Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Quiercy, Council Of (Concilium Carisiacense). An ecclesiastical council was there held in 849 by Hincmar and thirteen other bishops, who condemned Gottschalk, a Predestinarian, and sentenced him to be flogged and imprisoned at Hautvilliers, where he wrote a profession of faith similar to that which he had presented at the Council of Mayence in 848. … Continue reading “Quiercy, Council Of”

Quien, Le SEE LE QUIEN. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Quiddity, Or Quidity (quidditas, from quid, mwhat), a term employed in scholastic philosophy as equivalent to the of Aristotle, and denotes what was subsequently called the substantit form. It is the answer to the question, What is it? quid est? It is that which distinguishes a thing from other things, and makes it what it … Continue reading “Quiddity, Or Quidity”

Quiddity (Lat quidditas, whatness) Essence; that which is described in a definition. — V.J.B. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Quicunque vult These are the initial words of the symbol known as the Athanasian Creed. The real composer of this ancient formulary being unknown, its origin is a mere matter of conjecture. A cursory notice of its history in ancient and modern times is all that can be here attempted. It probably had its origin … Continue reading “Quicunque vult”

Quicumque Christum quaeritis Hymn for Vespers and Matins on 6 August, the Feast of the Transfiguration of Our Lord. It was written by Prudentius (348-413) and has 24 translations. The English title given above is by A. McDougall. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Quicumque Christum Quaelig;rtis The opening line of the twelfth (in honour of the Epiphany) and last poem in the “Cathemerinon” of Prudentius (q.v.). This twelfth poem or hymn contains 52 iambic dimeter strophes, and an irregular selection from its 208 lines has furnished four hymns to the Roman Breviary, all of which conclude with the … Continue reading “Quicumque Christum Quaelig;rtis”

Quicumque certum quaeritis Hymn not found in the latest edition of the Breviary, but given for Vespers and Matins in an Office of the Sacred Heart granted by special permission. The author is not known, but the hymn was written in the 18th century. There are six translations. The English title given above is by … Continue reading “Quicumque certum quaeritis”

Quicksands, The ( , Vulg. Syrtis), more properly, The Syrtis (Act 27:17), the broad and deep bight on the North African coast between Carthage and Cyrene. In the above passage it is stated that when the ship in which Paul was embarked was driven past the isle of Clauda on the south, the mariners, as … Continue reading “Quicksands, The”

QUICKSANDS Mal 27:17, probably the dangerous sandbanks and whirlpools in two gulfs on the African coast south of Malta; they were called the Greater and the Lesser Syritis, and were much dreaded by ancient mariners. The course of the wind by which Paul and his companions were driven, threatened to cast them into the Lesser … Continue reading “Quicksands”