Quam singulari A decree of the Sacred Congregation of the Sacraments, 8 August, 1910, on the age at which children are to be admitted to first Communion, officially promulgated 15 August, 1910 (Acta Apost. Sedis, 15 August, 1910). The historical facts narrated in the “Quam singulari” prove that: it is not a decree inaugurating a … Continue reading “Quam singulari”
Quam dilecta Tabernacula
Quam dilecta Tabernacula is the beginning of a prose of Adam of St.Victor (d. about 1192) for the dedication of a church. This hymn, says Mr. Trench, of which the theme is, the dignities and glories of the Church, as prefigured in the Old Testament and fulfilled in the New, is the very extravagance of … Continue reading “Quam dilecta Tabernacula”
Quam despectus
Quam despectus QUAM DEJECTUS, is the beginning of a passion-hymn, written by the doctor seraphicus, St. Bonaventura (q.v.), of which the first stanza runs thus: Quam despectus, quam dejectus, Rex coelorum est effectus, Ut salvaret saeculum; Esnrivit et sitivit, Pauper et egenius ivit Usque ad patibulum. This beautiful hymn has been translated into English by … Continue reading “Quam despectus”
Quality
Quality (Gr. poistes — Plato, Aristotle — poion; Lat. qualitas, quale.) Quality is used, first, in an extended sense, as whatever can be attributed to the subject of discourse; and second, in its exact signification, as that category which is distinguished from the nine others enumerated by Aristotle. In the present article the word is … Continue reading “Quality”
Qualities, structural
Qualities, structural Positional and extensional qualities classed together. (Broad.) — H.H. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Qualities, positional
Qualities, positional Temporal and spatial positions. (Broad .) — H.H. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Qualities, non-positional
Qualities, non-positional Qualities like color, temperature, etc. to which no spatial or temporal position can be assigned. (Broad.) — H.H. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Qualities, material
Qualities, material Instances of non-positiond qualities characterized by the determinable qualities of spatial position. (Broad.) — H.H. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Qualities, immaterial
Qualities, immaterial Instances of non-positional qualities that are not characterized by any determinable form of quality of spatial position. (Broad.) — H.H. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Qualities, extensional
Qualities, extensional Qualities which characterize certain complex wholes composed of point-instants related to each other in virtue of their different positional qualities. (Broad ) — H.H. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy