Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

oracle – garment Shoulder cape worn by the pope alone, consisting of two pieces of white silk ornamented with narrow woven stripes of red and gold. It is nearly circular in shape with a round hole in the middle for the head to pass through, and with a small gold cross embroidered in front. It … Continue reading “oracle – garment”

oracle – communication (Latin: orare, to speak) A Divine communication given at a particular place through particularly appointed persons; also the place itself. This form of divination existed in Babylon and Assyria, among the Hebrews, and in Greece and Rome. The Delphic Oracle was perhaps the most famous and exercised the greatest and most balefui … Continue reading “oracle – communication”

ORACLE A supernatural communication; applied to single divine revelations and to the entire word of god, Mal 7:38 1Ch 3:2 Heb 5:12, etc. It is also spoken of the covering of he ark of the covenant; as if God there sat enthroned, and delivered his oracles, 2Sa 16:23 . See MERCY SEAT. In other places, … Continue reading “Oracle”

Or-Sarua, Isaac Ben-Moses of Vienna, by way of abbreviation also called , i.e. Rabbi Isaac Or- Sarua, and by his contemporaries styled , i.e. our great Master, while others called him , i.e. the wonder of the age, or , i.e. our holy Master, is one of the greatest Talmudical authorities of the 13th century. … Continue reading “Or-Sarua, Isaac Ben-Moses”

Or or: The word is used once for either (1Sa 26:10), and is still in poetic use in this sense; as in, Without or wave or wind (Coleridge); Or the bakke or some bone he breketh in his dzouthe (Piers Plowman (B), VII, 93; compare Merchant of Venice, III, ii, 65). It is also used … Continue reading “Or”

O’Queely, Malachias (Maolsheachlainn O Cadhla). Archbishop of Tuam, Ireland, b. in Thomond, date unknown; d. at Ballipodare, 27 October, 1645 (N.S.). He studied in Paris at the College of Navarre. Having administered Killaloe as vicar Apostolic, he was consecrated Archbishop of Tuam at Galway, 11 October, 1631. His subjects, who received him unwillingly, soon learned … Continue reading “O’Queely, Malachias”

Oquamiris sacrifices offered by the Mingreliaris in the Caucasus, which partake partly of a Jewish, partly of a pagan character. Their principal sacrifice, as we learn from Picart, is that at which the priest, after he has pronounced some particular prayers over the ox, or such other animal as is appointed and set apart for … Continue reading “Oquamiris”

Opus Supererogationis SEE SUPEREROGATION. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

opus operatum A technical phrase used by theologians since the 13th century to signify that the sacraments produce grace of themselves, apart and distinct from the grace dependent upon the intention of the person conferring the sacrament; the latter effect is designated by the phrase ex opere operantis. The phrase is first found in the … Continue reading “Opus Operatum”

Opus Operantis (Lat. literally the work of the worker), a well-known theological phrase, intended to signify that the effect of a particular ministration or rite is primarily and directly due, not to the rite itself (opus), but to the disposition of the subject (operans). Thus, in the act of kissing or praying before a crucifix, … Continue reading “Opus Operantis”