Terminology Tuesday: Sabbatine Privilege
Sabbatine Privilege. An indulgence granted to the *Carmelite Order. On the basis of a bull, ‘Sacratissimo uti culmine’, ascribed to *John XXII (1322), which was held to rest on
Terminology Tuesday: Tautology
A tautology is a contentless statement; something true by definition and uninformative of the real world. “All bachelors are unmarried men” is a tautology, as is “All triangl
Terminology Tuesday: Rationes Seminales
The concept of rationes seminales (λόγοι σπερματικοί) is first found in the writings of the Stoics, who used it to explain the origin and development of the world.
Terminology Tuesday: Theopaschite Proposal
This refers to the view developed in the fifth and sixth centuries by those who in addressing the issue about which of the Trinity suffered in the flesh, and in virtue of the unity
Terminology Tuesday: RULE OF FAITH (Regula Fidei)
One of the names used to describe outline statements of Christian belief which circulated in the 2nd-cent. Church and were designed to make clear the essential contents of the Chri