Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Orandi Disciplina SEE PENANCE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Oran (ORANENSIS). Diocese in Algiers, separated from the Archdiocese of Algiers, 26 July, 1866, to which it is suffragan. In the early centuries there were no less than 123 dioceses in Caesarean and Tingitan Mauretania. Tlemcen (in the present diocese) was an important see. Victor, Bishop of Tlemcen, assisted at the Council of Carthage (411); … Continue reading “Oran”

Orale (from ora, a stripe), or FANON, an ornament of the pope, introduced by pope Innocent III (cir. 1200) as a substitute for the amict, which then began to be worn inside the alb. It is of thin silk, striped in four colors, and edged with gold lace, and worn double, the inner part serving … Continue reading “Orale”

Oral Manducation SEE LORDS SUPPER; SEE SACRAMENT. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Oral Law SEE TRADITION. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Oral Confession (confessio oris). SEE PENITENCE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

ORAL Delivered by the month, not written. See TRADITION. Fuente: Theological Dictionary

ORACLES, THE SCRIPTURES CALLED Act 7:38; Rom 3:2; Heb 5:12; 1Pe 4:11 Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible

Oracles, Sibylline sibi-ln, -lin. See APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE, V. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia

Oracles (from the Latin oraculum) is a term of fluctuating and often vague signification, according to the various modes of its employment. In its primary acceptation it means an utterance inspired by a divinity; and the term may have originated from the supposition that the human mouth os, oris from which the supernatural declaration proceeded, … Continue reading “Oracles”