Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

legitimation (Latin: make right or lawful) Removal of the irregularity due to birth out of wedlock. In canon law all children of marriage are presumed to be legitimate even though the marriage be invalid but reputed valid, or declared null after the birth of the children. Illegitimacy is removed if the parents marry, provided they … Continue reading “Legitimation”

Legists And Decretists the interpreters and editors (glossatores) of the Roman law. SEE GLOSSES and SEE DECRETALS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Legists Teachers of civil or Roman law, who, besides expounding sources, explaining terms, elucidating texts, summarizing the contents of chapters, etc., illustrated by cases, real or imaginary, the numerous questions and distinctions arising out of the “Corpus Juris” enactments of the ancient Roman code. From the twelfth century, when a fresh impulse was given to … Continue reading “Legists”

Legislation of Sanctity lej-is-lashun. See ASTRONOMY, I, 5. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Legislation Class, forbidden Exo 12:49; Lev 24:22; Num 9:14; Num 15:15; Num 15:29; Gal 3:28 Supplemental, concerning: – Sabbath-breaking Num 15:32-35 – Inheritance Num 27:1-11 Government; Law Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible

Legipont, Oliver Benedictine, bibliographer, born at Soiron, Limburg, 2 Dec., 1698; died at Trier, 16 Jan., 1758. Having received his early education from the Franciscans at Verviers he proceeded for higher studies to Cologne, where he entered the abbey of Great St. Martin, received the priesthood on 22 May, 1723, and the degree of Licentiate … Continue reading “Legipont, Oliver”

LEGION, THUNDERING A name given to those Christians who served in the Roman army of Marcus Antoninus, in the second century. The occasion of it was this: When that emperor was at war with the Marcomanni, his army was enclosed by the enemy, and reduced to the most deplorable condition by the thirst under which … Continue reading “Legion, Thundering”

LEGION, THEBIAN A name given, in the time of Dioclesian, to a whole legion of Christians, consisting of more than six thousand men, who were said to have suffered martyrdom by the order of Maximian. Though this story had never wanted patrons, yet it is disbelieved by many. Dr. Jortin, in his usual facetious way, … Continue reading “LEGION, THEBIAN”

Legion, Theban according to Eucherius, was a legion of 6600 men (the usual number) which had come from the East to render assistance to Maximian. The latter having issued orders to his whole army to persecute the Christians, this legion alone refused to obey. The emperor was in the neighborhood, at Octodurum (Martinach, at the … Continue reading “Legion, Theban”

LEGION The number in a Roman legion varied at different periods, from three thousand to more than twice that number. In the time of Christ a legion contained six thousand, besides the cavalry. There were ten cohorts in each legion; which were divided each into three maniples or bands, and these into two centuries containing … Continue reading “Legion”