Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

OCCUPATIO OCCUPATIO, , is, when we (1) state, and (2) do away with, that which may be said against us; of which the former is called , the latter, [ERNESTI In. Eh. 356, p. 174; GLASSIUS Phil. S. L. V. Tract. II. ch. vi. p. 2036];-for instance, 1Co 15:35, , ; ; …-By Synecdoche Anthypophora … Continue reading “OCCUPATIO”

occultism Originally, scientific experimentation was classed as occultism. At present, occult art is limited to practises in which invisible, spiritual powers or agencies are experimented with for the purpose of securing information from them or enlisting their aid; such as magic, theosophy, spiritism, divination, and witchcraft. Magic is traceable back to the Chaldeans and Persians … Continue reading “occultism”

Occult Science See Sorcery Sorcery Fuente: Nave’s Topical Bible

Occult Art, Occultism Under this general term are included various practices to which special articles of the Encyclopedia are devoted: ANIMISM; ASTROLOGY; DIVINATION; FETISHISM. The present article deals with the form of Occultism known as “Magic”. The English word magic is derived through the Latin, Greek, Persian, Assyrian from the Sumerian or Turanian word imga … Continue reading “Occult Art, Occultism”

occult art Originally, scientific experimentation was classed as occultism. At present, occult art is limited to practises in which invisible, spiritual powers or agencies are experimented with for the purpose of securing information from them or enlisting their aid; such as magic, theosophy, spiritism, divination, and witchcraft. Magic is traceable back to the Chaldeans and … Continue reading “occult art”

Occom, Sam(p)son an American Indian preacher, was born at Mohegan, on Thames River, near Norwich, Conn., about the year 1723. When Occom was a boy, Mr. Jewett, the minister of New London, now Montville, was accustomed to preach once a fortnight at Mohegan. During the religious excitement about 1739 and 1740, several ministers visited the … Continue reading “Occom, Sam(p)son”

Occleve, Thomas (Or Hoccleve) Little is known of his life beyond what is mentioned in his poems. He was b. about 1368; d. in 1450. The place of his birth and education is unknown. When about nineteen he became a clerk in the Privy-Seal Office, a position which he held for at least twenty-four years. … Continue reading “Occleve, Thomas”

Occille of Barcelona, Saint Virgin, martyr (Barcelona , 304 ). This Spanish martyr , of the persecution of Diocletian is often identified with Eulalia of Merida , although there is sufficient evidence of separate identities. Numerous villages of Guienne and Languedoc are named for her, and she is known under various titles: Saint Eulalie, Saint … Continue reading “Occille of Barcelona, Saint”

Occasions of Sin Occasions of Sin are external circumstances–whether of things or persons–which either because of their special nature or because of the frailty common to humanity or peculiar to some individual, incite or entice one to sin. It is important to remember that there is a wide difference between the cause and the occasion … Continue reading “Occasions of Sin”

Occasionalism Occasionalism (Latin occasio) is the metaphysical theory which maintains that finite things have no efficient causality of their own, but that whatever happens in the world is caused by God, creatures being merely the occasions of the Divine activity. The occasion is that which by its presence brings about the action of the efficient … Continue reading “Occasionalism”