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Sentences, Master of the Archbishop of Armagh, born Waterford, Ireland, c.1555; died Rome, Italy, 1625. He studied at Louvain and was made archbishop, 1601; as he was unable to go to his see, the diocese was administered by David Rothe. Lombard wrote a treatise on Ireland and for a time presided over the “Congregatio de … Continue reading “Sentences, Master of the”

Sentences, Book of the The work of the theologian, Peter Lombard. He wrote the four Books of the sentences, 1145 to 1151, and is called the Master of the Sentences, or the Master. The first book treats of God and the Trinity, Providence, predestination, and evil; the second, or creation, the angels, the fall, grace, … Continue reading “Sentences, Book of the”

Sentences, Book Of SEE LOMBARD, PETER. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Sentences (Scholastic) Sententiae were originally collections of various propositions and explanations thereof; e.g., the Sententiae divinitatis of Anselm of Laon. Peter Lombardus condensed the main theological and philosophical ideas of his time into the famous Quattuor libri sententiarum which became the textbook for the medieval universities and had to be studied and expounded by everyone … Continue reading “Sentences (Scholastic)”

Sentences a name for the unarranged texts of Scripture, or preliminary antiphons, which, in the Prayer book of the Anglican Church, form a part of the introduction to matins and even song. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Sentence, Ecclesiastical Among the sentences pronounced by ecclesiastical judges are: 1. Definitive, a sentence which closes and puts an end to a controversial suit, and has reference to the chief subject or principal matter in dispute; 2. Interlocutory, a sentence which determines or settles some incidental question which has arisen in the progress of an … Continue reading “Sentence, Ecclesiastical”

Sentence In the NT this word is used only three times: (1) as indicating a judicial sentence (, Luk 23:24; see Trial-at-law); (2) as giving a decision or judgment on a matter submitted for settlement (): My sentence (Revised Version judgement) is, that we trouble not them, which from among the Gentiles are turned to … Continue reading “Sentence”

Sent (, shalah; , apostello): Sent in the Old Testament is the translation of shalah, to send (of presents, messengers, etc., Gen 32:18; Gen 44:3; Jdg 6:14; 1Ki 14:6; Est 3:13; Pro 17:11; Jer 49:14; Eze 3:5; Eze 23:40; Dan 10:11; Oba 1:1); of shelah, Aramaic (Ezr 7:14; Dan 5:24); of shilluhm, sending (Exo 18:2); … Continue reading “Sent”

Sensum-Theory Epistemological theory which explains perception and other higher forms of knowledge by means of inferences and constructions from sensa. See Sensum. — L.W. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Sensum (Pl. sensa) (Lat. sensus, pp of sentiore to feel or discern by sense) Equivalent to sense datum. See Sense Datum. — L.W. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy