Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Professio Fidei, Tridentinae is the form of the Roman Catholic profession of faith in which it took shape at the Council of Trent and in which it was afterwards published by pope Pius IV, so that it is sometimes called the Creed of Pius IV (q.v.). The general Christian confession of faith had been renewed … Continue reading “Professio Fidei, Tridentinae”

professed Term applied to those persons received into a religious community upon taking vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. In some orders it is reserved for religious who have lived in their communities for a certain period, varying from five to twelve years, after pronouncing their vows. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Profess, Profession pro-fes, pro-feshun (, naghadh; , homologeo, , homologa): Profess means literally to own before, hence, to make open or public announcement; it occurs only once in the Old Testament as the translation of naghadh, to put before, often to tell, to show, to declare (Deu 26:3); in the New Testament it is the … Continue reading “Profess, Profession”

Profanity Of the name of God God Of the Sabbath Sabbath; Blasphemy; Oath Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible

Profaning, Profanity PROFANING, PROFANITY 1. The terms.The word profane occurs only once in Authorized and Revised Versions of the Gospels, and then in the verbal form (Gr. ), viz. in Mat 12:5, where Jesus says, in defending His disciples and Himself from the charge of Sabbath-breaking, Have ye not read in the law, how that … Continue reading “Profaning, Profanity”

Profane (Adjective and Verb) primarily, “permitted to be trodden, accessible” (from baino, “to go,” whence belos, “a threshold”), hence, “unhallowed, profane” (opposite to hieros, “sacred”), is used of (a) persons, 1Ti 1:9; Heb 12:16; (b) things, 1Ti 4:7; 1Ti 6:20; 2Ti 2:16. “The natural antagonism between the profane and the holy or divine grew into … Continue reading “Profane (Adjective and Verb)”

Profane (, trodden under foot; profanus, outside the shrine) The word denotes not simply what is common (see, Clean), but a temper which despises sacred things (1Ti 1:9); cf. profane language. Esau was profane (Heb 12:16) because he despised his spiritual birthright. St. Paul is accused of profaning the Temple (Act 24:6) by bringing Gentiles … Continue reading “Profane”

Profanation See Profanity Profanity Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible

Prof. = Professus; Professio; Professor; Professed; Profession Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Proestos (), one of the names by which the early Church distinguished the teachers or preachers from the brethren (1Ti 5:17). Justin Martyr uses the term as synonymous with , when he speaks of the as the person whose duty it is to consecrate the elements in the administration of the Lord’s Supper (Apolog. 2, … Continue reading “Proestos”