Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

SANCTIONS DIVINE, are those acts or laws of the Supreme Being which render any thing obligatory. See LAW. Fuente: Theological Dictionary

sanction, pragmatic (Latin: sanctio pragmatica, decree on public affairs) An edict formally issued by the emperor, in the later period of the Roman Empire. The name is also given to some famous edicts of the kings of France and Spain. The following are the best known among these decrees: The Sanctio Pragmatica, said to have … Continue reading “Sanction, Pragmatic”

sanction The system of rewards and punishments attached by the legislator to the observance or violation of a law. A moral sanction has a two-fold purpose, one deterrent, influencing through the hope of reward and the fear of punishment, the other retributive, rewarding the observance and through proper punishments procuring the restoration of violated moral … Continue reading “Sanction”

Sanctimoniales A name given in early times to nuns on account of their profession of sacredness. They are also called Virgines Dei, Virgines Christi, Ancilloe Dei, Sorores Ecclesioe, etc. They must not be confounded with the ancient deaconesses. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

sanctifying grace The free gift of God establishing the soul in the way of justification and holiness. Its intimate nature is beyond mere human analysis, but judging by its effects, we are justified in regarding it as a physical adornment of the soul, permanent in its essence, incompatible with grievous sin, recreating the soul as … Continue reading “Sanctifying Grace”

Sanctify, Sanctification SANCTIFY, SANCTIFICATION.Sanctification is the translation of , which is one of the group of words that includes , and , and . The root idea of the group seems to be separation or restricted use (see Holiness). denotes primarily a process; but in NT it is used also to describe the state resulting … Continue reading “Sanctify, Sanctification”

Sanctify, Sacred, Holy Few religious words are more prominent in the Hebrew Scriptures than those which spring from the root Kadash (, Ass. qadasu), which is used in some form or other to represent the being set apart for the work of God. It generally answers to the Greek and . Perhaps the English word … Continue reading “Sanctify, Sacred, Holy”

SANCTIFY To make holy, or to set apart for God, Gen 2:3 Exo 19:23 . Ub the Old Testament, sanctification frequently denotes the ceremonial or ritual consecration of any person or thing to God: thus the Hebrews as a people were holy unto the Lord, through the covenant with its rites and atoning sacrifices, Exo … Continue reading “Sanctify”

Sanctifier, The (Anglo-Saxon: gast) The Third Person of the Blessed Trinity. He is the Spirit of the Father and of the Son and proceeds alike from Both, as from one common principle. He is the personal infinite term of the eternal act of mutual love of the Father and the Son; hence His name of … Continue reading “Sanctifier, The”

SANCTIFIED ONES Joh 17:19; Act 20:32; 1Co 1:2; 1Co 6:11; Eph 5:26; Heb 2:11; Jud 1:1 –SEE The Righteous, RIGHTEOUS Children of God, CHURCH, THESons of God, CHURCH, THEThe Elect, PEOPLE, GOD’SSaints, RIGHTEOUS Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible