Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Religious Education Both nature and revelation teach that it is the duty of parents to care for the religious education of their children. The mind of the child is in a receptive condition, and the first light it receives should be light from heaven, the first truths those that are eternal and immutable, never to … Continue reading “Religious Education”

Religious Corporations In the United States, as there is no civil patronage to the Church, societies for public worship are incorporated in accordance with the statutes of the several states. In most of them there is a provision enabling any body of persons composing a fixed congregation to constitute themselves a corporation, and to elect … Continue reading “Religious Corporations”

religious congregations (Latin: congregure, to collect together) Originally, a religious community dwelling in a monastery , as that instituted by Saint Pachomius, c.318. The regular organization of religious congregations began with the Rule of Saint Benedict in the 6th century. From the 10th century a group of monasteries bound together by a common rule would, … Continue reading “religious congregations”

Religious, Clothing of The formal bestowal of the religious habit on a postulant or novice at the time of profession implies their acceptance of the obligations contracted by the three essential vows of poverty, chastity, and obedience. During the ceremony the aspirant withdraws for the robing, the different articles of the habit having been blessed … Continue reading “Religious, Clothing of”

Religious, Choir Members of a religious institute or order who are obliged to recite the Office in common; or at least in private, even though not bound by Holy Orders; usually those professed under solemn vows, as distinguished from lay religious or those professed under simple vows, e.g., nuns engaged in teaching as contrasted with … Continue reading “Religious, Choir”

Religious A Priori A separate, innate category of the human consciousness, religious in that it issues certain insights and indisputable certainties concerning God or a Superhuman Presence. Man’s religious nature rests upon the peculiar character of his mind. He possesses a native apprehension of the Divine. God’s existence is guaranteed as an axiomatic truth. For … Continue reading “Religious A Priori”

RELIGIOUS In a general sense, something that relates to religion. It is also used for a person engaged by solemn vows to the monastic life; or a person shut up in a monastery, to lead a life of devotion and austerity under some rule or institution. The male religious are called monks and friars; the … Continue reading “Religious”

Religiosi a term applied, until the 10th century, ) to those who led a monastic life, to distinguish them t from the clergy and laity. They were also called Canonici and Regulares (q.v.). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Religions, Statistics of I. DEFINITION This study concerns itself with religious bodies, the number of their members, and their distribution over various countries. In a wider sense the numerical account of the external manifestations of religious life also belongs to the same study, but of late it has been customary to comprise this latter group … Continue reading “Religions, Statistics of”

religion, virtue of Religion is a moral virtue by which we render to God due honor and worship. We say that it is a moral virtue because acts of religion do not have, as their direct object, God, but rather the reverence which is due God. These acts of worship deal directly with the means … Continue reading “Religion, Virtue of”