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Atrib A titular see of Lower Egypt (Athribites) whose episcopal list (325-479) is given in Gams (p. 461). ———————————– The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume IICopyright © 1907 by Robert Appleton CompanyOnline Edition Copyright © 2003 by K. KnightImprimatur. +John M. Farley, Archbishop of New York Fuente: Catholic Encyclopedia

Atri in HindA mythology, were certain deities emanating from Brahma, whom he invested with the power of creation. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Atonement, Theory of The moral grounds or explanations of Christ’s death on behalf of sinful man usually assigned are two-namely, the demands of justice, which could only thus be satisfied, and the claims of authority, which could only thus be adequately maintained. Both of these essentially resolve themselves into one-namely, the requirements of the divine … Continue reading “Atonement, Theory of”

Atonement, The Day of Modern Observance of. In the treatise Hilchoth Tshuvah, c. 1, 2, we read, “At this time, when there is no temple and we have no altar, there is no atonement but repentance. Repentance atones for all sins; yea, though a man be wicked all his days, and repent at last, none … Continue reading “Atonement, The Day of”

Atonement, Doctrine of the The word atonement, which is almost the only theological term of English origin, has a curious history. The verb “atone”, from the adverbial phrase “at one” (M.E. at oon), at first meant to reconcile, or make “at one”; from this it came to denote the action by which such reconciliation was … Continue reading “Atonement, Doctrine of the”

ATONEMENT, DAY OF See EXPIATION. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary Atonement, Day of The 19th day of the 7th Jewish month, Tishri (September – October), a day of solemn fast, when, in ancient times, two buck goats were brought to the high priest, who sacrificed one of them for sin, while the other, the … Continue reading “Atonement, Day of”

ATONEMENT The satisfaction offered to divine justice for the sins of mankind by the death of Jesus Christ; by virtue of which all true penitents believing in Christ are reconciled to God, are freed from the penalty of their sins, and entitled to eternal life. The atonement by Jesus Christ is the great distinguishing peculiarity … Continue reading “Atonement”

Atoms of Matter Pro 8:26 Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible

Atomists a sect of philosophers in ancient Greece, usually ranked as atheists. The system seems to have originated with Leucippus, and to have been carried to a more systemratic form by Democritus. The fundamental principle of the system was the eternal existence of matter in the form of an infinite number of atoms in infinite … Continue reading “Atomists”

Atomism, psychological See Psychological Atomism. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy