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alimentation (Latin: alimentum, nourishment) Support or maintenance; whatever is necessary for life, as food and drink, a home, clothing, care in sickness and death. Under it would fall the obligation of parents towards children, of children towards parents, husbands towards wives, of a religious order or congregation towards its members. For secular priests, maintenance is … Continue reading “Alimentation”

Alilat an ancient Arabian goddess, possibly a form of the moon. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Alike * Note: In Rom 14:5, this word is in italics. This addition is not needed in the translation. Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words

Alignan, Benoit D a learned French Benedictine and a traveller in Palestine, was priest of Notre Dame of Grasse, in the diocese of Carcassonne, until, in 1229, he was appointed bishop of Marseilles. This city was at that time agitated by internal dissensions, occasioned by both the viscounts and the monks laying claim to civil … Continue reading “Alignan, Benoit D”

Alighieri, Dante Poet, born Florence, Italy , 1265 ; died Ravenna, Italy , 1321 . Elected to the chief magistracy of the republic of Venice by the White or constitutional party, he was permanently exiled in 1302 when the Blacks were restored to power. He had already written his first book, the “Vita Nuova” or … Continue reading “Alighieri, Dante”

Alife A diocese made up of twelve communes in the province of Caserta, Archbishopric of Benevento, Italy. The name of a Bishop of Alife appears for the first time among the signatories of the Roman Synod of 499, in the time of Pope Symmachus (Clarus episcopus Ecclesiœ Allifanœ subscripsi &#151) “Monumenta Germaniæ Historica,” auct. Antiquiss., … Continue reading “Alife”

Aliens Strangers, heathen. To be treated with justice Exo 22:21; Exo 23:9; Lev 19:33-34; Deu 1:16; Deu 10:19; Deu 24:14; Deu 24:17; Deu 27:19; Jer 7:6; Jer 22:3; Eze 22:29; Mal 3:5 Religious privileges of Exo 12:48-49; Num 9:14; Num 15:14-15 Kindness to Edomites, enjoined Deu 23:7 Jews authorized to purchase, as slaves Lev 25:44-45 … Continue reading “Aliens”

Alienation, Of Church Property The transference by gift, sale, exchange, or perpetual emphyteusis (renting) of Church property was from early times restrained by special enactments. It is a much debated question among canonists whether alienation, except in extraordinary cases, was not absolutely prohibited in the first ages of the Church. This was by reason of … Continue reading “Alienation, Of Church Property”

Alienate alyen-at (, abhar; , apallotrioo, to estrange from): In Old Testament, for the break between husband and wife caused by unfaithfulness to the marriage vow (Jer 6:8; Eze 23:17); also applied to the diversion of property (Eze 48:14). In New Testament, spiritually, for the turning of the soul from God (Eph 2:12; Col 1:21). … Continue reading “Alienate”

alien priories (alien priories) Former religious houses in England owned or controlled by foreigners; confiscated during the French War of 1415. Thus, the public park in South London now called Tooting Bec Common formed part of the lands of the Abbey of Bec, Normandy. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Alien Priories are cells belonging to foreign … Continue reading “Alien Priories”