Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Plenarium A book of formulae and texts. Plenarium or Plenarius (Liber) is any book that contains completely all matters pertaining to one subject otherwise found scattered in several books. Thus, in the life of Bishop Aldrich (Baluze, “Miscell.”, I, iii, 29) we read of a Plenarium or Breviarium, which seems to be a book of … Continue reading “Plenarium”

Plekhanov, George Valentinovich (1856-1918) Was a Russian Marxist who became the philosophical leader of the Menshevik faction of the pre-Revolutionary Russian Social Democratic Workers’ Party, opposing Lenin, the leader of the Bolshevik wing. In spite of what are regarded as his political errors, such as his support of the war of 1914-1918 and his negative … Continue reading “Plekhanov, George Valentinovich”

PLEIADES A cluster of seven stars in the neck of Taurus, or the Bull, one of the twelve signs of the zodiac. The sun enters Taurus about the middle of April; and the appearance of the Pleiades, therefore, marks the return of spring, Job 9:9 ; 38:31; 1Sa 5:8 . Fuente: American Tract Society Bible … Continue reading “PLEIADES”

Pleiadas is the rendering in the A.V. of , kimah, in Job 9:9; Job 38:31; but in Amo 5:8 out A. V. has the seven stars, although the Geneva version translates the word Pleiades as in the other cases. In Job the Sept. has , the order of the Hebrew words having been altered, SEE … Continue reading “Pleiadas”

Plegmund Archbishop of Canterbury, died 2 August, 914. He was a Mercian, and spent his early life near Chester as a hermit on an island called after him Plegmundham (the present Plemstall). His reputation for piety and learning caused King Alfred to summon him to court, where he helped the king in his literacy work. … Continue reading “Plegmund”

PLEDGE The Jewish law protected the poor who were obliged to give security for a loan or the fulfillment of a contract. If a man pawned his robe, the usual covering of the cool nights, it must be returned on the same day, Exo 22:26-27 . The creditor could not enter a house and take … Continue reading “Pledge”

Pleasures of the imagination The moderate, healthful, and agreeable stimulus to the mind, resulting (in the primary class) from the properties of greatness, novelty, and beauty (kinship, color, proportionality, etc. ) in objects actually seen; (in the secondary class) from the processes of comparison, association, and remodelling set up in the mind by the products … Continue reading “Pleasures of the imagination”

Pleasure and pain In philosophy these terms appear mostly in ethical discussions, where they have each two meanings not always clearly distinguished. “Pleasure” is used sometimes to refer to a certain hedonic quality of experiences, viz. pleasantness, and sometimes as a name for experiences which have that quality (here “pleasures” are “pleasant experiences” and “pleasure” … Continue reading “Pleasure and pain”

PLEASURE The delight which arises in the mind from contemplation or enjoyment of something agreeable. See HAPPINESS. Fuente: Theological Dictionary pleasure (Latin: placeo, please) Etymologically it means delight or gratification. According to Saint Thomas it results from the perfection of activity, for whenever activity is perfectly exercised, pleasure is present, and is proportionately augmented as … Continue reading “Pleasure”

Please, Pleasing (Noun), Well-Pleasing, Pleasure signifies (a) “to be pleasing to, be acceptable to,” Mat 14:6; Mar 6:22; Act 6:5; Rom 8:8; Rom 15:2; 1Co 7:32-34; Gal 1:10; 1Th 2:15; 1Th 4:1 (where the preceding kai, “and,” is epexegetical, “even,” explaining the “walking,” i.e., Christian manner of life, as “pleasing” God; in Gen 5:22, where … Continue reading “Please, Pleasing (Noun), Well-Pleasing, Pleasure”