Occasional causes, the doctrine of The doctrine that in some or in all cases of apparent causal connection, the apparent cause does not itself actually bring about the apparent effect, but only serves as the occasion on which some other agent or force brings about that effect. Thus Malebranche and the other Occasionalists held that … Continue reading “Occasional causes, the doctrine of”
occasion of sin
occasion of sin An external circumstance which of its own nature or because of man’s frailty inclines and leads to sin. An occasion is proximate if the danger of sinning is certain or probable, remote if such danger is slight. It is absolute if of itself it leads us to sin, relative if only on … Continue reading “occasion of sin”
Occasion
Occasion o-kazhun: The uses in English Versions of the Bible are all modern, but in Jer 2:24 occasion is employed (both in Hebrew and English) as a euphemism for time of conception of offspring. Fuente: International Standard Bible Encyclopedia Occasion (Lat. occasio, a happening) The agency of action. The proximate or historical cause. Any actual … Continue reading “Occasion”
Occam, William of
Occam, William of Fourteenth-century Scholastic philosopher and controversial writer, born at or near the village of Ockham in Surrey, England, about 1280; died probably at Munich, about 1349. He is said to have studied at Merton College, Oxford, and to have had John Duns Scotus for teacher. At an early age he entered the Order … Continue reading “Occam, William of”
Occam (Or Ockham), Nicholas Of
Occam (Or Ockham), Nicholas Of an English monastic of the Middle Ages, flourished at Oxford in the first half of the 14th century. He was bred a Franciscan, and was the eighteenth public lecturer of his convent in that university. He is highly praised by writers of his order for his learning, but Bale severely … Continue reading “Occam (Or Ockham), Nicholas Of”
O.C.C.
O.C.C. = Order of Calced Carmelites Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
O.Cart.
O.Cart. = Order of the Carthusians; Carthusian Order Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
O’Carolan, Turlogh
O’Carolan, Turlogh Poet and musician, born Meath, Ireland, 1670; died Ballyfarnon, Ireland, 1737. He lost his sight when a boy, but later became renowned as a harper, and was known as “the last of the Irish bards.” Many of his poems are of a lively Pindaric nature, and full of curious turns and twists of … Continue reading “O’Carolan, Turlogh”
O’Carolan, Torlogh
O’Carolan, Torlogh (Irish, Toirdhealbhach O Cearbhalláin). Usually spoken of as the “last of the Irish bards”, born in the County Meath, Ireland, in 1670; died at Ballyfarnon, 1737. He early became blind from an attack of small-pox. Descended from an ancient family, he achieved renown as a harper. His advent marks the passing of the … Continue reading “O’Carolan, Torlogh”
O.Carm.
O.Carm. = Carmelites of Ancient Observance Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary