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Interest (in Psychology) Interest (in Psychology)
Interest (in Psychology)- Defined as a kind of consciousness accompanying and stimulating attention, a feeling pleasant or painful directing attention, the pleasurable or painful aspect of a process of attention, and as ...
Isidore of Thessalonica Isidore of Thessalonica
Isidore of Thessalonica- Cardinal and sometime Metropolitan of Kiev or Moscow, b. at Thessalonica (Saloniki) towards the end of the fourteenth century; d. at Rome, 27 April, 1463. ...
Innsbruck University Innsbruck University
Innsbruck University- Opened at Innsbruck in 1562 by Blessed Peter Canisius, at the request and on the foundation of the Emperor Ferdinand I of Austria. ...
Imitation of Christ Imitation of Christ
Imitation of Christ- A work of spiritual devotion, also sometimes called the "Following of Christ". Its purpose is to instruct the soul in Christian perfection with Christ as the Divine Model. ...
Ittenbach, Franz Ittenbach, Franz
Ittenbach, Franz- Historical painter; born at Königswinter, at the foot of the Drachenfels, in 1813; died at Düsseldorf, 1879. ...
Israelites Israelites
Israelites- The word designates the descendants of the Patriarch Jacob, or Israel. ...
Ionopolis Ionopolis
Ionopolis- A titular see in the province of Paphlagonia, suffragan of Gangres. ...
Idealism Idealism
Idealism- The characteristic of those who regard the ideas of truth and right, goodness and beauty, as standards and directive forces. ...
Ivory Ivory
Ivory- The tusks of the elephant, hippopotamus, walrus, and other animals: a tough and elastic substance, of a creamy white, taking a high and lasting polish, largely employed in the arts since pre-historic times, and us ...
Iowa Iowa
Iowa- One of the North Central States of the American Union, and is about midway between the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. ...
IHS IHS
IHS- A monogram of the name of Jesus Christ. ...
Innocent XII, Pope Innocent XII, Pope
Innocent XII, Pope- Reigned 1691-1700. ...
Irish Colleges, on the Continent Irish Colleges, on the Continent
Irish Colleges, on the Continent- The religious persecution under Elizabeth and James I lead to the suppression of the monastic schools in Ireland in which the clergy for the most part received their education. It became ...
Islam (Concept) Islam (Concept)
Islam (Concept)- An Arabic word which, since Mohammed's time, has acquired a religious and technical significance denoting the religion of Mohammed and of the Koran, just as Christianity denotes that of Jesus and of the ...
In Commendam In Commendam
In Commendam- A phrase used in canon law to designate a certain manner of collating an ecclesiastical benefice. ...
Institute of Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart Institute of Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart
Institute of Mission Helpers of the Sacred Heart- There are houses of the institute in New York, Trenton, Porto Rico, and Baltimore. ...
Irish College, in Rome Irish College, in Rome
Irish College, in Rome- Towards the close of the sixteenth century, Gregory XIII had sanctioned the foundation of an Irish college in Rome, and had assigned a large sum of money as the nucleus of an endowment. ...
Iconoclasm Iconoclasm
Iconoclasm- The name of the heresy that in the eighth and ninth centuries disturbed the peace of the Eastern Church, caused the last of the many breaches with Rome that prepared the way for the schism of Photius, and was ...
Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament, Order of the Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament, Order of the
Incarnate Word and Blessed Sacrament, Order of the- Founded in the early part of the seventeenth century by Jeanne Chezard de Matel. ...
Illinois Indians Illinois Indians
Illinois Indians- An important confederacy of Algonquian tribes formerly occupying the greater part of the present state of Illinois, together with the adjacent portions of Wisconsin, Iowa, and Missouri. ...
Iconostasis Iconostasis
Iconostasis- A great screen or partition running from side to side of the apse or across the entire end of the church, which divides the sanctuary from the body of the church, and is built of solid materials such as ston ...
Ivrea, Diocese of Ivrea, Diocese of
Ivrea, Diocese of- Suffragan of Turin, Northern Italy. ...
Images, Veneration of Images, Veneration of
Images, Veneration of- It is an uncompromising attitude in the late Jewish history, together with the apparently obvious meaning of the First Commandment, that are responsible for the common idea that Jews had no images. ...
Incarnate Word, Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, Sisters of Charity of the
Incarnate Word, Sisters of Charity of the- This congregation, with simple vows, was founded by Rt. Rev. C.M. Dubuis, Bishop of Galveston. ...
Idolatry Idolatry
Idolatry- Etymologically denotes divine worship given to an image, but its signification has been extended to all divine worship given to anyone or anything but the true God. ...
Infamy Infamy
Infamy- Loss of a good name. ...
Imagination Imagination
Imagination- The faculty of representing to oneself sensible objects independently of an actual impression of those objects on our senses. ...
Isaac of Seleucia Isaac of Seleucia
Isaac of Seleucia- Patriarch of the Persian Church, d. 410. ...
Idaho Idaho
Idaho- Probably from an Arapahoe Indian word, "Gem of the Mountains", the name first suggested for the territory of Colorado. ...
Indian Missions, Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions, Bureau of Catholic
Indian Missions, Bureau of Catholic- An institution originated (1874) by J. Roosevelt Barley, Archbishop of Baltimore, for the protection and promotion of Catholic Indian mission interests in the United States of America ...
Iglesias, Diocese of Iglesias, Diocese of
Iglesias, Diocese of- A suffragan of Cagliari in Sardinia. ...
Innocent VII, Pope Innocent VII, Pope
Innocent VII, Pope- Reigned 1406. ...
Illuminati Illuminati
Illuminati- Secret society founded in 1776. ...
Internuncio Internuncio
Internuncio- The name given in the Roman Curia to a diplomatic agent who, though not belonging to the five highest classes of the papal diplomatic service (legatus a latere, nuncio with full powers of a legatus a latere, ...
Iconography, Christian Iconography, Christian
Iconography, Christian- The science of the description, history, and interpretation of the traditional representations of God, the saints and other sacred subjects in art. ...
Immunity Immunity
Immunity- An exemption from a legal obligation (munus), imposed on a person or his property by law, custom, or the order of a superior. ...
Ingres, Jean-Auguste Dominique Ingres, Jean-Auguste Dominique
Ingres, Jean-Auguste Dominique- A French painter, b. at Montauban, 29 August, 1780; d. at Paris, 14 January, 1867. ...
Incense Incense
Incense- An aromatic substance which is obtained from certain resinous trees and largely employed for purposes of religious worship. ...
Imola, Innocenzo di Pietro Francucci da Imola, Innocenzo di Pietro Francucci da
Imola, Innocenzo di Pietro Francucci da- Italian painter; b. at Imola, c. 1494; d. at Bologna, c. 1550. ...
Irish, The, (in countries other than Ireland) Irish, The, (in countries other than Ireland)
Irish, The, (in countries other than Ireland)- Includes the United States, Australia, Canada, Great Britain, South Africa, and South America. ...
Illyria Illyria
Illyria- A district of the Balkan Peninsula, which has varied in extent at different periods. ...
Idumea Idumea
Idumea- The country inhabited by the descendants of Edom. ...
Imposition of Hands Imposition of Hands
Imposition of Hands- A symbolical ceremony by which one intends to communicate to another some favour, quality or excellence (principally of a spiritual kind), or to depute another to some office. ...
Iglesias de la Casa, José Iglesias de la Casa, José
Iglesias de la Casa, José- A Spanish of the coterie gathered about Meléndez, Valdés, born at Salamanca, 31 October, 1748; died 1791. ...
Imola Imola
Imola- Diocese; suffragan of Bologna. ...
Infanticide Infanticide
Infanticide- Child-murder; the killing of an infant before or after birth. ...
Isionda Isionda
Isionda- A titular see in the province of Pamphylia Secunda; it was a suffragan of Perge. ...
Insane, Asylums and Care for the Insane, Asylums and Care for the
Insane, Asylums and Care for the- The Church, from the earliest times, arranged for the care of the insane. ...
Index of Prohibited Books Index of Prohibited Books
Index of Prohibited Books- The exact list or catalogue of books, the reading of which was once forbidden to Catholics by the highest ecclesiastical authority. ...
Islip, Simon Islip, Simon
Islip, Simon- An Archbishop of Canterbury, b. at Islip, near Oxford; d. at Mayfield, Sussex, 26 April, 1366. ...

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