Rule of St. Augustine The title, Rule of Saint Augustine, has been applied to each of the following documents: Letter 211 addressed to a community of women; Sermons 355 and 356 entitled “De vitâ et moribus clericorum suorum”; a portion of the Rule drawn up for clerks or Consortia monachorum; a Rule known as Regula … Continue reading “Rule of St. Augustine”
Rule of Saint Basil
Rule of Saint Basil (Rule of Saint Basil) Comprises instructions dealing with the guiding principles of monastic life, rather than specific regulations concerning its organization and administration; such details it leaves to individual superiors, treating rather of the spirit which should inform monastic foundations. A great variety of observances in the East traditionally followed this … Continue reading “Rule of Saint Basil”
Rule of inference
Rule of inference See logic, formal, 1, 3, and logistic system. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Rule of Faith, The
Rule of Faith, The The word rule (Lat. regula, Gr. kanon) means a standard by which something can be tested, and the rule of faith means something extrinsic to our faith, and serving as its norm or measure. Since faith is Divine and infallible, the rule of faith must be also Divine and infallible; and … Continue reading “Rule of Faith, The”
Rule of Faith
rule of faith The standard or norm which enables believers to determine what they must believe. The remote rule of faith is the revealed Word of God, as contained in Holy Scripture and Divine Tradition; the proximate rule of faith is the teaching of the Church drawn from both these sources. The Vatican Council has … Continue reading “Rule of Faith”
rule, golden
rule, golden The first and second commandments, love of God and love of one’s neighbor. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Rule, Gilbert
Rule, Gilbert a Nonconformist divine, was subprincipal of King’s College, Aberdeen, in 1651. He afterwards became curate of Alnwick, Northumberland, from which he was ejected in 1662. After the Revolution he was appointed principal of the University of Edinburgh. He died about 1703. He published, the Rational Defense of Nonconformity (1689, 4to): Vindication of the … Continue reading “Rule, Gilbert”
Rule, ethical or moral
Rule, ethical or moral Any general ethical proposition enjoining a certain kind of action in a certain kind of situation, e.g., one who has made a promise should keep it. Rules figure especially in “dogmatic” types of deontological or intuitionstic ethics, and teleological ethics is often described as emphasizing ends rather than rules. Even a … Continue reading “Rule, ethical or moral”
rule, builder’s
rule, builder’s Emblem in art associated with Saint Thomas the Apostle. It signifies spiritual building. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Rule, Basilian
Rule, Basilian (Rule of Saint Basil) Comprises instructions dealing with the guiding principles of monastic life, rather than specific regulations concerning its organization and administration; such details it leaves to individual superiors, treating rather of the spirit which should inform monastic foundations. A great variety of observances in the East traditionally followed this Rule which, … Continue reading “Rule, Basilian”