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ANALOGY OF FAITH Is the proportion that the doctrines of the gospel bear to each other, or the close connection between the truths of revealed religion, Rom 12:6. This is considered as a grand rule for understanding the true sense of scripture. It is evident that the Almighty doth not act without a design in … Continue reading “Analogy Of Faith”

analogy (Greek: ana, according to; logos, proportion) Term used in natural theology to express the process of reasoning whereby we arrive at some knowledge, howsoever imperfect, of the nature of God. As He is the Creator of all the qualities there are in creatures, we argue that He must possess them all in their perfection. … Continue reading “Analogy”

Analogion (, or ), a Greek term for a reading-desk, lectern, elevated stall, or pulpit. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Analogies of Experience (Ger. Analogien der Erfahrung) Kant’s three dynamic principles (substantiality, reciprocity, and causality) of the understanding comprising the general category of relation, through which sense data are brought into the unity of experience. (See Kantianism.) — O.F.K. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Analogic (Gr. mystical) Usually employed as a noun in the plural, signifying an interpretation of Scripture pointing to a destiny to be hoped for and a goal to be attained; as an adjective it means, pertaining to the kind of interpretation described above. — J.J.R. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Analepsis (Greek: taking-up) In the Eastern Church, the feast of the Ascension . Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Analepsis (), the Greek term for the ascension of Christ. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

analecta (Greek: things gathered) Selections from authors; often used as title, e.g.: “Analecta Sacra,” a Gnostic work; “Analecta Bollandiana,” review begun by the Bollandists in 1882. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Analabus (), a Greek term for the monastic girdle or scapular. SEE SCAPULARY. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Anakri in the mythology of the Caribbeans, were sacrifices which those nations made, of fruits and of drink, upon recovery from sickness. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Anakim (Heb., Anakim’, , Deu 2:10-11; Deu 2:21; Jos 11:21-22; Jos 14:12; Jos 14:15; also called sons of Anak, , Num 13:33; , Jos 15:14; children of Anak, , Num 13:22; Jos 15:14; sons of the Analkim, , Deu 9:2; Sept , , , , ; Vulg. Enacim, filii Enakim, flii Enac, stirps Enac; Auth. … Continue reading “Anakim”