Valladolid, Archdiocese of (VALLISOLETANA). Bounded on the north by Palencia, east by Burgos and Segovia, south by Avila and Salamanca, and west by Zamora. Excepting two towns, it comprises the civil Province of Valladolid, and has in its territory six towns which are alternately one year under its jurisdiction and the next under that of … Continue reading “Valladolid, Archdiocese of”
Valladier, Andre
Valladier, Andre a learned French ecclesiastic, was born about 1565, at St. Paulilear Mountbrison, of an ancient’ family which took its name from the village where it had lived. Having finished his early education at Billom, in Auvergne, he went to Avignon to study theology, and entered the Order of the Jesuits. (1586)s where he … Continue reading “Valladier, Andre”
Vallabha
Vallabha An Indian thinker and theologian of the 15th century A.D., a follower of the Vedanta (q.v.) and of Vishnuism (q.v.), who interpreted all to be the divine reality with its threefold aspect of sat-cit-ananda, the human soul ananda. — K.F.L. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Valla, Lorenzo
Valla, Lorenzo (DELLA VALLE). Humanist and philosopher, b. at Rome, 1405; d. there, 1 Aug., 1457. His father came from Placentia. He studied Latin under Leonardo Bruni (Aretino) and Greek under Giovanni Aurispa. At the age of 24 he wished to obtain a position in the papal secretariate, but was considered too young. After his … Continue reading “Valla, Lorenzo”
Valiero, Agostino
Valiero, Agostino an Italian prelate, was born at Leniaco, near Venice, April 8,1530, of a, patrician family, being nephew of cardinal Navagero, who directed him in his studies at Padua. He made such progress in them that he was appointed in 1556 professor of philosophy at Venice, and in 1562 he accompanied Cardinal-Naugerius, whose secretary … Continue reading “Valiero, Agostino”
Validation of Marriage
Validation of Marriage Validation of marriage may be effected by a simple renewal of consent when its nullity arises only from a defective consent in one or both parties. When, however, matrimony is invalid on account of the existence of some ecclesiastical impediment, it may be revalidated by simple dispensation or by that known as … Continue reading “Validation of Marriage”
Valid inference
Valid inference In common usage an inference is said to be valid if it is permitted by the laws of logic. It is possible to specify this more exactly only in formal terms, with reference to a particular logistic system (q.v.). The question of the validity of an inference from a set of premisses is, … Continue reading “Valid inference”
Valid
Valid In the terminology of Carnap, a sentence (or class of sentences) is valid if it is a consequence of the null class of sentences, contra-valid if every sentence is a consequence of it. The notion of consequence here refers to a full set of primitive formulas and rules of inference for the language or … Continue reading “Valid”
Valiant, Valiantly
Valiant, Valiantly valyant, valyant-li (, hayil; , ischuros): Valiant in the Old Testament is for the most part the translation of hayil, power, or might, and is applied to the courageous and to men of war (mighty men of valor), as in 1Sa 14:52; 1Sa 31:12; 2Sa 11:16, etc.; in some passages ben hayil, a … Continue reading “Valiant, Valiantly”
Valiant
Valiant * For VALIANT see MIGHTY, B, No. 2, STRONG, No. 2 (a) (3) Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words