Catholic

...Catholic epistles: The epistles of James, Peter, John, and Jude; so called because they are addressed to Christians in general, and not to any church or person ... biblethesaurus.org/c/catholic.htm - 9k

Immaculate

... i-mak'-u-lat kon-sep'-shun: 1. Definition: The historic designation of the Roman Catholic dogma promulgated by Pope Pius IX on December 8, 1854, in the Papal ... biblethesaurus.org/i/immaculate.htm - 16k

Conception (6 Occurrences)

... i-mak'-u-lat kon-sep'-shun: 1. Definition: The historic designation of the Roman Catholic dogma promulgated by Pope Pius IX on December 8, 1854, in the Papal ... biblethesaurus.org/c/conception.htm - 19k

Epistles (2 Occurrences)

... The epistles to Timothy and Titus are styled the Pastoral Epistles. (2.) The Catholic or General Epistles, so called ... John Macartney Wilson. CATHOLIC EPISTLES. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/epistles.htm - 80k

Keys (2 Occurrences)

... Since the Reformation it has been recognized, by Catholic and Protestant, that on the interpretation of this passage depends the authority of the Church of ... biblethesaurus.org/k/keys.htm - 32k

Apostles'

... It was as resting on this creed that the church could be called "catholic and apostolic." Of late the creed has been the subject of great controversy, and ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apostles'.htm - 20k

Power (862 Occurrences)

... Since the Reformation it has been recognized, by Catholic and Protestant, that on the interpretation of this passage depends the authority of the Church of ... biblethesaurus.org/p/power.htm - 66k

Dictionaries

... Hagen. Lexicon biblicum. Paris, 1905-, 4 volumes (Roman Catholic). Hamburger. ... New York: Harper, 1875. Addis, William E. A Catholic Dictionary. New York: Cath. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dictionaries.htm - 38k

Church (110 Occurrences)

... (2.) It denotes the whole body of the redeemed, all those whom the Father has given to Christ, the invisible catholic church (Ephesians 5:23, 25, 27, 29 ... biblethesaurus.org/c/church.htm - 89k

Dogma

... On the one side stood the doctrines or dogmas of the majority or the "Catholic" church, and on the other side, those of the heretics. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dogma.htm - 10k

Clement (1 Occurrence)

... proved nor disproved. Even Roman Catholic authorities dispute it (article "Clement," Catholic Cyclopaedia, IV, 13). The remoteness ... biblethesaurus.org/c/clement.htm - 8k

Allegory (6 Occurrences)

... According to traditional interpretation of both the Jewish exegesis and of the Catholic and Protestant churches the entire book of Canticles is such an allegory ... biblethesaurus.org/a/allegory.htm - 14k

General (9 Occurrences)

... 2. False and Heretical: When the conception of a catholic church began to take shape, it was inevitable that these secret writings should have been regarded ... biblethesaurus.org/g/general.htm - 49k

Mary (50 Occurrences)

... Joseph has received a high place in the Calendar of the Roman Catholic Saints, his feast being celebrated on March 19. CM Kerr. MARY. ... biblethesaurus.org/m/mary.htm - 72k

Psychology

... op. cit., II, 11). Scholastic theologians in the Middle Ages, Roman Catholic divines, Reformed orthodoxy upheld theory. Though finding ... biblethesaurus.org/p/psychology.htm - 38k

Creed

... It was as resting on this creed that the church could be called "catholic and apostolic." Of late the creed has been the subject of great controversy, and ... biblethesaurus.org/c/creed.htm - 43k

Creeds

... It was decided, therefore, to convoke a general council of bishops in which the Catholic doctrine should be once and for all formally declared. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/creeds.htm - 28k

New (1850 Occurrences)

... He rejected the Pastoral Epistles, Hebrews, Matthew, Mark, John, the Acts, the Catholic epistles and the Apocalypse, and made a recension of both the gospel of ... biblethesaurus.org/n/new.htm - 101k

Canon

... of a religious order. 5. (n.) A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church. 6. (n.) A member of ... biblethesaurus.org/c/canon.htm - 68k

Vulgate

... Clarius in 1542, etc. Even new translations were made by both Roman Catholic and Protestant scholars. This bewildering number of ... biblethesaurus.org/v/vulgate.htm - 38k

Version

... VIII. was adopted as the basis of all subsequent editions. It is regarded as the sacred original in the Roman Catholic Church. All ... biblethesaurus.org/v/version.htm - 37k

According (7613 Occurrences)

... But these superfluities do not imply any serious deviation from Catholic doctrine; they only prove, as Professor Zahn says, "the earnestness of the redactor of ... biblethesaurus.org/a/according.htm - 62k

Latin (2 Occurrences)

... Romans. 5. (n.) An exercise in schools, consisting in turning English into Latin. 6. (n.) A member of the Roman Catholic Church. 7 ... biblethesaurus.org/l/latin.htm - 28k

Obedience (61 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) A following; a body of adherents; as, the Roman Catholic obedience, or the whole body of persons who submit to the authority of the pope. ... biblethesaurus.org/o/obedience.htm - 43k

Liberal (11 Occurrences)

... 5. (a.) Not narrow or contracted in mind; not selfish; enlarged in spirit; catholic. 6. (a.) Free to excess; regardless of law or moral restraint; licentious. ... biblethesaurus.org/l/liberal.htm - 12k

Wafer (3 Occurrences)

... piece of bread (commonly unleavened, circular, and stamped with a crucifix or with the sacred monogram) used in the Eucharist, as in the Roman Catholic Church. ... biblethesaurus.org/w/wafer.htm - 8k

World (2829 Occurrences)

... from a given point of view; also, state of existence; scene of life and action; as, the Old World; the New World; the religious world; the Catholic world; the ... biblethesaurus.org/w/world.htm - 40k

Thorn (30 Occurrences)

... (2 Corinthians 12:7-10). Many interpretations have been given of this passage. (1.) Roman Catholic writers think that it denotes suggestions to impiety. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/thorn.htm - 35k

Roman (26 Occurrences)

... Roman aqueduct; Roman art. 2. (a.) of or pertaining to the Roman Catholic religion; professing that religion. 3. (a.) Upright; erect ... biblethesaurus.org/r/roman.htm - 101k

Emmaus (1 Occurrence)

... which has in recent years been rebuilt and today a Franciscan hospice and school, attached to the church, and a newer German Roman Catholic hospice, combine ... biblethesaurus.org/e/emmaus.htm - 10k

Ephphatha (1 Occurrence)

... This and the corresponding act of the touch with the moistened finger is the foundation of a corresponding ceremony in the Roman Catholic formula for baptism. ... biblethesaurus.org/e/ephphatha.htm - 8k

English

... one country the practice was forbidden, in another it was regarded with forbearance or permitted under authority (Addis and Arnold, Catholic Dictionary, London ... biblethesaurus.org/e/english.htm - 38k

Eminence (2 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) A title of honor, especially applied to a cardinal in the Roman Catholic Church. Multi-Version Concordance Eminence (2 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/e/eminence.htm - 7k

Deacon (4 Occurrences)

... In the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches, a person admitted to the lowest order in the ministry, subordinate to the bishops and priests. ... biblethesaurus.org/d/deacon.htm - 14k

Dispensation (8 Occurrences)

... of a law in a particular case; permission to do something forbidden, or to omit doing something enjoined; specifically, in the Roman Catholic Church, exemption ... biblethesaurus.org/d/dispensation.htm - 11k

Maccabees

... give accounts of Jewish affairs in or about the time of the Maccabean princes, and which are received as canonical books in the Roman Catholic Church, but are ... biblethesaurus.org/m/maccabees.htm - 52k

Discomfiture (6 Occurrences)

... 3). He places it among those writings about which no question was ever raised, no doubt ever entertained by any portion of the catholic church" (Professor ... biblethesaurus.org/d/discomfiture.htm - 101k

Pentecost (3 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) A festival of the Roman Catholic and other churches in commemoration of the descent of the Holy Spirit on the apostles; which occurred on the day of ... biblethesaurus.org/p/pentecost.htm - 21k

Prefect (2 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) In the Greek and Roman Catholic churches, a title of certain dignitaries below the rank of bishop. Multi-Version Concordance Prefect (2 Occurrences). ... biblethesaurus.org/p/prefect.htm - 7k

Protector (2 Occurrences)

... 3. (n.) A cardinal, from one of the more considerable Roman Catholic nations, who looks after the interests of his people at Rome; also, a cardinal who has the ... biblethesaurus.org/p/protector.htm - 7k

Benediction

... The Greek and Roman Catholic churches take the first portion, and therefore we find among them much of detail and minutiae as to the manner in which it should ... biblethesaurus.org/b/benediction.htm - 12k

Cathua

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Caterpillers (3 Occurrences)

biblethesaurus.org/c/caterpillers.htm - 7k

Coptic

... Only a few fragments in it (of Exodus, Ecclesiastes, 2 Maccabees, the Minor Prophets, and Catholic epistles) have yet been found. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/coptic.htm - 11k

Congregation (347 Occurrences)

... whom as entrusted some department of the church business; as, the Congregation of the Propaganda, which has charge of the missions of the Roman Catholic Church ... biblethesaurus.org/c/congregation.htm - 48k

Criticism (1 Occurrence)

... Ant." The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge Encyclopedia has an article, The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1907, has an article under the title ... biblethesaurus.org/c/criticism.htm - 101k

Confirmation (3 Occurrences)

... by which a person is admitted, through the laying on of the hands of a bishop, to the full privileges of the church, as in the Roman Catholic, the Episcopal ... biblethesaurus.org/c/confirmation.htm - 9k

Chaplet (2 Occurrences)

... head. 2. (n.) A string of beads, or part of a string, used by Roman Catholic in praying; a third of a rosary, or fifty beads. 3. (n ... biblethesaurus.org/c/chaplet.htm - 7k

Ceremonial (11 Occurrences)

... 4. (n.) The order for rites and forms in the Roman Catholic church, or the book containing the rules prescribed to be observed on solemn occasions. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/ceremonial.htm - 10k

Apostate (5 Occurrences)

... In the roman catholic church it denotes abandonment of religious orders; renunciation of ecclesiastical authority; defection from the faith. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apostate.htm - 14k

Archaeology

... Ant." The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge Encyclopedia has an article, The Catholic Encyclopedia, 1907, has an article under the title ... biblethesaurus.org/a/archaeology.htm - 61k

Armenian

... 3. (n.) An adherent of the Armenian Church, an organization similar in some doctrines and practices to the Greek Church, in others to the Roman Catholic. Int. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/armenian.htm - 18k

Apostasy (6 Occurrences)

... In the roman catholic church it denotes abandonment of religious orders; renunciation of ecclesiastical authority; defection from the faith. ... biblethesaurus.org/a/apostasy.htm - 14k

Sinaiticus

... The books of the New Testament stand thus: the four Gospels, the epistles of Paul, the Acts of the Apostles, the Catholic Epistles, the Apocalypse of John. ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sinaiticus.htm - 9k

Separate (115 Occurrences)

... In the Codex Claromontanus (3rd century), which is of eastern origin, the Acts of Paul are treated as a catholic writing and take rank with the Shepherd of ... biblethesaurus.org/s/separate.htm - 71k

Sub-apostolic

... is attested (1) by its position in Codex Alexandrinus, at the end of the New Testament, and in an ancient Syriac MS, between the Catholic and Pauline Epistles ... biblethesaurus.org/s/sub-apostolic.htm - 38k

Subapostolic

... is attested (1) by its position in Codex Alexandrinus, at the end of the New Testament, and in an ancient Syriac MS, between the Catholic and Pauline Epistles ... biblethesaurus.org/s/subapostolic.htm - 38k

Jude (4 Occurrences)

... Alexandria "gave concise expositions of all the canonical Scriptures, not omitting the disputed books-the Epistle of Jude and the other Catholic epp." (quoted ... biblethesaurus.org/j/jude.htm - 40k

Book (211 Occurrences)

... The Book of Baruch belongs in its present form to the latter half of the 1st century of our era; yet some modern Roman Catholic scholars vigorously maintain ... biblethesaurus.org/b/book.htm - 101k

Image (126 Occurrences)

... (c) This became the basis of the later Roman Catholic distinction between the natural gifts of rationality and freedom (= the image), and the supernatural ... biblethesaurus.org/i/image.htm - 60k

Baruch (24 Occurrences)

... The Book of Baruch belongs in its present form to the latter half of the 1st century of our era; yet some modern Roman Catholic scholars vigorously maintain ... biblethesaurus.org/b/baruch.htm - 46k

Brethren (528 Occurrences)

... Jerome when a very young man, in antagonizing Belvidius, but afterward qualified by its author, was followed by Augustine, the Roman Catholic writers generally ... biblethesaurus.org/b/brethren.htm - 51k

Samaritan (8 Occurrences)

... which was Scripture. A fierce controversy resulted, in which various divines, Protestant and Catholic, took part. Since then copies ... biblethesaurus.org/s/samaritan.htm - 42k

I-iii

... The New Testament (1) Historical Books (a) The Synoptics (b) Fourth Gospel (c) Acts (2) The Epistles (a) Pauline (b) Epistle to Hebrews (c) Catholic Epistles (3 ... biblethesaurus.org/i/i-iii.htm - 31k

Ten (234 Occurrences)

... This mode of counting was current with many of the church Fathers, and is now in use in the Greek Catholic church and with most Protestants. ... biblethesaurus.org/t/ten.htm - 60k

Introduction (3 Occurrences)

... The New Testament (1) Historical Books (a) The Synoptics (b) Fourth Gospel (c) Acts (2) The Epistles (a) Pauline (b) Epistle to Hebrews (c) Catholic Epistles (3 ... biblethesaurus.org/i/introduction.htm - 33k

Syriac (2 Occurrences)

... New Testament of the Syriac church lacked not only the Antilegomena-2 Peter, 2 and 3 John, Jude, and Revelation-but the whole of the Catholic Epistles and the ... biblethesaurus.org/s/syriac.htm - 26k

Galatians (2 Occurrences)

... a gradual development in New Testament ideas covering the first century and a half after Christ, and treat the existing letters as "catholic adaptations" of ... biblethesaurus.org/g/galatians.htm - 43k

Matthew (5 Occurrences)

... The stories of the Roman Catholic church that he died the death of a martyr on September 21 and of the Greek church that this occurred on November 10 are ... biblethesaurus.org/m/matthew.htm - 38k

Lord (59401 Occurrences)

... Jerome when a very young man, in antagonizing Belvidius, but afterward qualified by its author, was followed by Augustine, the Roman Catholic writers generally ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lord.htm - 61k

Judith (1 Occurrence)

... Roman Catholic scholars defend the literal historicity of the book, though they allow that the proper names are more or less disguised. ... biblethesaurus.org/j/judith.htm - 27k

Cross (157 Occurrences)

... Sev). Fragments of the true cross are thus to be found in many Roman Catholic churches of many countries, all over Christendom. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/cross.htm - 50k

Hebrews (24 Occurrences)

... But these superfluities do not imply any serious deviation from Catholic doctrine; they only prove, as Professor Zahn says, "the earnestness of the redactor of ... biblethesaurus.org/h/hebrews.htm - 70k

Grace (277 Occurrences)

... Zechariah 12:10). And, as is well known, it is from this sense of the word that the Catholic doctrine of grace developed. 3. Grace ... biblethesaurus.org/g/grace.htm - 64k

Commandments (181 Occurrences)

... This mode of counting was current with many of the church Fathers, and is now in use in the Greek Catholic church and with most Protestants. ... biblethesaurus.org/c/commandments.htm - 65k

Bishop (4 Occurrences)

... 2. (n.) In the Roman Catholic, Greek, and Anglican or Protestant Episcopal churches, one ordained to the highest order of the ministry, superior to the ... biblethesaurus.org/b/bishop.htm - 40k

Adoption (5 Occurrences)

... 3. In Relation to Regeneration: Some have identified adoption with regeneration, and therefore many Fathers and Roman Catholic theologians have identified it ... biblethesaurus.org/a/adoption.htm - 23k

Gospels

... Eusebius further in Eusebius, Historia Ecclesiastica, III, 3, 2 knows nothing of the Gospel according to Peter being handed down as a catholic writing, and in ... biblethesaurus.org/g/gospels.htm - 73k

Lamentations (6 Occurrences)

... of the temple. In the Roman Catholic church it is read on the last three days of Holy Week. LITERATURE. Comms. of Thenius, Ewald ... biblethesaurus.org/l/lamentations.htm - 20k

Testament (13 Occurrences)

... He rejected the Pastoral Epistles, Hebrews, Matthew, Mark, John, the Acts, the Catholic epistles and the Apocalypse, and made a recension of both the gospel of ... biblethesaurus.org/t/testament.htm - 101k