Church Words And Phrases Flashcards
(116 cards)
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Paraclete
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Paraclete (Ancient Greek: παράκλητος, Latin: paracletus) means ‘advocate’ or ‘helper’. In Christianity, the term paraclete most commonly refers to the Holy Spirit.
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Hypostatic union - from the Greek: ὑπόστασις hypóstasis
Divine Hypostasis
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Hypostatic union (from the Greek: ὑπόστασις hypóstasis, “sediment, foundation, substance, subsistence”) is a technical term in Christian theology employed in mainstream Christology to describe the union of Christ’s humanity and divinity in one hypostasis, or individual existence.[1]
The most basic explanation for the hypostatic union is Jesus Christ being both fully God and fully man. He is both perfectly divine and perfectly human, having two complete and distinct natures at once.
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Theotokos (Greek: Θεοτόκος)
Dei Genitrix or Deipara (Latin)
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Mother of God
Bearer of God
First recorded in 250 A.D.
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oratio Dominica (Latin)
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“the Lord’s Prayer”
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filial
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1 : of, relating to, or befitting a son or daughter filial obedience filial love. 2 : having or assuming the relation of a child or offspring The new village has a filial relationship with the original settlement.
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epiousios (Latin)
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Daily - Only used in relation to the bread in the NT
epi-ousios: “super-essential”
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Kyrie eleison (Latin)
Κύριε, ἐλέησον (Greek)
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Lord, have mercy
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prevenient grace
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“Every time we begin to pray to Jesus it is the Holy Spirit who draws us on the way of prayer by his prevenient grace” (#2670 Catechism of the Catholic Church).
“That grace is preceded by no merits. A reward is due to good works, if they are performed; but grace, which is not due, precedes, that they may be done [St. Prosper].” Can. 18. #191 Council of Orange II A.D. 529 (Second Council of Orange).
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Theodicy
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Theodicy means vindication of God. It is to answer the question of why a good God permits the manifestation of evil, thus resolving the issue of the problem of evil.
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Eschatological
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In the history of religion, the term eschatology refers to conceptions of the last things: immortality of the soul, rebirth, resurrection, migration of the soul, and the end of time. These concepts also have secular parallels—for example, in the turning points of one’s life and in one’s understanding of death.
Eschatology concerns expectations of the end of the present age, human history, or of the world itself. The end of the world or end times is predicted by several world religions, which teach that negative world events will reach a climax.
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Acedia
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spiritual or mental sloth; apathy.
St. Thomas Aquinas defines acedia as “sorrow about spiritual good.” In other words, it is a laziness and sadness that rises up in the human heart when they recognize their responsibility to become a saint.
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Metaphysics
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the branch of philosophy that deals with the first principles of things, including abstract concepts such as being, knowing, substance, cause, identity, time, and space.
“they would regard the question of the initial conditions for the universe as belonging to the realm of metaphysics or religion”
The Realm of Essence, The Realm of Matter, The Realm of Truth, and The Realm of Spirit.
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Polygenesis
Monogenesis
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We came from Many Parents - who could be different by race.
We came form original parents (Adam and Eve)
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Trichotomy
Dichotomy
Unity
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- A division into three categories (body, soul, spirit)
- A division into two categories (body-soul/spirit)
- No division
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Hermeneutics
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the branch of knowledge that deals with interpretation, especially of the Bible or literary texts.
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Epistemology
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Epistemology is the theory of knowledge. It is concerned with the mind’s relation to reality. What is it for this relation to be one of knowledge? Do we know things? And if we do, how and when do we know things?
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Nephesh (נֶ֫פֶשׁ nép̄eš)
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in the Hebrew Bible generally translates to “soul”
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Ruah
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a Hebrew word meaning ‘breath, spirit’
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Pedagogy
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We call the way God reveals his truth to us the divine pedagogy. The word “pedagogy” comes from a Greek word meaning “to lead the child.” Likewise, God’s own manner of leading us, his children, toward himself, is God’s pedagogy.
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Apostasy
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Apostasy is the formal disaffiliation from, abandonment of, or renunciation of a religion by a person. It can also be defined within the broader context of embracing an opinion that is contrary to one’s previous religious beliefs. One who undertakes apostasy is known as an apostate.
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Torah (תורה)
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in Hebrew can mean teaching, direction, guidance and law. The most prominent meaning for Jews is that the Torah constitutes the first five books of the Hebrew Bible (also called the Pentateuch, ‘five books’ in Greek)
To Hit the Mark
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Hattah (חטאה)
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The Hebrew word for “sin”
To Miss the Mark - Opposite of Torah
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Shema Yisrael (שְׁמַע יִשְׂרָאֵל)
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Hear O Israel, the Lord is our God, the Lord is one. And as for you, you shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, with all your soul, and with all your strength.
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The meaning of Deuteronomy
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The name Deuteronomy comes from the Septuagint’s Greek title for the book, to deuteronomion, meaning “second law”
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The Meaning of Yeshua or Y'shua (יֵשׁוּעַ)
Yeshua in Hebrew is a verbal derivative from "to rescue", "to deliver"
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Avoda, or Avodah (Hebrew: עֲבוֹדָה)
Worship (to serve/work) in Hebrew
It comes from ancient Hebrew. So ancient, in fact, that it's root word, “Avad,” appears all the way back in the second chapter of Genesis
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Sacristy
a room in a church where a priest prepares for a service, and where vestments and other things used in worship are kept.
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Austerity
sternness or severity of manner or attitude.
"he was noted for his austerity and his authoritarianism"
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Doxology
an expression of praise to God
The Gloria Patri, also known as the Glory Be to the Father or, colloquially, the Glory Be, is a doxology, a short hymn of praise to God in various Christian liturgies.
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Clerestory
the upper part of the nave, choir, and transepts of a large church, containing a series of windows. It is clear of the roofs of the aisles and admits light to the central parts of the building.
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Anathemas
something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.
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a formal curse by a pope or a council of the Church, excommunicating a person or denouncing a doctrine.
"the Pope laid special emphasis on the second of these anathemas"
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Patriarchate
Five patriarchates, collectively called the pentarchy (q.v.), were the first to be recognized by the legislation of the emperor Justinian (reigned 527–565), later confirmed by the Council in Trullo (692); these five were Rome, Constantinople, Alexandria, Antioch, and Jerusalem
the office, see, or residence of an ecclesiastical patriarch.
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Cellarer
the person in a monastery who is responsible for the provisioning of food and drink.
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Versicle
a short sentence said or sung by the minister in a church service, to which the congregation gives a response.
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Compline
Compline (/ˈkɒmplɪn/ KOM-plin), also known as Complin, Night Prayer, or the Prayers at the End of the Day, is the final prayer service (or office) of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours, which are prayed at fixed prayer times.
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Antiphon
An antiphon (Greek ἀντίφωνον, ἀντί "opposite" and φωνή "voice") is a short chant in Christian ritual, sung as a refrain. The texts of antiphons are the Psalms. Their form was favored by St Ambrose and they feature prominently in Ambrosian chant, but they are used widely in Gregorian chant as well.
As at present commonly understood, an antiphon consists of one or more psalm verses or sentences from Holy Scripture which are sung or simply recited before and after each psalm and the Magnificat during Matins and Vespers.
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Logos and Sarx
Word and Flesh - regarding the incarnation
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Ontology
Ontology, in its original philosophical sense, is a fundamental branch of metaphysics focusing on the study of existence; its objective is to determine what entities and types of entities actually exist, and thus to study the structure of the world.
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Kerygma
The term κήρυγμα (kerygma) is a Greek word meaning “proclamation.” The Greek word κηρύσσω (kerysso) means “herald,” or one who proclaims. And thus the kerygma is what is proclaimed. As the Apostles began the work of preaching and proclaiming Christ, they proclaimed a message that was rather basic and simple.
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Christology
Christology, Christian reflection, teaching, and doctrine concerning Jesus of Nazareth. Christology is the part of theology that is concerned with the nature and work of Jesus, including such matters as the Incarnation, the Resurrection, and his human and divine natures and their relationship.
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ecclesiology
In Christian theology, ecclesiology is the study of the Church, the origins of Christianity, its relationship to Jesus, its role in salvation, its polity, its discipline, its eschatology, and its leadership.
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Anthropological
the science of human beings
1 : the science of human beings especially : the study of human beings and their ancestors through time and space and in relation to physical character, environmental and social relations, and culture. 2 : theology dealing with the origin, nature, and destiny of human beings.
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Patristic Theology
A study in the understanding of God, His revelation, and His work as expressed by thinkers in early centuries of the Church.
relating to the early Christian theologians or to patristics.
"the great patristic era of the first five centuries"
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analogy of faith
Pope Pius XII in Humani generis used the term analogy of faith to say that Holy Scripture should be interpreted according to the mind of the Church, not that the teaching of the Church and Fathers should be interpreted by some theorised norm of the Scriptures.
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Biblical exegesis vs hermeneutics
Biblical exegesis is the actual interpretation of the sacred book, the bringing out of its meaning; hermeneutics is the study and establishment of the principles by which it is to be interpreted.
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Paschal Mystery
When we talk about the Paschal Mystery we are referring to God’s plan of salvation which was ultimately fulfilled through four events in Christ’s life. Those four events are His Passion (his suffering and crucifixion), death, Resurrection, and Ascension.
Paschal. It comes from the Hebrew word PASACH which means to PASS OVER
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protevangelium
In Christianity, Genesis 3:15 is known as the protevangelium. This is a compound of two Greek words, protos meaning "first" and evangelion meaning "good news" or "gospel". Thus, the verse is commonly referred to as the first mention in the Bible of the "good news" of salvation.
Genesis 3:15 says, “I will put enmity between you and the woman, and between your offspring and hers; he will crush your head, and you will strike his heel.” This is known as the protoevangelium—the first gospel.
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Economy of Salvation or Divine Economy
The Economy of Salvation, also called the Divine Economy, is that part of divine revelation in the Roman Catholic tradition that deals with God's creation and management of the world, particularly his plan of salvation accomplished through the Church.
What does economy mean in theology?
In short, economia is a discretionary deviation from the letter of the law in order to adhere to the spirit of the law and charity. This is in contrast to legalism, or akribia (Greek: ακριβεια), which is strict adherence to the letter of the law of the church.
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Typology
Christian typology begins in the New Testament itself. For example, Paul in Romans 5:14 calls Adam "a type [τύπος] of the one who was to come" — i.e., a type of Christ. He contrasts Adam and Christ both in Romans 5 and in 1 Corinthians 15.
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conciliar
relating to or proceeding from a council, especially an ecclesiastical one.
"conciliar decrees"
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Patristic theology
A study in the understanding of God, His revelation, and His work as expressed by thinkers in early centuries of the Church.
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Fiat
let it be done
History and Etymology for fiat
a formal authorization or proposition; a decree.
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Providentissimus Deus
Pope Leo XIII
In 1893 the encyclical Providentissimus Deus (“The Most Provident God”), now outdated but originally a pioneering work, defined in fairly broad-minded manner the principles on which Catholics should interpret the Bible.
Thus Providentissimus Deus appeared at the very beginning of the Catholic effort to harmonize newly acquired scientific and historical knowledge with the traditional teaching of the Church.
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Divino afflante Spiritu
Divino afflante Spiritu is a papal encyclical letter issued by Pope Pius XII on 30 September 1943 calling for new translations of the Bible into vernacular languages using the original languages as a source instead of the Latin Vulgate.
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Fideism
Fideism is a view of religious belief that holds that faith must be held without the use of reason or even against reason. Faith does not need reason. Faith creates its own justification.
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expiation
the act of making amends or reparation for guilt or wrongdoing; atonement.
"an act of public expiation"
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Propitiation
Propitiation means “averting the wrath of God by the offering of a gift.” It refers to the turning away of the wrath of God as the just judgment of our sin by God's own provision of the sacrifice of Jesus Christ on the cross.
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Iconoclasts vs Iconodules
Iconoclasm literally means “image breaking” and refers to a recurring historical impulse to break or destroy images for religious or political reasons
Definition of iconodule
one who venerates icons and defends their devotional use.
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Anathematized
curse; condemn.
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Filioque
Filioque, (Latin: “and from the Son”), phrase added to the text of the Christian creed by the Western church in the Middle Ages and considered one of the major causes of the schism between the Eastern and Western churches.
Western Church Fathers such as Augustine of Hippo used the filioque clause, while the phrase was basically unknown to the Greek-speaking churches. The first Latin council to add the phrase and the Son (filioque) to its creed was the Synod of Toledo in Spain in 447.
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The Senses of Scripture
Catechism 115-119
1. Literal Sense - the meaning intended by the Author
2. Allegorical Sense reveals their significance in Christ.
3. The Moral Sense sheds light on how the Christian is to live and act.
4. Anagogical sense highlights the eternal significance.
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Holy Sepulchre
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, also called Holy Sepulchre, church built on the traditional site of Jesus' Crucifixion and burial. According to the Bible (John 19:41–42), his tomb was close to the place of the Crucifixion, and so the church was planned to enclose the site of both the cross and the tomb.
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Encyclical
a papal letter sent to all bishops of the Roman Catholic Church.
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patrimony
property inherited from one's father or male ancestor.
"owners refuse to part with their patrimony in the interests of agricultural development"
heritage.
"an organization that saves the world's cultural patrimony by restoring historic buildings"
the estate or property belonging by ancient endowment or right to a church or other institution.
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Order of the Knights Templar
The Poor Fellow-Soldiers of Christ and of the Temple of Solomon (Latin: Pauperes commilitones Christi Templique Salomonici), also known as the Order of Solomon's Temple, the Knights Templar, or simply the Templars, was a Catholic military order, one of the most wealthy and popular of the Western Christian military orders. They were founded in 1119, headquartered on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem, and existed for nearly two centuries during the Middle Ages.
Officially endorsed by the Roman Catholic Church by such decrees as the papal bull Omne datum optimum of Pope Innocent II, the Templars became a favored charity throughout Christendom and grew rapidly in membership and power. Templar knights, in their distinctive white mantles with a red cross, were amongst the most skilled fighting units of the Crusades. They were prominent in Christian finance; non-combatant members of the order, who made up as much as 90% of their members,[2][3] managed a large economic infrastructure throughout Christendom.[4] They developed innovative financial techniques that were an early form of banking,[5][6] building a network of nearly 1,000 commanderies and fortifications across Europe and the Holy Land, and arguably forming the world's first multinational corporation.
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Mystagogy
Mystagogy, in the Greek, is defined as a sense of being guided into the mystery. This word and its meaning predated the Nativity of Jesus Christ. In the Christian tradition, mystagogy is an entry into the Mystery of Christ.
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Sacrament
“One thing us seen, another is to be understood” - Augustine
A Christian rite (such as baptism or the Eucharist) that is believed to have been ordained by Christ and that is held to be a means of divine grace or to be a sign or symbol of a spiritual reality. : a religious rite or observance comparable to a Christian sacrament. capitalized.
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Catechesis
Catechesis a form of religious instruction, typically presented in oral form. The instruction is usually based on a book or document known as a catechism, which contains a summary of principles, especially of religious doctrine, often in the form of questions and answers.
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Eucharist
The Eucharist (from the Greek eucharistia for “thanksgiving”)
Augustine: Sacrament of unity
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Diaspora
-the dispersion of the Jewish people beyond Israel.
-Jewish people living outside Israel.
-the dispersion of any people from their original homeland.
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Prelate
a bishop or other high ecclesiastical dignitary.
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contrition
the state of feeling remorseful and penitent.
"to show contrition for his crime he offered to do community service"
(in the Roman Catholic Church) the repentance of past sins during or after confession.
"prayers of contrition"
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ascetical
practicing strict self-denial as a measure of personal and especially spiritual discipline. an ascetic monk. an ascetic diet. : austere in appearance, manner, or attitude.
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Hypostasis
A theological term used with reference to the Incarnation to express the revealed truth that in Christ one person subsists in two natures, the Divine and the human. Hypostasis means, literally, that which lies beneath as basis or foundation.
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malediction
1. a calling down of evil on someone; curse.
2. evil talk about someone; slander.
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Phylactery
a small leather box containing Hebrew texts on vellum, worn by Jewish men at morning prayer as a reminder to keep the law.
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Tetragrammaton
the Hebrew name of God transliterated in four letters as YHWH or JHVH and articulated as Yahweh or Jehovah.
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Longanimity
Patience or tolerance in the face of adversity; forbearance, long-suffering.
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Mishnah
an authoritative collection of exegetical material embodying the oral tradition of Jewish law and forming the first part of the Talmud.
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Gemara
a rabbinical commentary on the Mishnah, forming the second part of the Talmud.
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Sacerdotal
relating to priests or the priesthood; priestly.
THEOLOGY
relating to or denoting a doctrine which ascribes sacrificial functions and spiritual or supernatural powers to ordained priests.
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lustral
relating to or used in ceremonial purification.
"in certain contexts, lustral basins are more plausibly interpreted as bathrooms"
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Holocaust
a sacrifice in which the offering was burned completely on an altar
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Pasch
an archaic name for Passover (sense 1), Easter.
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concupiscence
strong sexual desire; lust.
"St. Anthony's battle with concupiscence"
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Vulgate
the principal Latin version of the Bible, prepared mainly by St. Jerome in the late 4th century, and (as revised in 1592) adopted as the official text for the Roman Catholic Church.
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Septuagint
a Greek version of the Hebrew Bible (or Old Testament), including the Apocrypha, made for Greek-speaking Jews in Egypt in the 3rd and 2nd centuries BC and adopted by the early Christian Churches.
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Perdition
(in Christian theology) a state of eternal punishment and damnation into which a sinful and unpenitent person passes after death.
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eschaton
the final event in the divine plan; the end of the world.
"the gift of eternal life at the eschaton"
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anathema
something or someone that one vehemently dislikes.
"racial hatred was anathema to her"
a formal curse by a pope or a council of the Church, excommunicating a person or denouncing a doctrine.
"the Pope laid special emphasis on the second of these anathemas"
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beatitude
supreme blessedness.
"the expression of beatitude the religious sometimes adopt"
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Faith
Man’s response to God
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prophetic
Of or pertaining to prophecy; prophetic.
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theodicy
the vindication of divine goodness and providence in view of the existence of evil.
"the question of theodicy"
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indults
(in the Roman Catholic Church) a license granted by the Pope authorizing an act that the common law of the Church does not sanction.
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Liturgy
Originally meant “public work.”
In the Christian tradition it means the participation of the People if God in “the work of God.” CCC 1069
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anamnesis
anamnesis, a recalling to mind, or reminiscence. Anamnesis is often used as a narrative technique in fiction and poetry as well as in memoirs and autobiographies. A notable example is Marcel Proust's anamnesis brought on by the taste of a madeleine in the first volume of Remembrance of Things Past
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Epiclesis
Epiklesis (Latin invocatio) is the name of a prayer that occurs in all Eastern liturgies (and originally in Western liturgies also) after the words of Institution, in which the celebrant prays that God may send down His Holy Spirit to change this bread and wine into the Body and Blood of His Son.
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Exitus and reditus
Exitus and reditus – those who have studied theology know this phrase well. Everything comes from God (exitus) and, in a certain way, everything returns to God (reditus)
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consubstantial
of the same substance or essence (used especially of the three persons of the Trinity in Christian theology).
"Christ is consubstantial with the Father"
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providence
the protective care of God or of nature as a spiritual power.
"they found their trust in divine providence to be a source of comfort"
God or nature as providing protective or spiritual care.
noun: Providence
"I live out my life as Providence decrees"
timely preparation for future eventualities.
"it was considered a duty to encourage providence"
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Logion
a saying attributed to Jesus Christ, especially one not recorded in the canonical Gospels.
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Postconciliar
A term used to describe the period since the Second Vatican Council (1962-65). It reflects the developments in Catholic doctrine, liturgy and ecclesiastical law that were authorized by the Council and have been implemented by the Church's hierarchy.
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Sectarianism
uncountable noun. Sectarianism is strong support for the religious or political group you belong to, and often involves conflict with other groups. ..
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rationalism
a belief or theory that opinions and actions should be based on reason and knowledge rather than on religious belief or emotional response.
"scientific rationalism"
PHILOSOPHY
the theory that reason rather than experience is the foundation of certainty in knowledge.
THEOLOGY
the practice of treating reason as the ultimate authority in religion.
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kenosis
The voluntary renunciation by Christ of his right to divine privilege in his humble acceptance of human status. Paul describes kenosis aptly to the Philippians: "His state was divine, yet He did not cling to his equality with God, but emptied Himself to assume the condition of a slave" (Philippians 2:6-7).
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Prothesis
a setting out in public
(especially in the Orthodox Church) the action of placing the Eucharistic elements on the credence table.
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epiclesis
epiclesis, (Greek: “invocation”), in the Christian eucharistic prayer (anaphora), the special invocation of the Holy Spirit; in most Eastern Christian liturgies it follows the words of institution—the words used, according to the New Testament, by Jesus himself at the Last Supper—“This is my body . . .
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Pseudomysticism
Apparently, but not actually, mystical; having pretensions of mysticism.
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Ecumenism
the principle or aim of promoting unity among the world's Christian Churches.
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Epiphany
the manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi (Matthew 2:1–12).
the festival commemorating the Epiphany on January 6.
"many submerge themselves in ice water to celebrate Epiphany"
a manifestation of a divine or supernatural being.
"many believe this scene to represent an epiphany of the goddess"
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Trisagion
An ancient hymn of the eastern church. “Holy God, Holy and Mighty, Holy Immortal One, Have mercy upon us” (BCP, p. 356). The term is from the Greek, meaning “thrice holy.” It is mentioned in the acts of the Council of Chalcedon (451).
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Myron
In Hebrew Baby Names the meaning of the name Myron is: Holy place.
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contrition
the state of feeling remorseful and penitent.
"to show contrition for his crime he offered to do community service"
(in the Roman Catholic Church) the repentance of past sins during or after confession.
"prayers of contrition"
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Pneumatology
1.
the branch of Christian theology concerned with the Holy Spirit.
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metanoia
: a transformative change of heart. especially : a spiritual conversion.
