Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Lapuente, Luis, Venerable Eminent Jesuit ascetical writer, born Valladolid, Spain, 1554; died there, 1624. The English version of his meditations on the mysteries is well known. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

lapsi (Latin: labi, lapsus, to slip) Term applied in the third century to Christians who relapsed into heathenism by sacrificing to the heathen gods or by other external acts of apostasy. The lapsi were divided into three classes: sacrificati, those who had actually offered a sacrifice to idols thurificati, those who had burnt incense on … Continue reading “Lapsi”

Lapsed SEE LAPSI. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Lapse is a term used in English ecclesiastical law to denote the failure to exercise the right of presenting or collating a vacant ecclesiastical benefice within the lawful period. On such occasions, if the bishop be the patron, the right devolves or lapses to the archbishop, and if the archbishop omits to take advantage thereof, … Continue reading “Lapse”

Laprade, Victor de French poet and critic, b. at Montbrison in 1812; d. at Lyons in 1883. He first studied medicine, then law, and was admitted to the bar, but soon left it to become professor of French literature at the “Faculté des lettres” of Lyons. He lost this position in 1863 for having published … Continue reading “Laprade, Victor de”

Lappish Version Of The Scriptures The Lappish is vernacular to the Laplanders. The earliest religious work in the Lapponese is a manual containing the Psalms, the Proverbs, the book of Ecclesiasticus, the dominical gospels and epistles, published at Stockholm in 1648. This work was not generally understood, on account of the peculiarity of the dialect … Continue reading “Lappish Version Of The Scriptures”

Lapping (, to lick up like a dog, 1Ki 21:19, etc.) of water by “putting their hand to their mouth.” spoken of as a test in reference to Gideon’s men (Jdg 7:5-6), is still in the East supposed to distiuguish those who evince an alacrity and readiness which fits them in a peculiar manner for … Continue reading “Lapping”

Lappidoth LAPPIDOTH (torches or lightning flashes).The husband of Deborah the prophetess (Jdg 4:4). Some commentators take the term to be descriptive of the character of Deborah, a woman of lightning flashes. In favour of this they urge the feminine termination -oth, but the same termination is found elsewhere to mens names, e.g. Meremoth. T. A. … Continue reading “Lappidoth”

Lappeth Lappeth. Jdg 7:5. Orientals are accustomed to take up water in the hollow of the hand to drink with surprising agility. When Gideon’s army came to the water side, some drank of it with the hand quickly, to be ready without delay to follow Gideon; while the thousands of fainthearted, that were sent away, … Continue reading “Lappeth”

Lapparent, Auguste de Catholic geologist . Geologist, born Bourges, France 1839; died Paris, 1908. In 1875 he was appointed to the chair of geology and mineralogy at the Catholic University of Paris, and in 1880 was elected president of the Geological Society of France. His treatise on geology (1884) laid the foundation of the scientific … Continue reading “Lapparent, Auguste de”