:16, as the translation of the above plural nouns, the literal meaning of which is … Continue reading “Pulse”

Pulpit Eloquence As pulpits in churches are constructed for the convenience of preachers and preaching, so the term pulpit, by a common form of metonymy, is often used to signify the collective body of the clergy or those who use the pulpit. By a slight variation of the same principle, the term is also made … Continue reading “Pulpit Eloquence”

pulpit (Latin: pulpitum, stage or scaffold) An elevated stand for preaching. Its immediate precursor was the ambo . In the early Christian era the bishop preached from the cathedral. Later the ambo was the place for reading the Gospel and delivering sermons. In the building plan of Saint Gall in 820 the pulpit is found … Continue reading “Pulpit”

Pulolah is the name of the temple of the Grand Lama at Deshesho. It signifies the temple with the golden roof. In this temple dwell, when the Dalai Lama is present, 800 priests, exclusively employed in his service. In the interior, it is said, there is a multitude of statues, every one representing a woman … Continue reading “Pulolah”

Pullus, Robert (PULLEN, PULLAN, PULLY.) Cardinal, English philosopher and theologian, of the twelfth century, b. in England about 1080; d. 1147-50. He seems to have studied in Paris in the first decades of the twelfth century. In 1153 he began to teach at Oxford, being among the first of the celebrated teachers in the schools … Continue reading “Pullus, Robert”

Pulling, Alonzo B a minister of the Methodist Episcopal Church, was born at Ridgefield, Conn., Nov. 28, 1818. He experienced religion in the summer of 1840. He was licensed to preach March 1, 1845, was received into the New York Conference in the following May, and appointed to Ponsett and Killingworth Circuit, which he served … Continue reading “Pulling, Alonzo B”

Pulleyn, Robert an English Roman Catholic prelate of the 12th century, was born, according to Fuller, in the county of Oxford. After having studied in Paris, he returned to England in 1130, and found the University of Oxford devastated and almost ruined by the Danes, and he zealously contributed to restore it to its previously … Continue reading “Pulleyn, Robert”

Puller, Timothy, D.D. an English divine of some distinction, flourished in the second half of the 17th century. He was rector of Sacomb, Herts, in 1671, and of St. Mary le Bow in 1679. He died in 1693. He published Moderation of the Church of England (Lond. 1679, 8vo; new ed. by the Rev. Robert … Continue reading “Puller, Timothy, D.D.”

Pullen, Robert (POLENIUS, PULLAN, PULLEIN, PULLENUS, PULLY, LA POULE) Died 1147 (?). Nothing is known of his early life except that he was of English parentage. The conjecture of a recent biographer (Williams, op. cit. infra) that he was born at Poole in Dorsetshire is not supported by any evidence. Other accounts state that he … Continue reading “Pullen, Robert”

Pullen (Pulley, Puley, Pulby, or Bullen), Richard SEE PULLTYN. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature