Right of Voluntary Association I. LEGAL RIGHT A voluntary association means any group of individuals freely united for the pursuit of a common end. It differs, therefore, from a necessary association in as much as its members are not under legal compulsion to become associated. The principal instances of a necessary association are a conscript … Continue reading “Right of Voluntary Association”
right of the lord
right of the lord A vulgar fable for which there is not the slightest foundation in legend, or in, the historical records of any Christian country. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
right of the first night
right of the first night A vulgar fable for which there is not the slightest foundation in legend, or in, the historical records of any Christian country. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
right of presentation
right of presentation The right that one enjoys of nominating or presenting a cleric to a vacant church or benefice. It is one of the privileges involved in the right of patronage, which may be conferred upon those who endow the church or benefice. To present a cleric, however, does not mean to install him … Continue reading “right of presentation”
Right of Option
Right of Option In canon law an option is a way of obtaining a benefice or a title, by the choice of the new titulary himself. Many chapters enjoyed this right formerly and it is still the privilege of some: the canon, who has held his office for the longest time may, in conformity with … Continue reading “Right of Option”
Right of Exclusion
right of exclusion A right, now explicitly rejected by the Church but in former times claimed by France , Austria , Spain, and Germany , to veto the election of a particular cardinal as pope. It was last exercised at the conclave in 1903 when Austria excluded Cardinal Rampolla. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Right of … Continue reading “Right of Exclusion”
Right Hand
RIGHT-HAND The most efficient member of the body, Mat 5:30, and the ready executor of the behests of the will. Hence its use as a symbol of many of the strongest emotions of the inner man. The right-hand is significant of power, especially the almighty power of God, Exo 15:6 Psa 21:8 77:10; of honor, … Continue reading “Right Hand”
Right, Divine
Right, Divine SEE JURE DIVINO. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Right action
Right action (a) Teleologicillv defined as action such that no alternative possible under the circumstances is better. Cf. G. E. Moore, Princ. Ethica. — C.A.B. (b) Formalistically (or deontologically) regarded as not equivalent to the above, as perhaps, indefinable. For example, C. D. Broad holds that the rightness or wrongness of an action in a … Continue reading “Right action”
Right (opp. to left), Right hand, Right side
Right (opp. to left), Right hand, Right side an adjective, used (a) of “the right” as opposite to the left, e.g., Mat 5:29-30; Rev 10:5, RV, “right hand;” in connection with armor (figuratively), 2Co 6:7; with en, followed by the dative plural, Mar 16:5; with ek, and the genitive plural, e.g., Mat 25:33-34; Luk 1:11; … Continue reading “Right (opp. to left), Right hand, Right side”