Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Lollards of Kyle SEE LOLLARDS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

LOLLARDS A religious sect, differing in many points from the church of Rome, which arose in Germany about the beginning of the fourteenth century; so called, as many writers have imagined, from Walter Lollard, who began to dogmatize in 1315, and was burnt at Cologne; though others think that Lollard was no surname, but merely … Continue reading “Lollards”

Loll (or Lull) in German mythology, was a frightful god of the Franks, who had a sacred grove containing a brazen image in the region of Schweinfurt. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Lokman is represented in the Koran and by later Arabian tradition as a celebrated philosopher, contemporary with David and Solomon, with whom he is said to have frequently conversed. He was, we are told, an Arabian of the ancient tribe of Ad, or, according to another account, the king or chief of that tribe; and, … Continue reading “Lokman”

Loki Or Loke in Scandinavian mythology, is the principle of evil, an impious, mischievous wretch, author of all intrigue, vice, and crime; father of the most abominable monsters, of the wolf Fenris, the midgard snake, and Hela (blue Hel), the goddess of death; the “spirit of evil,” as it were, mingling freely with, yet essentially … Continue reading “Loki Or Loke”

Loja, Diocese of (Lojana), suffragan of Quito, Ecuador, includes the greater part of the Provinces of Loja and El Oro. It thus occupies the southwestern portion of Ecuador, lying between the summit of the Andean Cordilleras and the Pacific Ocean. It has an area of about 10,000 square miles. The city of Loja is situated … Continue reading “Loja, Diocese of”

Loisy, Alfred Firmin Modernist, born Ambrieres, France, 1857; died 1919. He was educated at Saint Dizier, the Grand Seminaire of Chalons-sur-Marlle, and the Institut Catholique, Paris. After his ordination to the priesthood, 1879, he devoted himself to the study and teaching of apologetics. His numerous publications on the subject showed a tendency to modernism, and … Continue reading “Loisy, Alfred Firmin”

LOIS A pious Jewess, whose “unfeigned faith” Paul traces in her daughter Eunice, and her grandson Timothy, 2Ti 1:5 . Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Lois (Gr. ) The word Lois is of Greek origin, related to and , pleasant, desirable. Lois was a Christian believer of Lystra and the grandmother of Timothy. Her … Continue reading “Lois”

LOINS See GIRDLE. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Loins loinz (, halac, Aramaic , harac, , mothen, , kesel, , yarekh; , osphus): This variety of Hebrew synonyms seems to be used rather promiscuously for the loins, though there is no little difference in the secondary meanings of these words. They represent various modes … Continue reading “Loins”

Loin (usually in the dual, , chalatsa’yim, as the seat of strength, spoken of as the place of the girdle, Job 38:3; Job 40:7; Isa 5:27 [“reins,” 11:5]; Job 32:1; or as a part of the body generally, Job 31:20; Jer 30:6 [so the Chald. plur. , Dan 5:6]; by euphemism for the generative power, … Continue reading “Loin”