Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Oeder, Georg Ludwig a German divine noted for his exegetical labors, flourished in the first half of the 18th century. He was born in 1694, and after studying at different high schools of his country, entered the ministry, and finally became rector at Anspach and dean of Feuchtwangen. He died in 1760. He was the … Continue reading “Oeder, Georg Ludwig”

Oecumenius (), a Byzantine ecclesiastical writer of the 10th century, of whose personal history nothing is known except that he was bishop of Triceca, in Thessaly, and wrote Greek commentaries on various parts of the Gospel. The works attributed to him are, Commentaiia in sacrosancta quatuor Christi Evangelia, . . auctore quiden (ut pluairmi sentiunt) … Continue reading “Oecumenius”

Oecumenical Judge is the title given to the patriarch of Alexandria. It was first applied to Arsenius, who succeeded Philotheus A.D. 1015. It originated as follows: A dispute having arisen between the emperor Basil and the patriarch of Constantinople, Sergius Il, apparently on the subject of tax, which the former had levied, and to which … Continue reading “Oecumenical Judge”

Oecumenical Divines is the title given by the Greek Church to St. Basil the Great, St. Gregory the Divine, and St. John Chrysostom. A festival in honor of these three cumenical divines, as they are termed, is held on January 30 every year. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

oecumenical councils (Greek: oikoumene, the inhabited world) Councils to which the bishops, and others entitled to vote, are convoked from the whole world under the presidency of the pope or his legates, and the decrees of which having received papal confirmation, are binding on all the members of the Church. In normal times, when according … Continue reading “oecumenical councils”

Oecumenical Council is the name of an ecclesiastical convention of cardinals, bishops, and dignitaries of the Church of Rome called together by the pope to deliberate really on the interests of the Romish Churclh but, as it claims, on the interests of Christianity at large. The council is called cumenical (i.e. an imperial gathering) from … Continue reading “Oecumenical Council”

Oecumenical (Or Universal) Bishop is the title now assumed by the popes of Rome. It was stubbornly claimed by John the Faster, patriarch of Constantinople, in the end of the 6th century. The assumption of so lofty a title by Constantinopolitan patriarchs was strongly remonstrated against by the rival bishops of Rome, particularly by Gregory … Continue reading “Oecumenical (Or Universal) Bishop”

OECONOMY See DISPENSATION. Fuente: Theological Dictionary Oeconomy (, stewardship) is a term sometimes used to designate the entire suppression or temporary withholding, in the instruction of the great mass of Christians, of a large portion of the Gospel doctrines which are the most earnestly set forth in Scripture, as a sort of esoteric mystery of … Continue reading “Oeconomy”

Oeconomus (steward) was the name of a special officer appointed in the middle of the 5th century to conduct the administration of Church property, in place of the earlier deacons. The steward, from the nature of his office, rose in medieval times to high importance. The bishop, by early law, was not to appoint him, … Continue reading “Oeconomus”

OECONOMISTS A sect of philosophers in France, who have made a great noise in Europe, and are generally supposed to have been unfriendly to religion. The founder of this sect was Dr. Duquesnoi, who had so well insinuated himself into the favour of Louis XV. that the king used to call him his Thinker. The … Continue reading “Oeconomists”