Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Philcol Captain of Abimelech’s army. (Gen 21:22) His name, it should seem, is taken from Pe, a mouth; and Calab, to complete. Fuente: The Poor Mans Concordance and Dictionary to the Sacred Scriptures

Philastrius, Saint Bishop of Brescia, died before 397. He was one of the bishops present at a synod held in Aquileia in 381. St. Augustine met him at Milan about 383, or perhaps a little later (St. Augustine, Ep. ccxxii). He composed a catalogue of heresies (Diversarum Hereseon Liber) about 384. Among the writings of … Continue reading “Philastrius, Saint”

Philaster, bp. of Brixia Philaster (Philastrius), bp. of Brixia (Brescia), in the latter part of the 4th cent. His successor in the see, Gaudentius, used every year to preach a panegyrical sermon on the anniversary of his death (July 18). One of these (preached on the 14th anniversary) is extant, and from its vague laudatory … Continue reading “Philaster, bp. of Brixia”

Philaster (PHILASTRIUS), a noted hberesiologist of the ancient Latin Church, flourished in the first quarter of the 4th century. He was probally a native of Italy, and came on the stage of theological activity when the Arian controversy was waxing hot, and he was soon interested in it as a most ardent orthodox presbyter seeking … Continue reading “Philaster”

Philaret, Theodorus Romanoff third patriarch of Russia, a near relative by his mother of the last czar of the blood of Rurik, was born in the 16th century. This relationship caused him, in 1599, to be made a monk by Boris Godounof. Elevated in 1605 to the episcopal chair of Rostof by Dmitri, he was … Continue reading “Philaret, Theodorus Romanoff”

Philaret OF Moscow, a modern Russian prelate of much celebrity, was born of pious parentage at Kolouma in 1782. His lay name was Vasili Drosdow. He received his education in the Theological Seminary of Moscow. He commenced his public career as tutor of the Greek and Latin languages. His oratorical gifts being soon observed, he … Continue reading “Philaret (2)”

Philarches This word occurs as a proper name in the A.V. at 2Ma 8:32, where it is really the name of an office, phylarch ( – , ‘the commander of the cavalry”). The Greek text seems to be decisive as to the true rendering; but the Latin version (“et Philarchen qui cum Timotheo erat . … Continue reading “Philarches”

PHILANTHROPY Compounded of two words which signify the love of mankind. It differs from benevolence only in this: that benevolence extends to every being that has life and sense, and is of course susceptible of pain and pleasure; whereas philanthropy cannot comprehend more than the human race. It differs from friendship, as this affection, subsists … Continue reading “Philanthropy”

Philanthropinism The system of education educed from the ideas of Rousseau and of the German “Enlightenment”, and established by Basedow on the basis of “philanthropy”. Johann Bernhard Basedow (born at Hamburg, 11 Sept., 1723; died at Magdeburg, 25 July, 1790) was a pupil at the school of Hamburg under the free-thinker Hermann Samuel Reimarus, studied … Continue reading “Philanthropinism”

Philalethes or lovers of truth, as their name implies, were a sect of infidels which arose at Kiel, in Germany, about 1847, and who wished to ignore Christianity altogether, and to use only the general forms of piety. SEE RATIONALISTS . Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature