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ab extra
(Language: Latin)
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In Latin, “from outside”; proceeding from something extrinsic or external.
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ad alterum
(Language: Latin)
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"toward another"
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ad extra
(Language: Latin)
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In Latin, “at the extremity”; from the point of view of a boundary or limit.
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ad intra
(Language: Latin)
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In Latin, “at the interior”; considered from within.
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ad se
(Language: Latin)
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"toward itself"
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agape
(Language: Greek)
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Selfless “love”, as of God for man and man for God; human compassion for one’s neighbor; equivalent of Latin caritas.
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alter
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the "other," in contrast to the ego or individual self.
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Ave Maria
(Language: Latin)
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"Hail, Mary"; traditional prayer to the Blessed Virgin
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caritas
(Language: Latin)
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Selfless “love”, as of God for man and man for God; human compassion for one’s neighbor; equivalent of Greek agapē.
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Christe eleison
(Language: Greek)
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"Christ, have mercy"
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Corpus mysticum
(Language: Latin)
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Literally, “mystical body”; one of the traditional epithets for the Christian Church
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creatio ex nihilo
(Language: Latin)
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"creation out of nothing"
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Deo volente
(Language: Latin)
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In Latin, literally, “God willing”, or “if God should so will”
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distinguo
(Language: Latin)
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Literally, “I mark or set off, differentiate”, often used in the dialectic of the medieval scholastics
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ex cathedra
(Language: Latin)
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literally, "from the throne"
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ex divinis
(Language: Latin)
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literally, "from divine things"; coming forth from the Divine, or from the divine Principle
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ex divino
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"from God"; used in connection with the doctrine of creation ex nihilo
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ex nihilo
(Language: Latin)
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"out of nothing"; see creatio ex nihilo.
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ex opere operato
(Language: Latin)
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literally, "from the work performed"
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fiat lux
(Language: Latin)
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In Latin, “Let there be light” (see Gen. 1:3).
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Filioque
(Language: Latin)
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"and (from) the Son"
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hic et nunc
(Language: Latin)
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"here and now."
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hypostases
(Language: Greek)
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literally, "substances" (singular, hypostasis); in Eastern Christian theology
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in divinis
(Language: Latin)
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literally, "in or among divine things"
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increatum et increabile
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“uncreated and uncreatable”; transcending the domain of time and relativity, as the Absolute or its prolongations.
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Intellectus agens
(Language: Latin)
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"agent Intellect"
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intellectus possibilis
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"possible or potential Intellect"
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jejunium
(Language: Latin)
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"fasting, abstinence from food."
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latria
(Language: Latin)
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literally, "servitude, service"; the worshipful obedience owed only to God. latria is the Latinized form of the Greek latreia.
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logos
(Language: Greek)
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"word, reason"
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materia prima
(Language: Latin)
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"first or prime matter"; in Platonic cosmology, the undifferentiated and primordial substance
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nadika
(Language: Sanskrit)
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A measure of time.
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natura naturans
(Language: Latin)
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Literally, “nature naturing”; the active power that constitutes and governs the phenomena of the physical world.
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natura naturata
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Literally, “nature natured”; the phenomena of the physical world considered as the effect of an inward and invisible power.
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nox profunda
(Language: Latin)
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Latin. Literally, “deep night”; in the spiritual path, the experience of loss and darkness accompanying the death of the ego.
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oratio
(Language: Latin)
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literally, "language, speech"
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panta rhei
(Language: Greek)
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Greek. Literally, “everything flows”; the philosophy of the pre-Socratic philosopher Heraclitus (500 B.C.) that everything is constantly changing.
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Pater noster
(Language: Latin)
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In Latin, “Our Father”; used in Christianity to refer to the Lord’s Prayer.
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Pax Romana
(Language: Latin)
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“Roman peace”; the law and order imposed by ancient Rome on its territories.
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perinde ac cadaver
(Language: Latin)
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Literally, “in the manner of a corpse”; used in describing the submission of a disciple to a spiritual master.
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pneuma
(Language: Greek)
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"wind, breath, spirit"; in Christian theology
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pneumatikos
(Language: Greek)
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In Greek, “spiritual”. Used to refer to a person in whom the element of spirit predominates over the soul and the body (cf. 1 Thess. 5:23; 1 Cor. 2:14-15).
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pontifex
(Language: Latin)
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“Bridge-maker”; man as the link between Heaven and earth.
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pro domo
(Language: Latin)
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literally, "for (one’s own) home or house"
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quod absit
(Language: Latin)
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literally, "which is absent from, opposed to, or inconsistent with"
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ratio
(Language: Latin)
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literally, "calculation"; the faculty of discursive thinking
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religio
(Language: Latin)
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"religion," often in reference to its exoteric dimension.
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Rosa Mystica
(Language: Latin)
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"Mystical Rose"; traditional epithet of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Sedes Sapientiae
(Language: Latin)
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"Throne of Wisdom"; traditional epithet of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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Spiritus Sanctus
(Language: Latin)
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the "Holy Spirit"; in Christian theology
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tale quale
(Language: Latin)
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"of such a kind as, as such."
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theosis
(Language: Greek)
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"deification," participation in the nature of God (cf. 2 Pet. 1:4)
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Unio mystica
(Language: Latin)
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"mystical union"; in Christianity, the final stage of the spiritual path.
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vacare Deo
(Language: Latin)
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literally, "to be empty for God"; to be at leisure for or available to God
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virtus
(Language: Latin)
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In Latin, “manliness, virility”; strength of character, moral excellence.
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