Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

League, Holy Discontent following the Peace of Beaulieu (1576) by which the Protestants gained important concessions from Henry III led to the formation of the Holy League, an alliance of nobles, clergy, and people under Henry of Guise in 1576 to defend the Catholic religion in France, and to restore the ancient rights and liberties. … Continue reading “League, Holy”

League, German Catholic A confederacy of the Catholic states of the Empire in Germany. After the inauguration of the Protestant Union (1608), Duke Maximilian of Bavaria began negotiations for the formation of this league. An alliance was finally concluded in 1609 at Munich by Augsburg, Constance, Passau, Ratisbon, and Wrzburg. The confederates promised to defend … Continue reading “League, German Catholic”

League, German Only three years before the League was established, Duke Maximilian of Bavaria (d. 1651), who was afterwards its leading spirit, declared against the formation of a confederacy of the Catholic states of the empire in Germany, proposed by the spiritual electors. Soon after, however, in 1607, he emphasized the need of such a … Continue reading “League, German”

League, Converts An organization founded in New York in 1895 with the object of familiarizing converts to the Church with Catholic associates and of aiding for a time those who on account of change of faith suffer pecuniary or social disadvantage. Its annual meeting and reception occurs near the feast of the Conversion of Saint … Continue reading “League, Converts”

League and Covenant SEE COVENANT, SOLEMN LEAGUE AND. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

League (, berith’, a contract or covenant; also , chabar’ [Dan 11:23], to “join” in alliance; th, karath’, to cut, i.e. make a league), a political confederacy or treaty. That the Hebrews, surrounded on every side by idolatrous nations, might not be seduced to a defection from Jehovah their king, it was necessary that they … Continue reading “League”

Leaf, Leaves lef, levz: Used in three different senses, with reference: (1) To trees (, aleh, a coming up), Gen 3:7; Gen 8:11; Lev 26:36 (, tereph); Eze 17:9; , phullon. Figuratively (a) of spiritual blessings (Eze 47:12; compare Rev 22:2) and prosperity (Psa 1:3); (b) of moral decay (Isa 64:6), and (c) of a … Continue reading “Leaf, Leaves”

Leaf a term occurring in the Bible, both in the singular and plural, in three senses. 1. LEAF OF A TREE (prop. , aleh’, so called from springing up; Gr. ; also , ophi’, foliage [Psa 104:12], or in Chald. the top of a tree [Dan 4:9; Dan 4:11; Dan 4:18], and , to’reph, a … Continue reading “Leaf”

Leading principle The general statement of the validity of some particular form of valid inference (see Logic, formal) may be called its leading principle. Or the name may be applied to a proposition or sentence of logic corresponding to a certain form of valid inference. E.g., the law of exportation (q. v.) may be called … Continue reading “Leading principle”

Leading LEADING.Lead is used in the Gospels in its ordinary senses: intransitively in the description of the ways that lead to life or destruction (Mat 7:13-14), and transitively often. The OT metaphor of Jehovah as a Shepherd leading His people like a flock (Psa 23:1; Psa 80:1) is repeated in the parables representing Christ as … Continue reading “Leading”