Penelakut Indians A small tribe of Salishan stock of British Columbia now on the reservation included in the Cowichan Agency. Formerly they depended on the sea for subsistence, now they live by farming, hunting and fishing. They are Catholics, and industrious and moral. Regular mission work was begun by Father Bolduc in 1843. Fuente: New … Continue reading “Penelakut Indians”
Peneius
Peneius a river-god among the ancient Thessalians, said to be the son of Oceanus and Tethys. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Pendleton, William N., D.D
Pendleton, William N., D.D a Protestant Episcopal minister, was born in Hanover County, Virginia, December 26, 1809. He graduated from West Point Military Academy in 1830, was ordained in 1837; was successively professor in Newark College, Delaware, principal of a highschool in Virginia, rector of All- Saints’, Frederick, Maryland, and from 1855 of Grace Church, … Continue reading “Pendleton, William N., D.D”
Pendleton, Henry
Pendleton, Henry Controversialist, born at Manchester; died in London, September, 1557; educated at Brasenose College, Oxford, where he received the degree of Doctor of Divinity, 18 July, 1552. Though he had preached against Lutheranism in Henry VIII’s reign, he conformed under Edward VI and was appointed by Lord Derby as an itinerant Protestant preacher. In … Continue reading “Pendleton, Henry”
Pendlebury, Henry
Pendlebury, Henry a Nonconformist divine, was born near ,the beginning of the 17th century. He was a minister at Holcomb, Lancashire, in 1651, and was ejected for nonconformity in 1662. He died in 1695. His works are, Transubstantiation: Barren Figtree: The Books Opened, on Rev 20:12 : Invisible Realities, etc., containing an account of his … Continue reading “Pendlebury, Henry”
Pendentive
Pendentive is an architectural term used to designate the portion of a groined ceiling supported by one pillar or impost, and bounded by the apex of the longitudinal and transverse vaults; in Gothic ceilings of this kind the ribs of the vaults descend from the apex to the impost of each pendentive, where they become … Continue reading “Pendentive”
Pendants
Pendants PENDANTS.See Amulets, Ornaments, 2. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible
Pendant
Pendant (Lat. pendens, hanging) is a term common in architecture to designate (1) a hanging ornament which was much used in the Gothic style, particularly in late perpendicular work, on ceilings, roofs, etc. On stone vaulting they are frequently made very large, and are generally enriched with moldings and carvings. Good specimens are to be … Continue reading “Pendant”
Pencil
Pencil PENCIL.See Arts and Crafts, 1; Line, 6. Fuente: Hastings’ Dictionary of the Bible Pencil pensil (Isa 44:13, margin red ochre, the King James Version line). See LINE; OCHRE, RED. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia
Pence, Penny, Pennyworth
Pence, Penny, Pennyworth a Roman coin, a denarius, a little less than the value of the Greek drachme (see PIECE), now estimated as amounting to about 9 1/2d. in the time of our Lord, occurs in the singular, e.g., Mat 20:2; Mat 22:19; Mar 12:15; Rev 6:6; in the plural, e.g., Mat 18:28; Mar 14:5; … Continue reading “Pence, Penny, Pennyworth”