Bible Dictionary: Proficiency

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

(n.) The quality of being proficient in the acquisition of any art, science, or knowledge; progression in knowledge; improvement; adeptness; as, to acquire proficiency in music.

Library

Circumstances Related of Origen.
... Book VI. Chapter XIX."Circumstances Related of Origen. 1. The Greek philosophers
of his age are witnesses to his proficiency in these subjects. ...
/.../pamphilius/church history/chapter xix circumstances related of origen.htm

1 John iv. 17-21
... For if charity is God, God is capable neither of proficiency nor of deficiency:
that charity is said to be making proficiency in thee, means only that thou ...
/.../ten homilies on the epistle of john to the parthians/homily ix 1 john iv.htm

A Summary of the Christian Life. Of Self-Denial.
... O how great the proficiency of him who, taught that he is not his own, has withdrawn
the dominion and government of himself from his own reason that he may ...
/.../sergieff/on the christian life/chapter ii a summary of.htm

The Life of Mr. Thomas Hog.
... he was early sent to school, and, from his commencement to the study of letters,
he discovered an uncommon genius, and soon made such proficiency as rendered ...
/.../howie/biographia scoticana scots worthies/the life of mr thomas.htm

Whether the Invisible Mission is to all who Participate Grace?
... the soul, whether journeying towards God, or united perfectly to Him." Such invisible
mission, however, chiefly occurs as regards anyone's proficiency in the ...
/.../aquinas/summa theologica/whether the invisible mission is.htm

A Summary of the Christian Life. Of Self-Denial.
... O how great the proficiency of him who, taught that he is not his own, has withdrawn
the dominion and government of himself from his own reason that he may ...
/.../calvin/the institutes of the christian religion/chapter 7 a summary of.htm

Colossians i. 9
... to be met with; that is to say, I have known persons certainly whose interest in
their work here was not great, and their proficiency consequently was small ...
/...//christianbookshelf.org/arnold/the christian life/lecture iv colossians i 9.htm

The Life of Mr. James Durham.
... place. He made great proficiency in his studies, and not only became an
experimental Christian, but also a very learned man. One ...
/.../howie/biographia scoticana scots worthies/the life of mr james 2.htm

Appendix
... power of conferring upon the students of the said College, Native Christians as
well as others, degrees of rank and honour according to their proficiency in as ...
//christianbookshelf.org/smith/the life of william carey/appendix.htm

The Life of Mr. James Renwick.
... would no way decline, yet his inclination was constant for his book, until providence
propitiously furnished him with means of greater proficiency at Edinburgh ...
/.../howie/biographia scoticana scots worthies/the life of mr james 6.htm

Thesaurus

Proficiency (1 Occurrence)
... of being proficient in the acquisition of any art, science, or knowledge; progression
in knowledge; improvement; adeptness; as, to acquire proficiency in music ...
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Up (25836 Occurrences)
... an upright, or nearly upright, position; standing; mounted on a horse; in a condition
of elevation, prominence, advance, proficiency, excitement, insurrection ...
/u/up.htm - 9k

Growing (31 Occurrences)
... (WEY). 1 Timothy 4:15 Habitually practise these duties, and be absorbed in them;
so that your growing proficiency in them may be evident to all. (WEY). ...
/g/growing.htm - 15k

Duties (46 Occurrences)
... (WEY). 1 Timothy 4:15 Habitually practise these duties, and be absorbed in them;
so that your growing proficiency in them may be evident to all. (WEY RSV). ...
/d/duties.htm - 20k

Daniel (74 Occurrences)
... At the close of his three years of discipline and training in the royal schools,
Daniel was distinguished for his proficiency in the "wisdom" of his day, and ...
/d/daniel.htm - 79k

Progress (9 Occurrences)
... the progress of art. 5. (n.) In knowledge; in proficiency; as, the progress
of a child at school. 6. (n.) Toward ideal completeness ...
/p/progress.htm - 10k

Proffereth (1 Occurrence)

/p/proffereth.htm - 6k

Absorbed (5 Occurrences)
... (WEY). 1 Timothy 4:15 Habitually practise these duties, and be absorbed in them;
so that your growing proficiency in them may be evident to all. (WEY NAS). ...
/a/absorbed.htm - 7k

Act (204 Occurrences)
... 5. (n.) A thesis maintained in public, in some English universities, by a candidate
for a degree, or to show the proficiency of a student. ...
/a/act.htm - 36k

Ephesians (4 Occurrences)
... of Christian experience;" and the fact that the apostle evidently expected the
Ephesians to understand it is an evidence of the "proficiency which Paul's ...
/e/ephesians.htm - 48k

Bible Concordance

Proficiency (1 Occurrence)

1 Timothy 4:15 Habitually practise these duties, and be absorbed in them; so that your growing proficiency in them may be evident to all.
(WEY)

Subtopics

Proficiency

Related Terms

Up (25836 Occurrences)

Growing (31 Occurrences)

Duties (46 Occurrences)

Daniel (74 Occurrences)

Progress (9 Occurrences)

Proffereth (1 Occurrence)