Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Proselytes This word is employed in modern language to designate such individuals as have abandoned their faith and embraced another, and who, in general, devote all their energy to the expansion of their new creed. The endeavor to gain others to one’s own convictions. either by licit or illicit means, is called proselytism. Biblical representatives … Continue reading “PROSELYTES”

PROSELYTE In the Jewish sense, a foreigner who adopted the Jewish religion, a convert from heathenism to Judaism. The laws of the Hebrews make frequent mention of “the stranger that is within thy gates,” Lev 17:8-16 24:16 Num 15:14-16, and welcomed him to all the privileges of the people of God. Our Savior rebukes the … Continue reading “Proselyte”

Prose or Sequence I. DEFINITION AND GENERAL DESCRIPTION The Sequence (Sequentia)–or, more accurately as will be seen further on, the Prose (Prosa)–is the liturgical hymn of the Mass, in which it occurs on festivals between the Gradual and the Gospel, while the hymn, properly so called, belongs to the Breviary. The Sequence differs also in … Continue reading “Prose or Sequence”

Prose (Lat. Prosa), the French name for the Sequence. (1.) The prayer sung in the Mass after the Gradual and before the Gospel on great festivals. It required the license of the diocesan or the superior of a monastery before it could be used. (2.) A canticle in which no metre is defined. An expression, … Continue reading “Prose”

Proschko, Franz Isidor A well-known Austrian author, born at Hohenfurt, Bohemia, 2 April, 1816; died at Vienna, 6 February, 1891. Throughout his life he was engaged in various departments of the public service. A monument was erected on his grave [in his honour (1906).] Of his numerous writings, always characterized by a Catholic spirit, the … Continue reading “Proschko, Franz Isidor”

Prosbol Or Prozbul ( or ) is the name of a legal enactment instituted by Hillel I, or the Great (q.v.). Whether the word is equivalent to the Greek or , or, as Sachs prefers, , which latter is preferred by Jost and Gritz, cannot be decided. The reason for this curious legal provision, which, … Continue reading “Prosbol Or Prozbul”

Prosar is the service-book containing the form of the prose (q.v.). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Prosapodosis; or, Detailing A Returning for Repetition and Explanation Pros-a-pod-o-sis, a giving back to, or return. It is from (pros), to, and (apodosis), a giving back; (from (apodidomi), to give back, return). The figure is so called because after the mention of two or three words or subjects together, there is a return to them … Continue reading “Prosapodosis; or, Detailing”

Proproctors are assistants of proctors (q.v.). Prorowit, a Slavic deity, was represented with four heads on a common trunk. He carried a fifth head on his chest, and held it in such a way that his eyes could see through the intervals of the fingers. Many explanations of this extraordinary figure have been proposed, but … Continue reading “Proproctors”

Proprium The Proprium de tempore and the Proprium Sanctorum form in the present liturgy the two principal portions of our Breviary and Missals; the first comprises the parts appointed for the days of the year having special Masses or Offices (introits, prayers, lessons, responses, versicles, antiphons, etc.); the second is devoted to the Offices of … Continue reading “Proprium”