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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (a.) Characteristic of the inhabitants of a province; not cosmopolitan; not polished; uncultured; rude; hence, narrow; illiberal.

2. (a.) of or pertaining to province; constituting a province; as, a provincial government; a provincial dialect.

3. (a.) of or pertaining to an ecclesiastical province, or to the jurisdiction of an archbishop; not ecumenical; as, a provincial synod.

4. (a.) of or pertaining to Province; Provencal.

5. (n.) A person belonging to a province; one who is provincial.

6. (n.) A monastic superior, who, under the general of his order, has the direction of all the religious houses of the same fraternity in a given district, called a province of the order.

Greek

960. Beroia -- Berea, a city of Macedonia
... Berea. Perhaps a provincial from a derivative of peran (Peroea, ie The region beyond
the coast-line); Beroea, a place in Macedonia -- Berea. see GREEK peran. ...
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4824. sumboulion -- counsel, by impl. a council
... Neuter of a presumed derivative of sumboulos; advisement; specially, a deliberative
body, ie The provincial assessors or lay-court -- consultation, counsel ...
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5181. Turannos -- "absolute ruler," Tyrannus, an Ephesian
... Tyrannus. A provincial form of the derivative of the base of kurios; a "tyrant";
Tyrannus, an Ephesian -- Tyrannus. see GREEK kurios. (turannou) -- 1 Occurrence ...
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959. Bernike -- Berenice, Bernice, daughter of Herod Agrippa I
... Bernice. From a provincial form of phero and nike; victorious; Bernice, a member
of the Herodian family -- Bernice. see GREEK phero. see GREEK nike. ...
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Library

Introductory Note to the Canons of the Provincial Synods which in ...
... Introductory Note to the Canons of the Provincial Synods which in this. Volume are
Interjected Between the First and the Second Ecumenical Councils. ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/introductory note to the canons.htm

If any Provincial Bishops were not Present at the Holy Synod and ...
... Canon II. If any provincial bishops were not present at the holy Synod
and have joined or� If any provincial bishops were not ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/canon ii if any provincial.htm

Vocation
... You must go to the Provincial, for only he can admit you. ... The Provincial did not
wish to risk having a like disturbance brought about his own ears. ...
/.../greater things the story of saint stanislaus kostka /chapter ix vocation.htm

The Saint Leaves Her Monastery of the Incarnation for a Time, at ...
... on so secretly as not to come to the knowledge of divers persons; some believed,
in it, others did not, I was in great fear lest the Provincial should be ...
/.../teresa/the life of st teresa of jesus/chapter xxxiv the saint leaves.htm

The Separation of the Provinces, 1857-1899.
... feared that if these demands were granted the unity of the Moravian Church would
be destroyed; and next year they met in a German Provincial Synod, condemned ...
/.../hutton/history of the moravian church/chapter vii the separation of.htm

The Foundation of the Monastery Hindered. Our Lord Consoles the ...
... matter was in this state"so near its conclusion, that on the very next day the papers
were to be signed"then it was that the Father Provincial changed his ...
/.../teresa/the life of st teresa of jesus/chapter xxxiii the foundation of.htm

Constantine's Letter to Eusebius and Other Bishops, Respecting the ...
... respecting the Building of Churches, with Instructions to repair the Old, and erect
New Ones on a Larger Scale, with the Aid of the Provincial Governors. ...
/.../the life of constantine/chapter xlvi constantines letter to eusebius.htm

Excursus on the Translation of Bishops.
... [88] From the canons of some provincial councils, and especially from those of the
Third and of the Fourth Council of Carthage, it is evident that despite the ...
/.../schaff/the seven ecumenical councils/excursus on the translation of.htm

His Journey to Rome, Venice, Jerusalem, and the Holy Land
... it. The Father Guardian said this could be done, but he should wait for
the arrival of the Provincial, who was then at Bethlehem. ...
/.../loyola/the autobiography of st ignatius/chapter iv his journey to.htm

The Struggle in America, 1762-1857.
... For forty-eight years their Provincial Synods had been attended by ministers only;
but now by special permission of the UEC, they summoned a Provincial Synod ...
/.../hutton/history of the moravian church/chapter vi the struggle in.htm

Thesaurus

Provincial (7 Occurrences)
... 2. (a.) of or pertaining to province; constituting a province; as, a
provincial government; a provincial dialect. 3. (a.) of or ...
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Province (66 Occurrences)
... jurisdiction"; eparchia (English Versions of the Bible, province) (Acts 23:34; Acts
25:1)): 1. Meaning of the Term 2. Roman Provincial Administration (1) First ...
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Asiarch
... Brandis has shown that they were not "high priests of Asia," as some have thought,
but delegates of individual cities to the provincial Council (Commune Asioe ...
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Galatia (6 Occurrences)
... that he consistently and naturally took a Roman view, used names in a Roman connotation,
and grouped his churches according to Roman provincial divisions; but ...
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Proving (14 Occurrences)

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Empire (8 Occurrences)
... His ideas were provincial rather than Roman, and favorable to the amalgamation
of classes, and the leveling process now steadily setting in. ...
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Elamarna
... The tablets make mention of " `capital cities,' `provincial cities,' `fortresses,'
`towns,' and `villages' with `camps' and Hazors (or enclosures); while ...
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Tablets (31 Occurrences)
... The tablets make mention of " `capital cities,' `provincial cities,' `fortresses,'
`towns,' and `villages' with `camps' and Hazors (or enclosures); while ...
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El-amarna
... The tablets make mention of " `capital cities,' `provincial cities,' `fortresses,'
`towns,' and `villages' with `camps' and Hazors (or enclosures); while ...
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Tell (3056 Occurrences)
... The tablets make mention of " `capital cities,' `provincial cities,' `fortresses,'
`towns,' and `villages' with `camps' and Hazors (or enclosures); while ...
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Bible Concordance

Provincial (7 Occurrences)

1 Peter 2:14 or to provincial Governors as sent by him for the punishment of evil-doers and the encouragement of those who do what is right.
(WEY)

1 Kings 20:14 And Ahab said: 'By whom?' And he said: 'Thus saith the LORD: By the young men of the princes of the provinces.' Then he said: 'Who shall begin the battle?' And he answered: 'Thou.'
(See NIV)

1 Kings 20:15 Then he numbered the young men of the princes of the provinces, and they were two hundred and thirty-two; and after them he numbered all the people, even all the children of Israel, being seven thousand.
(See NIV)

1 Kings 20:17 And the young men of the princes of the provinces went out first; and Ben-hadad sent out, and they told him, saying: 'There are men come out from Samaria.'
(See NIV)

1 Kings 20:19 So these went out of the city, the young men of the princes of the provinces, and the army which followed them.
(See NIV)

Daniel 3:2 and Nebuchadnezzar the king hath sent to gather the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the honourable judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the province, to come to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath raised up.
(See NIV)

Daniel 3:3 Then are gathered the satraps, the prefects, and the governors, the honourable judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and all the rulers of the province, to the dedication of the image that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath raised up: and they are standing before the image that Nebuchadnezzar hath raised up.
(See NIV)

Subtopics

Provincial

Related Terms

Province (66 Occurrences)

Asiarch

Galatia (6 Occurrences)

Proving (14 Occurrences)

Empire (8 Occurrences)

Elamarna

Tablets (31 Occurrences)

El-amarna

Tell (3056 Occurrences)