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Abrasax Abrasax
Abrasax- A class of ancient stone articles, of small dimensions, inscribed with outlandish figures and formulas. ...
Absalon of Lund Absalon of Lund
Absalon of Lund- A Danish prelate, also known as Axel. (1128-1201) ...
Absolution Absolution
Absolution- The remission of sin, or of the punishment due to sin, granted by the Church. ...
Abstemii Abstemii
Abstemii- One who cannot take wine without risk of vomiting. ...
Abstinence Abstinence
Abstinence- Includes information about old and new testament fasting as well as church laws. ...
Abstinence, Physical Effects of Abstinence, Physical Effects of
Abstinence, Physical Effects of- Article deals with effects due to partial or periodic abstinence, such as practiced by the Catholic Church. ...
Abstraction Abstraction
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. ...
Abthain Abthain
Abthain- An English or Lowland Scotch form of the middle-Latin word abthania (Gaelic, abdhaine), meaning abbacy. ...
Abucara, Theodore Abucara, Theodore
Abucara, Theodore- A bishop of Caria in Syria; d., probably, in 770. ...
Abundius Abundius
Abundius- An Italian bishop, b. at Thessalonica early in the fifth century; d. 469. ...
Abydus Abydus
Abydus- A titular see of Troas in Asia Minor, suffragan of Cyzicus in the Hellespontic province. ...
Abyss Abyss
Abyss- Primarily and classically an adjective, very deep. ...
Abyssinia Abyssinia
Abyssinia- Provides details on the geography, ethnology, political revolutions, as well as church information. ...
Acacia Acacia
Acacia- The Biblical Acacia belongs to the genus Mimosa. ...
Acacians, The Acacians, The
Acacians, The- Fourth-century Arian sect. ...
Acacius Acacius
Acacius- Bishop of Beroea. (322-432) ...
Acacius Acacius
Acacius- Bishop of Caesarea in Palestine, disciple and biographer of Eusebius, the historian, whose successor in the See of Caesarea he became in 340. ...
Acacius Acacius
Acacius- Patriarch of Constantinople. (d. 489) ...
Academies, Roman Academies, Roman
Academies, Roman- Historical and bibliographical notes concerning the more important of these associations of learned men. ...
Academy, The French Academy, The French
Academy, The French- Founded by Cardinal de Richelieu in 1635. ...
Acadia Acadia
Acadia- Usually regarded as the small district on the south shore of the Bay of Fundy from Annapolis to the Basin of Minas. ...
Acanthus Acanthus
Acanthus- A titular see of Macedonia, on the Strymonic Gulf, now known as Erisso. ...
Acanthus Acanthus
Acanthus- An ornamental plant indigenous to middle Europe. ...
Accentus Ecclesiasticus Accentus Ecclesiasticus
Accentus Ecclesiasticus- Parts of the liturgy the priest, or the deacon, or subdeacon, or the acolyte sang alone. ...
Acceptance Acceptance
Acceptance- In canon law, the act by which one receives a thing with approbation or satisfaction. ...
Acceptants Acceptants
Acceptants- Those Jansenists who accepted the Bull Unigenitus, issued in 1713 against the Jansenist doctrines. ...
Accession Accession
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. ...
Accessus Accessus
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. ...
Alabama Alabama
Alabama- The twenty-second state admitted into the union. ...
Acciajuoli Acciajuoli
Acciajuoli- Three cardinals belonging to an illustrious Florentine family, Angelo, Niccolo, and Filippo. ...
Accident Accident
Accident- The obvious division of things into the stable and the unstable. ...
Acclamation Acclamation
Acclamation- Used in the classical Latin of Republican Rome as a general term for any manifestation of popular feeling expressed by a shout. ...
Acclamation (in Papal Elections) Acclamation (in Papal Elections)
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. ...
Accommodation, Biblical Accommodation, Biblical
Accommodation, Biblical- Covers what is meant by biblical accommodation, its use in Sacred Scripture, and the rules which ought to regulate its use. ...
Accomplice Accomplice
Accomplice- A term generally employed to designate a partner in some form of evildoing. ...
Accursius, Francesco Accursius, Francesco
Accursius, Francesco- Covers an Italian jurisconsult of the Middle Ages, (1182-1260) and his son, also a lawyer, (1225-1293). ...
Acephali Acephali
Acephali- A term applied to the Eutychians who withdrew from Peter Mongus, the Monophysite Patriarch of Alexandria, in 482. ...
Acerenza Acerenza
Acerenza- Italian archdiocese. ...
Achab Achab
Achab- Son of Amri and King of Israel. ...
Achaia Achaia
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. ...
Achaicus Achaicus
Achaicus- A Christian mentioned in St. Paul's epistles. ...
Achaz Achaz
Achaz- King of Judah. ...
Acta Sanctae Sedis Acta Sanctae Sedis
Acta Sanctae Sedis- A publication containing the principal public documents issued by the Pope, directly or through the Roman Congregations. ...
Achtermann, Theodore William Achtermann, Theodore William
Achtermann, Theodore William- German sculptor. (1799-1889) ...
Acidalius, Valens Acidalius, Valens
Acidalius, Valens- Philologist, Latin poet, and convert to the Catholic Church. (1567-1595) ...
Aci-Reale, The Diocese of Aci-Reale, The Diocese of
Aci-Reale, The Diocese of- Located in Sicily; includes fourteen communes in the civil province of Catania, immediately subject to Rome. ...
Ackermann, Leopold Ackermann, Leopold
Ackermann, Leopold- Catholic professor of exegesis. (1771-1831) ...
Acmonia Acmonia
Acmonia- A titular see of Phrygia Pacatiana, in Asia Minor, now known as Ahat-Keui. ...
Acoemetae Acoemetae
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. ...
Acolouthia Acolouthia
Acolouthia- In ecclesiastical terminology signifies the order or arrangement of the divine office and also, in a wide sense, the office itself. ...

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