pisteis (en)

in Aristotle's definition of rhetoric: the means of persuasion, divided between the atechnic (inartistic) and entechnic (artistic)

planification (en)

the management of resources according to a plan of economic or political development (from the French planifier)

plenipotentiary (en)

(adjective) invested with full power / (adjective) of or relating to a plenipotentiary / (noun) a person and especially a diplomatic agent invested with full power to transact business / (noun) a diplomatic agent ranking below an ambassador but possessing full power and authority

pleroma (en)

(noun) Gnosticism) the spiritual universe as the abode of God and of the totality of the divine powers and emanations. / (in Christian theology) the totality or fullness of the Godhead which dwells in Christ.

ploce (en)

a figure of speech in which a word is separated or repeated by way of emphasis; the repetition of a word functions as a different part of speech or in different contexts (e.g., "In that great victory, Caesar was Caesar!")

plosives (en)

(noun) stop constant (in phonetics)

polity (en)

(noun) a form or process of civil government or constitution; OR an organized society; a state as a political entity

porto franco (en)

(Italian or Portuguese for "free port") a port or an area of a port in which imported goods can be held or processed free of customs duties before reexport.

post hoc (en)

occurring or done after the event, especially with reference to the fallacious assumption that the occurrence in question has a logical relationship with the event it follows

potemkin (en)

(biographical name) Grigory Aleksandrovich 1739–1791 Russ. field marshal & statesman / (noun) an impressive facade or show designed to hide an undesirable fact or condition

precept (en)

(noun) a command or principle intended especially as a general rule of action / (noun) an order issued by legally constituted authority to a subordinate official

predella (en)

a step or platform on which an altar is placed

prefigure (en)

(verb) be an early indication or version of (something).

prepotent (en)

(adjective) having exceptional power, authority, or influence / (adjective) exceeding others in power

prescinds (en)

(verb) to withdraw one's attention / to detach for purposes of thought / leave out of consideration

prevaricate (en)

(verb) to deviate from the truth; equivocate

primum non nocere (la)

first, do no harm

privatistic (en)

concerned with ideas or issues only in so far as they affect one as an individual; self-interested, individualistic

profluence (en)

(noun) : a copious or smooth flowing

prolegomenon (en)

(noun) prefatory remarks / (noun) a formal essay or critical discussion serving to introduce and interpret an extended work

promachoi (grc)

in ancient Greece and during the Byzantine era: the men fighting in the first rank of the phalanx

propinquity (en)

the state of being close to someone or something; proximity

proprium (en)

a nonessential property common to all the members of a class; an attribute belonging inseparably to every member of a species

proscenium (en)

(noun) the stage of an ancient Greek or Roman theater / (noun) the part of a modern stage in front of the curtain / (noun) the wall that separates the stage from the auditorium and provides the arch that frames it / (noun) foreground / (noun) foreground

Protagoras (en)

a pre-Socratic Greek philosopher who is numbered as one of the sophists by Plato