Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Lunt, William Parsons, D.D an eloquent and popular Unitarian divine, born at Newburyport, Massachussetts, April 21, 1805, was ordained pastor of the Second Unitarian Church in New York, June 19, 1828; left here Nov. 19, 1833, and became pastor of the Unitarian Church in Quincy, Massachusetts. June 3, 1835, where he remained until his death, … Continue reading “Lunt, William Parsons, D.D”

Lunsford, Lewis a Baptist preacher, born in Stratford County, Virginia, in 1753, began to preach when seventeen at the Potomac (now Hartwood) Church. Later he traveled in Westmoreland, Northumberland, Lancaster, and all the counties of the northern Virginia Neck, and several churches sprang up as the fruit of his toil; among others, Nomini and Wicomico. … Continue reading “Lunsford, Lewis”

Luni-Sarzana-Brugnato Diocese in the province of Genoa. Luni (originally Luna) was an Etruscan city, but was seized by the Ligurians. At an uncertain date it was taken by the Romans under Domitius Calvinus. In 177 B.C., and under the Second Triumvirate, Roman colonies were established there. The port, though far from the city (the modern … Continue reading “Luni-Sarzana-Brugnato”

lunette (Latin: moon or little moon) A circular receptacle, usually with glass sides, inserted into an ostensorium, to show the Sacred Host. It is blessed by a priest, and therefore is a sacred vessel. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Lunette The lunette, known in Germany as the lunula and also as the melchisedech, is a crescent-shaped … Continue reading “Lunette”

Lundy, Francis J., D.C.L a Protestant Episcopal clergyman of the diocese of New York, became assistant minister of St. Paul’s Church, Newburgh, in 1867, and died April 7, 1868, aged fifty-three years. See Prot. Episc. Almanac, 1869, page 109. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Lundy, Benjamin an American philanthropist, of Quaker parentage, was born at Handwich, Sussex County, N.J., January 4, 1789. At the age of nineteen he went to learn the saddler’s trade in Wheeling, Virginia, and there gained an insight into, and a lasting hatred of, negro slavery. He organized in 1815 an association called the “Union … Continue reading “Lundy, Benjamin”

Lund, Johann a Lutheran theologian of Germany, was born September 11, 1638, at Flensburg. He studied at Leipsic, was in 1672 deacon at Tundern, Schleswig, and died September 13, 1686. He is the author of Beschreibung des Levitischen Gottesdienstes, which was published by his son under the title, Judische Heiligthumer. An edition, with notes, was … Continue reading “Lund, Johann”

Lund [LUNDA; LONDUNUM (LONDINUM) GOTHORUM (SCANORUM, SCANDINORUM, or DANORUM)]. In the Län of Malmöhus — ancient Catholic diocese. The city is now the capital of the former Danish province of Skaane (Scania), and is situated on an elevated wooded site in a fertile country, about eight miles from the Sound and twenty-four miles east of … Continue reading “Lund”

Lunatics Healed by Christ (Mat 4:24; Mat 17:25). The former epileptics, the second a demon-possessed epileptic patient. (See LUKE; DEVIL.) Fuente: Fausset’s Bible Dictionary Lunatics [DEMONIACS] Fuente: Popular Cyclopedia Biblical Literature Lunatics These are clearly distinguished in Mat 4:24 from those possessed by demons. The word is , which, like the word lunatic, is derived … Continue reading “Lunatics”

Lunatic(k) luna-tik: I. Epilepsy. 1. Incorrect Translation: The English word lunatic, which in popular speech signifies a sufferer from any mental derangement, whether periodic or chronic, other than congenital idiocy, appears in the King James Version as a translation of the Greek word , seleniazomai, in the two passages where it occurs. In the Revised … Continue reading “Lunatic(k)”