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6301 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. Meroz.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
… that referred to the story of the city of Meroz. During the Israelite sojourn in the wilderness, the inhabitants of Meroz sinned by doing nothing (2T 395, 427 …
6302 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. miasma.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
… . White referred to it as a spiritual pollutant, such as the “miasma of jealousy” (DA 179).
6303 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. minutemen.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
… historical reference to militia troops during the American Revolution; but by the time of Ellen G. White, it was a general expression to refer to the need for …
6304 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. moral philosophy.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
… often refer to it in a broad sense as “natural philosophy,” which during the nineteenth century included
6305 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. night season.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
A reference to nighttime. Ellen G. White often associated this term in reference to supernatural in-struction she received while she slept. For example, “the …
6306 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. North.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
A reference, particularly during the American Civil War (1861—1865), to the states that supported the Union. In the United States presidential election of …
6307 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. panoply.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
… book, refers to A Suit of Armour for the Soldier of Christ. While the book is not registered in the extant bibliography of Ellen G. White’s personal and office …
6308 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. passing of the time..2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
… to refer to the *Great Disappointment when Jesus Christ did not return as expected by faithful Millerites. As a young girl, Ellen had heard *William Miller …
6309 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. phthisi.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
A *Victorian term referring to a wasting disease, particularly of the lungs (2T 349).
6310 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. physiognomy.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
A phrenological term that is derived from the Greek words physis meaning “nature” and gnomon meaning to “judge” or “interpret.” Thus,physiognomy refers to ascertaining information from the physical characteristics of a person.
6311 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. popish..2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
… to refer to the papacy’s tendency through the centuries to assert his primacy and authority over others and above the Word of God. In this sense, Ellen G. White …
6312 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. promiscuous..2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
A term during Ellen G. White’s lifetime that referred to mingling or associating; it has nothing to do with the modern sexual connotation. For example, she frequently
6313 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. Protestant.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
A reference to the religious upheaval of the sixteenth century that led to the Reformers’ “protest” against the abuses of the Roman Catholic Church. Ellen …
6314 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. protracted meeting.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
… generally referred to a “protracted meeting” by other denominations, although other early Adventist pioneers used the term.
6315 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. pygmies.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
A reference to people groups of short stature. Ellen G. White makes a passing reference to such short individuals in Patriarchs and Prophets (436).
6316 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. Second Advent (also Coming).2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
… ). Also referred to as the Second Advent (arrival). This pervasive theme in Ellen White’s writings left no part of her thinking unaffected. Some of her most eloquent …
6317 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. shafts.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
Another term for arrows or the bodies of arrows. Ellen G. White referred to the “shafts of Satan” (PP 751).
6318 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. slave power.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
… . White referred to this term in her writings during the war (1T 264; RH Aug. 27, 1861).
6319 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. slip.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
A term used to refer to a bench (1T 656).
6320 The Pocket Ellen G. White Dictionary, p. South.2 (Jud Lake & Michael W. Campbell)
A reference, particularly during the American Civil War (1861—1865), to the slave-holding Confederate States of America, which consisted of the governments …