Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Pence, Penny pens. See MONEY. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Penance, Sacrament of A sacrament of the New Law, instituted by Christ, for the remission of sins committed after Baptism. Implied in the right of “binding and loosing” promised by Christ to the rulers of His Church (Matthew 16:18), the power to forgive sins was unequivocally granted to the Apostles, and consequently to their successors, … Continue reading “Penance, Sacrament of”

penance, public The reception of the sacrament of Penance with public acts of mortification, such as fasting, or the wearing of sackcloth, constituting the element of sacramental satisfaction. In the early Church this method of reconciliation was usually required of those who committed scandalous sins, even though the confession was secret. Public penance continued, in … Continue reading “penance, public”

Penance (as a Virtue) Penance (poenitentia) designates (1) a virtue; (2) a sacrament of the New Law; (3) a canonical punishment inflicted according to the earlier discipline of the Church; (4) a work of satisfaction enjoined upon the recipient of the sacrament. These have as their common centre the truth that he who sins must … Continue reading “Penance (as a Virtue)”

PENANCE A punishment either voluntary, or imposed by authority, for the faults a person has committed. Penance is one of the seven sacraments of the Romish Church. Besides fasting, alms, abstinence, and the like, which are the general conditions of penance, there are others of a more particular kind; as the repeating a certain number … Continue reading “Penance (2)”

Penalty See Judgments; Punishment; Sin, Punishment of; Wicked, Punishment of Judgments; Punishment; Sin, Punishment of; Wicked, Punishment of Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible

Penalties Of The Mosaic Law In this the controlling principle was the simple and natural, and therefore in early times general, one of recompense or revenge (Wachsmuth, Hellen. Altersth. 2:118), the lex talionis (see Rothmaier, Jus Talionis, Jen. 1700; comp. Polyb. v. 9, 6), which was directed even against beasts (Exo 21:23; Exodus cf., 28; … Continue reading “Penalties Of The Mosaic Law”

penalties (Latin: pma, punishment) An ecclesiastical penalty is the deprivation of some good, spiritual, or temporal, inflicted by lawful authority for the correction of the delinquent and the punishment of his crime. Canon law vindicates the right of the Church, divinely founded, to punish delinquent subjects by penalties both spiritual and temporal; though superiors are … Continue reading “penalties”

Penalosa, Juan De a Spanish historical painter, was born at Baeza in 1581. He was one of the ablest scholars of Pablo de Cespedes at Cordova, and assiduously imitated his style. He painted some works for the churches, but more for the convents. His picture of St. Barbe, at the cathedral of Cordova, is said … Continue reading “Penalosa, Juan De”

penal laws Penal legislation was enacted against Catholics in England, Ireland, Scotland, and the American colonies from 1559 to 1155. ENGLAND By a series of statutes successive sovereigns and Parliaments from Elizabeth (1559) to George I (1722) sought to prevent the practise of the Catholic faith in England. Under Elizabeth the Acts of Supremacy and … Continue reading “Penal Laws”