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Aachen
In French, Aix-la-Chapelle, the name by which the city is generally known; in Latin Aquae Grani, later Aquisgranum.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01001a.htm
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Aarhus, Ancient See of
Located in Denmark.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/16001a.htm
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Aaron
Brother of Moses, and High Priest of the Old Law.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01003a.htm
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Abachum, Audifax, Maris, and Martha, Saints
Martyred at Rome in 270.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09671b.htm
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Abaddon
A Hebrew word signifying: ruin, destruction (Job 31:12); place of destruction; the Abyss, realm of the dead (Job 26:6; Proverbs 15:11).
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01005a.htm
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Abandonment
A term used by writers of ascetical and mystical books to signify the first stage of the union of the soul with God by conforming to His Will.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01006a.htm
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Abarca, Pedro
Theologian. (1619-1693)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01006b.htm
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Abarim
A mountain range across Jordan.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01006c.htm
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Abba
Aramaic word for father.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01006d.htm
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Abbadie, Antoine d'
Astronomer, geodetist, genographer, physician, numismatist, philologian. (1810-1897)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01006e.htm
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Abban of Magheranoidhe, Saint
Nephew of St. Ibar, the apostle of Wexford (a predecessor and contemporary of St. Patrick), flourished 570-620. Founded numerous churches in the district of Ui Cennselaigh.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01006f.htm
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Abban of New Ross, Saint
Also known as St. Ewin, Abhan, or Evin.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01007a.htm
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Abban the Hermit, Saint
Commemorated on 13 May.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01007b.htm
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Abbe
A French word meaning primarily and strictly an abbot or superior of a monastery of men.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01007c.htm
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Abbeloos, Jean Baptiste
Orientalist. (1836-1906)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01007d.htm
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Abbess
The female superior in spirituals and temporals of a community of twelve or more nuns.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01007e.htm
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Abbey
A monastery canonically erected and autonomous, with a community of not fewer than twelve religious; monks under the government of an abbot; nuns under that of an abbess.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01010a.htm
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Abbo Cernuus
French Benedictine monk of St-Germain-des-Prés in Paris, sometimes called Abbo Parisiensis.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01015a.htm
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Abbon, Saint
Devoted himself to philosophy, mathematics, and astronomy.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01015b.htm
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Abbot
A title given to the superior of a community of twelve or more monks.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01015c.htm
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Abbot, Commendatory
An ecclesiastic, or sometimes a layman, who holds an abbey in commendam.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/04155b.htm
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Abbot, Henry
Layman, martyred at York, 4 July, 1597, pronounced Venerable in 1886.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01021a.htm
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Abbot, Lay
A name used to designate a layman on whom a king or someone in authority bestowed an abbey as a reward for services rendered.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09092a.htm
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Abbreviation, Methods of
Discusses forms used to get the most use from scarce and costly materials.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01021b.htm
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Abbreviations, Ecclesiastical
Most commonly abbreviated are proper names, titles of persons or corporations, and words of frequent occurrence.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01022a.htm
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Abbreviators
Those who make an abridgment or abstract of a long writing or discourse.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01028a.htm
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Abdera
A titular see in the province of Rhodope on the southern coast of Thrace, now called Bouloustra.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01030a.htm
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Abdias
A minor prophet.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01030b.htm
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Abdias of Babylon
Apocryphal writer.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01030c.htm
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Abdication
Ecclesiastically considered, is the resignation of a benefice or clerical dignity.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01031a.htm
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Abdon and Sennen, Saints
Persian martyrs under Decius. (c. A.D. 250)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01032a.htm
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Abduction
May be considered as a public crime and a matrimonial diriment impediment.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01032b.htm
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Abecedaria
Complete or partial lists of letters of the alphabet, chiefly Greek and Latin, inscribed on ancient monuments, Pagan and Christian.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01035a.htm
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Abecedarians
A sect of Anabaptists who disdained human knowledge, contending that God would enlighten His elect interiorly and give them knowledge of necessary truths by visions and ecstasies.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01035b.htm
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Abel
Commentary on the first murder victim from the traditional Catholic perspective.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01035c.htm
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Abel
Biblical place-name.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01036a.htm
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Abel, Blessed Thomas
Priest and martyr. (1497-1540)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/14659b.htm
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Abelard, Peter
Dialectician, philosopher, and theologian. (1079-1142)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01036b.htm
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Abelly, Louis
Associate of St. Vincent de Paul. (1603-1691)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01039a.htm
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Aben-Ezra, Abraham-ben-Meir
Spanish rabbi. (1092-1167)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01039c.htm
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Abenakis
A confederation of Algonquin tribes, comprising the Penobscots, Passamaquoddies, Norridgewocks, and others, formerly occupying what is now Maine, and southern New Brunswick.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01039b.htm
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Abercius, Inscription of
A Greek hagiographical text.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01040a.htm
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Abercromby, John
Named as having lost his life from Catholic clergy violence.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01041a.htm
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Abercromby, Robert
Jesuit missionary in Scotland. (1532-1613)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01041b.htm
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Aberdeen, The Diocese of
A see founded in 1063 at Mortlach by Bl. Beyn.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01041c.htm
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Aberdeen, The University of
Founder William Elphinstone, Bishop of Aberdeen from 1483 to 1514.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01042a.htm
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Aberle, Moritz von
Catholic theologian. (1819-1875)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01042b.htm
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Abgar, The Legend of
Concerns a correspondence that took place between God and the local potentate at Edessa.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01042c.htm
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Abiathar
Hebrew ebhyathar, Father of plenty, or, the great one is father.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01043a.htm
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Abila
A titular see of Phoenicia.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01043b.htm
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Abingdon, The Abbey of
Located in the County of Berkshire, England, founded A.D. 675.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01043c.htm
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Abington, Thomas
English antiquarian. (1560-1647)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01044a.htm
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Abiogenesis and Biogenesis
According to their Greek derivation these two terms refer to the origin of life.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/02571a.htm
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Abipones
Indian tribe, linguistically of Guaycuru stock.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01044b.htm
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Abisai
Nephew of King David.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01044c.htm
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Abjuration
A denial, disavowal, or renunciation under oath.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01044d.htm
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Abner
A son of Ner, a cousin of Saul, and commander-in-chief of Saul's army.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01045a.htm
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Abomination of Desolation, The
Spoken of in St. Matthew, xxiv, 15, and St. Mark, xiii, 14.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01046a.htm
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Abortion
Briefly defined as "the loss of a fetal life."
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01046b.htm
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Abortion, Physical Effects of
Covers definition, causes, and physical effects.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01049a.htm
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Abra de Raconis, Charles Francois d'
French bishop, born at the Château de Raconis in 1580 of a Calvinistic family; died 1646.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01050a.htm
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Abrabanel, Don Isaac
Jewish statesman, apologist and exegete. (1437-1508)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01050b.htm
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Abraham
Outline of his life, with New and Old Testament views.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01051a.htm
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Abraham (in Liturgy)
Of all the names used, a special prominence accrues to those of Abel, Melchisedech, and Abraham.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01054a.htm
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Abraham a Sancta Clara
A Discalced Augustinian friar, preacher, and author of popular books of devotion. (1644-1709)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01056a.htm
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Abraham Ecchelensis
A learned Maronite, born in Hekel, or Ecchel (hence his surname), a village on Mount Lebanon, in 1600; died 1664 in Rome.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01057a.htm
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Abraham, The Bosom of
Found only in two verses of St. Luke's Gospel (xvi, 22, 23).
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01055a.htm
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Abrahamites
Syrian heretics of the ninth century.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01057b.htm
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Abram, Nicholas
Jesuit theologian. (1589-1655)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01058a.htm
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Abrasax
A class of ancient stone articles, of small dimensions, inscribed with outlandish figures and formulas.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01058b.htm
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Absalom
Article covers Absalom, Son of David, Absalom, father of Mathathias, and Absalom, father of Jonathan.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01058c.htm
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Absalon of Lund
A Danish prelate, also known as Axel. (1128-1201)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01060a.htm
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Absinthe
Wormwood, known for its repulsive bitterness.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01060b.htm
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Absolute, The
Philosophical term referring to God.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01060c.htm
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Absolution
The remission of sin, or of the punishment due to sin, granted by the Church.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01061a.htm
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Abstemii
One who cannot take wine without risk of vomiting.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01066a.htm
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Abstinence
Includes information about old and new testament fasting as well as church laws.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01067a.htm
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Abstinence, Physical Effects of
Article deals with effects due to partial or periodic abstinence, such as practiced by the Catholic Church.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01073a.htm
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Abstraction
A process (or a faculty) by which the mind selects for consideration some one of the attributes of a thing to the exclusion of the rest.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01074a.htm
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Abthain
An English or Lowland Scotch form of the middle-Latin word abthania (Gaelic, abdhaine), meaning abbacy.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01074b.htm
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Abucara, Theodore
A bishop of Caria in Syria; d., probably, in 770.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01075a.htm
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Abundius
An Italian bishop, b. at Thessalonica early in the fifth century; d. 469.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01075b.htm
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Abydus
A titular see of Troas in Asia Minor, suffragan of Cyzicus in the Hellespontic province.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01075c.htm
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Abyss
Primarily and classically an adjective, very deep.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01075d.htm
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Abyssinia
Provides details on the geography, ethnology, political revolutions, as well as church information.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01075e.htm
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Acacia
The Biblical Acacia belongs to the genus Mimosa.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01079a.htm
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Acacians, The
Fourth-century Arian sect.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01079b.htm
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Acacius
Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine, disciple and biographer of Eusebius, the historian, whose successor in the See of Caesarea he became in 340.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01081a.htm
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Acacius
Bishop of Beroea. (322-432)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01080a.htm
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Acacius
Patriarch of Constantinople. (d. 489)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01082a.htm
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Acacius, Saint
Bishop of Melitene in the third century.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01083a.htm
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Academies, Roman
Historical and bibliographical notes concerning the more important of these associations of learned men.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01083b.htm
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Academy, The French
Founded by Cardinal de Richelieu in 1635.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01089a.htm
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Acadia
Usually regarded as the small district on the south shore of the Bay of Fundy from Annapolis to the Basin of Minas.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01090a.htm
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Acanthus
An ornamental plant indigenous to middle Europe.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01092b.htm
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Acanthus
A titular see of Macedonia, on the Strymonic Gulf, now known as Erisso.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01092a.htm
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Acathistus
The title of a certain hymn or, an Office in the Greek Liturgy in honour of the Mother of God.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01092c.htm
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Acca, Saint
English bishop. (660-742)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01093a.htm
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Accaron
The most northern of the five principal Philistine cities.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01093b.htm
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Accentus Ecclesiasticus
Parts of the liturgy the priest, or the deacon, or subdeacon, or the acolyte sang alone.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01094a.htm
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Acceptance
In canon law, the act by which one receives a thing with approbation or satisfaction.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01094b.htm
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Acceptants
Those Jansenists who accepted the Bull Unigenitus, issued in 1713 against the Jansenist doctrines.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01094c.htm
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Accession
Method of acquiring ownership of a thing arising from the fact that it is in some way added to, or is the fruit of something already belonging to oneself.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01095a.htm
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Accessus
A term applied to the voting in conclave for the election of a pope, by which a cardinal changes his vote and accedes to some other candidate.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01096a.htm
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Acciajuoli
Three cardinals belonging to an illustrious Florentine family, Angelo, Niccolo, and Filippo.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01096b.htm
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Accident
The obvious division of things into the stable and the unstable.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01096c.htm
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Acclamation
Used in the classical Latin of Republican Rome as a general term for any manifestation of popular feeling expressed by a shout.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01097a.htm
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Acclamation (in Papal Elections)
One of the forms of papal election. Consists of all the cardinals present unanimously proclaiming one of the candidates Supreme Pontiff, without the formality of casting votes.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01099a.htm
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Accommodation, Biblical
Covers what is meant by biblical accommodation, its use in Sacred Scripture, and the rules which ought to regulate its use.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01099b.htm
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Accomplice
A term generally employed to designate a partner in some form of evildoing.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01100a.htm
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Accursius, Francesco
Covers an Italian jurisconsult of the Middle Ages, (1182-1260) and his son, also a lawyer, (1225-1293).
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01100b.htm
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Acephali
A term applied to the Eutychians who withdrew from Peter Mongus, the Monophysite Patriarch of Alexandria, in 482.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01100c.htm
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Acerenza
Italian archdiocese.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01101a.htm
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Achab
Son of Amri and King of Israel.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01101b.htm
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Achaia
The name, before the Roman conquest in 146 B.C., of a strip of land between the gulf of Corinth and Elis and Arcadia, embracing twelve cities leagued together.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01101c.htm
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Achaicus
A Christian mentioned in St. Paul's epistles.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01101d.htm
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Achaz
King of Judah.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01101e.htm
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Achery, Lucas d'
French Benedictine. (1609-1685)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01102a.htm
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Achiacharus
Nephew of Tobias.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01102b.htm
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Achilleus and Nereus, Domitilla and Pancratius, Saints
The commemoration of these four Roman saints is made by the Church on 12 May, in common, and all four are named in the Proper of the Mass as martyrs.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/10751a.htm
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Achimaas
Son of Sadoc, the priest.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01102c.htm
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Achimelech
Four people with this name are detailed.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01102d.htm
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Achitopel
Counsellor of David, who joined the rebellion of Absalom.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01102e.htm
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Achonry
Diocese in Ireland, suffragan to the Archdiocese of Tuam.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01102f.htm
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Achor Valley
The scene of the death of the "troubler" Achan.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01103a.htm
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Achrida
A titular see in Upper Albania.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01103b.htm
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Achterfeldt, Johann Heinrich
Theologian. (1788-1877)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01104a.htm
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Achtermann, Theodore William
German sculptor. (1799-1889)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01104b.htm
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Aci-Reale, The Diocese of
Located in Sicily; includes fourteen communes in the civil province of Catania, immediately subject to Rome.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01105a.htm
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Acidalius, Valens
Philologist, Latin poet, and convert to the Catholic Church. (1567-1595)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01104c.htm
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Ackermann, Leopold
Catholic professor of exegesis. (1771-1831)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01105b.htm
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Acmonia
A titular see of Phrygia Pacatiana, in Asia Minor, now known as Ahat-Keui.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01105c.htm
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Acoemetae
Either, an appellation common to all Eastern ascetics known by the rigour of their vigils; or, a special order of Greek or Basilian monks devoting themselves to prayer and praise without intermission.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01105d.htm
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Acolouthia
In ecclesiastical terminology signifies the order or arrangement of the divine office and also, in a wide sense, the office itself.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01105e.htm
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Acolyte
A cleric promoted to the fourth and highest minor order in the Latin Church, ranking next to a subdeacon.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01106a.htm
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Acosta, Joaquin
Served in the Colombian army and in 1834 attempted a scientific survey of the country between Socorro and the Magdalena River.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01108a.htm
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Acosta, Jose de
Founded a number of colleges, among them those of Arequipa, Potose, Chuquisaca, Panama, and La Paz.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01108b.htm
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Acquapendente
A diocese in Italy under the immediate jurisdiction of the Holy See, comprising seven towns of the Province of Rome.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01109a.htm
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Acquaviva
Name of several Italian cardinals.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01109b.htm
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Acquaviva, Claudius
Fifth General of the Society of Jesus. (1543-1615)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01109c.htm
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Acqui
A diocese suffragan of Turin, Italy.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01110a.htm
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Acre
Syrian seaport on the Mediterranean.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01110b.htm
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Acre
Ptolemais, a titular metropolis in Phoenicia Prima, or Maritima. The city of Acre, now Saint-Jean d'Acre, was called Ptolemais in 281 or 267 B.C., by Ptolemy II.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/12553b.htm
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Acrostic
A poem the initial or final letters of whose verses form certain words or sentences.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01111a.htm
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Act of Settlement (Irish)
1662 act passed by the Irish Parliament, the privileges of which were restored on the return of Charles II.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01112a.htm
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Acta Pilati
The Gospel of Nicodemus.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01111b.htm
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Acta Sanctae Sedis
A publication containing the principal public documents issued by the Pope, directly or through the Roman Congregations.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01111c.htm
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Acta Sanctorum Hiberniae
Abbreviated title of a celebrated work on the Irish saints by the Franciscan, John Colgan.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01111d.htm
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Acta Triadis Thaumaturgae
The lives of St. Patrick, St. Brigid, and St. Columba; published at Louvain, in 1647, by John Colgan.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01111e.htm
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Acton, Charles Januarius
English cardinal. (1803-1847)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01113a.htm
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Acton, John
English canonist, born 1350.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01113b.htm
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Acton, John Emerich Edward Dalberg, Baron Acton
Professor of Modern History at Cambridge, 1895-1902.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01114a.htm
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Acton, John Francis Edward
Sixth Baronet of the name. (1736-1811)
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01114b.htm
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Acts of Roman Congregations
A term used to designate the documents issued by the Roman Congregations.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01123a.htm
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Acts of the Apostles
The fifth book of the New Testament.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01117a.htm
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Acts of the Martyrs
Records of the trials of early Christian martyrs made by the notaries of the court.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/09742b.htm
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Acts, Canonical
Derive their name from connection with ecclesiastical procedure.
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Acts, Human
St. Thomas and the scholastics in general regard only the free and deliberate acts of the will as human.
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Acts, Indifferent
An act that is neither good nor bad.
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Actual Grace
A supernatural gift of God to intellectual creatures (men, angels) for their eternal salvation.
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Actus et Potentia
A technical expression in scholastic phraseology used to translate Aristotle's energeia or entelecheia, and dynamis.
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Actus primus
A technical expression used in scholastic philosophy.
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Actus Purus
A term employed in scholastic philosophy to express the absolute perfection of God.
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Acuas
One of the first to spread Manicheism in the Christian Orient.
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Ad Apostolicae Dignitatis Apicem
Apostolic letter issued against Emperor Frederick II by Pope Innocent IV.
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Ad Limina Apostolorum
A pilgrimage to the sepulchres of St. Peter and St. Paul at Rome.
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Ad Limina Visit
The obligation for certain members of the hierarchy of visiting, the "thresholds of the Apostles", Sts. Peter and Paul, and of presenting themselves before the pope to give an account of the state of their dioceses.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/15478a.htm
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Ad Sanctam Beati Petri Sedem
Letter issued by Alexander VII, dated at Rome, 16 October, 1656.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01128b.htm
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Ad Universalis Ecclesiae
A papal constitution dealing with admission to religious orders.
http://www.newadvent.org/cathen/01128c.htm
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Adalard, Saint
Apostle of the Slavs. (d. 981)
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Adalbert
Archbishop of Hamburg-Bremen; born about 1000; died 1072.
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Adalbert I
Archbishop of Mainz (Mayence) 1111 to 1137.
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