Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Speed, Blessed John [alias Spence] English martyr, executed at Durham, 4 Feb., 1593-4, for assisting the venerable martyr St. John Boste, whom he used to escort from one Catholic house to another. He died with constancy, despising the inducements offered to bring him to conformity. With him was condemned Mrs. Grace Claxton, wife of William … Continue reading “Speed, Blessed John”

Speechless “dumb, speechless,” occurs in Act 9:7. In the Sept., Pro 17:28; Isa 56:10. which means either “deaf” or “dumb” (see DEAF), is translated “speechless” in Luk 1:22. Note: For phimoo, translated “he was speechless” in Mat 22:12, see MUZZLE, SILENCE. Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Speech Situation (1) A situation in which a complete utterance is made by a speaker and correctly interpreted, by a hearer to whom it is addressed, as referring to some feature of the immediate environment. (2) More generallythe circumstances attending any use of speech from which some of the defining characteristics of a primary speech … Continue reading “Speech Situation”

speech, freedom of There is no inherent right in the individual to voice his thought in public speech or in writing. When a man becomes articulate he must answer to the State and, if he be a Catholic, to the Church. Consequently, the State and the Church may regulate the public expression of thought. Speech … Continue reading “speech, freedom of”

Speech spech (, ‘imrah, , dabhar, etc.; , logos): Speech, the articulate utterance of thought, is the tranlation of various Hebrew terms which convey this idea of saying or word; so, in the New Testament, the term generally so rendered is logos, word. See LOGOS; WORD. Euloga in Rom 16:18 is fair speech; lalia in … Continue reading “Speech”

Speece, Conrad a Presbyterian minister, was born in the town of New London, Bedford Co., Va., Nov. 7, 1776. Being engaged in agricultural pursuits until 1792, he had little early educational advantages, but afterwards studied at a grammar school near New London and at Washington College. In the contemplation of some mysterious passages of Scripture … Continue reading “Speece, Conrad”

Spee, Friedrich von Poet and author. Born on 25 February 1591 at Kaiserswerth on the Rhine, Germany; died on 7 August 1635 at Trier, Germany. He entered the Society of Jesus in 1610, was ordained in 1622, and was professor and preacher at Paderborn, Cologne, and Trier. His literary activities include a book of devotions … Continue reading “Spee, Friedrich Von”

Spedalleri, Nicola A priest, theologian, and philosopher, born at Bronte in the Province of Catania, Sicily, 6 December, 1740; died at Rome, 26 November, 1795. He studied in the seminary of Monreale, then the most flourishing in Sicily, was ordained priest, and appointed professor of philosophy and mathematics, and later of theology. At the same … Continue reading “Spedalleri, Nicola”

Sped Succeeded. Jdg 5:30. From the Anglo-Saxon spedan , to hasten, prosper. Fuente: Concise Bible Dictionary

Speculum (Lat. mirror) In ordinary language a mirror. Special meanings in optics, astronomy, surgery, and in ornithology. In medieval philosophy, mind is the speculum of nature and God. — V F. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy