Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Paelinck, Joseph an eminent Belgian painter, was born at Oostacker, near Ghent, in 1781. He first studied under professor Verhaegen at the academy in Ghent. He next went to Paris, and entered the school of David. On his return to Ghent he contended for the prize offered by the academy, which he obtained for his … Continue reading “Paelinck, Joseph”

Paedothysia (Gr. , , a child, and , a sacrifice) is a term used among the ancients to denote the sacrifice of children to the gods. SEE SACRIFICE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

PAEDOBAPTISTS Those who baptise their children. The word comes from infant, baptism. See BAPTISM. Fuente: Theological Dictionary Paedobaptists a name given to most denominations of Christians who baptize children ( and ), in distinction from the self-styled Baptists, who baptize only adults. SEE PAEDOBAPTISM. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Paedobaptism (from , , a child, and , baptism) is applied to the baptism of children or infants in the Christian Church, or what is popularly termed infant baptism. Under the general subject of baptism, it is that part which relates especially to the proper subjects of baptism. SEE BAPTISM. I. Historical View of the … Continue reading “Paedobaptism”

Paedagogics (Gr. , from , , a boy, and , to lead, guide; , leading) is a technical term for the scientific presentation of educational principles, as distinguished from education itself the latter signifying the application of means by which the mature mind seeks to develop in the immature the formation of an independent character. … Continue reading “Paedagogics”

Paeanismos; or, Exultation An Expression of Feeling by calling on Others to Rejoice P-an-is-mos. Greek, , the chanting of the pan. The (pan) was a term first applied to a physician, then generally of any saviour, or deliverer. Then it was used of a song of deliverance, or of triumph after victory, and even before … Continue reading “Paeanismos; or, Exultation”

Paean () is the name in the Homeric mythology of the physician of the Olympic gods. It was also applied as a surname to Asclepius, the god of healing. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature Paean (2) (), a hymn anciently sung in honor of Apollo, who is therefore sometimes also called Paean. … Continue reading “Paean (2)”

Pae Atua is the name of a general exhibition of the gods among the South Sea Islanders. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Padua, University of Said to have been established when part of the Studium of Bologna settled there, 1222. In 1274 by decrees of the Council of Lyons, it was given rights equal with those of Paris and Bologna; it acquired great renown and rivalled Bologna, especially in jurisprudence. The school of medicine was especially famed; … Continue reading “Padua, University of”

Padua, Italy, diocese of A city, the ancient “Patavium” of the Veneti, it was three times destroyed by Goths and Lombards (408-601), made a free commune, 1087, and its subsequent history is a succession of wars and civil disturbances until its capture by the Venetians, 1509. Among its famous buildings are the mixed Romanesque and … Continue reading “Padua, Italy, diocese of”