Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Polignac, Melchior de Cardinal, diplomatist, and writer, b. of an ancient family of Auvergne, at Le Puy, France, 11 October, 1661; d. in Paris, 3 April, 1742. He studied with great distinction at the Collège de Clermont and the Sorbonne. While still a young man, he was present at the conclave which elected Pope Alexander … Continue reading “Polignac, Melchior de”

Polieus (). a surname of Zeus, or Jupiter, under which he was worshipped at Athens, as the protector of the city. The god had an altar on the Acropolis, on which a bull was sacrificed. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Polieia (), a festival anciently observed at Thebes, in Greece, in honor of Apollo, when a bull was wont to be sacrificed, Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Polidoro, Caldara called Caravaegio, from his birthplace, was an eminent Italian painter of the Pre-Raffaelites. He was born in 1495, near Milan. He went to Rome at the time when Leo X was raising some new edifices in the Vatican, and not knowing how to get his bread otherwise, for Polidoro was very young, he … Continue reading “Polidoro, Caldara”

Policy poli-si: Literally method of government, and so ability to manage affairs. In a bad sense, cunning, craft, in Dan 8:25 (, sekhel, understanding); in a good sense in 1 Macc 8:4 (, boule, counsel); also in the King James Version 2 Macc 13:18; 14:29, 31 (, methodos, , strategema, , strategeo), where the Revised … Continue reading “Policy”

Police POLICE.The traditional and unsettled character of governmental relations in Palestine in the time of Christ, and the scarcity of definite information as to the organization of civil procedure in the provincial courts, make it difficult to ascertain exactly what were the ordinary provisions for the administration of justice. We cannot positively say, for instance, … Continue reading “Police”

Policastro DIOCESE OF POLICASTRO (POLICASTRENSIS) Diocese in the province of Salerno, Southern Italy. The city is situated on a hill that overlooks that gulf of the Tyrrhenian Sea, to which Policastro gives its name. It is the ancient Pituntia, and may be regarded as the continuation of the Diocese of Buxentum, the first known bishop … Continue reading “Policastro”

Polias (), a surname given by the Athenians to Minerva, or Athene, as being the goddess- who protected the city. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Poliander, Johann (Originally Granmann) a German theologian of the Reformation period, was born at Neustadt in 1487. He studied at Leipsic, where in 1516 he became magister, and in 1520 baccalaureate of theology. When the famous disputation between Dr. Eck and Luther and Carlstadt took place, he was Eck’s amanuensis. The disputation convinced him of … Continue reading “Poliander, Johann (Originally Granmann)”

Polhill, EDWARD a learned English Calvinistic layman, flourished in the second half of the 17th century as justice of the peace at Burwast, Sussex. He wrote, The Divine Will considered in its Eternal Decrees, etc. (1673, 8vo): Answer to Dr. Sherlock’s Discourse (1675, 8vo): Precious Faith, considered in its Nature, Working, and Growth (1675, 12mo): … Continue reading “Polhill, EDWARD”