Latin Ecclesiastical Glossary of Francis Pieper’s Christian Dogmatics
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2,449 Most Frequent (>9 times) Latin Words in Concordia (Book of Concord)
John F. Collins’ Ecclesiastical Latin Vocabulary
Latin | Translation | 中文 | |
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1 | a posteriori | from following (observed observation or experience) | |
2 | a priori | from previous (reasoning or knowledge from theoretical deduction) | |
3 | a privativum | letter “a” as prefix | |
4 | a silentio | from silence | |
5 | a Spiritu Sancto per verbum Dei collatus | given by the Holy Spirit through the Word of God | |
6 | ab impossibili | from an impossible position | |
7 | ab ordine rationis nostrae | from order of our reasoning | |
8 | aboleverunt | they have abolished | |
9 | abortus | aborted | |
10 | Abrahae dictae sunt promissiones et semini eius. Non dicit: ‘Et seminibus,’ quasi in multis, sed quasi in uno: ‘Et semini tuo,’ qui est Christus. (Galatians 3:16) | These promises were said to Abraham of his seed and not “to seeds” as many but as one. ‘In your seed’ which is Christ. | |
11 | abrenuntiatio | denunciation | |
12 | absconditus | adj. hidden, secret, concealed | |
13 | absolute | adv.& adj. fluent; finished; perfect; PPL. freed, released | |
14 | absorbeatur | it is absorbed or swallowed up | |
15 | abstracte | adj. abstract; adv. abstractly | |
16 | abstractum pro concreto | abstract before concrete | |
17 | Abusus non tollit, sed confirmat substantiam | The abuse does not destroy the essence but confirms it. | |
18 | accedere | to approach, agree with, be added to | |
19 | Accedit verbum ad elementum et fit sacramentum. | The word comes to the element and it becomes a sacrament. (St. Augustine) | |
20 | acquisita | adj. acquired, having-been-acquired | |
21 | actio communis | common action | |
22 | actio Dei praevia | a previous action of God | |
23 | Actio est non in homine, sed circa hominem. | The action (of justification) does not take place within man, but it surrounds or encircles him. {in + abl.: in, on; in + acc: into, about, to} | |
24 | actio in distans | action taken from a distance | |
25 | actio theandrike | the work of God-man | |
26 | actio, actiones | action(s); acts; activities | |
27 | actiones circa elementum quoddam externum et visibile occupatae | actions (designated by God) concerning a certain external and visible 【occupied】element | |
28 | actiones et passiones | actions and feelings | |
29 | actiones internae et externae | internal and external actions | |
30 | actiones semper sunt personarum sive suppositorum intelligentium. Opera sunt personis propria. | The actions always pertain to (all of the) persons or supposed minds. The works are attributed to the individual person: Re. Trinity (propria: individual, special) | |
31 | activa contritio | active contrition | |
32 | active se habet | to work actively (he has actively) | |
33 | active se habet sive co-operatur | (man as) being active or co-operating (in conversion) | |
34 | actu | with action | |
35 | actu forensi | with public action | |
36 | actu primo | with first action | |
37 | actu secundo | with second action | |
38 | actualis apprehensio gratiae | actual apprehension of grace | |
39 | actus apprehendi | the act of apprehension | |
40 | actus apprehendi sive volendi gratiam | (faith as) an act which seizes or desires grace | |
41 | actus benevolentiae quo Christo bona volumus | an act of goodwill (Love) with which we desire good things from Christ | |
42 | actus concupiscentiae, quo Christum volumus | an act (faith) of concupiscence (strong-desire) by which we want Christ | |
43 | actus credendi | an act of belief | |
44 | actus fiduciae | an act of trust | |
45 | actus forensis [sive iudicialis] | a judicial action (or trial) : ref. to God’s declaration of justification of men for Christ’s sake | |
46 | actus medicinalis, sed forensis | (a ref, to justification as a declaratory) act of judgement, (not) a medicinal (or gradual) process | |
47 | actus naturales | natural action; action which all men do | |
48 | actus personales | personal action (those actions of Christ performed by the human nature, based on its personal union with the divine) | |
49 | actus physicus sive medicinalis | (a ref. to justification as) a physical or medicinal act | |
50 | actus praeparatorii | preparatory action | |
51 | actus primus | fist action (quiescence; state of inactivity or passiveness) | |
52 | actus purissimus | most pure action (state of constant activity experiencing no interruption) | |
53 | actus secundus | second action (state of activity) | |
54 | actus unionis | act of union (the act which brought about the personal union; the event of the incarnation) | |
55 | actus, ut sic dicams passivus | as I have said, (faith) is a passive act | |
56 | ad elementum | towards the element | |
57 | ad extra | towards the outside (opposite of actions inwardly) | |
58 | ad libitum | at one’s pleasure | |
59 | ad literam | to the letter (instructions) | |
60 | ad nauseam | to sickness (to make the reader or listener sick with it) | |
61 | ad solum spiritum | towards spirit alone (a ref. to the Holy Spirit coming to the human spirit without intermediary means) | |
62 | ad summam papae potestatem stabiliendam | towards the top of the establishment of power of pope (for establishing the power of the papacy) | |
63 | Adami voluntas erat ‘interpres’ voluntatis omnium hominum. | The will of Adam was the interpreter of the will of all men. | |
64 | adhaerere Christo | to cling to Christ | |
65 | adhuc hodie | for this day | |
66 | adiaphoron, adiaphora | indifferent (a matter(s) not set forth in Scripture, thus one of choice for the believer) | |
67 | adigunt | they compel/impel/force (adigo, adigere, adegi, adactus) | |
68 | adiunctum accidentale | an accidental quality (not really belonging to the essence of a thing or action) | |
69 | admixti ecclessiae | they are mixed in with the church (hypocrites) | |
70 | admonitiones evangelicae | requirements of the Gospel | |
71 | admonitiones legales | requirements of the law | |
72 | adoptio | adoption (the state of having become a son of God) | |
73 | adspicit | he looks (to look at the outward appearance: a quality of man) | |
74 | aequipollentes | equivalents | |
75 | aequivocationes | equivocal or ambiguous statements (aequi: equal) | |
76 | aequivoce | equivocally; with a different meaning; ambiguously | |
77 | aeternitas Dei | the eternity of God; God is not subject to time | |
78 | affectibus | with affections / love | |
79 | affectiones | affection, mood, purpose | |
80 | affectiones vere divinae | truly divine affection | |
81 | affectus | affection, emotions | |
82 | agendo | by doing (future passive participle: gerunds, gerundive) | |
83 | agennesia | the Father as being unbegotten | |
84 | agere | to do or make | |
85 | Alia est persona Patris, alia Fili, alia Spiritus Sancti | There is one Person of the Father, another of the Son, and another of the Holy Spirit: Athanasian Creed (alia … alia …: some … others …) | |
86 | alienis illis causis | with these alien reasons (an unessential point made in an argument) | |
87 | alienum opus | alien work (not the first purpose) | |
88 | aliquid in homine | something in man (making him meritorious in God’s sight) | |
89 | aliquid in nobis | something in us | |
90 | aliquo modo | in any mode or manner (with some way) | |
91 | aliunde et ab extra | from another person and from external: ref. to Christ’s receiving the exaltation not from within Himself according to the divine nature but from elsewhere and from a source outside of Himself | |
92 | alloeosis (Gr.) | an adjustment of either subject or predicate to fit the other (The purpose of the alloeosis, as used by Zwingli, was denial of the communication of attributes.) | |
93 | alluminatio | derived or shared illumination | |
94 | alter Martinus | one Martin (ref. to Martin Chemnitz) | |
95 | alterum infinitum | another infinite thing | |
96 | amanuenses | secretaries: the Holy Writers | |
97 | amor | to love | |
98 | amovere studet | he desires to move away | |
99 | amplecti | to embrace | |
100 | An fides sit iustificationis nostrae causa organica seu instrumentalis? | Is faith both organic (man) or instrumental cause of our salvation? | |
101 | An promissiones evangelicae sint conditionales? | Whether the promises of the Gospel would be conditional? (Quenstedt) | |
102 | An Sacra Scriptura seipsam interpretetur? | Whether Holy Scripture interpret itself? | |
103 | analogice | analogously (in the same manner or degree) | |
104 | angelus increatus | the uncreated angel, i.e., the Second person of the Trinity | |
105 | anhypostasia | impersonality; lacking individual personality (hypostasis is ‘person’ of the divine Trinity in Eastern theology.) | |
106 | anima | soul | |
107 | animal, animales | adj. animal, living | |
108 | animal, ens vivum | animal, living being | |
109 | animale corpus | the animated body: man in his totality | |
110 | anni discretionis | the year of discretion (识别善恶的年龄) | |
111 | anno | year | |
112 | annuntiare | announce | |
113 | ante usum | before the use; before the thing is put into action | |
114 | antecedens | that which proceeds another or comes first | |
115 | antecedentem | PPL. preceding | |
116 | antequam Lutherus in lucem emerserat | before Luther emerged into the light | |
117 | anthropologia | anthrolopology | |
118 | anthropophagi | the man eaters, cannibals | |
119 | antilegomena | those books of the Bible lacking universal approval of the church as canonical (homologumena) | |
120 | Apocatastasis (ἀποκατάστασις) | the doctrine that ultimately all free moral creatures—angels, men, and devils—will share in the grace of salvation | |
121 | apotelesma, apoteleamata (Gr.) | abbreviation for the genus apotelesmaticum by which Christ’s natures work with and through each other | |
122 | apotheosis (Gr.) | deification; the treatment of a human like a god | |
123 | appetitus sensitivus | man’s sensuous nature; bodily desire | |
124 | applicatio individualia | individual application (application of grace in an individual way through the sacraments or absolution) | |
125 | applicatio salutis a Christo acquisitae | the application of the salvation acquired by Christ | |
126 | apprehensio fiducialis | apprehension trust (the trusting acceptance of truth) | |
127 | apprehensio fiducialis fidei | apprehension trust of faith (an act of faith as trust (whereby it seizes Christ) ) | |
128 | apprehensio simplex | the simple acceptance (of a fact by the mind) | |
129 | apprehensio theoretica | the theoretical apprehension (as a knowledge; acknowledgement of a fact as true without personal commitment) | |
130 | apprehensio voluntatis | the voluntary or wilful acceptance of a truth | |
131 | apud Deum | in the presence of God (indicating action within God) | |
132 | Arbitramur enim iustificari hominem per fidem, sine operibus legis. | We think that man is justified by faith without the works of the law. (Rom 3:28) | |
133 | Arbor scientiae boni et mali occidit virtute verbi prohibentis | The tree of the knowledge of good and evil kills by virtue of the word of prohibition (commandment) | |
134 | argumentum trepidantis conscientiae | the argument of an anxious conscience | |
135 | argutias illas | their own cleverness or subtleties | |
136 | arrhae et tesserae | pledges and tokens: ref. to means of grace in Reformed theology | |
137 | articuli antecedentes | antecedent articles: those doctrines leading up to justification | |
138 | articuli consequentes | constituent articles: those doctrines flowing from and based on justification | |
139 | articuli fundamentales | fundamental articles | |
140 | articuli fundamentales secundarii | secondary fundamental articles: Eg. the means of grace | |
141 | articuli non-fundamentales | non-fundamental articles (from the Bible) | |
142 | articulus fundamentalissimus | the most fundamental article, i.e.: justification | |
143 | articulus omnium fundamentalissimus | the most important article, i.e.: justification | |
144 | articulus stantis et cadentis ecclesiae | article of standing and falling churches: that article of Christian doctrine, the affirmation of which supports the church and the denial of which destroys the church: ref, to justification as the chief doctrine | |
145 | ascensio in coelum per incarnationem facta | Christ’s ascension into heaven (through having-been-caused incarnation) was accomplished through the incarnation: (an opinion held by Brenz) | |
146 | asini Lovanienses | the asses of Louvain: Luther’s designation of the theologians from the same place | |
147 | assensus | assented/agreed/approved: the acceptance of a fact as being true | |
148 | assensus historicus | historical agreement: acceptance of a fact as historically true | |
149 | assistentia divina | divine help (helping divine) | |
150 | attemperare | to adjust | |
151 | attributa immanentia | immanence attribute: those divine attributes which concern only God (attributa immanentia, quiescentia, ἀνενέργητα.) | |
152 | attributa operativa | operative attribute: those divine attributes which function in regard to the created world (These attributes are also known as attributa relativa, operativa, transeuntia, ἐνεργητικά.) | |
153 | attributa quiescentia | quiet attribute: those divine attributes which are not active in regard to the created world | |
154 | attributa relativa | relative attribute: those divine attributes which are related to the created world | |
155 | attributa transeuntia | attributes transcendence: those divine attributes which pass from His essence to the created world | |
156 | attributione | attribution; a statement making an assertion | |
157 | auctor | author | |
158 | auctor primarius Scripturae Sacrae | the foremost / first author of the Holy Scriptures: God | |
159 | auctoritas divina | divine authorities (acc) | |
160 | aut … aut | either … or: the necessity of making a decision between two choices | |
161 | avaritia | covetousness; avarice: one of the so-called mortal sins (贪婪) | |
162 | baptismi nullam vim esse | baptisms (that none is strength) have no power | |
163 | Baptismus est opus, non quod nos Deo offerimus, sed in quo Deus nos baptizat, videlicet minister vice Dei, et hic offert et exhibet Deus remissionem peccatorum | Baptism is a work, not which we offer to God, but in which God baptizes us; it is evident that the minister takes God’s place and here God offers and produces the forgiveness of sins: Apology | |
164 | baptismus flaminis | baptism of fire (outpouring of Holy Spirit) | |
165 | baptismus fluminis | baptism of river (the sacrament of baptism) | |
166 | baptismus sanguinis | baptism of blood (martyrdom) | |
167 | Beatitudo consistit in perfecta Dei visione et fruitione | The blessedness (of heaven) consists in seeing God perfectly and in pure bliss. (Bless consists in perfect of God with vision and with enjoyment) | |
168 | beatorum | of the blest | |
169 | bellum omnium contra omnes | the war of all against all | |
170 | Bene docet, qui bene distinguit | It teaches well, that it distinguishes well. | |
171 | bene fieri debent | they ought to be done well | |
172 | bene placiti | well pleased | |
173 | beneficia, quae in suo corpore Christus nobis praestitit | the benefits, which are in Christ’s body are presented to us | |
174 | beneficium, beneficia | benefit(s) | |
175 | benevolentiam | good will (kind, friendly) | |
176 | benevolus Dei affectus | the goodwill and affection of God (in man’s behalf) | |
177 | blasphemus | blasphemer | |
178 | bona fide | in good faith; used to establish reliability of an act or statement | |
179 | bonitas | goodness | |
180 | bonum iustificum | good justification: a ref. to Christ and His works as the justifying ingredient in salvation; to Christ as the object which justification brings: not used in Lutheran theology since justification, whereby faith is engendered, is no longer the object of faith. | |
181 | bonus textualis | a good exegetical scholar | |
182 | calami | pens: the Holy Writers | |
183 | capacitas nolendi | unwilling capacities: the inner ability or capacity not to desire a thing | |
184 | capacitas volendi | willing capacities: the inner ability or capacity to desire a thing | |
185 | capere | to seize | |
186 | capi | to be seized | |
187 | captivaverunt | they have captured or shackled (the sacraments) | |
188 | caput visibile | a visible head | |
189 | cardinem rerum vidisti et ipsum iugulum petisti | you have seen the hinge thing and attacked it, the throat (you have seen the central point and have grabbed me by the neck. (Luther’s words to Erasmus when the latter had seen Luther’s doctrine of justification)) | |
190 | carentia conformitatis cum lege | non-conformity to the law (be without conformity with the law) | |
191 | carnales | fleshy; sinful | |
192 | carnalis esus | eaten flesh | |
193 | castigationes paternae | fatherly chastisements | |
194 | catechismus pia et utili explicatione illustratus | A catechism illustrated by a pious and useful explanation | |
195 | causa | cause; the agent of an action or state | |
196 | causa [causae] gratiae et salutis | cause(s) of grace and salvation | |
197 | causa discretionis | the cause of the discretion; that which is responsible for the difference cause | |
198 | causa discriminis in homine | a cause of discrimination in man: used in the question of why some are saved and others not | |
199 | causa efficiens | the efficient cause | |
200 | causa efficiens (principalis) (conversionis) | efficient (principle) cause (of conversion) (a philosophical term used in theology indicating the prime or absolute cause or reason for an action or condition; the instigating cause) | |
201 | causa efficiens conversionis | the efficient cause of conversion | |
202 | causa exemplaris imaginis divinae non una divinitatis persona, sed Deus triunus est | The pattern of the divine image found in man is not one person in the Deity, but the Triune God. | |
203 | causa impulsiva completa | having-been-completed impulsive cause (a cause which is able to bring about the desired result: some Lutheran theologians held that grace joined with faith fits this description; others thought grace by itself was the only cause) | |
204 | causa impulsiva externa principalis | impulsive and external principal cause (a ref. by same Lutheran theologians to Christ’s merit as the outside first cause leading to salvation) | |
205 | causa impulsiva externa sive προκαταρκτική | external impulsive cause or preliminary | |
206 | causa impulsiva minus principalis | impulsive and less principal cause (a ref. by some Lutheran theologians to faith as the impelling cause of justification, though a lower level than grace, which was considered a first cause) | |
207 | causa instrumentalis | instrumental cause | |
208 | causa libera | free cause | |
209 | causa materialis | material cuase | |
210 | causa media | mediating cause (ref, to the means of grace as mediating cause in justification; they are not the first cause, but rather the means through which salvation is accomplished) | |
211 | causa meritoria | meritorious cause | |
212 | causa ministerialis | ministerial cause (an intermediate cause between the first cause and the result; the means) | |
213 | causa minus principalis | less than principles cause (a basis of theology or philosophy having less authority than that which it substantiates) | |
214 | causa peccati | cause of sin | |
215 | causa principalis | principal cause; first cause | |
216 | causa sine qua non | a cause, without which it could not be; a necessary cause (conditio sine qua non) | |
217 | causae peccati actualis extra hominem | the causes of actual sin existing outside of man | |
218 | causae peccati actualis intra hominem | the causes of actual sin in the human race | |
219 | causae secundae | secondary causes | |
220 | causae sociae creationis | a collection of the causes of creation (creation corporation) | |
221 | causae virtualiter sive in puncto rationis causantes | virtual causes or cause from the point of reason | |
222 | causam discretionis | the cause of the difference | |
223 | Causam exemplarem creationis ideae divinae rerum creandarum constituunt | They constitute exemplary cause of creation of divine idea of thing of the created. (God’s thoughts about the creatures served as the pattern for creation.) | |
224 | cautio de rato | caution about reason (rato: passive participle can act as noun) | |
225 | certa persuasio de remissione peccatorum | the firm conviction (wrought by faith) concerning the remission of sins | |
226 | certae (as) metae (as), certas metas | fixed limitation(s) | |
227 | certae et clarae Scripturae | sure and clear Scripture (passages) | |
228 | certitudo coniecturalis | conjectural certainty | |
229 | certitudo et gratiae praesentis et salutis aeternae | certainty and grace of present and eternal salvation | |
230 | certitudo gratiae (et salutis) | the certainty (that a Christian possesses) grace (and salvation) | |
231 | certo Dei decreto | with firm decree of God | |
232 | certum aliquid | something certain | |
233 | certum Dei decretum | a firm decree of God | |
234 | certum est active | certainty is active (to be the cause of certainty) | |
235 | ceterum censeo | furthermore, I propose … | |
236 | ceu vasculis et plaustris | as vessels and vehicles (means of grace in Reformed theology) | |
237 | character indelibilie | the indelible character (or disposition given in ordination to priests) | |
238 | chiliasmus crassissimus, crassus, and subtilis | the crassest, crass and subtle type of chiliasm | |
239 | chiliasmus crassus | crass chiliasm | |
240 | christiani sunt ecclesia | Christians are the church | |
241 | Christianus | Christian | |
242 | Christologia | Christology; on the doctrine of Christ | |
243 | Christum crucifixum | Christ crucified | |
244 | Christum vere adesse et efficacam | Christ is truly present and efficacious (in the Lord’s Supper) | |
245 | Christus Deus nuncupativus | Christ as God in name only | |
246 | Christus ipaum totum | the whole Christ Himself (ref. to Lord’s Supper) | |
247 | Christus quidem fuit legis doctor, sed non legislator. | Christ taught the law, He did not institute it. | |
248 | Christus sacerdos impeccabilis | Christ, the sinless (high) priest. | |
249 | cibus corporalis | the bodily food; food for the body. | |
250 | circuminceasio | totally surrounding | |
251 | citra et contra voluntatem suam, inscii ac inviti | without and contrary to their will, unknowingly and unwillingly | |
252 | “Clamitat ad coelem vox sanguinis et Sodomorum, Vox oppressorum mercesque retenta laborum” | To heaven cries the voice of the blood and of the Sodomites, The voice of the oppressed and the withheld wage of the laborers. | |
253 | claritas | clarity (the quality of being intelligible) | |
254 | clausa ianua | closed doors (ref. to Christ’s passing through closed doors after His resurrection (John 20:19)) | |
255 | clauso sepulchro | with closed tomb (ref. to Christ’s passing through the stone tomb after His resurrection) | |
256 | clauso utero | with closed womb (ref. to Christ’s birth by means of the closed womb) | |
257 | clementer praescire (praescivit) | to graciously foreknow (he knows) | |
258 | clementia | mercy, grace; merciful | |
259 | co-operans | co-operating | |
260 | co-operatio | co-operation | |
261 | coactio | coercion; force | |
262 | coelestis | heavenly | |
263 | coelum (Dei) maiestaticum | the majestic heaven of God | |
264 | coelum beatorum | heaven of blesses | |
265 | coelum empyrium | fiery heaven (a supposed region of pure fire in which God dwells with the angels and the saints) | |
266 | coena dominica | Sunday dinner | |
267 | coessentialis | co-essence (pertaining to the same substance or essence) | |
268 | coetus | a meeting | |
269 | coexistentialis | co-existential (pertaining to the same substance or essence) | |
270 | coexistunt loco corporeo vel corpori | They (angels) exist either in corporeal place or in a body | |
271 | cognitio abstractiva | abstract knowledge, i.e. knowledge conveyed through concepts | |
272 | cognitio Dei abstractiva | the abstract knowledge of God (that divine knowledge conveyed through words) | |
273 | cognitio Dei intuitiva | the intuitive knowledge of God (that knowledge that is received on direct contact) | |
274 | collatio | bestowal (noun.: placing together) | |
275 | commemoratio | commemoration | |
276 | commentarius de vera et false religione | “A Commentary On the True and False Religion” (a theological work; by Ulrich Zwingli) | |
277 | commiscentur | they are mixed | |
278 | committo, committit | to commit; to hand over power; he commits | |
279 | commixtiva | mixed (commixta: mixed) | |
280 | communicatio actionum inter se | a communion of action among themselves, i.e., the two natures | |
281 | communicatio idiomatum | the communication of attributes and properties in the Person of Christ | |
282 | communicatio naturarum | a communion of natures | |
283 | communicative | communicated (ref. to that which is given or communicated and hence not originally belonging to the essence or nature) | |
284 | communio | communion, fellowship | |
285 | communio corporis | communion of the body | |
286 | communio naturarum | the communion of natures | |
287 | communis | (adj.) common | |
288 | compendium | abstract, summary; ref. to a handbook in dogmatics | |
289 | complecti | to embrace | |
290 | comprehensus et circumscriptus (Christus) | seized and abridged (Christ) (the opinion that Christ is enclosed and confined to heaven: ref. Christology) | |
291 | compulsus indirectus ad Christum | an indirect compulsion to Christ | |
292 | conceptio miraculosa (mirabilis) | miraculous conception (of Jesus Christ by the Holy Spirit) | |
293 | conceptus est de Spiritu Sancto, natus ex Maria virgine. | conceived by the Holy Spirit, Born of the Virgin Mary | |
294 | concio evangelica | a preaching of the Gospel | |
295 | concio legalis | a preaching of the law | |
296 | concio legalis realis | a preaching of the real law | |
297 | Concordia Concors | agreeing Concord: a treatise by Hutter in defense of the Formula of Concord, written specifically against the Concordis Discora of Hospinian: all titles here listed indicate a play on words | |
298 | Concordia Discors | disagreeing Concord: a treaciae by Hospinian direcded against the formula of Concord: the title indicates a play on words | |
299 | concrete | adv. concretely; adj. concrete; PPL. thickened | |
300 | concretum | factor, concrete, firm/solid matter, mixed | |
301 | concretum naturae divinae | concrete divine nature (Christ’s divine nature considered by itself) | |
302 | concretum naturae humanae | concrete human nature (Christ’s human nature considered by itself) | |
303 | concretum personae | concrete person (Christ’s personality considered as both divine and human) | |
304 | concupiscentia | desire | |
305 | concupiscentia carnis, concupiscentiae carnis | desire(s) of the flesh | |
306 | concupiscentia vel fomes | desires or fuel (chips of wood for kindling a fire): in Roman Catholic theology the inborn desire to sin | |
307 | condescendere | to condescend; to accommodate one’s self to lower conditions (屈尊) | |
308 | conditio sine qua non | a condition, without which it could not be | |
309 | condonatio seu remissio peccati | a giving away or taking away of sin | |
310 | confectum | adj. complete, PPL. completed | |
311 | confessio | confession (of faith: Apostles Creed) | |
312 | confessio oris | confession of the mouth (in Roman Catholic Theology s ref. to the confession of sins as a part of penance) | |
313 | conficere | to finish | |
314 | confirmatio voluntatis in bono | confirmation of will in good (a ref. to the human will be confirmed permanently in good in heaven) | |
315 | confluxus | confluence; the place where rivers, things, or ideas flow together (having-been-confluenced) (confluvium) | |
316 | conformitas cum legis | (obedience as) conformity with the law | |
317 | conscientia | conscience | |
318 | conscientia dubia | a doubting conscience | |
319 | conscientia erronea | an erroneous conscience | |
320 | conscientia opinative | an imagined conscience | |
321 | conscientia probabilis | a probable conscience | |
322 | conscientia recta | a right conscience | |
323 | conscientia vera | a conscience of truth; a conscience in conformity with the will of God | |
324 | consensus | agreements | |
325 | consensus ecclasia | the unanimous opinion of the church | |
326 | Consensus Quinquesaecularis | the unanimous belief of the church in the first five centuries; the title of book by Georg Calixtus | |
327 | consequens | a consequence; a necessary result of an act (following) | |
328 | conservatio mundi | preservation of the world | |
329 | consilia evangelica | evangelical counsels (aids in fostering salvation in the Roman Catholic Church, eg. celibacy etc. ) | |
330 | constantinopolitanum | Nicaeno-Constantinopolitanum Creed: longer than Nicene Creed, especially the section on the Holy Spirit | |
331 | constituebant | They set up | |
332 | constituo | I setup | |
333 | constitutio | contstitution; nature; character | |
334 | consubstantialis | pertaining to the same substance or essence | |
335 | consubstantiatio | consubstantiation: the belief that in the Lord’s Supper the supernatural elements of Christ’s body and blood exist along side of the natural elements of bread and wine. | |
336 | Consulo, praecipio, consentio, provoco, laudo, Non retego culpam, non punio, non reprehendo, Non obsto, sed praecipio et defendo aliena. | I counsel, teach, consent to, provoke, laud, Do not reveal the guilt, do not punish, do not reprehend, Do not resist, but teach and defend the sins of others. | |
337 | consurgimus | we rise up or ascend | |
338 | contemptus sacramenti damnat, non privatio. | Despising the sacrament damns, not the lack of it (St. Augustine) | |
339 | contentum pro continente | container on behalf of content | |
340 | continentia | celibacy | |
341 | contingentia rerum | the contingency of things, i.e., things happen by chance | |
342 | continuata actio | a continuous act: used as a description of faith in Lutheran theology | |
343 | continuata illuminatio | continual enlightenment; a synonym for daily repentance | |
344 | continuata regeneratio | continual regeneration; a synonym for daily repentance | |
345 | continuata resuscitatio | continual resurrection; revitalization of one’s Christian life; a synonym for daily repentance | |
346 | continuum | a continuing action | |
347 | continuus Dei in creaturas influxus | the continuous influence of God in (His) creatures | |
348 | contra | against; to be against an argument | |
349 | contra fucatam fidem | against a counterfeit or simulated faith; against carnal security (against colored faith) | |
350 | contra Iudaeos | against the Jews | |
351 | contra principium negantem disputari non potest. | a debate is impossible where there is no unanimity on the principle (It can not be disputed against refusing of principles) | |
352 | contra principium, i.e., sola Scripture, negantem disputari non potest | Discussion is impossible with anyone who denies the principles of the Holy Scripture as the one basis of authority | |
353 | contradictio in adiecto | an additional contradiction (畫蛇添足) | |
354 | contradictoria | (more than) contradictory | |
355 | contradictoriae Dei Voluntates | opposing wills of God | |
356 | contritio | contrition; sorrow; sadness; remorse over sins | |
357 | contritio cordis | sorrow of the heart (in Roman Catholic theology a part of penance) | |
358 | contritio passiva | passive contrition (the sorrow of the heart worked by God) | |
359 | conversio | conversion | |
360 | conversio ad Deum | conversion to God | |
361 | conversio continuata | continual conversion: a synonym for daily repentance | |
362 | conversio intransitiva | intransitive conversion (man as the one who is converted by God) | |
363 | conversio momentanea est | It is momentary conversion. (conversion is instantaneous) | |
364 | conversio prima | first conversion: the acceptance of Christ by faith | |
365 | conversio reiterata | reconversion; the second, third, etc. conversion | |
366 | conversio secunda | second conversion: the life of sanctification of good works | |
367 | copula verbalis ‘est’ non est capax tropi | The copulative verb “is” is not capable of (trope) meaning a metaphor: Hollaz | |
368 | cordatiores | “the wiser ones (cordatus, cordatior, cordatissimus) “ | |
369 | corde apprehendere | to accept with the heart | |
370 | corporaliter, ut in corpore | bodily, as in the body: Latin translation of “bodily’ in Col. 2:9 | |
371 | corpus | body: ref, to Christ’s body in Lord’s Supper; the body of a human being and other uses | |
372 | corpus doctrinae | all Christian doctrines considered as a unified whole (the body of doctrine) | |
373 | corpus extimum | external body: the uttermost extension of space | |
374 | corpus maiestaticum | the majestic or glorified body of Christ | |
375 | corpus mysticum | mystical body (of Christ) (the church) | |
376 | corruptio hereditaria | inherited corruption | |
377 | corruptio hereditaria, quae in omnes homines per carnalem generationem derivatur | hereditary depravity, which is passed along in all men through the fleshly or sinful birth | |
378 | corruptio humanae naturae hereditaria | the inherited corruption of human nature | |
379 | creatio continua | continuing creation | |
380 | creatio continuata | a continuous creation | |
381 | creatio ex nihilo | the creation out of nothing | |
382 | creatio mediata | mediated Creation; a creation out of preexistent material | |
383 | creaturae Dei | God’s creatures or His creative works | |
384 | Credo, ut intelligam | I believe so that I may understand; faith precedes knowledge | |
385 | creo (creavi) | I create; I have created | |
386 | crimen laesae maiestatis divinae | the crime of offending the divine majesty (crime of having-been-striken divine majesty) | |
387 | crucians | crucifying: a cross bearer | |
388 | crucianus | crucified | |
389 | crux theologorum | the cross of theologians | |
390 | crux theologum | the cross of the theologian: a ref. to the attempt to reconcile gratia universalis (God’s grace to all men) and sola gratia (salvation by grace alone, particular election of certain persons) | |
391 | Cui bono? | “Good for whom? (phrase) “ | |
392 | culpa hereditaria | inherited guilt | |
393 | cultus civilis | respect for civil authority (worship of civility) | |
394 | cultus divinus | worship of God | |
395 | cultus mediatoris | worship of mediator (the human nature of Christ) | |
396 | cultus religiosus | religious service eg. worship | |
397 | cultus vere divinus | a truly divine worship | |
398 | cum certa fiducia | confidently; with certain confidence | |
399 | cum communicatione alterius | in (constant) communion with the other | |
400 | Cum facta sumptione panis descendit in ventrem et alteratur, estque iam cibus corporalis, desiit ratio sacramenti. | when the bread has gone down into the stomach and is changed, and it is already the food of the body, the sacramental purpose ceases. | |
401 | cum grano salis | with a grain of salt: certain ideas should not be taken too seriously | |
402 | cum illis rebus, quae videntur | with those things, which are seen | |
403 | cum non aequalibus aequalia dividat | unequally he divides the equal (God distributing grace unequally to men) | |
404 | cur alii prae aliis? | Why someone before others? Why some are chosen in preference to others? (a phrase used in connection with the doctrine of election) | |
405 | cur alii, alii non | why some are chosen and others not? (a phrase used in connection with the doctrine of election) | |
406 | Cur Deus Homo? | Why a God Man? (book by Anselm, showing the necessity of the incarnation and defending the vicarious satisfaction) | |
407 | cur non omnes? | Why are not all chosen? (a phrase used in connection with the doctrine of election) | |
408 | cura pietatis | the promotion of piety | |
409 | curae | concern, attention, care, command | |
410 | curavit | indicates an editor (he arranges) | |
411 | curiosae quaestiones | questions for the sake of curiosity | |
412 | currere | to run | |
413 | Damnant Anabaptistas | They damn Anabaptists. (The Latin word ”damno” indicates an antithetical statement in the Lutheran Confession in which false doctrine or an opposing opinion is condemned. The above words refer to a condemnation of an Anabaptist position) | |
414 | “Damnatio consistit in aeterna separatione a visione Dei. “ | Condemnation is eternal separation from the presence of God. | |
415 | damnatorum | PPL: condemned; adj. of condemned; n. of the condemned | |
416 | dativus causae efficientis | dative effective causes (a grammatical term ref. to the dative of cause in Gr.) | |
417 | de angelis | on angels | |
418 | de baptismo | on baptism | |
419 | de beatitudine aeterna | on eternal life or bliss | |
420 | de bonis operibus | on good works | |
421 | de coena (sacra) | on Sacred Supper (the Lord’s Supper) | |
422 | de condigno | about worthy | |
423 | de congruo | about agreeing | |
424 | de constantia foederis gratiae | about constant covenant of grace: Reformed dogmatics teaching inadmissibility of the covenant faith | |
425 | de consummatione mundi | on the end of the world | |
426 | de consummatione seculi | on the end of time | |
427 | de conversione | on conversion, which is the beginning of faith | |
428 | de creatione | on creation | |
429 | de cruce | on cross, i.e., Christian suffering | |
430 | de damnatione aeterna | on eternal damnation or perdition | |
431 | de decretis divinis | on the divine decrees | |
432 | de deo | on the doctrine of God | |
433 | de discrimine legis et evangelii | on the proper distinction of Law and Gospel | |
434 | de duabus nat | about the Two Natures in Christ | |
435 | de duabus naturis in Christo | about the Two Natures in Christ: a book written by Martin Chemnitz, defending Lutheran Chriatology | |
436 | de ecclesia | on the church | |
437 | de ecclesia universali | on the universal church | |
438 | de ecclesiis particularibus | on particular churches | |
439 | de electione aeterna sive de praedestinatione | on the eternal election or predestination | |
440 | de eschatologia | on eschatology, the last things, the occurrences associated with the Last Day or Day of Judgment | |
441 | de facto | on fact | |
442 | de fide abstracta, vel absoluta | faith in the abstract or absolute sense: the method of speaking of faith as if it were not connected with an individual | |
443 | de fide concreta, composita, seu incarnata | faith as a concrete part of an individual; incarnate faith: the method of speaking of faith as part of an individual, eg. “Abraham believed God”, “The just shall live by his faith.” | |
444 | de fide iustificante | on justifying faith | |
445 | de fide salvifica | on saving faith | |
446 | de gratia Dei salvifica | on saving grace of God | |
447 | de gratia Spiritus Sancti applicatrice | on the application of grace by the Holy Spirit | |
448 | de gratis Dei erga homines lapsos | on the grace of God towards fallen men | |
449 | de hominis iustificatione coram Deo | on the justification of men before God | |
450 | de imagine Dei | on the doctrine of the image of God | |
451 | de iudicio extremo | on the last or final judgment | |
452 | de iure | on the law | |
453 | de iustificatione | on the justification | |
454 | de lege et evangelio | on the Law and Gospel | |
455 | de materia resurrectionis | on the matter of resurrection | |
456 | de mediis gratiae | on the means of grace | |
457 | de mediis salutis in genere | on the means of salvation in general | |
458 | de ministerio ecclesiastico | on the ministry of churchman | |
459 | de morte temporali | on the temporal death | |
460 | de natura et constitutione theologiae | on the nature and character of theology | |
461 | De nihilo nihil fit | from nothing, nothing is made | |
462 | De occultis non iudicat ecclesia | on hidden church does not judge | |
463 | de opera Christi | on the work of Christ | |
464 | de opera sive officio Christi | on the work and office of Christ | |
465 | de particulis exclusionis in articulo iustificationis et salvationis | on small exclusion in the article of justification and salvation (not allowing for the intrusion of works) | |
466 | de peccatis actualibus | on the actual sins | |
467 | de peccato | on the sin | |
468 | de peccato in genere | in which sin is considered (on sin in general) | |
469 | de peccato originali | on the original sins | |
470 | de perseverantia | on the perseverance (enduring in the faith till death) | |
471 | de persona Christi | on the person of Christ | |
472 | de resurrectione mortuorum | on the resurrection of the dead | |
473 | de sacramento ordinis | on the sacrament of ordination | |
474 | de sanctificatione et bonis operibus | on the sanctification and good works | |
475 | de Scriptura Sacra | on the Sacred Scripture | |
476 | de servo arbitrio | Luther’s book “Bondage Of The Will” | |
477 | de statibus exinanitionis et exaltationis | on states of humiliation and exaltation | |
478 | de statu hominis ante lapsum | on the state of man before the Fall | |
479 | de Trinitate | on the doctrine of the Trinity | |
480 | de vera participatione christi carris et sanguinis christi in sacra coena | on true participation in the body and blood of Christ in the Holy Supper | |
481 | debitum | debt; obligation | |
482 | decalogum | Decalog: the Ten Comasndments | |
483 | decalogum quendam | the certain ten commandments | |
484 | Decisio Saxonica | The Saxon Decision (limiting to some extent the divine attributes exercised by the human nature) | |
485 | decretum de editione et usu sacrorum librorum | the decree on the edition and use of the holy books | |
486 | deferre | to carry down; convey; reduce | |
487 | definitionem | definition | |
488 | definitiva | definitive | |
489 | definitiva praesentia | definitive presence (praesentia invisibilis: invisible presence) | |
490 | deformitas | deformity, defect | |
491 | Dei in creaturas influxus | God’s influence on the creatures | |
492 | Dei mors | the death of God | |
493 | dei nuncupativi | of so-called god: those who are called “gods”; a ref. to those who stand in God’s place and rightfully exercise His authority, eg. parents, teachers, etc. | |
494 | Dei passio | The suffering of God | |
495 | Dei sanguis | the blood of God | |
496 | delirium, deliria | delirium, hallucination | |
497 | demandata est | it is committed | |
498 | demonstrative | demonstrative(ly) | |
499 | denominatio fit a parte potiori | the name for an object is determined by its most significant part. Metonymy is made by better part. | |
500 | Denominatio fit a parte potiori. Ex parte digniori et potiori totum intelligitur. | The name of an object is determined by its most significant part. They are understood the whole from the most worthy and important part. | |
501 | Deo excitante | incited by God | |
502 | Deo invisi | hated by God: a ref. to man in the state of sin | |
503 | Deo volente | by God’s will: (a prayer) | |
504 | Deo volente et inspiratione | by the will and inspiration of God | |
505 | dependenter a Deo | depend on God (dependenter: dependingly) | |
506 | depositio | putting aside (deposition) | |
507 | depositum | n. deposit; residue | |
508 | descensus (Christi) ad inferos | (Christ’s) descent into hell | |
509 | descensus Dei | the descent of God | |
510 | desiderare | to desire | |
511 | desiderium gratiae | the desire for grace | |
512 | desiderium gratiae divinae et aeternae salutis | the desire for divine grace and eternal salvation | |
513 | desperatio | despair | |
514 | destituitur autoritate Sacrae Scripturae | It is lacked with/for/to authority of the Scripture | |
515 | Deum esse placatum | God is appeased | |
516 | Deum non vides, tamen Deum agnoscis ex operibus eius. | You don’t see God, however you recognize God from God’s works. | |
517 | Deus ab omni compositione vera et reali liber est | God is free from any true and real parts. (God is without component parts) | |
518 | Deus absconditus | the hidden God | |
519 | Deus creatus | a created God | |
520 | Deus est exlex | God is not subject to the Law (lawless) | |
521 | Deus impartibilis | the indivisible God: God is not capable of being divided into parts | |
522 | Deus non definiri, sed ex verbo suo revelato describi potest. | God is not to be defined, but He can be described by His own revealed word. | |
523 | deus nuncupativus | so-called god, the god only in name | |
524 | Deus praedicatus | the preached God | |
525 | Deus producit volando | by an act of His will God creates (God products with/for/by flying.) | |
526 | deus propter Christum absolvens sive iustificans | God forgives and justifies on account of Christ | |
527 | deus propter peccata damnans | God damns on account of sin | |
528 | deus revelatus | the revealed God | |
529 | Deus superbis resistit, humilibus autem dat gratiam. Cui est gloria in saecula saeculorum. Amen | God resists the proud but gives grace to the humble. To whom be glory forever. Amen | |
530 | Deus temporis est expers. | God of time is free. | |
531 | devordare | devour | |
532 | devotum Davidicum | devoted David (a ref. to Ps. 51, a psalm of David, “in sin did my mother conceive me”; used in some Lutheran baptismal liturgies) | |
533 | diaboli incantatio | the incantation of the devil; to cast demonic spells | |
534 | dialogus de natura humana | a discussion on the nature of man | |
535 | Dicit Dominus: ‘Ego et Pater unum sumus’. | “The Lord said: ‘I and the Father are one’.” | |
536 | dicta | it is said | |
537 | dictante Spirita Sancto | spoken by the Holy Spirit | |
538 | dictum (dicta) | speech, words | |
539 | dictum horribile | a horrible word | |
540 | differentia specifica | destinguishing marks | |
541 | differre in aeternam scholam | postponing in eternal school (postpone answering till an answer in heaven is provided) | |
542 | dikaioun (Gr) | to declare righteous in the forensic sense | |
543 | diligendo | loved, must be loved, holding attention | |
544 | diligenter retinendus sit | it should be diligently retained | |
545 | dimensio corporis | bodily dimension | |
546 | directio | direction, guidance | |
547 | disparatum (disparata) | contradictory statement(s) (separated) | |
548 | dispensatio | relaxation of law: ref. the incarnate Christ and His work | |
549 | dispositio | disposition: a technical term for the state of man prior to the act of justification itself used in Roman Catholic theology | |
550 | disputandi causa | for the sake of argument | |
551 | distinctio | distinction | |
552 | distinguit ecclesiam a reliquis omnibus gentibus et superstitionibus | (a ref. to justification as the mark which) It distinguishes the church from all peoples and superstition | |
553 | distinguuntur personae divinae actibus personalibus, proprietatibus et notionibus personalibus | the divine persons are distinguished in personal acts, attributes and personal distinctive marks (judicial examination of persons) | |
554 | distributio meriti Christi | the distribution of Christ’s merit | |
555 | divinitas (divinitatis, divinitati, divinitatem, divinitate) | divinity, Deity | |
556 | divinius | adj. divine | |
557 | Dixeris egregie, notum si callida verbum reddiderit iunctura novum. | You have an excellent gift of speech, if a word with a commonly accepted meaning is subtly used in a new way. (Horatius) (You spoke excellently, if the known word skillful translated with new association.) | |
558 | diximus promissionem et fidem correlative esse. | We say that the promise and faith are correlatively. | |
559 | docendi causa | for the sake of teaching | |
560 | docta plebs | informed people (ref. to Christians as well versed in doctrine) | |
561 | doctrina divina | divine doctrine (doctrine revealed by God) | |
562 | doctrina e revelatione divina hausta | doctrine is taken from (cut out of) God’s revelation | |
563 | doctrina e Scriptura Sacra hausta | doctrine is taken from (cut out of) Holy Scriptures | |
564 | doctrina ex Verbo Dei exstructa | doctrine is made from the Word of God | |
565 | doctrina humana | human doctrine (human teaching) | |
566 | doctrina(m) justificationis | the doctrine of justification | |
567 | dona creata | created gifts: used in Reformed Christology | |
568 | dona finita extraordinaria | extraordinary finite gifts | |
569 | dona vere divina et infinita | true/really divine and infinite gift | |
570 | donec | until | |
571 | donum | gift | |
572 | donum concreatum | gift that is created together: ref. to the divine image as being given simultaneously with the creation of man | |
573 | donum Dei | a gift of God | |
574 | donum finitum | a finite gift | |
575 | donum gratiae | a gift of grace | |
576 | donum naturale | a natural gift (the divine image as belonging originally to the nature of man) | |
577 | donum superadditum | an added gift: the Roman Catholic doctrine that the divine image was added after the initial creation of man and thus not a part of man’s original essence | |
578 | doxa (Gr. ) | glory | |
579 | duae actiones | two actions | |
580 | duae reapse distinctae voluntates | two really distinct wills | |
581 | dubiam | doubting (as in doubting conscience) | |
582 | dulia | religious veneration given to a creature: veneration in the Roman Catholic Church offered, to the saints | |
583 | duos pilos caudae equinae et commentum, cuius vel ipsum Satanam pudeat | two hairs of a horse’s tail, a fiction of which would even shame Satan: the Reformed view of the Lutheran position in the Lord’s Supper as recorded in the Solid Declaration (two hairs of a horse’s tail, and fiction of which even Satan himself shames.) | |
584 | duplex usus | a twofold or double use (eg: the Old Testament sacrifices served two purposes) | |
585 | Dux vel vehiculum Spiritui non est necessarium | The Spirit needs no guide or vehicle: a ref. to Spirit’s freedom from use of the means of grace as maintained by the Reformed (guidence even vehicle of Spirit is not necessary.) | |
586 | dynamicus, dynamis | power | |
587 | eadem fides | this faith | |
588 | eandem numero actionem | one single action; an action which is one or singular in nature | |
589 | eandem numero actiones divinae ad extra | the same number action of divine towards outside (towards the created world God’s actions are unified in respect to the Persons) | |
590 | eandem numero essentia | the exact same essence (persons in the Trinity) | |
591 | eandem numero essentiam cum Patre habens | (Christ having) the identical essence as the Father does | |
592 | eandem numero essentiam et easdem numero operationes ad extra | (Christ having) the identical essence and the same actions towards outside (the created world) | |
593 | ecclesia | church | |
594 | ecclesia apostolica | the apostolic church | |
595 | Ecclesia de occultis non iudicat | The church doesn’t judge on the secrecy. | |
596 | Ecclesia Dei non habet potestatem condendi ullum articulum fidei, sicut nec ullum unquam condidit, nec condet in perpetuum. | the church of God has no authority to establish any article of faith, just as she never has done so and will never do so. | |
597 | ecclesia heterodoxa, impura | a heterodox and impure church | |
598 | ecclesia invisibilis est | the church is invisible | |
599 | ecclesia militans | the militant church; the church on earth | |
600 | ecclesia orthodoxa, pura | an orthodox and pure church | |
601 | ecclesia particularis | an individual church | |
602 | ecclesia primitiva | the early church | |
603 | ecclesia repraesentativa | the representative church; a group representing the church at large | |
604 | ecclesia triumphans | the triumphant church; the sum total of believers in glory | |
605 | ecclesia universalis sive catholica | the universal or catholic church | |
606 | ecclesiae admixti sunt secundum societatem externam | are mixed with the church according to external society. | |
607 | ecclesiae representativae | the representative churches | |
608 | effectum historiae | history effect | |
609 | effectus | result (s); effect (s) | |
610 | effectus historia | history effect | |
611 | efficacia | efficacy | |
612 | efficacia divina | divine efficiency | |
613 | efficacia irresiatibili | efficiency of resistance: a ref. to God’s efficaciousness as withstanding all resistance | |
614 | efficaciam | effectiveness, efficiency | |
615 | efficax | effective | |
616 | efficientia vere divina | truly divine efficiency | |
617 | effigies | image(s) | |
618 | effundere | to pour | |
619 | ego | I; the individual self considered as a source of theology | |
620 | ego odi me | I hate myself | |
621 | electio intuitu fidei finalis | election of final faith that to be foreseen: an opinion held by the Lutheran theologians that the divine election of God was based on whether the person died in the faith | |
622 | electus, electi | the elect | |
623 | elenchus | a pearl used as an earing: ref. to the gospel | |
624 | elevare | to elevate | |
625 | elevari | to be lifted up | |
626 | eligebant | they elected or chose | |
627 | eligendo | choosen | |
628 | elohim (אֱלֹהִים) | God | |
629 | enarratio | exposition; Scriptural exegesis | |
630 | Enarrationes in Genesin | Exposition of Genesis: Luther’s book | |
631 | energesis (ενεργησης) | action | |
632 | enhypostasis (Gr.) | impersonality of Christ’s human nature; a ref. to the human nature of Christ; subsisting in the divine personality of the Logos (The state of the human nature of Jesus Christ being entirely dependent on, and not existing independently of, the divine nature of God as a whole.) (“Hypostasis”: is one of the three hypostases (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) of the Trinity) | |
633 | ens increatum et creatum | the uncreated and created being: Jesus Christ | |
634 | ens summum | being the highest one | |
635 | ens vivum | alive being | |
636 | enthusiasts (enthusiastae) | enthusiasm: the attitude of a person who receives direct revelations from God | |
637 | eo ipso | by the thing itself | |
638 | eo usque | itself thus far; up to itself | |
639 | episcopis et presbyteris | the bishops and elders (pastors) | |
640 | episcopus | bishop | |
641 | epitheta ornantia | embellishing epithets, or euphemisms | |
642 | ergo | therefore: used in an argument to indicate the conclusion | |
643 | erogata | spent; paid out; expent | |
644 | errare humanum est | to err is human | |
645 | errare in Deum non cadit | God cannot err; it is inconsistent for God to err | |
646 | erroneum | erroneous (erroneus, erronea, erroneum) | |
647 | esse | to be; the being or essence of a thing or person | |
648 | esse extra carnem | existence outside of the flesh | |
649 | essentia | essence; what a thing is in itself | |
650 | essentia et attributa divina | God’s essence and attributes | |
651 | essentialiter | essentially | |
652 | essentientur et vegetentur | They would be invigorated and be to invigorated. (possess their own being and to have life essential life (have their being and life) (endowed with essence and enlivened)) | |
653 | est | is (used by Lutheran theoloy in connection with the Lord’s Supper to indicate that the Scriptures teach that the earthly elements are (is) Christ’s body and blood) | |
654 | est enim Phase, hoc est transitus Domini | For this is the Passover, the passing-over of the Lord. | |
655 | est non volentis hominis, sed sustentantis Dei | It (perseverance) is not on the will of man, but on the sustaining activity of God. | |
656 | est pro significat | the “Is” stood for “signifies” (words of Zwingli in regard to the Lord’s Supper) | |
657 | et alii | and other (persons) (alii … alii) | |
658 | et efficax | and effective | |
659 | et eundem | and the same | |
660 | Et iterum de Patre et Filio et Spiritu Sancto scriptura est: ‘et tres unum sunt,’ | And again about Father and Son and Holy Spirit is scripture: “and three are one,” | |
661 | et quam simillimi deprehensi | they are really very similar (the lost and damned being of the same essential sinful nature. (and who similar having-been-seized) (most similar to them)) | |
662 | etiam sciens volensque | even knowingly and willingly | |
663 | evangelium proprie acceptum | proper treatment of the Gospel | |
664 | ex accidenti | by chance | |
665 | ex animo | earnestly; heartily | |
666 | ex aqua | out of water: to be made out of water | |
667 | ex carne contaminata et horribiliter polluta | (Christ’s birth) from contaminated and horribly polluted flesh | |
668 | ex cathedra | from the seat (an infallible proclamation of the pope from the chair of St. Peter) | |
669 | ex corde | from the heart (used of extemporaneous prayers) | |
670 | ex Erasmi consuetudine | from the ideas or writings of Erasmus | |
671 | ex interna sua perfectione | from its own Internal perfection (the Intrinsic value of Christ’s redemptive work) | |
672 | ex machina | from the machine (an idea used in the Greek tragedies whereby the dilemma of the hero would be solved by a god coming out of heaven: a solution that comes not from logic but from nowhere) | |
673 | ex mundo | out of world (John 17:11, 15 where Christians are said not to be of the world) | |
674 | ex nolente volens | (a willing man is made) out of an unwilling | |
675 | ex nostratibus | (some) of our own men | |
676 | ex occasione accidentaria | because of an accidental situation | |
677 | ex occasione fortuito | from casual occasion (because of an advantageous situation) | |
678 | ex opere operato | from worked work (the work of itself effects the result: a ref, to that Roman Catholic opinion that the action of the sacrament brings about the desired result independent of the recipient’s disposition) | |
679 | ex opere operato sine bono motu utentis | from worked work without good motion of used (a ref. to the salutary effect of sacrament totally independent of the recipient’s disposition) | |
680 | ex parte Dei | out of the part of God | |
681 | ex parte hominis | out of the part of man | |
682 | ex praevisa fide finali | from foreseen final faith (God’s foreknowledge of whether a person would die in the true faith, which in turn is considered by some to the basis of the divine election) | |
683 | ex praevisione fidei finalis | from pre-vision of final faith (in view of faith at the time of death) | |
684 | ex professo | expressed, declared | |
685 | ex sanguine corrupto | defiled by blood | |
686 | ex scrinio pectoris sui | from the shrine of his own heart; his own idea | |
687 | ex se | from itself | |
688 | ex sese, non autem ex consensu ecclesiae irreformabiles esse | from itself, but not from agreement of church to be in-reformable (a line taken from the Vatican Decree of 1870 dealing with the decrees of the Pope: The decrees, are infallible or above correction because of their very essence, and not because the church consents to them) | |
689 | ex tempore | from time | |
690 | ex terra | from land | |
691 | ex toto | totally; wholly | |
692 | exaequatio naturarum | an equalization of the natures | |
693 | excarnatio | excarnation; a leaving of the flesh: see incarnatio | |
694 | excitatur | man is stimulated or excited | |
695 | excrementum Satanas, quo diabolus sibi et hominibus illudat | the excrement of Satan, by which the devil fools himself and men: a Reformed opinion of the Lutheran position on the Lord’s Supper as quoted in the Solid Declaration | |
696 | Exegesis Uberior Loci de Scripture | superior exegisis of a Scriptural passage | |
697 | exemplo | by example | |
698 | exercere | to exercise | |
699 | exercitium fidei | the exercise of faith; faith in action in distinction to faith as a quality or dormant state | |
700 | exinanita forma Dei | emptied (outward) appearance of God: ref. to Christ’s humiliation | |
701 | experientia | experience; trial | |
702 | experto crede Ruperto | Rupert believe in what has been tested | |
703 | expetere | to desire | |
704 | expressis verbis | explicitly stated | |
705 | extempore | at the time; used of prayers spoken spontaneously without formal preparation | |
706 | extendere manus | to stretch forth the hands | |
707 | externa politia | an external polity | |
708 | externae res | external affairs; matters, things | |
709 | externis rebus | external things | |
710 | extortum coactione | extorted constraint (obtaining something throughout fear or extortion) | |
711 | extra | outside, in addition to | |
712 | extra Calvinisticum | Calvinistic outside: ref. to the Reformed or Calvinistic thought that after the Incarnation, the second person of the Trinity still exists apart from the flesh or the person of Jesus of Nazareth: a partial incarnation | |
713 | extra carnem | out of the body | |
714 | extra Christum | outside of or not including Christ | |
715 | extra controversiam positum est | situation is outside of controversy (the maintenance of a position above and beyond controversy; unanimous agreement) | |
716 | extra cor nostrum | outside of our heart; generally a ref. to salvation | |
717 | extra ecclesiam | outside the church; ref. to unbelievers | |
718 | extra ecclesiam salus nulla | there is no salvation outside of the church | |
719 | extra enthusiasticum | outside/beyond/without/except enthusiastic: the opinion of the enthusiasts that Christ or the Spirit work apart from the word | |
720 | extra hos limites | beyond these limitations | |
721 | extra Logon | outside or apart from (the hypostatic) Word | |
722 | extra muros ecclesiae | outside the walls of the church: an unbeliever. | |
723 | extra nos | outside of us | |
724 | extra nos ipsos | outside of ourselves: generally a ref. to salvation | |
725 | extra Scripturam | outside of Scripture | |
726 | extra suam carnem | outside of His Flesh or humanity | |
727 | extra usum | outside of its use: used in Lutheran theology to teach that the power of sacraments does not come from faith | |
728 | extra usum a Christo institutum | apart from the use instituted by Christ | |
729 | extrema stultitia | extreme folly; utter foolishness | |
730 | facta externa et effectus operis | an external act and result of a work (used primarily in Reformed Christology) | |
731 | facultas applicandi se ad gratium | the ability of applying yourself to grace | |
732 | facultas aversandi gratiam | the ability to resist grace | |
733 | facultas docendi | the power, ability, office of teaching | |
734 | facultas se applicandi ad gratiam | the ability to appropriate grace to himself | |
735 | falsae religiones | false religion | |
736 | fanatica | fanatic | |
737 | favor Dei | God’s favor | |
738 | favor Dei propter Christum | God’s grace on account of Christ | |
739 | favor sive misericordia Dei | favor or mercy of God | |
740 | fiat | let it be (an absolute command) | |
741 | Fidei Ratio | Reason of Faith: Zwingli’s book | |
742 | fides | faith | |
743 | fides abstracta seu absoluta | faith in the abstract or absolute sense: the method of speaking of faith as if it were not connected with an individual | |
744 | fides acquisita | faith acquired (by man on his own efforts) | |
745 | fides actualis | actual faith (which actually appropriates to itself Christ’s blessings; real faith) | |
746 | fides carbonaria | the faith of the burner (blind or unquestioning faith in all taught by the church: The charcoal burner upon being asked what he believed, answered “What the church believes”. Then being asked, what the church believed he answered, “What I believe.”) | |
747 | fides caritate formata | faith consisting of love (faith formed love) | |
748 | fides caritate sive operibus formata | faith consisting of love and works: used in Roman Catholic theology | |
749 | fides Christi crucifixi | Faith of crucified Christ | |
750 | fides concipitur et confirmatur per absolutionem, per auditum evangelii | faith is conceived and confirmed through the absolution, through the hearing of the Gospel (Apology) | |
751 | fides concreta, composita, seu incarnata | faith as a concrete part of an individual; incarnate faith: the method of speaking of faith as part of an individual, eg. “Abraham believed God”, “The just shall live by his faith.” (faith of concrete, composed, or incarnate ) | |
752 | fides directa | a directed faith (as it is focused on its object i.e. Christ) | |
753 | fides divina | divine faith: faith created by God | |
754 | fides elevata deprimenda | the rejection of the opinion that faith is made part of the principle cause of salvation (depressed alleviated faith?) | |
755 | fides ex parte hominis ad salutem consequendam necessaria est. | faith is a prerequisite for man if he is to appropriate salvation (It is necessary that faith from part of human towards following salvation.) | |
756 | fides filios Dei facit. | Faith makes sons of God. | |
757 | fides finalis | final faith: faith at the moment of death; to remain for life till death in faith | |
758 | fides formata | formed faith: the Roman idea that faith has certain justifying elements in itself | |
759 | fides generalis | general faith: a belief in God, without seeing the significance of the remission of sins | |
760 | fides heroica | a heroic faith (not bound to rules) | |
761 | fides historica | a historical faith (believing that an event is historically true) | |
762 | fides humana | human faith (faith accomplished by man’s powers alone) | |
763 | fides implicita | a complicated faith (a faith incapable of being expressed or articulated; a faith with specific knowledge (Roman Catholic theology)) | |
764 | fides in Christum crucifixum | faith in the crucified Christ | |
765 | fides iustificans | justifying faith | |
766 | fides iustificat non propter se, ut est in homine qualitas, sed propter Christum, quem apprehendit | Faith does not justify on account of itself, as if there is quality in man, but rather on account of Christ which it grasps. | |
767 | fides nunquam est sola, sed iustificat sola | faith is never alone, but it alone justifies. | |
768 | fides qua creditur | Faith by which (other thing) is believed. personal faith (unseen faith) (qua: abl.) | |
769 | fides qua iustificat | faith in so far as it justifies (faith by which one justifies) | |
770 | fides qua iustificat, sive qua iustificans est | faith in so far as it justifies or in so far as it is justifying | |
771 | fides quae creditur | Faith that itself is believed. Faith (the doctrine: the teaching concerning Christ) which is believed. (intellectual beliefs) (quae: nom.) | |
772 | fides quam deus efficit vel operatur | the faith which God effects or works. (God effects or works the faith.) | |
773 | fides reflexa | reflective faith: faith which is conscious of its own existence (not important in Lutheran theology) | |
774 | fides salvans | saving faith | |
775 | fides salvifica | saving faith | |
776 | fides specialis | special faith; faith as the possession of the individual | |
777 | fidesolarios | a term used by Roman Catholic theologians of those who upheld the sola fide: (See sola fide) | |
778 | fiducia | trust | |
779 | fiducia cordis | faith of heart: faith as a trust of the heart | |
780 | fiducia in voluntate | a willing trust | |
781 | fiducia sui | confidence in himself | |
782 | fiduciam | faith (acc) | |
783 | figura corporis | figure of a body: Oecolampadius on the Lord’s Supper | |
784 | figuram corporis | shape of a body | |
785 | filii Dei incarnati | incarnated son of God | |
786 | filii redemptio | redemption of son: the redemption obtained by God the Son | |
787 | filioque | and from son: a ref. to the procession of the Holy Spirit from both the Father and the Son | |
788 | filius Dei adoptivus | adopted Son of God (adoptive son of God) | |
789 | filius Dei incarnatus | the incarnate Son of God | |
790 | filius Dei naturalis | the natural Son of God | |
791 | filius Dei natus vel ab ipea nativitate | He was born the Son of God even from his birth | |
792 | finalis ἀπιστία | final unbelief | |
793 | finaliter | finally | |
794 | finis | purpose; goal; end | |
795 | finis cui | for whose benefit | |
796 | finis cui coenae sacrae | for whom the Lord’s Supper is intended | |
797 | finis cui Scripturae Sacrae omnes sunt Christiani, imo omnes homines | the Holy Scriptures are intended for all Christians, indeed, even for all men. | |
798 | finis cuius | whose end, which purpose; what goal | |
799 | finis cuius coenae sacrae | the purpose of the Lord’s Supper | |
800 | finis cuius proximus | the nearest whose/which/what end | |
801 | finis externus | the outward goal, purpose | |
802 | finis intermedius | the intermediate purpose of theology | |
803 | finis internus | the inward goal; content | |
804 | finis theologiae | the goal of theology | |
805 | finis theologiae ex parte hominis | the purpose of theology from man’s point of view | |
806 | finis ultimus | the ultimate purpose | |
807 | finitae qualitates | finite qualities (Reformed theology) | |
808 | finitum non capax infiniti | the finite not capable of infinite | |
809 | finitum non est capax infiniti | the finite is not capable of infinite | |
810 | foedus | covenant | |
811 | fomes | tinder; fuel: in Roman Catholic theology the inclination to sin | |
812 | forma | content, form, shape: opp. of materia the outward shape; a distinction used in classical Lutheran theology and medieval philosophy | |
813 | forma baptismi | the form of baptism | |
814 | forma beatitudinis aeternae | the form or nature of eternal bliss or life | |
815 | forma coenae sacrae | the form of the Lord’s Supper | |
816 | forma conversionis | the form of the act of conversion, i.e., the engendering of faith | |
817 | forma materialis | the form of material | |
818 | formale peccati | formal sin | |
819 | formaliter | essentially; pertaining to the nature of a thing or person | |
820 | formaliter causantes | causes bringing about actual results; these are not to be considered part of God’s essence | |
821 | fortuito | accidentally, fortuitously, adj. casual, with accidents | |
822 | fuerit unita | was united | |
823 | fundamenta sanae doctrinae | foundation of pure teaching | |
824 | fundamentum | basis | |
825 | fundamentum organicum | basic instrument: the word of God as the foundation of faith, since it brings Christ: the formal principle in theology | |
826 | fundamentum proprium | proper basis | |
827 | fundamentum proximum | the closest or most immediate foundation | |
828 | fundamentum substantiale | essential foundation: Christ as the foundation of faith: the material principle in theology | |
829 | fundata | firmly established | |
830 | garrio (garriunt) | to chatter, babble (they babble) | |
831 | generatio aequivoca | generation from equivocal | |
832 | generatione | by birth | |
833 | genitivus causae | the genitive of cause; where the genitive case in Greek indicates the cause of the action | |
834 | genitivus obiectivus | the objective genitive; where the genitive in Greek indicates the object of the action | |
835 | genus | birth, origin; race; kind; class; mode/way | |
836 | genus apotelesmaticum | that classification of attributes in Christology whereby each nature operates with the other, thus resulting in one theothropic act | |
837 | genus auchaematikon | another term for the genus maiestaticum teaching the enrichment of Christ’s human nature by the divine nature | |
838 | genus idiomaticum | the attributes of both God and Man are predicated of the Person of Jesus Jesus Christ | |
839 | genus loquendi | way of speaking | |
840 | genus maiestaticum | the attributes of Christ’s divine nature are ascribed and communicated to the human nature | |
841 | genus tapeinotikon | a classification of attributes in Christology teaching that Christ’s divine nature was impoverished through the incarnation: not used in Lutheran theology | |
842 | Geus temporis est expers. | God does not participate in time. (God of time is free.) | |
843 | gignunt fidem sive medium ληπτικόν ex parte hominis | means of reception (means of grace) produces faith from part of man | |
844 | gloria | glory | |
845 | gloria in excelsis | Glory in the Highest | |
846 | glossa | glossary | |
847 | gradus | grade(s); division(s) | |
848 | graecitas factiscens | Greek factiscens? | |
849 | gratia | grace | |
850 | Gratia Conversionis Resistibilis Est | Grace of conversion is resistible. : the grace which is responsible for conversion can be resisted | |
851 | Gratia Dei erga homines lapsos non particularis, sed universalis est | God’s grace towards fallen men is not particular (limited), but is universal | |
852 | gratia Dei salvifica est gratuitus Dei favor propter Christum | the saving grace of God is God’s gracious favor for Christ’s sake | |
853 | gratia infusa | Infused grace; (1) Roman Catholic: a good quality given by God to man whereby salvation may be obtained (2) Lutheran: a good quality given by God to man belonging to sanctification and not justification | |
854 | gratia inhaerens | grace residing in an individual | |
855 | gratia irresistibilis | irresistible grace | |
856 | gratia nisi gratis sit, non est gratia. | Grace unless it is grace, it is not grace | |
857 | gratia particularis | special grace | |
858 | gratia resistibilis | resistible grace | |
859 | gratia sacramentalis | sacramental grace | |
860 | gratia salvifica | saving grace | |
861 | gratia seria et efficax | grace is serious and efficacious | |
862 | gratia Spiritus Sancti applicatrix | the grace which is applied by the Holy Spirit | |
863 | gratia sufficiens | sufficient grace | |
864 | gratia universalis | universal grace (to all men) | |
865 | Gratia, nisi gratis sit, gratia non est. Gratia non est gratia ullo modo, si non sit gratia omni modo. | Grace, unless it is grace, is not grace. Grace is not grace in any manner, if it is not grace in every manner. (St. Augustine) | |
866 | gratia, universalis, seria, et efficax | God’s grace is for all, serious, and efficacious | |
867 | gratuitus Dei favor(em) (propter Christum) | God’s gracious favor (for the sake of Christ) | |
868 | gratuitus favor | gracious favor | |
869 | gravissimae causae | weighty reasons; very grave and compelling causes | |
870 | gubernatio divina | divine guidance, governance | |
871 | gula | gluttony: one of the so-called mortal sins (throat) | |
872 | habitus | condition; attitude; aptitude; disposition | |
873 | habitus otiosus | an idle condition | |
874 | habitus practicus | theology as a practice, aptitude; the purpose of theology is its use | |
875 | habitus spiritualis | the spiritual aptitude (to be a theologian, given by the Holy Spirit) | |
876 | habitus spiritualis, supernaturalis, θεόσδοτος, a Spiritu Sancto per verbum Dei collatus | the spiritual supernatural aptitude, given, by the Holy Spirit through the word of God | |
877 | habitus supernaturalis | the supernatural aptitude (to be a theologian given by God) | |
878 | habitus vitiosus acquisitus | an acquired evil attitude acquired | |
879 | Haec fides vivificat contritos | this faith enlivens the contrite | |
880 | Haec opinio legis inhaeret naturaliter in animis hominum. | man naturally knows that he must obtain salvation by doing the works of the Law.(That opinion of law stuck naturally in human beings’ souls.) | |
881 | Haec subscriptio non legitur in codice | This subscription is not gathered in the manuscript. | |
882 | hamoousia | consubstantiality; Christ’s essential unity with the Father in respect to Deity (same essence) | |
883 | hanc | this (acc) | |
884 | hapax legomenon (χάπαξ λεγόμενων) | a word appearing only once in the original languages of the Bible (so called) | |
885 | Helena ubiquitaria | ubiquitous Helen; the Helen who is everywhere | |
886 | hemisphaerium inferius | the lower sphere; the nature sphere; the sphere beneath the supernatural | |
887 | hexaemeron | the six day creation | |
888 | historiae | history | |
889 | hoc | this: a term used connection with the Lord’s Supper | |
890 | hoc agit Deus praedicatus | this preached God delivers | |
891 | hoc est | this is | |
892 | hoc est corpus meum, hic est sanguis meus | this is my body, this is my blood; words of institution concerning the Lord’s Supper | |
893 | hoc genere | this way / kind | |
894 | hoc proprium solus fidei opus | Such special work (is done) solely by faith | |
895 | hoc tamen non obstante | nevertheless, nothing withstanding: a term used in argument | |
896 | hodie | today | |
897 | hominem | man (acc) | |
898 | homo | man: generic sense | |
899 | Homo est certus passive, sicut verbum dei certum est active. | Man is certain passively, as God’s word is certain actively. | |
900 | homo gratus | a pleasing man | |
901 | homo in statu medio constititus | man situated in an intermediate state (between belief and unbelief) | |
902 | homo iustificatus | the justified man | |
903 | homo libere se convertit | man converts himself freely | |
904 | homo mere passive se habet | man himself is merely passive | |
905 | homo peccator | man the sinner | |
906 | homo renascens | reborn man (in the act of being reborn or converted, but still not actually reborn or converted) | |
907 | homologoumena | those books of the Bible received as canonical by nearly all sectors of the church (contrast: Antilegomena) | |
908 | homoousios (Gr.) | same essence: Christ’s essential unity with the Father in respect to Deity | |
909 | honoris causa | for the sake of honor: a ref. to a title bestowed by honor and not merit | |
910 | horrendae idolatriae crimen | a crime of horrible idolatry | |
911 | horribiliter | horribly | |
912 | hostiliter repugnat | he fights back hostilely: a ref. to the human nature which vigorously fights off God’s efforts to convert it | |
913 | Hutterus Redivivus | the title of the republished dogmstical work of the 17th century theologian Hutterus edited by Karl Hase in the 19th century (Secondhand Hutterus) | |
914 | hyperdulia | hyber-veration: veneration in the Roman Catholic church offered to Mary and Christ’s human nature | |
915 | hypostasis, hypostases (Gr.) | person(s) of the Trinity | |
916 | iam est iustificata | he is already justified | |
917 | iam tum | even then | |
918 | idem effectus | the same effect | |
919 | Idem est creare et conservare | creation and preservation are the same thing | |
920 | idem per idem | the same through the same: arguing in a circle: establishing the validity of a statement through the statement itself | |
921 | idiomata | idiom; attributes; properties | |
922 | ignave | adv. weakling, lazy, weak, inactive, slothful | |
923 | ignorantia Dei | no knowledge of God | |
924 | illi confidit | It (faith) relies on that. | |
925 | illocalis modus subsistendi | an illocal mode of subsistence | |
926 | illuminati | the enlightened | |
927 | illuminatio | illumination; enlightening | |
928 | imago simillima | a very close resemblance | |
929 | immaculata conceptio | the immaculate conception (the sinless conception of the Virgin Mary) | |
930 | immanentia Dei | the immanence of God; His indwelling in the world | |
931 | immediata | direct | |
932 | immediata Spiritus Sancti operatio | a direct working of the Holy Spirit | |
933 | immediate operantia est Spiritus | the Spirit works directly (without means, eg. the word: opinion of Zwingli) | |
934 | immensitas | immeasurability: without measure; infinite in regard to space | |
935 | immortale Dei | the immortality of God (an edict of Leo XIII, published in 1885) | |
936 | immutabilitas Dei | the immutability of God or His unchangingness | |
937 | impartibilis | impartial | |
938 | impii | unbelievers | |
939 | impium monstrum | unholy monstrosity | |
940 | implicite | intricately; adj. confused | |
941 | impoenitentia finalis | final impenitence; to die in unbelief | |
942 | Impossibile est. | It is impossible. | |
943 | impropriae et tropicae | figuratively or not in the proper sense | |
944 | impugnationem veritatis agnitae | assault on the realized truth | |
945 | impulsum et mandatum scribendi | the incitement and the command to write | |
946 | imputatia mediate | indirect imputation | |
947 | imputatio immediata | direct imputation | |
948 | imputatio peccati Adamitici | the imputation of Adam’s sin | |
949 | in absentia | absent, not present | |
950 | in abstracto | abstractly; theoretically | |
951 | in abstracto reali | in abstract real: the actual existence of a thing in abstract form | |
952 | in acie minus valet | in discussion it has less value (it has less convincing power in a controversy) (in battle-line it is less powerful) | |
953 | in animis vestris | in your spirits (the translation of Philippians 1:6) | |
954 | in Aristotelem | to Aristotle | |
955 | in bono confirmati | confirmed in good, i.e., unable to sin | |
956 | in carne | in the flesh | |
957 | in Christum ferri | to go to Christ (to bring in Christ) (running after Him) | |
958 | in Christum tendere | to strive after Christ (to strive in Christ) | |
959 | in concreto | with firm evidence; concretely; actually | |
960 | in copula est non posse esse tropum | the copulative “is” cannot be a trope, that is, metaphorically understood | |
961 | in defectu | in failure | |
962 | in Deo | indicating action within God | |
963 | In Deo sunt causae virtualiter causantes | In God the causes have the actual effects. 【God as He is revealed. (in God cause and effect are not two essentially (formaliter) different things, because there is nothing outside God which can cause something in the absolute God. 上帝沒有因果過程。】 | |
964 | in deum non cadit accidens | no accident falls in God: nothing happens by chance with God; God is not subject to chance or fate | |
965 | in disputationibus | in controversies | |
966 | in eadem culpa | in the same sin | |
967 | in effigie | symbolically (in likeness, image) | |
968 | in et cum carne | (a ref. to Christ’s divine nature working) in and with flesh | |
969 | in excessu | in excess; excessively | |
970 | in extenso (ad) | extensively (in) | |
971 | in foro divino | in the divine forum, i.e., the divine heart | |
972 | in homine | within man | |
973 | in literas redigere | to reduce to letter; to put into writing | |
974 | in malo confirmati | confirmed in evil, i.e., unable to do good | |
975 | in materia | in material: opposite to “in forma” | |
976 | in memoriam | in memory | |
977 | in nos | in us: a ref. to the opinion that justification takes place within a man | |
978 | in nuce | adv. in a nutshell; briefly stated; in the embryonic phase; said of something which is just developing or being developed | |
979 | in plenariam usuroationem, manifestationem et declarationem divinae maiestatis collocaretur | (after Chist’s resurrection) he would be established in the full use, manifestation and declaration of His divine majesty | |
980 | in posteriori | in following; in next; in order | |
981 | in potestate hominis est, velle se convertere et nolle se convertere | man has the power within himself to convert himself or to refuse conversion (it is in human power, will to convert himself or not convert himself) | |
982 | in praedicamento qualitatis | in the category of quality, i.e., a passive state of affairs | |
983 | in praedioamento relationis | in the category of relation, i.e., an active relationship | |
984 | in praxi | in practice | |
985 | in priori | in the previous; ahead | |
986 | in puncto aliquo mathematica | in some math point: a ref. to the moment of conversion as being mathematically calculable | |
987 | in puris naturalibus | in clear sky of natures: being in the original state of his birth or creation | |
988 | in re | in thing, in fact | |
989 | in ritibus adiaphoris | in the adiaphoria of rites: in customs not forbidden or ordered by Scripture, thus a matter of choice | |
990 | in scrinio pectoris papae | in the shrine of the pope’s breast or heart | |
991 | in scrinio sui pectoris | in the shrine of his breast or heart; the place where the pope receives revelations | |
992 | in signo rationis | in the sign of reasoning: understanding something abstractly by signs in the mind; logically | |
993 | in solidum | entirely; completely; wholly | |
994 | in statu confessionis | in a condition of confession | |
995 | in statu integritatis | in a condition of integrity | |
996 | in statu peccati | in a condition of sin | |
997 | in statu temptationis | in the state of temptation | |
998 | in superbiam elatusbe lifted up in arrogance | ||
999 | in utramque partem | in one of two parts | |
1000 | inamissibilis innocentsia et immortalitae | il-lostable innocence and immortality | |
1001 | incantatio | calling upon | |
1002 | incarnatus | became-flesh: a term from the Nicene Creed indicating that the Word | |
1003 | inclinatio ad malum acquisita | a propensity for evil is acquired | |
1004 | incorporea | incorporeal | |
1005 | incorporeus | without a body | |
1006 | incorporeus, incorporea, incorporeum | immaterial; without physical substance | |
1007 | incurrit in oculos | it strikes the eye | |
1008 | indocta plebs | uninformed people; doctrinally ignorant persons | |
1009 | ineffabile illud pietatis mysterium | this indescribable mystery of piety: great is this mystery of godliness or religion: ref. to 1 Tim. 3:16 | |
1010 | ineptius | more absurd, foolish, unsuitable, silly | |
1011 | infallibiles doctores | infallible teachers; prophets and apostles | |
1012 | inferni sive damnatorum | Hell or of the damned: as the “lower” place and the abode of the damned | |
1013 | infinitas Dei | the infinity of God | |
1014 | infirmitates communes | common weaknesses (attached to human nature) | |
1015 | infirmitates personales | personal defects | |
1016 | ingenitus Deus | unbegotten God | |
1017 | inhabitatio essentialis iustitiae | the indwelling of the real or essential righteousness: a description of Osiander’s opinion of justification | |
1018 | inhaesiva | inherent: belonging to one’s nature 【personal sinlessness (ἀναμαρτησία inhaesiva)】 | |
1019 | initiis obsta | You resist from the beginning (to sin). | |
1020 | innascibilitas et improcessibilitas | (distinguishing attributes of the Father whereby He is) neither begotten nor proceeding | |
1021 | innata | innate; inborn; natural | |
1022 | innocentia puerilis | childlike innocence | |
1023 | innocentia virilis | manly or adult innocence | |
1024 | insane | senseless; without intelligence | |
1025 | insania | insanity | |
1026 | inscii ac inviti | without knowledge and will | |
1027 | insignis philosophus | an outstanding philosopher | |
1028 | insitatae | unusual | |
1029 | instituta | custom, principle, institution | |
1030 | institutio divina | divine or God established institution | |
1031 | institutum | custom, principle, institution (a theological work: used variously in Christendom) | |
1032 | instrumenta gratiae | instruments or means of grace | |
1033 | instrumenta oblativa sive dativa | the means of oblative or given: the means of grace which actually offer and give grace | |
1034 | instrumenta operativa sive effectiva | the mean of (grace as instruments which actually) operative or effective (salvation in the individual) | |
1035 | instrumenta sive media Spiritus Sancti | instruments or means of the Holy Spirit | |
1036 | instrumentaliter | instrumentally, through means | |
1037 | instrumentum | instrument; means | |
1038 | instrumentum (peraonaliter) coniunctum | an instrument personally joined or connected | |
1039 | instrumentum coniunctum | an instrument being an integral part of the user: a ref. to the human nature as the instrument of the divine nature (instrument connection) | |
1040 | instrumentum separatum | a separate instrument: a ref. to the human nature treated in isolation from the divine nature. Rejected by Lutheran theology. | |
1041 | instrumentum separatum et instrumentum unitum | a separate instrument and a united instrument: a ref. to two different views of Christ’s human nature as it relates to the divine. The first is the Reformed view, the second is the Lutheran | |
1042 | instrumentum unitum | a united instrument | |
1043 | instrumentum ἄεργον et instrumentum σύνεργον | an instrument which remains inert and an instrument which cooperates: (a ref. to two different views of Christ’s human nature as it relates to the divine. The first is the Reformed view, the second is the Lutheran) | |
1044 | intellectus | intellect | |
1045 | intelligendo | PPL. understood | |
1046 | intelligentia | intelligence | |
1047 | intelligere | to understand | |
1048 | intelligo ut credam | I understand so that I may believe (knowledge precedes faith; attributed to Peter Abelard) | |
1049 | inter disputandum | during a debate | |
1050 | inter se longissime distincta et plus quam contradictoria separata sunt | from each other farthest separate and more than contradiction they are separated. (Luther: “They are furthest distinct from each other and farther separated than opposites.”) | |
1051 | intercessio | prayer | |
1052 | intercessio Christi in statu exaltationis est applicatoria. | the intercession of Christ in the state of exaltation is efficacious (in the application of the benefits of His redemptive work) | |
1053 | intercessio generalis | general intercession: prayer for all men | |
1054 | intercessio in statu exaltationis non est satisfactoria. | the intercession of Christ in the state of exaltation is not in itself part of the redemptive work | |
1055 | intercessio realis | real prayer: a ref. to the opinion that the Father continually looks wit favor on the redemptive work of Christ without actual vocalized requests | |
1056 | intercessio specialis | special intercession: prayer made for the benefit of particular persons, eg. the sick, catechumens, etc. | |
1057 | intercessio verbalis | verbal intercession: a ref. to the opinion that Christ continually speaks to the Father in our behalf | |
1058 | interior (Spiritus) illuminatio | the interior illumination (of the Spirit) | |
1059 | interitus mundi secundum accidentia | the destruction of the world only in regard to its accidents; (a change of the world, but not a total change by complete destruction) | |
1060 | interitus mundi secundum substantiam | the destruction of the world in actual substance | |
1061 | interna remissio | internal justification; personal justification | |
1062 | interrogatio | inquiry, question | |
1063 | intra carnem | within the human nature | |
1064 | intuitu fidei (finalis) | faith to be foreseen: a ref. to that theory of election which holds that God’s predestination is based on the faith or lack of faith at the moment of death | |
1065 | inusitatae | unusual, strange | |
1066 | invidia | envy; jealousy: one of the socalled mortal sins | |
1067 | invisibile | with invisible / spiritual | |
1068 | invitans ad familiaritatem sui, dulcis alloquio | inviting towards intimacy of his own men, someone sweet: inviting sweetly with consolation to a most intimate friendship with God | |
1069 | invocatio | a calling upon; invocation, eg. prayer | |
1070 | invocatio angelorum | invocation of angels | |
1071 | involant in ministerium ecclesiasticum | She seizes the church ministry: a ref. to women who baptize; seizing illegally the ministerial function of the church: Reformed theology | |
1072 | ipsa conteret caput tuum | She shall crush his (Satan’s, Serpent’s) head: Vulgate translation of Genesis 3:15, where Mary, instead of the Messiah, is interpreted as the conqueror (Himself/herself will crush your head) | |
1073 | ipse tractus internus | internal dragging itself (man is converted through the inward action of the Holy Spirit) | |
1074 | ipse tractus internus immediate operantis est Spiritus. | Spirit itself draws (man through) internal and direct works (for conversion). | |
1075 | ipsissima verba (Iesu Christi) | the exact words (of Jesus Christ) | |
1076 | ipsius Dei in terris vicarius | Vicar of God himself on earth | |
1077 | ipsum agendi actum | to perform the act itself (act shall be acted itself) | |
1078 | ipsum iugulum petisti | you have attacked throat itself | |
1079 | ira | anger; wrath; one of the so-called mortal sins | |
1080 | ita, ut oculis possit observari | thus, so can be observed with eyes | |
1081 | iudaica opinio | Jewish opinion | |
1082 | iudex controversiarum | the arbitrator of (doctrinal) controversy (Eg. the Bible, Pope, Church) | |
1083 | iudicium discussionis | discussion of Law (trial/legal process of discussion) | |
1084 | iudicum | of judge, conviction | |
1085 | Iugulum (meum) petisti | you have grabbed (my) throat: an assault on the most important part of an argument | |
1086 | iurare in verba magistri | to swear in words of teachers | |
1087 | iure | rightly, justly | |
1088 | iure divino | by divine right | |
1089 | ius circa sacra sive in sacra | a rule around or in sacred matters | |
1090 | ius inter homines | justice among men | |
1091 | ius naturale vere est ius divinum, quia est ordinatio divinitus impressa naturae | A natural right is truly a divine right, because it is an ordinance divinely impressed upon nature | |
1092 | iustificatio ipsa | justification itself; justification proper: a term used to differentiate the act of justification from Christ. Not used in Lutheran theology | |
1093 | iustificatio non admittit gradus, non fit successive, non recipit magis et minus | justification does not exist in degrees, neither does it come gradually, nor does it increase or decrease | |
1094 | iustificatio per verbum evangelii | justification comes through the word of the Gospel | |
1095 | iustificatio prima | first justification: not the act of justification itself but that state of mind or actions prior to it: Roman Catholic theology | |
1096 | iustificatio secunda | second justification: the act of justification itself, in Roman Catholic theology | |
1097 | iustificatio sola fide | justification by faith alone | |
1098 | iustificatus fide sine operibus | (the man who has been) justified by faith without works | |
1099 | iustitia | rightenusneas; justice | |
1100 | iustitia (fidei) imputata | imputed righteousness (by faith) | |
1101 | iustitia carnalis, operum, carnis | carnal righteousness, works, flesh | |
1102 | iustitia civilis | civil righteousness | |
1103 | iustitia Dei | the justice of God | |
1104 | iustitia Dei legalis | God’s righteousness acquired through Law | |
1105 | iustitia evangelica | evangelical righteousness: the divine righteousness revealed in the Gospel | |
1106 | iustitia extra nos posita | imposed righteousness (takes place) apart from us | |
1107 | iustitia fidei | the righteousness received through faith | |
1108 | iustitia fidei imputata | the righteousness of imputed faith | |
1109 | Iustitia fidei sive imputata perfecta sive consummata est, iustitia vitae sive inhaerens imperfecta, inchoata, non consummata. | justification given through faith or imputation is perfect or complete; the justification of life (sanctification) or inherent, present in a person is imperfect, incomplete, not finished | |
1110 | iustitia habitualis | habitual righteousness: righteousness as an attitude evident in Christians | |
1111 | iustitia imputata | imputed righteousness | |
1112 | iustitia infusa | infused righteousness | |
1113 | iustitia infusa sive inhaerens | infused righteousness or inherent | |
1114 | iustitia inhabitans | inhabiting righteousness | |
1115 | iustitia inhaerens | inherent righteousness | |
1116 | iustitia inhaerens vel vitae | inherent righteousness or life (as the quality in man) | |
1117 | iustitia legalis | legal righteousness: the divine righteousness revealed in the Law | |
1118 | iustitia legislatoria | the righteousness of the law | |
1119 | iustitia naturalis et civilis | natural and civil righteousness | |
1120 | iustitia normativa | the required righteousness of the law (normal righteousness) | |
1121 | iustitia operum | work righteousness | |
1122 | iustitia originalis | original righteousness | |
1123 | iustitia originalis concreta | original concrete righteousness: the doctrine that the divine image pelonged to man from the first moment of his creation and thus it essentially belonged to his nature | |
1124 | iustitia punitive | the punishing righteousness (of the law) | |
1125 | iustitia rationis | the righteousness of (performed by) reason | |
1126 | iustitia spiritualis | the spiritual righteousness (which God works for salvation) | |
1127 | iustitia vindicativa | vindicatory righteousness (the threatening righteousness of the law) | |
1128 | iustitia vitae | righteousness of life: the righteousness evident in the life of a Christian | |
1129 | iustitia vitalis | lively righteousness: the justified or righteous life of the Christian | |
1130 | iustitiam Dei | God’s righteousness | |
1131 | iustum efficere | to make righteous | |
1132 | Iustus fide vivet, enim (sed) fide crucifixi | the just shall live by faith, namely (but) by faith in the crucified | |
1133 | iuxta decretum voluntatis suae | according to the decree of His will (like the decree of his will) | |
1134 | iuxta ordinem analyticum | according to analytical order | |
1135 | kenosis (Gr.) | emptying; used in connection with incarnation and humiliation | |
1136 | kiononia (Gr.) | fellowship or communion | |
1137 | lacuna, lacunae | gap(s); unresolved problems | |
1138 | lapis | stone (the unconverted human nature) | |
1139 | lapsus memoriae | a lapse of memory; momentary forgetfulness | |
1140 | late | widely | |
1141 | latria | worship (bark) | |
1142 | legi subiectus | subjected to the law (a necessity for man, but a voluntary action for Christ) | |
1143 | legislative | legislatively; setting a standard | |
1144 | leviculum | triviality; vanity | |
1145 | levis | slight, unimportant | |
1146 | Lex est Deus accusans et damnans; evangelium est Deus absolvens et iustificans. | The law is God accusing and damning; the Gospel is God forgiving and justifying. | |
1147 | lex iram oneratur | the Law works anger (the law is oppressed anger) | |
1148 | lex naturae | the natural law | |
1149 | Lex necat peccatorem, non peccatum; evangelium necat peccatum, non peccatorem. | The law kills the sinners, but not the sin; the Gospel kills sin but not the sinner. | |
1150 | lex obligat vel ad obedientiam vel ad poenam | The law obliges either to obedience or punishment. | |
1151 | lex paradisiaca | the Law of paradise | |
1152 | lex praescribit, evangelium inscribit | the law gives directions, the Gospel gives or imputes | |
1153 | lex proprie accepta | proper treatment of the law | |
1154 | libere | freely; of one’s own free will | |
1155 | libertas | liberty, freedom: indicates free choice | |
1156 | libertas a coactione | freedom from coercion | |
1157 | liberum arbitrium | free will | |
1158 | licentia docendi | permission to teach | |
1159 | limbus patrum | fathers’ limbo: peace reserved for Old Testament believers before Christ’s coming | |
1160 | limites | limitations | |
1161 | localis et visiblis praesentia | a local and visible presence: a presence that is confined to one place and can be seen | |
1162 | localis inclusio | local inclusion: the Reformed view of the Lutheran position on the Lord’s Supper | |
1163 | localis inclusio, impanatio, consubstantiatio | included location, embodied in bread, Consubstantiation: a ref. to the presence of Christ in the Lord’s Supper as a confining one, approaching the thought of an imprisonment; rejected in Lutheran theology | |
1164 | localis inclusio, impanatio, consubstantiatio | nothing local inclusion, embodied in bread, consubstantiation | |
1165 | localis subsistendi modus | a local manner of subsisting | |
1166 | localiter | locally; confined to one given space at one time | |
1167 | loci communes | the common places: a systematic presentation of Christian doctrines | |
1168 | loco hominum | in the place of men: a ref. to Christ as the substitute for man under God’s wrath | |
1169 | locum, tempus, opus aliquod sibi praesumit, vel sperat vel optat salutem, quo tandem perveniat ad salutem | he awaits (or hopes or desires) at certain place, time and work for salvation, when finally he would come to salvation. (a phrase of Luther applying to a person with synergistic tendencies) | |
1170 | locus | a section in dogmatics; a scriptural passage teaching a certain truth | |
1171 | locus ambiguus et obscurus | a doubtful and dark Bible passage | |
1172 | locus classicus | classical source: a passage considered to be the best known or most authoritative on a particular subject. | |
1173 | locus de Baptismo | on Baptism | |
1174 | locus de peccato | the section concerning sin | |
1175 | locutio exhibitiva | exhibitive speech: the usual or obvious meaning of speech | |
1176 | logos (Gr.) | the Word; Christ before the incarnation (Jn. 1:1 ff.) | |
1177 | longanimitas | long suffering; patience | |
1178 | loquendi | talking | |
1179 | lucere | to shine | |
1180 | lumen gloriae | the light of glory; eternal life | |
1181 | lumina triplex: lumen natures, gratiae, gloriae | threefold lights: the light of nature, that of grace and that of glory; a ref. to the three spheres in which God gives knowledge | |
1182 | lumine gratiae | light of grace | |
1183 | lux mundi | light of the world | |
1184 | luxuria | luxury; riotous living; one of the so-called mortal sins | |
1185 | magis propendemus | we incline to a certain opinion | |
1186 | magisterium | office of teacher | |
1187 | magnam habetis remunerationem | you will have great reward | |
1188 | maiestatica sessio ad dextram | (Christ’s) majestic sitting at right (hand of the Father) | |
1189 | maiestaticum | the attributes of Christ’s divine nature are ascribed and communicated to the human nature | |
1190 | maiori ex parte | for the greater part; for the most part | |
1191 | mali et hypocritae | the wicked and the hypocrites | |
1192 | malum poenae | evil as punishment | |
1193 | mandata specialia | special commandments | |
1194 | mandatum | command | |
1195 | mandatum cum libera | a command with freedom | |
1196 | mandatum Dei | command of God | |
1197 | mandatum scribendi | written command (the command to be written) | |
1198 | manducatio indignorum | eating of the unworthy: the doctrine that unbelievers eat and drink the body and blood of Christ | |
1199 | manducatio oralis | oral eating: the Lutheran doctrine that Christ’s body and blood are received by the mouth | |
1200 | manifestatio | manifestation; revelation | |
1201 | manuductio ad nudam Scripturam | getting down to the bare Scriptures | |
1202 | manus | hands: the Holy Writers | |
1203 | massa | mace, substance | |
1204 | massa sancta | holy mass: the group of holy people in Israel: the redeemed in distinction to the unredeemed | |
1205 | mataeologia | vain theology | |
1206 | materia | n. material | |
1207 | materia coelestis | heavenly material: sometimes used in Lutheran theology to refer to God, Spirit, word, etc. | |
1208 | materia ex qua, a nihil positivum | material out of which, from positive nothing | |
1209 | materia interna (coenae Domini) est Christus cum tota satiafactione et merito suo | The internal material (of the Lord’s Supper) is Christ with His own total work of satisfaction and merit. | |
1210 | materia sacrae coenae duplex est terrena et coelestia | the material of the Lord’s Supper is two-fold, earthly and heavenly (Baier-Walther) | |
1211 | materia terrena | earthly material: Lord’s Supper | |
1212 | materiale | adj. material | |
1213 | materiale Baptismi | the material of Baptism: water | |
1214 | materiale peccati | sinful material | |
1215 | materialiter | materially | |
1216 | materialiter et subiective sumta | materially and taken subjectively | |
1217 | materiam excludens | excluding matter: ref. to nothing | |
1218 | media communicationis remissionis peccatorum sive iustificationia ex parte Dei | means of communication of remission of sins or justification from part of God (a ref. to those means by which God imparts the remission of sins or justification) | |
1219 | media dativa ex parte Dei | means of given from part of God (a ref. to the means of grace as having been provided by God) | |
1220 | media gratiae | the means of grace | |
1221 | media gratiae instrumenta iustificationis sunt | the means of grace are the instruments of justification | |
1222 | media gratiae sunt media oblativa sive dativa ex parte Dei | means of grace are means of oblative (offers) or given from part of God (through the means of grace, God offers or gives grace) | |
1223 | media iustificationis | the means of justification | |
1224 | media quibus conversio a Deo efficitur | the means through which conversion is effected by God | |
1225 | media remissionis peccatorum sive iustificationis | the means of grace as means of the forgiveness of sins or justification | |
1226 | media δοτικά | giving means: the means of grace (the conferring means) | |
1227 | mediante anima | by means of the soul (though the soul) | |
1228 | mediatoris partes implere | to perform the functions of a mediator | |
1229 | medium cognoscendi | recognized means (faith, appropriating divine knowledge) | |
1230 | medium congruentiae | harmonizing medium | |
1231 | medium et instrumentum | means and instrument | |
1232 | medium iustificationis sive remissionis peccatorum | a means of justification or the forgiveness of sins | |
1233 | medium reconciliationis | means of reconciliation (the means by which the reconciliation between God and man is accomplished) | |
1234 | medium remissiones peccatorum et regenerationis | a means of the forgiveness of sins and regeneration | |
1235 | medium ληπτικόν | the means of appropriation; faith | |
1236 | membra ecclesiae militantis | members of the militant church, i.e., the church on earth | |
1237 | membra ecclesiae triumphantis | members of the church triumphant, i.e., glorified saints | |
1238 | memoria | memory | |
1239 | mens humana | human spirit or mind | |
1240 | mensae assidens | sitting at the table; during the meal | |
1241 | mensuram corporis | the circumference of a body, indicating its limitations to a certain space | |
1242 | mente fuerint alienati | they would be alienate mind: they were in a different mind; they were in a trance; they did not have their senses | |
1243 | mera potentia | by (His) mere power | |
1244 | mera verba, praeterea nihil | mere words, thereafter to nothing | |
1245 | mere passive | purely passive | |
1246 | meritum | merit, something which is earned | |
1247 | meritum Christi | the merit of Christ | |
1248 | meritum condigni | merit of worthy (a reward earned by a work prompted by the Holy Spirit; Roman Catholic Theology) | |
1249 | meritum congrui | merit of agreeing (a reward earned by the free will: Roman Catholic theology) | |
1250 | meritum de congruo and de condigno | merit of congruity and the merit of equivalence | |
1251 | meritum hominis | merit of man | |
1252 | merum | wine (unmixed with water) | |
1253 | metaphora, metaphorae | metaphor(s), figure of speech | |
1254 | methodus | method | |
1255 | militarem quendam delectum | a kind of military selection | |
1256 | minister ecclesiae | minister of the church | |
1257 | minister, minitri | pastor; pastors, of pastor | |
1258 | ministerium | office of minister | |
1259 | ministerium illius professionis, quam Petrus fecerat | the service or ministry of the confession which Peter made (Matthew 16:18) | |
1260 | ministrantes inter Christianos | the serving (ones) among Christians | |
1261 | ministri Dei et ecclesiae | ministers of God and of the church | |
1262 | mirabilia seu mire | wonderful or amazing (things) | |
1263 | mirabilia stupor | a fantastic stupidity (a ref. to the inability to see the obvious) | |
1264 | miraculum, miracula | miracle(s) | |
1265 | misericordes theologi | the merciful theologians: a ref. by Quenstedt to those who deny eternal perdition | |
1266 | misericordia | mercy, pity | |
1267 | missa | mass | |
1268 | mixtio | mixture | |
1269 | mixture compositum | mixing mixture: an assortment of ideas blended into one opinion: hodgepodge thinking | |
1270 | mixtus quidam ex utroque potus | a mixed drink made from two drinks (a mixed drink) | |
1271 | modestiores (et) crassiores Pontificii | more moderate and the crasser pontifical: a ref. by Quenstedt to Roman Catholic theologians, dividing them into the more moderate and the crasser types | |
1272 | modo singulari | in a unique manner | |
1273 | modo vicario | by means of substitution (vicar) | |
1274 | modum sumptionis | mode of consumption | |
1275 | modus applicationis | mode of application | |
1276 | modus consequendae salutis | mode of following salvation: the manner in which salvation follows | |
1277 | modus Deum colendi atque Deo serviendi | the mode in which God is worshipped and served (definition of religion) | |
1278 | modus dicendi | the mode of spoken | |
1279 | modus docendi | the mode of instruction, teaching or academic presentation | |
1280 | modus incarnationis | the mode of the incarnation | |
1281 | modus omnipraesentlae | the mode of omnipresence | |
1282 | modus procedendi | the mode of procedure | |
1283 | modus reconciliationis | the mode of reconciliation (between God and man) | |
1284 | modus salutis consequendae | mode of salvation of following | |
1285 | modus subsistendi | the mode of subsisting | |
1286 | modus sumptionis | the mode of reception | |
1287 | moles | a heap (that which fills a given place); large mass | |
1288 | moles coeli et terrae | the “heap” of heaven and earth: ref. to primeval condition of the creation | |
1289 | monstrosum figmentum | a monstrous figment (fiction, invention, a fantastic production of the imagination) | |
1290 | monstrum | monstrosity | |
1291 | monstrum incertitudinis | a monstrosity of uncertainty | |
1292 | monstrum incertitudinis gratiae | a monstrosity of uncertainty of grace | |
1293 | moraliter | morally | |
1294 | more majoris sive auctoritate iudiciali | with/by greater morals or legal authority (over Scripture) | |
1295 | more minoris | less inferior | |
1296 | mors aeterna | eternal death; damnation | |
1297 | mors corporalis, sive temporalis | death of the body; or temporal death | |
1298 | mors temporalis | temporal death; death of the body | |
1299 | mortis dulcia nomina | the sweet names of death | |
1300 | motu locali libere assumpto | assumption (or ascension of Christ) with freely local movement | |
1301 | motus | actions; motions; emotions | |
1302 | motus interni | inner motions; the psychological processes within a man | |
1303 | motus interni quibus conversio absolvitur | the inner motion through which conversion is accomplished (freed) | |
1304 | motus localis | local movement | |
1305 | motus praeparatorii | preparatory steps (prior to the main action itself) | |
1306 | Mulier ut est creatura Dei, cum reverentia spectanda est; ad hoc enim est creata, ut circa virum sit, ut filios nutriat et educet honeste et pie | The woman is God’s creature, and reverence will be observed; towards this she was created, she would be at the side of men, to nourish children and to educate them piously and honestly. | |
1307 | Multae in ecclesia haereses ortae sunt tantum odio doctorum | “Many heresies in church are so raised with hatred of the teachers. “ | |
1308 | multivoli | many desires / will | |
1309 | multivoli praesentia | “multivoli-presence (1. God can be wherever he wills 2. Christ is God 3. Therefore, the human nature of Christ can be wherever Christ wills.)” | |
1310 | mutatus | changed | |
1311 | mysteria fidei | the mystery of faith (for Lutheran theology, the how of faith: for Roman Cath. theology the what of faith) | |
1312 | mysticos dies cognitionis in angelis | mystical days of knowledge among the angels (an opinion of St. Augustine in ref. to creation) | |
1313 | nascibilitas, sive generatio passive talis | capacity to be born, or passive begetting so great (the distinguishing attributes of the Son whereby He is begotten and thereby possesses generation) | |
1314 | natura corrupta | corrupted nature | |
1315 | natura integra | unimpaired nature | |
1316 | natura sauciata | damaged nature | |
1317 | natura seu substantia seu essentia | nature or substance or essence | |
1318 | natura sua, ut sic, meritoria | by their own nature, and so, also earned | |
1319 | naturaliter | naturally; inborn | |
1320 | Natus ex Maria virgine | son / birth / born of the Virgin Mary | |
1321 | nebulas in lucem vehere | in light to convey mist (to confuse what is otherwise clear) | |
1322 | nebulones | unbelievers (rascal, worthless person) | |
1323 | nec vola nec vestigium | neither foot nor foot print (without a trace) | |
1324 | necessarium | necessity | |
1325 | necesse est | it is necessary | |
1326 | necessitas | necessarity (that which forms part of the essence of a thing or act) | |
1327 | necessitas absoluta | an absolute necessity | |
1328 | necessitas coactionis | necessity of coercion: the need to use force or compulsion | |
1329 | necessitas doctrinae divinae in ecclesia tradendae et audiendae | necessity of the divine doctrine in church must be handed-over and heard | |
1330 | necessitas fidei in hac vita ad salutem in futura vita consequendam | the necessity of faith in this life towards salvation in future following life (faith in this life is the necessary prerequisite for salvation to follow in the future life) | |
1331 | necessitas immutabilitatis | unchangeable necessity (of having things done in a certain way) | |
1332 | necessitas voluntatis et praecepti sive mandati divini | the necessity of will and precept or commandment of divine (God’s will and precept or commandment are essential) | |
1333 | nemo sanus | whole nobody: no same person; no person in his right mind | |
1334 | Neque alia doctrina in ecclesia tradi et audiri debet quam purum Verbum Dei, hoc est, Sancta Scriptura, vel doctores et auditores cure sua doctrina anathema sunto. | Neither any doctrines in church ought to be handed over and heard than pure Word of God, which is, Holy Scripture, either teachers or students will be anathematized with their doctrine. | |
1335 | Neque caro extra λόγον neque λόγος extra carnem. | neither does the flesh exist outside the word or the word outside the flesh | |
1336 | neque praesentia operum ad iustificationem requiritur | neither presence of works towards justification it is required: the presence of good works is not required for justification | |
1337 | neque unquam legimus in Scripturis sacris | neither at any time we read in Holy Scripture: we never read anywhere in the Holy Scriptures | |
1338 | neque λόγος extra carnem, neque caro extra λόγον | just as the Word does not exist apart from the flesh, so also the flash does not exist apart from the Word; a ref. to the indissoluble union brought through the incarnation | |
1339 | nequiter veritatem illudere | to mock truth badly | |
1340 | nescio | I do not know; (adj.) ignorant | |
1341 | nexus indivulsus | an indissoluble union; an inseparable connection | |
1342 | nihil confert | he bings nothing together: the act of contributing nothing | |
1343 | Nihil habet rationem sacramenti extra usum a Christo institutum | There is no doctrine of the sacrament apart from the use instituted by Christ. (The doctrine of the Lord’s Supper applies only to the elements when they are being properly used.) | |
1344 | nihil negativum, materiam excludens | nothing negative, excludes material | |
1345 | nihil positivum | nothing positive (nothing possessing a positive existence) | |
1346 | nihilo melior est quam Adam | It is with no better than Adam. | |
1347 | nolentes gratiam | refusing grace (those persons not desiring grace) | |
1348 | nolle | not to want; unwillingness | |
1349 | nomen Dei essentiale et/sive incommunicabile | essential or incommunicable name of God: the real or incommunicable name of God | |
1350 | nomen officii | official title; name of a position | |
1351 | nomen officii concretum | concrete name of office | |
1352 | nominetenus | so-called | |
1353 | non ad vindicandam culpam iniuriamque Deo illatam compensandam inferuntur | fatherly chastisements are not inflicted to compensate for vengeance and the guilt of injury done to God (not toward vindication of unjust sin and it is brought compensation having-been-brought with God) | |
1354 | non admittit gradus | position doesn’t admit (a ref. to justification as not permitting degrees or levels) | |
1355 | non agendo | not done | |
1356 | non confundendo naturas nec dividendo personam | neither disordered nature nor divided person | |
1357 | non efficit | it does not produce | |
1358 | non est reale aliquod discrimen | is not any real distinction | |
1359 | non ex quadam Dei indigentia, sed ex voluntate Dei libera | not from any necessity in God, but from God’s free will | |
1360 | non factus est invisibilis | He was not made invisible. (Calvin’s interpretation of Luke 24:31) | |
1361 | non liquet | it is not evident: the matter is confused or not clear | |
1362 | non posse exire [vim gratiae] in actum sine co-operatione liberae voluntatis humanae ac proinde ut effectum habeat pendere a libera voluntate | not able to work (force of grace) in action without co-operation of free will of human and hence to effect it has to depend on free will. (the means of grace a “partial power” (vis partialis) which cannot be effective without the cooperation of the free will of man.) | |
1363 | non posse peccare | unable to sin: a quality in God or Christ | |
1364 | non potest non peccare | not able to not sin; man must by nature sin | |
1365 | non potuit (posse) peccare | (Christ) not able to sin | |
1366 | non retego culpam | I do not reveal sin. | |
1367 | non sequitur | it does not follow. (used in argumentation that a certain conclusion does not follow from the prior given information) | |
1368 | non sequitur, si nolle sit in potestate et libero arbitrio, etiam velle esse in eiusdem facultate | not follow, if it is not will can and free will, namely that it will be in the same with ability. (the following argument does not follow logically: if unwillingness (the power to reject) lies within the power of man and his free will, than he may choose with the same will) | |
1369 | Non sunt in Deo causae formaliter causantes. | in God the causes are not really the effects (Ref. to God as he is in Himself) | |
1370 | non sunt pars ecclesiae | they are not parts of the church | |
1371 | non uno modo | not in one way only | |
1372 | non usurpavit | He doesn’t use: ref. to Christ’s partial non-use of certain attributes during the period of humiliation | |
1373 | non velle | not to desire; unwillingness | |
1374 | non-ens | no such thing | |
1375 | norma causativa | causative norm: the Bible supervising all other statements: Lutheran theology, | |
1376 | norma decisionis | deciding norm; the absolute standard in making a decision | |
1377 | norma discretionis discernit orthodoxos ab heterodoxis | the distinguishing norm, the Confessions, divides the orthodox from the heterodox. | |
1378 | norma doctrinae | standard of doctrine | |
1379 | norma iudicii | the norm of the judgment | |
1380 | norma normans | the norm of norms: the ultimate (first) authority — the Bible | |
1381 | norma normata | the ruled rule; the secondary authority based on an first authority (norma normans) (In Lutheran theology the norma normata are the Confessions and the norma norms is the Bible.) | |
1382 | norma primaria | first standard | |
1383 | norma remissiva | allusive norm: A norma remissiva is no norm at all, but the authority to which one is referred. | |
1384 | norma sancrum verborum | the norm of sound words: a ref. to the Bible as the guide of preaching | |
1385 | norma secundaria | second standard | |
1386 | nosse cum affectu et effectu | to know with affection and effect | |
1387 | nota bene | mark well, give careful attention | |
1388 | notae ecclesiae | marks of the church | |
1389 | notarii | clerks; the Holy Writers | |
1390 | notionaliter | conceptually: to know something abstractly or with the mind; not to know from experience | |
1391 | notiones personales | distingoishing marks of one of the divine Persons in the Godhead | |
1392 | notitia | knowledge | |
1393 | notitia Dei acquisita | acquired knowledge of God | |
1394 | notitia Dei naturalis | the natural knowledge of God | |
1395 | notitia historica | historical knowledge: the description of belief which accepts the historical facts of Redemption but does not understand their saving significance | |
1396 | novum | innovation, a new element in the discussion | |
1397 | nuda | barren; mere; indicating a totally unembellished existence | |
1398 | nuda adessentia | mere presence | |
1399 | nuda maiestas | bare majesty; the totally revealed glory of God | |
1400 | nuda Scriptura | the Scriptures alone without the benefit of auxiliary interpretation | |
1401 | nuda velleitas | mere wish | |
1402 | nudam scientiam denotans | designating bare knowledge | |
1403 | nude | barely | |
1404 | nudum et merum hominem | a naked and mere man | |
1405 | nudum titulum dominii | mere title of domination (titular sovereignty; rule in name only) | |
1406 | nudus et merus homo | a naked and mere man | |
1407 | nuga, nugae | trifles; nonsense | |
1408 | nugantur | they are joking | |
1409 | obedientia | obedience (to ecclesiastical superiors) | |
1410 | obedientia (Christi) activa | the active obedience (of Christ) (Christ fulfilling the Law for us, from His incarnation to His death.) | |
1411 | obedientia passsiva | the passive obedience (of Christ) (Christ’s bearing the universal penalty of sin, esp. His passion and death.) | |
1412 | obex, obicis | obstacle, hindrance | |
1413 | obicem | obstacle | |
1414 | obicem non ponere | (faith understood as mere passive acceptance in that it) places no obstacles (in the way of grace) | |
1415 | obicem non ponere recipere sive admittere operationes Spiritus Sancti | Works of Holy Spirit does not put obstacle to accept or admit | |
1416 | obiectionum | objection | |
1417 | obiectionum διάλυσις | objection of dissolution | |
1418 | obiectum | the object of an action; its recipient | |
1419 | obiectum electionis | the object of the election; its ultimate purpose | |
1420 | obiectum exinanitionis | object of emptiness (the object of the action in the humiliation: eg. plenary and universal use of certain attributes) | |
1421 | obiectum impervestigabile | an impenetrable object | |
1422 | obligat | it obliges | |
1423 | observatio, μετὰ παρατηρήσεως | observation, with careful observation | |
1424 | obsessio corporalis | corporal obsession: demoniacal possession | |
1425 | obsessio spiritualis | spiritual obsession (the state of being spiritually hardened and in league with Satan) | |
1426 | obstricti et religati | obliged and tied | |
1427 | occultatio | concealment; veiling | |
1428 | odium aliquod | some hatred (at least a minimal amount of hatred of sin prior to the act of justification itself; Roman Catholic theology) | |
1429 | officium Christi regium | the royal or kingly office of Christ | |
1430 | omittendo | omitted | |
1431 | omne hominum genus | every class of men | |
1432 | omne peccatum in Deum committitur | every sin is an offense against God (all sin is committed against God) | |
1433 | Omnes Christiani de evangelio consentiunt. | all men of Christian agree on the Gospel | |
1434 | Omnibus una salus sanctis, sed gloria dispar. | One salvation of all holy, but unequal glory. (all the saints share the same salvation, but there are differences in glory.) | |
1435 | omnipraesentia Dei | God’s omnipresence | |
1436 | omnipraesentia extima | foreign / outward omnipresence (Christ’s omnipresence in the state of exaltation) | |
1437 | omnipraesentia generalis | general omnipresence (that attribute of God whereby He is present everywhere; the term is used in contradistinction to other modes of presence) | |
1438 | omnipraesentia intima | inmost omnipresence (Christ’s omnipresence in the state of humiliation) | |
1439 | omnipraesentia intima sive partialis | the intimate or partial omnipresence | |
1440 | omniscientia | omniscience | |
1441 | omnium fundamentalissimum | every most fundamental | |
1442 | opera | works | |
1443 | opera (divina Trinitatis) ad extra | those works (of triune God) directed toward the created world | |
1444 | opera (divina; Trinitatis) ad intra | those works (by which the Persons of the Trinity) are interrelated (works towards inside) | |
1445 | Opera ad extra indivisa sunt, sic cultus Trinitatis indivisa est | The works of Trinity toward the created world are undivided, so the worship of the Trinity is undivided | |
1446 | opera ad extra sunt indivisa | Works are toward outside and undivided (works directed out from the essence of Godhead itself: eg. creation, redemption, sanctification) | |
1447 | opera ad intra divisa sunt. | Works towards inside are divided. (the works of the individual Persons of the Trinity as they relate themselves to each other are distinct and individual) | |
1448 | opera divina ad extra sunt indivisa | The divine works toward outside (the created world) are undivided. | |
1449 | opera supererogationis | works of surplus | |
1450 | opera tribus personis communia | works attributable to all three persons (in the Godhead) | |
1451 | operari | to work | |
1452 | operatio extra carnem | activity outside of the flesh | |
1453 | operatio, operationes | activity, activies | |
1454 | opinio legis | opinion of law (the concept that man can save himself by the law) | |
1455 | opinio, opiniones | opinion(s) | |
1456 | oportet Christum coelo capi | (It is necessary that Christ is seized by heaven. (Christ must be held captive by heaven: Acts 3: 21-capi dexesthai (Gr.)) | |
1457 | oportet Christum coelum accipere | It is necessary that heaven accepts Christ. (Christ must occupy heaven: Acts 3:21accipere dexesthai (Gr)) | |
1458 | opposita | opposed (works—faith) | |
1459 | opposito adequata | direct opposition | |
1460 | opus (opera) supererogationis | a work of Supererogation (a work in the Roman Catholic church which is above and beyond the basic requirements for salvation) (Supererogation: The distinction between praecepta and consilia evangelica, or between the positive duties enjoined by the law and the moral requirements of the Gospel.) | |
1461 | opus ad extra | work toward extra (a work which God performs towards the created world) | |
1462 | opus externum | an eternal work (a work, not special, but merely one among many others) | |
1463 | opus magnum | great work | |
1464 | opus operatum | worked work | |
1465 | opus promissionis | a work of the promise | |
1466 | opus theandricum | work performed by the God-Man | |
1467 | opus, opera | works(s) | |
1468 | oralis manducatio | eating with the mouth | |
1469 | orantes | praying | |
1470 | oratio pro domo | a prayer at home | |
1471 | oratio, meditatio, tentatio | prayer, meditation (on God’s word), and affliction | |
1472 | oratio, meditatio, tentatio faciunt theologum | prayer, meditation (on God’s word), and affliction make the theologian | |
1473 | ordinatio | plan, order | |
1474 | ordine causarum et effectum, antecedentium et consequentium | with order of causes and effects, antecedents and consequences: arranged according to causes and effects, (antecedents and consequences) | |
1475 | ordo | plan; scheme | |
1476 | ordo antecedentium et consequentium | the order of causes and results (antecedents and consequences) | |
1477 | ordo in modo operationi | the order in manner operation (ref. to the working of the Three Persons in the Godhead) | |
1478 | ordo in modo subsistendi | the order in manner of subsistence: ref. to the existence of the Three Persons in the Godhead | |
1479 | ordo naturalis enumerationis | the usual order of enumeration | |
1480 | ordo salutis | the order of salvation, i.e., a description of those steps by which a person becomes a Christian | |
1481 | ore sumamus | we take with the mouth; ref. to Lord’s Supper | |
1482 | organicus | instrumental, organic | |
1483 | organum | means, instrument, organ | |
1484 | organum sanctificatum, perfecte omnia habens | (the human nature of Christ as a) sanctified organ, perfectly possessing all things | |
1485 | originaliter | originally | |
1486 | otiosa complacentia | neutral complacency (idle pleasing) | |
1487 | otiosa qualitas | idle nature | |
1488 | otiosam in coelis sedere ac sua tantum gloria perfrui, eamque beatis spiritibus ostentare | (Christ sitting) idly in heaven and enjoying His great glory, (and that blessed spirits to show) which He offers to His blessed spirits | |
1489 | otiosus | a state of idleness | |
1490 | otiosus habitus | an idle attitude | |
1491 | paedagogia externa | external pedagogy; bodily discipline | |
1492 | palmarium argumentum | masterpiece argument (the one which is like a masterpiece) | |
1493 | Panis est symbolum sive signum corporis Christi. | the bread is the symbol or the sign of the body of Christ | |
1494 | papam esse ipsum verum antichristum | the pope is certainly the Antichrist himself | |
1495 | paradosis (Gr.) | tradition; heritage | |
1496 | paradosis terrestris | earthly tradition | |
1497 | partes poenitentiae | parts of penance ( in Lutheran theology, sorrow and faith; in Roman Cath. theology, sorrow, oral confession, and works of satisfaction) | |
1498 | particeps criminis [in nuce] | participant of crime: criminal accomplice (in nut / center) | |
1499 | participes criminis Calvinistici | Calvinist participants of crimes (those who metaphorically interpret the Lord’s Supper) | |
1500 | particulae diacriticae | distinguishing particles (Christology) | |
1501 | particulae distinctivae | distinctive particles: unique predicates (Christoiogy) | |
1502 | particulae distinctivae, diacriticae, discretivae (non) separative | (Predicates of Christ’s person are in regard to the natures) distinct, distinguishable, divisible, but not separable | |
1503 | particulae exclusivae | exclusive particles: a individual or separate points | |
1504 | particularis | particular | |
1505 | particulariter et probabiliter | particularly and probably | |
1506 | passio magna | great suffering | |
1507 | passio, passiones | passion(s) | |
1508 | passiva contritio | passive contrition (sorrow over sins initiated by God) | |
1509 | Pastor aeternus | The Everlasting Shepherd (a decree of Vatican Council I (1370) establishing the infallibility of the Roman Pontiff) | |
1510 | pater families | the father of family | |
1511 | patientia Dei | patience of God | |
1512 | patris gratiosa voluntas | the gracious will of the Father | |
1513 | paupertas | poverty (renunciation of one’s right to have private property: see consilia evangelica) | |
1514 | peccata actualia | actual sins | |
1515 | peccata clamantia | screaming sins (requiring immediate vengeance) | |
1516 | peccata commissionis | sins of commission | |
1517 | peccata contra conscientiam (a) veram (b) erroneam (c)probabilem (d) dubiam | sins committed against conscience (a) true (b) erroneous (c)probable (d) doubtful | |
1518 | peccata cordis | sins of the heart or mind | |
1519 | peccata enormia | unusually severe sins | |
1520 | peccata ignorantiae | sins of ignorance | |
1521 | peccata infirmitatis | sins of weakness | |
1522 | peccata involuntaria | involuntary sins; sins unintentionally committed | |
1523 | peccata irremissibilia | unforgivable sins | |
1524 | peccata malitiae | sins of malice | |
1525 | peccata mortalia | mortal sins: sins worthy of eternal damnation | |
1526 | peccata mortalia et venalia | mortal sins and venial sins | |
1527 | peccata non clamantia | non-screaming sins (not requiring immediate vengeance) | |
1528 | peccata omissionis | sins of omission | |
1529 | peccata operis | sinful deeds | |
1530 | peccata oris | sins of speech / mouth | |
1531 | peccata praecipitantiae | sins rashly committed; sins done in the heat of the moment | |
1532 | peccata proaeretica | premeditated sins | |
1533 | peccata remissibilia | forgivable sins | |
1534 | peccata venalia | forgivable sins | |
1535 | peccata voluntaria | voluntary sins | |
1536 | peccati manifestatio et redargutio | the manifestation and refutation of sin | |
1537 | peccatum | sin | |
1538 | peccatum actuale omissionis | an actual sin of omission | |
1539 | peccatum actuale, peccata actualia | actual sin(s) | |
1540 | peccatum clamantissimum | the most grave sin | |
1541 | peccatum habituale acquisitum | acquired habitual sin | |
1542 | peccatum imputatum | imputed sin | |
1543 | peccatum in Spiritum Sanctum | the sin against the Holy Spirit | |
1544 | peccatum originale | original sin | |
1545 | peccatum originis originans | originating original sin (the sin of the founder of the race as it is in itself) | |
1546 | peccatum originis originatum | originated original sin (the sin of the founder of the race is inherited) | |
1547 | peccatum(a) commissionis | sin(s) of commission (that which involves an act) | |
1548 | peccatum(a) omissionis | sin(s) of omission | |
1549 | per accidens | by accident | |
1550 | per aestum disputationis | because of the heat of the argument | |
1551 | per carnem | through flesh | |
1552 | per communicationem | through communication (that which is received and hence not originally belonging to the essence or nature) | |
1553 | per contra | on the contrary | |
1554 | per dependentiam | through dependence (possessing a quality in a secondary or derivatively way) | |
1555 | per externam praedicationem | through the outward preaching (of the word) | |
1556 | per gratuitam Dei acceptationem | through the free acceptance of God (Christ’s atonement whose value is not intrinsic but is dependent on God’s gracious acceptance of it) | |
1557 | per liberam Dei acceptationem | through the free acceptance of God (Christ’s atonement whose value is not intrinsic but is dependent on being accepted freely by God) | |
1558 | per liberam οἰκονομίαν | through a freely undertaken plan (steward, manager) | |
1559 | per modum commissionis | by way of commission (the public servants of the church) | |
1560 | per modum efficaciae | by mode of efficacy (because of its efficacy) | |
1561 | per modum loquendi | as a way of speaking | |
1562 | per mutuum consentum | through mutual consent | |
1563 | per se | in itself | |
1564 | per species intelligibiles | by means of comprehensible characteristics | |
1565 | per synthesin | by synthesis | |
1566 | per vocabula abstracts | through or by means of abstract words | |
1567 | peregrinae appellationes | foreign appeal: designations foreign to the object being named | |
1568 | perfectio | perfection | |
1569 | perfectio implicita Scripturae Sacrae | the perplexing perfection of Holy Scriptures (Roman Catholic theology) | |
1570 | perichoresis | Perichoresis (from Greek: περιχώρησις perikhōrēsis, “rotation”) is a term referring to the relationship of the three persons of the triune God (Father, Son, and Holy Spirit) to one another. | |
1571 | periculosa tentatio praedestinationis | dangerous temptation of predestination | |
1572 | periculosissima praedestinationis tentatio | the most dangerous temptation of predestination | |
1573 | permissio | permission | |
1574 | permixtio | a mixture | |
1575 | permutatio | alteration; alloesis; substitution | |
1576 | Persentisco | begin to perceive distinctly or feel deeply | |
1577 | persona | person (in Trinity); an “I”; a self-subsisting subject | |
1578 | persona composita | a composite or unified person (Christ) | |
1579 | personales | personal | |
1580 | personaliter | personally | |
1581 | personaliter coniunctum | the personal union | |
1582 | perspicit | He sees through (to look through things at what they really are; a quality of God) | |
1583 | perspicuitas | perspicuity, the quality of being intelligible | |
1584 | perspicuitas, sive claritas | perspicuity, or brightness / glory | |
1585 | persuasio(nes) | persuasion; conviction | |
1586 | pertinaciter | obstinately, pertinaciously, stubbornly | |
1587 | pestilentissima pestis | the most pestilential pest: Luther’s ref. to a most annoying opinion | |
1588 | petitio principii | begging the question (a fallacy in which a conclusion is taken for granted in the premises) | |
1589 | petra (Gr) | rock | |
1590 | phantasma | phantom; ghost | |
1591 | philanthropia | love of mankind | |
1592 | phrasis | phrase, manner of expression | |
1593 | pignus | pledge | |
1594 | pius, piusi | believer(s) | |
1595 | plaustrum | a wagon; a means of conveyance: a ref. to one of the means of grace | |
1596 | plena possessio | full possession: a ref. to Christ’s possession of divine majesty in the state of humiliation | |
1597 | plena usurpatio maiestatis divinae | full use of the divine majesty | |
1598 | plenarius usus | full use | |
1599 | pluribus simul locis distrahit | (a ref. of Calvin to the Lutheran doctrine of the ubiquity of Christ as being) “It tears apart in many places at the same time.” | |
1600 | plus quam contradictoria | more than contradictory: ref. to Law and Gospel | |
1601 | plus quam toto genere | more than in (the) entire kind | |
1602 | poena | punishment | |
1603 | poena damni | a punishment of the damned (Roman Catholic theology, a negative punishment, i.e., deprived of heaven) | |
1604 | poena sensus | a punishment of the senses (Roman Catholic theology, positive punishment, deprived of heaven and also experiencing hell) | |
1605 | poenitentia | repentance; conversion | |
1606 | poenitentia continuate | continuous punishment | |
1607 | poenitentia lapsorum | repentance of the fallen; a return to faith | |
1608 | poenitentia quotidiana | daily repentance or contrition | |
1609 | poenitentia stantium | a continual repentance | |
1610 | politicus, politici | official(s) | |
1611 | pomoeria | boundary | |
1612 | portentum, portenta | omen, portent | |
1613 | Positiones inter fratres sparsae | Positions among scattered brothers | |
1614 | posse peccare aut non peccare | able to sin or not to sin | |
1615 | post remissionem peccatorum acceptam | after the accepted forgiveness of sins | |
1616 | posterius | after, later, by and by | |
1617 | potentia | power | |
1618 | potentia absoluta | absolute power: power exercised without means | |
1619 | potentia credendi | the ability to believe | |
1620 | potentia Dei | God’s power | |
1621 | potentia immediata | absolute power: power directly exercised | |
1622 | potentia ordinata | ordered power: power exercised through means | |
1623 | potentiam agendi | power of action | |
1624 | potest oblatam gratiam accipere | He is able to accept offered grace. (man’s ability to accept the grace offered him) | |
1625 | potestas clavium | the power of the keys | |
1626 | potestas legislatoria | legislative power, person of the judge | |
1627 | potestas longe inferior | far inferior power | |
1628 | potestate ac significatione plura | with power and more meaning (a word having more than one meaning in regard to content and significance) | |
1629 | potuit (posse) non peccare | he can not sin | |
1630 | praeaentia illocalis sive definitive | il-local or definitive presence (the presence of God which is not bound by place or other restriction) | |
1631 | praedestinatio ad salutem | predestination to salvation | |
1632 | praedicant | they preach | |
1633 | praedicatio evangelii | the preaching of the Gospel | |
1634 | praedicatio identica | an identical expression (with the same meaning) | |
1635 | praedicatio verbalis | verbal prediction; a figure of speech | |
1636 | praedicatio verbalis et realis | the verbal and real preaching | |
1637 | praedicatione dialectica absque (sine) ulla reali communicatione | a figure of speech without any actual communication of attributes (with/by logics of preaching without any real communication) (by a mere thought process without any real communication) (Reformed Christology. A ref. to the human nature which does not actually receive anything from the divine. A statement of Danaeus.) | |
1638 | praedicatione dialectica ulla absque reali communicatione | a dialectal or intellectual predication or attributing without any actual communication | |
1639 | praedicatlones | properties, preaching | |
1640 | praedico | to make publicly known, preach, declare | |
1641 | praeparatio | preparation: a technical term for that disposition necessary before the act of justification itself | |
1642 | praerogativas, praerogativae | prerogative(s) | |
1643 | praescientia | foreknowledge; knowledge of future events | |
1644 | praescientia Dei | the foreknowledge of God | |
1645 | praesentia bonorum operum adiustiftcationem necessaria est | the presence of good works is necessary for justification: a phrase causing confusion and disruption in Lutheran theology | |
1646 | praesentia circumscriptiva | a local presence; a presence whereby an object is confined to one given space | |
1647 | praesentia definitiva | definitive presence | |
1648 | praesentia divina et repletiva | the divine and fulfilled presence | |
1649 | praesentia divina et supernaturalis | the divine and supernatural presence | |
1650 | praesentia extima sive totalis | external or total presence (Christ’s complete presence or the highest possible form of His presence) | |
1651 | praesentia generalis | the general presence | |
1652 | praesentia illocalis sive definitiva | illocal presence or difinitive | |
1653 | praesentia intima | inmost presence (the closest type of presence between the two natures of Christ) | |
1654 | praesentia invisiblis | the invisible presence (ascribed to God and also to Christ, also in His human nature) | |
1655 | praesentia localis | a local presence (whereby an object is confined to one given space) | |
1656 | praesentia repletiva | omnipresence: that presence of Christ whereby He can fill all things | |
1657 | praesentia sacramentalis | sacramental presence: that particular mode or manner of presence whereby Christ is present in the Lord’s Supper | |
1658 | praesentia substantialis | substantial presence | |
1659 | praesentia supernaturalis et divina | a supernatural and divine presence | |
1660 | praesentia visibilis et localis | the visible and local mode of presence (manner of being present: which is limited to one place and must be seen) | |
1661 | praesentissimam praesentiam unitarum naturarum | a most intimate presence of the unity of natures (the closest possible union between the natures: a ref. to hypoatatic union in Jesus Christ between the divine and human natures) | |
1662 | praesentissimam unionem | the most intimate union (between the two natures of Christ; the closest possible union) | |
1663 | praesentissime | a very close presence | |
1664 | praesentissimum et (ac) potentissimum in omnes creaturas dominum | closest and most powerful in all creatures of the Lord (the rule of Christ over all creatures whereby He comes into the closest presence with them and exercises the highest degree of power over them) | |
1665 | praesumptio | presumption (something taken for granted for which there is not sufficient evidence) | |
1666 | praeter et supra | above and beyond | |
1667 | praeterea nihil | nothing in addition (beyond this is nothing) | |
1668 | praeteritio | n. neglect (grace which is ignored by those who are eventually damned) | |
1669 | praevideo | foresee; look into the future (I foresee) | |
1670 | praeviderit | (God) foresaw | |
1671 | praevisa fides | the faith that God saw ahead of time | |
1672 | presbyterus | elder, pastor | |
1673 | prima causa peccati | first cause of sin (ref. to devil) | |
1674 | prima facie | first appearance (evidence which at first glance establishes a certain fact in question) | |
1675 | prima initia fidei | the first beginning of faith; faith in its earliest stage | |
1676 | primarius | the first one; the primate | |
1677 | primo loco | in the first place | |
1678 | primus omnium | first of all things | |
1679 | principalia | the most important or principle thing | |
1680 | principaliter et immediate | principally and immediately (without intermediate means and directly: a ref. to the Christian’s relationship to Christ) | |
1681 | principitum cognescendi | basis of knowledge | |
1682 | principium | source, origin | |
1683 | principium cognoacendi, principia cognoacendi | the source(s) of knowledge (the ultimate available authority) | |
1684 | principium passivum, non concurrit (as a second factor) cum Deo ad aliquid creandum. | a passive non-cooperating source used by God to some creature. | |
1685 | principium quo | instrument with which (abl): an instrument in obtaining knowledge: the mind | |
1686 | principium quod | instrument which (acc): the source of knowledge itself — the Bible (Lutheran); mind (Rationalism); feeling (Schleiermacher). | |
1687 | prius | previous; before; earlier times | |
1688 | priusquam | before that time (acc) | |
1689 | privativum | deprive, free: a grammatical term referring to the letter alpha in Greek which negates or reverses the meaning of a word | |
1690 | pro | to be in favor of an argument | |
1691 | pro domo | before the house; carrying on a debate on one’s own terms (serving the interests of a given perspective or for the benefit of a given group.) | |
1692 | pro insita sua rebelli et contumaci natura | because of the innate itself, rebellious and stubborn nature (the inability of the human nature to contribute anything to its conversion: F. C.) | |
1693 | Pro virili | with power | |
1694 | probabilem | probable | |
1695 | probabiles rationes | probable reasons | |
1696 | probitas naturalis | natural uprightness (the natural worth of man) | |
1697 | processio sive spiratio passiva | procession or passive inspiration (breathing): the distinguishing attributes of the Holy Spirit He possesses | |
1698 | productio | production; generation | |
1699 | proficere | to make (progress; indicates development in Christian faith) | |
1700 | profiteor (profitentur) | to openly confess (I/they profess) | |
1701 | profligatus | profligate | |
1702 | progressus in infinitum | advanced in infinity: an eternal advance or process | |
1703 | prolongatio irae | extension of anger: prolonged anger | |
1704 | promiscue | commonly, indiscriminately, without making any distinctions | |
1705 | promissionas gratuitae | gracious promises (of Gospel) | |
1706 | promissiones conditionales | conditional promises | |
1707 | promissioni inhaeret – illi confidit | It (faith) clings to promise — that faith relies on it. | |
1708 | propagabilitas a parentibus ad liberos | propagation from parents to children: the capability of passing along a certain characteristic from the parents to the children | |
1709 | propheta omnibus excellentior | a more excellent prophet to all | |
1710 | propheta κατʼ ἐξοχήν | a unique prophet | |
1711 | propositiones | statements; natures; theses | |
1712 | propositiones idiomaticae | idiomatic propositions (concerning the person of Christ) | |
1713 | propositiones inusitatae | unusual propositions: descriptions of the personal union of natures in Christ as being unique or without parallel | |
1714 | propositiones officium Christi describentes | statements describing the office of Christ | |
1715 | propositiones personales | description of the personal (union of natures in Christ) | |
1716 | propositiones verbales | verbal proposition: statements or descriptions of verbal value only, without any real worth or without pertaining to reality | |
1717 | propriae | special, particular, own | |
1718 | proprias opiniones | one’s own opinions | |
1719 | proprie | adj. very own; adv. particularly, properly | |
1720 | proprietas, proprietates | attribute(s) | |
1721 | proprietates | properties | |
1722 | proprietates personales | personal properties | |
1723 | proprium | very own | |
1724 | proprium Christi corpus | the actual body of Christ itself | |
1725 | proprium suum officium | his very own office (Christ’s real work; the first purpose) | |
1726 | proprius, propria, proprium | very own, special | |
1727 | propter Christum crucifixum | for the sake of Christ crucified | |
1728 | propter evangelium | on account of / because of the Gospel | |
1729 | propter hanc hypostaticam unionem | on account of this hypostatic or personal union | |
1730 | propter sacramentalem unionem | on account of the sacramental union | |
1731 | propter sanguinem meum | on account of My blood (Lord’s Supper) | |
1732 | propter satisfactionem a Christo praestitam | because of fulfilled sacrifice by Christ (for the sake of Christ’s completed sacrifice) | |
1733 | propter unionem personalem | on account of the personal union | |
1734 | propter unionem sacramentalem | on account of the sacramental union | |
1735 | proton-pseudos (πρῶτον ψεῦδος) | a false proposition (which forms the basis for an entire system, which is also in turn permeated with the same error of thought) | |
1736 | prototokos (πρωτότοκος) | first-born son (Colossians 1:15, Luke 2:7) | |
1737 | publica doctrina | public doctrine; accepted and officially recognized teachings of the church | |
1738 | publice | publicly | |
1739 | publice pronuntiare | to proclaim publicly; preach | |
1740 | pueriles argutiae | childish sophistry | |
1741 | puncta vocalia | (Hebrew) vocal points (not part of the original manuscripts but supplied later by the Masaorites) | |
1742 | punitiva | having the quality of punishing | |
1743 | pure passive | purely passive | |
1744 | pure passive se habet | He has it purely passively (man as being purely passive in conversion) | |
1745 | purgatorium | purgatory ( in Roman Catholic theology a place of preparation for heaven for departed souls) | |
1746 | qua | by which, as | |
1747 | qua de cause | on account of; for the sake of | |
1748 | qua iustificat | he justifies with which | |
1749 | quae quasi intra ipsam essentiam manent | which as it were they remain within itself essence (those attributes which remain within the divine essence and do not function specifically to the creation) | |
1750 | quaerere | to seek; to search for | |
1751 | quaerere significat credere | He signifies to seek to believe (seeking after Christ is believing in Him) | |
1752 | quaestio | question | |
1753 | quaestio curiosa | curious question | |
1754 | quaestiones otiosae et inutiles | idle and useless questions | |
1755 | qualitas | quality | |
1756 | qualitas quae sit in animis sanctorum | (grace) quality which is in the souls of the saints | |
1757 | quam minimum | how little | |
1758 | quare | therefore | |
1759 | quasi ab extra et aliunde | as if (it came) from the outside or from another place (Christ’s exaltation as if what He received in this state came not from within Himself but from another source. This is rejected in Lutheran theology) | |
1760 | quasi extra se | as if it were outside of itself (those divine attributes which function outside of the divine nature) | |
1761 | quatenus | in so far as, how far? (used as a conditional subscription to the Con’ fessions only insofar as they give correct exposition of the Bible (see quia)) | |
1762 | quatenus habet se correlative ad Christum | so far as (faith) relates to Christ | |
1763 | quatenus iustificat | in so far as it justifies (forgiveness as an object of faith) | |
1764 | quem oportet quidem coeli capiant | indeed it is necessary that the heavens receive whom (i.e., Christ) | |
1765 | qui de evangelio consentiunt | those who agree about Gospel | |
1766 | qui non simpliciter fundamentales seu causa salutis sunt, ad fundamentum tamen pertinent | doctrines which do not directly belong to the foundation of faith and do not cause faith, but they are related to this foundation (the definition of a secondary fundamental doctrine) | |
1767 | quia | because: used as a subscription to the confessions because they are a correct exposition of the Bible (see quateaus) | |
1768 | Quicunque | Athanasian Creed | |
1769 | quid pro quo | something for something else: indicates an exchange of objects of near equal value between two persons | |
1770 | quid sit fides iustifican | what is justifying faith? | |
1771 | quid sit fides qua iustificat | what is faith in so far as it justifies | |
1772 | Quid sit nasci, quid processus, me nescire sum professus. | I confess that I do not know how is begotten, how is processed. (Who is to begotten, what is processed, I confess that I don’t know.) | |
1773 | quiescentia | state of inactivity (ἀνενέργητα) | |
1774 | quoad formale | in regard to the formal quality (what a thing really is) | |
1775 | quoad materiale | in regard to the substantive quality or matter | |
1776 | quoad substantiam | in regard to substance | |
1777 | quod bona opera penitus excludenda sint, non tantum cure de iustificatione fidei agitur, sed etiam cure de salute nostra aeterna disputatur | that good works are not so much to be excluded from justification by faith, as they are much more to be excluded from our eternal salvation | |
1778 | quod non est biblicum, non est theologicum | what is not taken from the Bible is not a subject of theology | |
1779 | quod profuit, antequam fuit | (a ref. to Christ’s merit) which benefitted before it existed | |
1780 | quod proprie subsistit | that which subsists of itself | |
1781 | quod si | but if | |
1782 | quod ubique, quod semper, quod ab omnibus creditum est | what is believed everywhere, in all times, by everyone (Vincens of Lerinum) | |
1783 | quorum fidem finalem praescivit sive praevidit | (God) pre-knew and fore-saw final faith of (whom). (Rom. 8:29) | |
1784 | quot natures humanae, tot personae humanae | there are as many human natures as there are human beings (how many human natures, so many personal human beings.) | |
1785 | quot Personae divinae, tot essentiae divinae | there are as many divine essences as there are divine persons | |
1786 | quot personae, tot essentiae | there are as many essences as there are persons | |
1787 | quotquot | however so many as | |
1788 | radix | source, root | |
1789 | raptus in coelum | a confinement in heaven | |
1790 | ratio consequendi salutem | the plan will follow salvation | |
1791 | ratio Deum colendi sive Deo serviendi | the plan in which God is worshipped and served: a definition of religion | |
1792 | ratione et respectu humanae naturae | by reason and in respect to the human nature | |
1793 | re ipsa | thing itself | |
1794 | realem naturarum communionem | a real communion of natures | |
1795 | reales | reality | |
1796 | realinspiration | subject of inspiration | |
1797 | realis communicatio | a real communion of natures | |
1798 | realis communio naturarum | an actual communion of natures | |
1799 | realiter | actually; really; truly | |
1800 | reatus culpae | the state of guilt | |
1801 | reatus peccati Adamitici | accusation / state of Adam’s sin | |
1802 | reatus poenae | the state of penalty | |
1803 | rebus bene gestis | things carried out well; ref. to job well done | |
1804 | recipere sive admittere operationes Spiritus Sancti | to receive and to give entrance to the workings of the Holy Spirit (while part of faith, it hardly is sufficient definition of it) | |
1805 | reditus ad baptismum | a return to baptism | |
1806 | redivivus | re-used, secondhand | |
1807 | reductio ad absurdum | reduction to the absurd | |
1808 | reformatio vitae | transformation of life | |
1809 | regeneratio | regeneration, rebirth | |
1810 | regiminale | governing | |
1811 | Regium Christi officium triplex est: regnum potentiae, gratiae, gloriae | the royal office of Christ is threefold: the Kingdom of power, grace and glory | |
1812 | regnavit mundum non mediante carne | He ruled the world without the means of flesh. (Christ ruled the world without His human nature: an opinion held by some Lutheran theologians) | |
1813 | regnum gloriae | (a ref, to Christ’s) Kingdom of glory | |
1814 | regnum gratiae | (a ref. to Christ’s) Kingdom of grace, ie., the church | |
1815 | regnum millenarium | the millennial kingdom (the opinion that Christ shall reign on earth 1,000 years before the final judgment) | |
1816 | regnum potentiae | kingdom of power | |
1817 | regula fidei | the rule of faith | |
1818 | regula secundaria, subordinata Spiritui | a secondary rule or standard, subordinate to the Holy Spirit (The Quaker opinion of Scripture) | |
1819 | relegendo | re-reading | |
1820 | religio | religion | |
1821 | rem tantam | great thing | |
1822 | remissio peccatorum | forgiveness of sins | |
1823 | remissio peccatorum sive fides in Christum | forgiveness of sins, or faith in Christ | |
1824 | remotissima | the most remote; the furthest removed | |
1825 | remunerative | having the quality of rewarding | |
1826 | renovatio | renewal, renovation | |
1827 | reprobi | rejected, condemned | |
1828 | reprobus | the damned; unbelievers | |
1829 | Repugnat naturae angelicae | angelical nature fights back | |
1830 | res coelestis | heavenly thing | |
1831 | res debita | a debt | |
1832 | res ethnica | a pagan thing or matter | |
1833 | res inanimatae | inanimate objects | |
1834 | res ipsa | the thing itself; content | |
1835 | res iustifica | justifying thing (Christ and His work as the justifying ingredient in salvation) | |
1836 | res promissa | the thing promised; the content of the promise: the promise of the Gospel is forgiveness | |
1837 | res sacramenti | the sacramental matter; what the sacrament essentially is or offers | |
1838 | resistibilis | resistible | |
1839 | respectu actualis a peccato absolutionis | with consideration of actual absolution from sin (Christ’s resurrection as an actual absolution from sin) | |
1840 | resuscitatio | resuscitation (-io: suffix) | |
1841 | retractio | retraction; withdrawal (-i: suffix) | |
1842 | retrahere exercitium omnipotentiae | to withdraw the exercise of omnipotence | |
1843 | revelationes immediatae | non-mediated revelations (self-revelations of God given without the benefits of means, eg. the word) | |
1844 | revelationes novae | new revelations (those given outside of Scripture) | |
1845 | revera | indeed; truly | |
1846 | reverentia | reverence | |
1847 | ritus | rites | |
1848 | Ritus, qui habent mandatum Dei, et quibus addita est promissio gratiae. | (These) ceremonies (qualify as sacraments) which have been commanded by God and to which the promise of grace has been added. | |
1849 | rudis moles coeli et terrae | the raw material of heaven and earth | |
1850 | sacerdos | priests | |
1851 | sacramentum | sacrament | |
1852 | sacramentum altaris | Sacrament of the Altar; Lord’s Supper | |
1853 | Sacramentum baptismi Christus surrogatum voluit circumcisioni. | Christ wanted the sacrament of baptism to be the substitute for circumcision | |
1854 | sacramentum confirmationis | the sacrament of confirmation (in Lutheran theology, Lord’s Supper; in Roman Catholic theology, confirmation) | |
1855 | sacramentum initiationis | the sacrament of initiation (ref. to Baptism) | |
1856 | sacrarium | sanctuary | |
1857 | sacrificium intellectus | a sacrifice of the reasoning (powers of the mind) | |
1858 | sacrificium intellectus et voluntatis | a sacrifice of the intellect and will | |
1859 | sacrilegium | sacrilege; desecration | |
1860 | salus aeterna | eternal salvation | |
1861 | sancta ecclesia | the holy church | |
1862 | sancta mater ecclesia | Holy Mother Church: the Roman Catholic Church | |
1863 | sanctae Dei voluntati conformis, amore et fiducia Dei praeditus | conformed to the holy will of God, endowed with love and faithfulness to God | |
1864 | sanctitas Dei | the holiness of God | |
1865 | sanguinem | blood | |
1866 | sanguis corruptus | corrupt blood (the sinful nature) | |
1867 | sano sensu | sound sense | |
1868 | sapientia Dei | God’s wisdom | |
1869 | satisfactio (Christi) vicaria | the sub-stitutionary atonement offered by Christ to God | |
1870 | satisfactio abundans | abounding satisfaction | |
1871 | satisfactio operis | satisfaction of work: the work whereby satisfaction is rendered to God: in Roman Catholic theology a part of penance | |
1872 | satisfactio superabundans | very abundant satisfaction: Christ’s redemptive work as being more than sufficient to cancel man’s sin | |
1873 | Scientes autem, quod non iustificatur homo ex operibus legis, nisi per fidem Iesu Christi | knowing however that a man is justified by works of the Law, unless by faith in Jesus Christ | |
1874 | scientia de futuribile | knowledge of contingencies (knowledge of events which might take place) | |
1875 | Scientia de futuro conditionata | knowledge of future circumstances | |
1876 | scientia Dei | God’s knowledge | |
1877 | scientia media | knowledge of possibilities or contingencies | |
1878 | scientia naturalis, habitualis, experimentalis | natural, habitual, experimental knowledge (a natural knowledge, belonging to a person, capable of growth through the experience of knowledge) | |
1879 | scintillula fidei | the little spark of faith (the smallest quantity of faith possible) | |
1880 | Scriatura Sacra non muta nisi in papatu, ubi prohibetur loqui | Holy Scriptures are not silent, except in the papal churches, where it is prohibited from speaking | |
1881 | scriptio continua | continuous script: a style of writing without spaces, or other marks between the words or sentences | |
1882 | scriptura ex Scriptura explicanda est. | The Scriptures are interpreted from Scriptures; the Bible is self-explanatory | |
1883 | scriptura sacra | Holy Scriptures | |
1884 | scriptura sacra est Deus incarnatus | God is incarnate in the Holy Scriptures (Luther) | |
1885 | scriptura sacra locuta, res decisa est. | the Holy Scriptures have spoken, the issue is settled. | |
1886 | scriptura scripturam interpratatur | Scripture is its own interpreter | |
1887 | scriptura sua radiat luce | the Scriptures are their own light | |
1888 | scripturam ex scriptura explicandam esse | Scriptures must be explained by Scriptures. | |
1889 | se adiungere Christo | to unite oneself with Christ | |
1890 | se convertere | to convert oneself | |
1891 | secreto habuit | held secretly; concealed | |
1892 | secunda tabula | the second plank: penance; used in Roman Cath. theology to indicate the way back to salvation. The first plank is Baptism | |
1893 | secundo loco | in the second place | |
1894 | secundum numerum | according to number | |
1895 | secundum quid | in a certain respect | |
1896 | secundum societatem externorum signorum | according to the external signs of the fellowship (hypocrites participating in the church’s rites, still not members of the church) | |
1897 | secundum speciem | according to kind | |
1898 | secundum utramque naturam | according to both natures | |
1899 | sedes doctrinae | seat of doctrine (a Biblical passage or passages upon which a particular doctrine is dependent) | |
1900 | seipsum | himself | |
1901 | seipsum exinanivit | He empties Himself. (Phil. 2:7) | |
1902 | semina virtutum | the seeds of virtue; inherent virtue or morality | |
1903 | semper idem | always the same | |
1904 | semper virgo | always a virgin | |
1905 | sensu latioris | in a wider sense | |
1906 | Sensus allegoricus non est argumentativus, nisi a Spiritu Sancto traditur. | the allegorical sense (of a Biblical passage) is of little value in a dispute, unless it is taught by the Holy Spirit | |
1907 | sensus irae divinae | the feeling of divine wrath | |
1908 | sensus irae divinae propter peccata hominum imputata | a feeling of the divine wrath because of one men’s sins imputed to Him | |
1909 | sententia | opinion | |
1910 | separatio | separation | |
1911 | sequitur | it follows | |
1912 | seria | serious | |
1913 | serio improbat | he earnestly reproves | |
1914 | sermo de fide et trinitate | sermon about faith and trinity | |
1915 | serpens verus, sed instrumentum diaboli | a true serpent but an instrument of the devil | |
1916 | servio in evangelio | I serve in the Gospel | |
1917 | servitus | servitude, bondage | |
1918 | servum | servant, slave | |
1919 | sese exercere | to exercise himself | |
1920 | sessio ad dextram Dei | Christ’s sitting or session at God’s right hand | |
1921 | seu localis | or local | |
1922 | si fides in Christum deficit, oratio perit | If faith in Christ fails, the prayer dies.: if there is no faith in Christ, the prayer has been ruined or is no longer existent | |
1923 | Si homo non periisset, Filius hominis non venisset | if man had not been lost, the Son of Man would not have come. (a statement by St. Augustine indicating the purpose of Christ’s incarnation) | |
1924 | Sic Deus dilexit mundum, ut Filium suum unigenitum daret, ut omnis qui credit in eum non pereat, sed habeat vitam aeternam | For God loved the world, that He gave his only begotten Son that everyone who believes in Him will not perish but have everlasting life | |
1925 | sigillum, sigilla | seal(s) (ref. theology.; ref, to means of grace) | |
1926 | signa | signs (ref. theology, ref. to means of grace) | |
1927 | signa et testimonia | signs and witnesses | |
1928 | signatum praedicatur de signo | the signed is predicated about sign (the symbol or the sin with qualities that belong to the thing itself) | |
1929 | signatum pro signo | (substituting the thing) symbolized for the symbol | |
1930 | significabat | it signifies. | |
1931 | significans corpus | signifying the body | |
1932 | significat | signifies; represents | |
1933 | significat: symbolum est, figura est | (in regard to the Lord’s Supper, Zwingli’s opinion that) it signifies: it is a symbol, it is a figure | |
1934 | signum | sign | |
1935 | signum absolutionis peccatorum | sign that sins are forgiven | |
1936 | signum aut symbolum | the sign or symbol | |
1937 | signum corporis | the symbol of (Christ’s) body | |
1938 | signum pro signato | sign for signing (substituting the sign or symbol for that which is symbolized) | |
1939 | simplicitas Dei | The Simplicity of God | |
1940 | simpliciter | simply | |
1941 | simul mente complectamur | We embrace with minds at the same time (we take all these things into consideration at the same time) | |
1942 | sine bono motu utentis | without using a good motive | |
1943 | sine fine | without end | |
1944 | sine mente soni | sounds without meaning (sounds (nom.) without mind (abl.)) | |
1945 | sit venia verbo | may it be graced by a word (may there be forgiveness for the word) | |
1946 | sive claritas | or brightness / glory | |
1947 | Socinus redivivus | secondhand Socinianism (Non-trinitarian Christology) | |
1948 | sola | alone | |
1949 | sola culpa (hominis) | alone by guilt (of man) (the damned who are lost because of their guilt alone (sins of man alone)) | |
1950 | sola Dei gratia | God’s grace alone | |
1951 | sola fide(s) | faith alone (justification by faith) | |
1952 | Sola fides in Christum membra ecclesiae constituit | Faith in Christ alone constitutes members of church. (Faith in Christ alone is the constituting factor for membership in the church) | |
1953 | sola gratia | grace alone | |
1954 | sola hominum culpa | (by) men guilt alone (damnation) | |
1955 | sola Scriptura | by Scripture alone (The Bible is the only source of theology) | |
1956 | sole clarius | clearer than the sun | |
1957 | sole gratia Dei | alone by the grace of God | |
1958 | soli Deo gloria | glory to God alone | |
1959 | Soli Deo, non diabolo, λύτρον (ransom) persolvendum erat | to God alone, not the devil, ransom is paid (demands the ransom payment) | |
1960 | solida materia | solid substance | |
1961 | solum evangelium | the Gospel alone | |
1962 | somnium Phillippi | the day-dream of Philipp Melanchthon, a reference to this reformer’s lack of doctrinal awareness on some points | |
1963 | sophia Dei | God’s wisdom | |
1964 | specialis approximatio Dei secundum substantiam ad substantiam credentium | special approach of God secondary substance towards trusting substance (God’s assumes such a special means of approach to the believers that the essence of God actually comes into contact with the believers) | |
1965 | specialis approximatio essentia divinae | a special presence of the divine essence | |
1966 | specialis vocatio | the special calling (to salvation) (Ref. theology, the inner illumination of the Spirit to the elect) | |
1967 | speciem dominii | the appearance of dominion | |
1968 | species | kinds; appearance | |
1969 | speculum | mirror | |
1970 | spiritus completi | a complete spirit, i.e., an angel | |
1971 | spiritus enthusiasticus | the enthusiast (who claims direct contact with the) Spirit | |
1972 | spiritus incompletus | an incomplete spirit; e.g., a human soul awaiting the bodily resurrection | |
1973 | spiritus sancti amanuenses | secretaries to the Holy Spirit | |
1974 | spiritus sancti gratia applicatrix | the application of grace by the Holy Spirit | |
1975 | Spiritus virtutem | the power of the Spirit | |
1976 | status | condition | |
1977 | status controversiae | status of controversy: the issue at stake in a doctrinal controversy or debate | |
1978 | status gratiae | the state of grace | |
1979 | status incredulitatis | status of disbelief: the state of being an unbeliever | |
1980 | status integritatis | status of integrity: the sinless state of man before the fall | |
1981 | status medius | an intermediate position (between two opposing alternatives: used to designate a position between belief and unbelief) | |
1982 | status originalis | the first state; original condition | |
1983 | status otiosus | an idle state | |
1984 | status pacis | the state of peace | |
1985 | status peccati | the sinful state (of man after the Fall) | |
1986 | status quo | situation in which (current situation) | |
1987 | status unionis | the state of union (in which the natures of Christ exist) | |
1988 | stipulatio | covenant, verbal agreement | |
1989 | stricte loquendo | strictly speaking | |
1990 | stulte | foolishly | |
1991 | stultissime respondet | he answered in the most foolish (way) | |
1992 | stultitia | foolishness | |
1993 | stulto modo | in a foolish way | |
1994 | stultum commentum | a foolish comment | |
1995 | stultum illud commentum | this is a foolish remark or comment | |
1996 | suavi operatione | in a sweet way | |
1997 | sub una specie | under one kind (under one kind: a ref. to receiving only the bread in the Lord’s Supper) | |
1998 | sub utraque specie | under which (of two) and kinds (to receive the Lord’s supper under both kinds: ref. to bread and wine) | |
1999 | sub voce | under voice (in the category of) | |
2000 | subiectum convertendum | converted subject (man — the object of the act of conversion) | |
2001 | subiectum operationis | subject of works (the recipient of a certain action: Eg. man is acted upon by the Holy Spirit) | |
2002 | subiectum proprium | special subject (the distinct point where an action is directed) | |
2003 | subiectum quo | the object through which (an action is carried out) (abl.) | |
2004 | subiectum quo peccati originalis | the place where sin originates (abl.) | |
2005 | subiectum quo primarium | the primary place (of origin) (abl.) | |
2006 | subiectum quo resurrectionis | to whom does the resurrection apply (abl.) | |
2007 | subiectum quod | the subject which (nom/acc) | |
2008 | subiectum quod peccati | the responsible agent for sin (nom/acc) | |
2009 | subiectum quod resurrectionis | the subject of the resurrection; who works the resurrection (nom/acc) | |
2010 | subito et simul | suddenly and at once | |
2011 | subordinata Spiritui | subordinate to the Spirit | |
2012 | substantia | substance | |
2013 | substantia et essentian | substance and essence | |
2014 | substantia individua intelligens | an individual thinking substance: a person | |
2015 | substantia individua intelligens incommunicabile | an individual incommunicable thinking substance | |
2016 | substantia materialis, quae proprie subsistit | material substance, which subsists in itself | |
2017 | subtilis | subtle | |
2018 | successive | gradually | |
2019 | sufficiens | sufficient | |
2020 | sufficientia | sufficient; being-sufficient | |
2021 | suffragiis delecti(os) | those chosen by vote | |
2022 | suggestio verborum | suggestion of words: furnishing the words: ref. to verbal inspiration | |
2023 | summa papae potestas | the supreme power of the pope | |
2024 | sunt phrases legales | They are legal phrases. (belongs to the Law) (phrasis, phrasis, phrasium) | |
2025 | sunt sophismata, quibus definitio rei tollitur | in matters of sophistry the definition is always most important (Sophistry are, with which definition of things is destroyed.) | |
2026 | sunt vel Judaei vel Turcae vel Papistae vel heretici | they are Jews or Turks or papists or heretics | |
2027 | suopte iudicio condemnatus | inner self-condemnation (condemned with his own judging) | |
2028 | superbia | pride: one of the so-called mortal sins | |
2029 | supereminentia | superiority; super-eminence | |
2030 | suppositum intelligens | assumed understanding; a thinking self-existing being (used by Le Clere: suppositum refers to an independent individual thing) | |
2031 | supprimere | to suppress | |
2032 | sustentatio | sustenance | |
2033 | suum proprium esse | of his men own to be: to have his own individuality | |
2034 | symbola | symbols: Ref. theology ref. to means of grace | |
2035 | symbola mystica | a mystical symbol: a Ref. term for the means of grace | |
2036 | symbolum est, figure est, significat | (in regard to the Lord’s Supper, Zwingli’s opinion that) it is a symbol, it is a figure, it signifies | |
2037 | tacito consensu | tacit consent; approval by silence and lack of objection | |
2038 | tamen ipsa subatantia institutiones Christi sublata est | nevertheless the very essence of Christ’s institution is endured | |
2039 | tamquam ordinationes Dei | as ordinances of God | |
2040 | tamquam subiectum patiens | as patient subject (human will as a subject which endures the act of conversion) | |
2041 | tandem | finally; at last; ref. to final point in a statement or argument | |
2042 | tantum patitur, quod Deus in homine agit | a ref. to the human will experiencing only that which God works in man (He suffers so that God acts in man.) | |
2043 | tapeinosis (Gr.) | a ref. to the humiliation of Christ’s divine nature; not used in Lutheran theology | |
2044 | temere | hasty; rashly | |
2045 | tenacitas seu pertinax inhaerentia per omnem vitam | (a ref. to corruption which) tenaciously and persistently clings in all life | |
2046 | tentatio | temptation | |
2047 | tentatio probationis | a temptation of the approval (the faithful) | |
2048 | tentatio seductionis | temptation of seduction | |
2049 | tenuit eorum oculos | he holds their eyes (a ref. to Calvin’s interpretation of Luke 24:31, “He vanished out of their sight.”) | |
2050 | termini | boundary, limit, end; terminus | |
2051 | terminus (ad quem) proprius | the proper purpose (of an action) | |
2052 | terminus a quo conversionis | end by which of conversion (starting point where conversion begins) | |
2053 | terminus ad quem | end to which (final point) | |
2054 | terminus conversionis ad quem | the purpose or goal of conversion | |
2055 | terminus gratiae peremptorius | mortal/deadly limit of grace (that time when grace is withdrawn from an individual: that time when man no longer has the opportunity to refuse grace) | |
2056 | terminus peremportius salutis humanae | deadly limit of salvation of human (that period of grace after which salvation for a man is no longer possible) | |
2057 | terminus proprius | the ultimate goal | |
2058 | terminus vitae | the end of life | |
2059 | terminus, termini | term(s); terminology | |
2060 | terniones | sub-divisions | |
2061 | terra incognita | unknown land; an area of knowledge unknown to an individual | |
2062 | terrena | earthly | |
2063 | terrenae controversiae | earthly / worldly / secular controversies | |
2064 | terrores conscientia | the pangs of conscience (especially in regard to one’s eternal salvation) | |
2065 | terrores conscientiae | terrors of knowledge / conscience | |
2066 | tertium comparationis | the point of comparison (third of comparison) (the quality that two things which are being compared have in common) | |
2067 | tertium non datur | only two possibilities (no 3rd [possibility] is given) | |
2068 | tertivm | a third factor | |
2069 | tesserae | tokens: ref to theology, ref. to means of grace | |
2070 | testes veritatis | testimonies witness (witnesses of the truth) | |
2071 | testimonia Spiritus Sancti externa | Holy Spirit external testimonies | |
2072 | testimonia, tesserae, signa, sigilla gratiae Dei propter Christum peccata remittentis | (a ref. to the means of grace as) witness, tokens, signs, seals of the grace of God for Christ’s sake that sins of forgiving (have been forgiven) | |
2073 | testimonium externum sive indirectum | the external or indirect testimony (of the Holy Spirit: a ref. to sanctification in the narrow sense, eg. good works, etc. as evidence of the Spirits working in an individual) | |
2074 | testimonium externum Spiritus Sancti de fide et statua gratiae | Holy Spirit external testimony about faith and statue of grace (good works as the external witness or evidence to the Christian that he has faith and is in a state of grace) | |
2075 | testimonium internum sive directum | inner or direct testimony | |
2076 | testimonium publicum | public testimony (of the Holy Spirit: a ref. to faith as evidence of the Spirit’s working in an individual) | |
2077 | testimonium Spiritus Sancti | the witness of the Holy Spirit | |
2078 | testimonium Spiritus Sancti externum | Holy Spirit external testimony | |
2079 | testimonium Spiritus Sancti internum | the internal witness of the Holy Spirit (within an individual) | |
2080 | testimonium veritatis | a witness to the truth | |
2081 | textualis | textural | |
2082 | textus receptus | Received Text: A Greek text of the New Testament prepared by Erasmus in the 16th century | |
2083 | theanthropos (Gr.) , | the God-man (Greek theos (God) and anthrōpos (man)) | |
2084 | theologia | theology: study of the Christian doctrine | |
2085 | Theologia a Deo docetur, Deum docet, et ad Deum ducit. | theology is taught by God teaches about God, and leads to God | |
2086 | theologia Acromatica | a detailed study of theology | |
2087 | theologia debet esse grammatica | Theology is indebted for grammar. (theology is dependent on a correct grammatical understanding) | |
2088 | theologia est habitus practicus | theology is a practical attitude | |
2089 | theologia irregenitorum | doctrine of the unregenerate | |
2090 | theologia non est habitus demonstrativus, sed exhibitivus | the nature of theology cannot be demonstrative but presented | |
2091 | theologia positiva | positive theology (Biblical theology without any antithetical statements) | |
2092 | theologia ἀρχέτυπος (archetypos) | archetypal theology (God’s self-knowledge inaccessible to man) | |
2093 | theologia ἔκτυπος (ektypos) | ectypal theology (the revelation or knowledge of God accessible to man) | |
2094 | theologus | a theologian (a person well versed in Christian doctrine) | |
2095 | tohu wabobu (Heb.) | confusion: Gen. 1:2 ”without form and void” (תֹ֙הוּ֙ וָבֹ֔הוּ) | |
2096 | tot, tanta, et talia | as many as, as large as, and as great as (quantity, size, and nature in a comparison) | |
2097 | tota nostra iustitia extra nos | our entire justification takes place outside of us | |
2098 | totam Scripturam in infinitum et incertum chaos confundere | to mix up all the Scriptures in an infinite and uncertain formless primordial matter (pit of Hell, Chaos) | |
2099 | toto impetu | with all his energy | |
2100 | totum | the whole thing | |
2101 | Tractus internus immediate operantis est Spiritus | the Spirit converts (a man) inwardly through a direct working, (i.e., without the means of grace) | |
2102 | Trahit Deus, sed volentem trahit; tantum velis et Deus praeoccurrit. | God draws, but he draws the willing rne; only be willing and God anticipates (run to meet, oppose) | |
2103 | transcendentia Dei | the transcendence of God (that quality by which He is removed from the created world) | |
2104 | transfusio | transfusion; pouring of one substance into another | |
2105 | transubstantiatio | trans-substantiation (Roman Catholic teaching the Lord’s Supper that there is a change in the sacramental substances) | |
2106 | tres causae conversionis | the three causes of conversion (an idea held by Calvin that the word, Holy Spirit and human will were the causes of salvation) | |
2107 | tres persona(s) et una(m) numero essentiam in divinitate | three persons and just one essence in the Godhead | |
2108 | tres realiter distinctae personnae | three really distinct persons | |
2109 | tria genera | three classes (ref. to division of attributes in ChristoIogy) | |
2110 | tridentinum | the Decrees of the Council of Trent (1545-1510) | |
2111 | trinitas | trinity, number 3 | |
2112 | trium personarum unus est cultus divinus | there is one divine worship of the three persons | |
2113 | tropes fidei lumine deprehendi oportet | tropes must be understood in the light of faith: Zwingli | |
2114 | tropus, tropi, tropos | metaphor, figure of speech, trope / of trope / acc. trope | |
2115 | truncus | trunk; piece of wood (applicable to the unconverted human nature) | |
2116 | ubi faciat quaecumque velit | Where He does whatever He wants (God’s celestial activity) | |
2117 | ubiquitas corporis | the ubiquity of the body or human nature | |
2118 | ubivoli praesentia | present wherever He wills (that presence whereby Christ may be present wherever He wills) | |
2119 | ubivoli-presence | present wherever He wills (multivoli-presence) | |
2120 | ultrix | vengeful | |
2121 | una actio θεανδρική | an action of Christ is only one action of the God-Man (God-man joint action) | |
2122 | una ecclesia | one church | |
2123 | una numero actio | just one operation | |
2124 | una numero essentia | with one essence | |
2125 | una numero omnipotentia | with one sum omnipotence (the divine attribute of omnipotence is only one in number, hence Father and Son possess equally this one attribute) | |
2126 | una numero vita | just one life | |
2127 | una sancta | with one Holy (abbreviation for una sancta ecclesia; the one holy, Christian (Catholic) and Apostolic Church) | |
2128 | una sancta ecclesia | one holy church | |
2129 | unam numero essentiam divinam | one divine essence | |
2130 | unanimiter | unanimously | |
2131 | unica causa efficiens | unique or sole efficient cause | |
2132 | unicum principium cognoscendi | the sole source of authority in religion or philosophy (sole recognized beginning) | |
2133 | unicus, unica, unicum | only; singular; unparalleled | |
2134 | unin relativa | a relative union (an union, closer in degree but not necessarily kind) | |
2135 | unio accidentalis | accidental union (a union of two things not necessarily belonging together and capable of disruption without; disturbing the essence of either thing; a temporary union) | |
2136 | unio commixtiva | mixed union | |
2137 | unio essentialis | an essential union (a union involving uniting of the essences of two natures into one) | |
2138 | unio fidei formalis | union of formal faith (a description of faith whereby the believer is formally joined to Christ; not to be confused with the mystical union whereby Christ; as a result of faith, lives in the soul) | |
2139 | unio habitualis | habitual union (having the appearance of an union) | |
2140 | unio mystica | a mystical union | |
2141 | unio naturalis | a natural union | |
2142 | unio nominalis | a union in name only | |
2143 | unio per adoptionem | union through adoption | |
2144 | unio per mitionem et conversionem | an union through mixture and conversion | |
2145 | unio per operationem | an union through operation | |
2146 | unio per revelationem | an union through revelation | |
2147 | unio per voluntatem et assensum | an union through will and assent | |
2148 | unio personalis | the personal union (between God and man) | |
2149 | unio realis | real union | |
2150 | unio relativa | relative union (relation) | |
2151 | unio sacramentalis | sacramental union (the joining of the supernatural elements of the Holy Communion, i.e., Christ’s body and blood, with the natural elements, i.e., bread and wine) | |
2152 | unio significationis | an union of signification; a symbolic union | |
2153 | unio significativa, repraesentativa, symbolica | (a symbolic union) union which is signed of, represents; and is symbolical (of a concrete reality: Ref. theology in regard to the Lord’s Supper) | |
2154 | unio sustentativa | a sustaining union | |
2155 | unio vera, realis, substantialis | an actual, real, and substantial union | |
2156 | unisono | in unison; harmoniously | |
2157 | unitas essentiae | unity in essence | |
2158 | unitas operationis | unity of operation | |
2159 | unitio | unity, union | |
2160 | unitissima praesentia | the closest possible presence (between the two natures of Christ: See praesentissima unio) | |
2161 | unius numero essentiae | just of one essence | |
2162 | universalis | universal | |
2163 | universalis gratia | universal grace | |
2164 | universalis vocatio | the universal call (to salvation) | |
2165 | univoce | adv. univocally | |
2166 | uno modo | by one way | |
2167 | unum corpus mysticum | one mystical body: the church as the mystical body of Christ | |
2168 | unus actus | one act | |
2169 | unus Deus | one God | |
2170 | Unus enim Deus, unus et Mediator Dei et hominum, homo Christus Iesus, qui dedit redemptionem semetipsum pro omnibus | For there is one God, and there is one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, who gave himself as a ransom for all (1 Timothy 2:5–6) | |
2171 | unus genere | one kind: one in regard to classification; one of a kind; no other like it | |
2172 | unus numero | number one | |
2173 | unus specie | one type | |
2174 | usque ad nauseam | all the way to nausea: to be repetitive as to bring a person to the point of sickness | |
2175 | usurpavit | he uses; he seizes | |
2176 | usus | use, practice | |
2177 | usus clenchiticus | the accusing use of the Law | |
2178 | usus didacticus | one teaching | |
2179 | usus didacticus seu normaticus | the instructive or normative use (of the Law: The Law as a rule) | |
2180 | usus evangelicus | evangelical use | |
2181 | usus instrumentalis | instrumental use | |
2182 | usus legalis | legal use | |
2183 | usus loquendi | use of speaking (the way in which a word is used in ordinary speech) | |
2184 | usus paedagogicus | educational use (that purpose of the Law which convicts of sin and thus brings to Christ) | |
2185 | usus plenarius | plenary use | |
2186 | usus politicus seu civilis | the political or civil use of the Law: the Law as a curb | |
2187 | usus rationis magisterialis | use of magisterial reason: the use of reason or the mind as a standard or norm of knowledge | |
2188 | usus rationis ministerialis | use of ministerial reason: the use of reason or the mind in the-service of acquiring knowledge | |
2189 | usus rationis organicus | use of organic reason: the use of reason or the mind as an instrument in acquiring knowledge | |
2190 | ut aquila fertur in escam | as eagle brings in food: as the eagle bears down on its prey | |
2191 | ut sit λύτρον et pretium sufficiens pro totius mundi peccatis, aequipollens poenis aeternis | so that the ransom and price is sufficient for the sin of the whole world, being of equal everlasting penalty (a ref. to the power of Christ’s human nature (Admonitio Neostadiensis)) | |
2192 | varbales | words, verbs | |
2193 | variae Iectiones | variant readings | |
2194 | vasculum | small vessel (vase) | |
2195 | vehiculum | a vehicle (a means of conveyance; a ref. to one of the means of grace) | |
2196 | vel praedestinatio | or predestination | |
2197 | vel tantulum | or trifling / little | |
2198 | velle (volle) | to desire | |
2199 | velle accipere (Christum) | to wish and accept (Christ) | |
2200 | velle accipere gratiam | to wish and accept grace | |
2201 | velle accipere promissionem | to wish and accept promise | |
2202 | velle et accipere | to wish and accept | |
2203 | velle gratiam | to wish grace | |
2204 | velle remissionem peccatorum | to want forgiveness of sins | |
2205 | velut aegrotum | to consider a person as sick (as if a sick person) | |
2206 | veneratio | veneration; respect; reverence venire | |
2207 | venire | go for sale, be sold, be disposed for gain, come | |
2208 | veracitas Dei | God’s truthfulness | |
2209 | veram | true, | |
2210 | veram, sed supernaturalem manducationem corporis Christi, quemadmodum etiam vere, supernaturaliter tamen, sanguinem Christi bibi docemus | we teach the true, but still supernatural eating of the body of Christ, as also the true, but nevertheless super-natural drinking of the blood of Christ (Formula of Concord, Epitome) | |
2211 | verba | words | |
2212 | verbales | adj. words | |
2213 | verbum | word | |
2214 | verbum visibile | the visible word; the sacraments | |
2215 | vere mereri | truly or actually merit or earn | |
2216 | veritas et integritus humanae Christi naturae | the reality and integrity of Christ’s human nature | |
2217 | verum ministerium | the true ministry | |
2218 | verus homo | true man | |
2219 | via salutis | the way of salvation | |
2220 | vicarium Christi | vicar of Christ | |
2221 | videbam tropikos dictum esse: ‘Hoc est corpus meum sed in qua poce lateret, non videbam | I saw that this sentence was to be understood metaphorically, but I still did not see to which word the metaphor applied (Zwingli) | |
2222 | vindicativa | vindicative | |
2223 | virtualiter | virtually | |
2224 | virtus | virtue(s); moral excellence | |
2225 | virtus et opus baptism | the inherent power and effectual operation of Baptism | |
2226 | virtus sacramenti | virtue of sacrament: what gives the sacrament its sacramental character | |
2227 | virtute aliqua intrinseca | by virture of any intrinsic value | |
2228 | virtutem et opus baptismi | virtue and work of baptism | |
2229 | vis collativa | collected strength | |
2230 | vis conversiva et regenetrix Scripturae inhaerens | the converting and regenerating inherent power of the Scriptures | |
2231 | vis dativa (mediorum gratiae) | the giving power (of the means of grace) | |
2232 | vis effectiva | an effective power | |
2233 | vis effective sive operativa | the effective or operative power | |
2234 | vis exhibitiva, dativa, collativa | presented, given and contributed strength | |
2235 | vis intelligendi, intellectus | the power to think, the intellect | |
2236 | vis magica | magical power | |
2237 | vis operativa mediorum gratiae | the working power of the means of grace | |
2238 | vis partialis | partial power (used in Arminian theology to refer to necessity of human power to complement the power in the means of grace) | |
2239 | vis vere divine | truly divine power | |
2240 | vis-a-vis | in relation to; (French: face to face) | |
2241 | visibile signum | visible sign | |
2242 | visibilis et localis praesentia | the visible and local presence: the ordinary presence of one object in a given apace | |
2243 | visio (Dei) beatifica | the blessing vision of God | |
2244 | visio corporalis | corporal vision: seeing with the eyes of the body | |
2245 | visio mentalis | mental vision, vision of mind, spiritual eyes | |
2246 | vita | life | |
2247 | viva vox; viva voce | oral voice: the oral word in contradistinction to the written word; unwritten tradition | |
2248 | vivificatio | enliven-ment | |
2249 | vivit | (God) lives | |
2250 | vocabula | words, vocabulary | |
2251 | vocabulum simplex et metaphoricum | simple term and metaphorical term (original meaning and derived meaning) | |
2252 | vocalis et oralis | vocal and oral | |
2253 | vocatio | vocation, calling | |
2254 | vocatio directa | direct vocation (extended solely through the message of the Gospel) | |
2255 | vocatio indirecta | indirect vocation (extended through the natural knowledge of God (Acts 17:27)) | |
2256 | voces | voices | |
2257 | volentes ac libens admitto | It pleases to admit willingly | |
2258 | volentes gratiam | willing grace | |
2259 | volentes scientesque | willingly and knowingly | |
2260 | voluntae secunda | second will (this implies an apparent change in God’s will) | |
2261 | voluntarium | a voluntary thing | |
2262 | voluntas | will | |
2263 | voluntas abscondita | the hidden will of God | |
2264 | voluntas absoluta | God’s absolute will not dependent on means (absolute will) | |
2265 | voluntas antecedens | (God’s first or) antecedent will | |
2266 | voluntas beneplaciti | gracious will | |
2267 | voluntas conditionata | (God’s) will conditioned (by or contingent on human efforts) | |
2268 | voluntas consequens | (God’s) consequent or second will (implies an apparent change in God’s will) | |
2269 | voluntas Dei antecedens et consequens | God’s first and second will | |
2270 | voluntas gratiae | gracious will | |
2271 | voluntas irresistibilis | irresistible will | |
2272 | voluntas iustitiae | will of justice | |
2273 | voluntas misericordiae | will of mercy | |
2274 | voluntas ordinata | ordained will: will dependent on means | |
2275 | voluntas prima | first will | |
2276 | voluntas prima, sive antecedens, et voluntas secunda, sive consequens | first will, or previous, and second will, or consequent | |
2277 | voluntas resistibilis | resistible will | |
2278 | voluntas revelata | revealed will | |
2279 | voluntas secunda | second will | |
2280 | voluntas seria et efficax | serious and effective will | |
2281 | voluntas signi | will of sign: God’s willed revealed through signs | |
2282 | vox ecclesiastica | church voice | |
2283 | vox media | middle / center / medium / common voice | |
2284 | vox, voces | voice, language, sentence | |
2285 | ἄλλο καὶ ἄλλο | one thing and another (ref. to Christology. After the Incarnation there were two natures in Christ) | |
2286 | ἄλλος καὶ ἄλλος | one thing and another (ref. to Christology. After the Incarnation there were two natures in Christ) | |
2287 | ἄλλος καὶ ἄλλος καὶ ἄλλος | one person and another person and another: ref. to Trinity | |
2288 | ἐγένετο | became; the term used in John 1:14 referring the act of the incarnation | |
2289 | ἔνσαρκος | the coming of the Son of God into the flesh: Incarnation | |
2290 | Θεοτόκος | the God-Bearer: Mary | |
2291 | λόγος ἔνσαρκος | the word comes | |
2292 | ὄργανον εὔχρηστον καὶ συνεργόν | a useful and co-operating instrument | |
2293 | ποῦ beatorum | the place of the blessed: heaven | |
2294 | ποῦ damnatorum | the place of the damned | |
2295 | ποῦ inferni sive damnatorum | the lower region or place of the damned | |
2296 | נֶפֶשׁ (anima, animae) | soul |