Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Unit class A class having one and only one member. Or, to give a definition which does not employ the word one, a class a is a unit class if there is an x such that x?a and, for all y, y?a implies y = x. — A.C. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Uniqueness UNIQUENESS.Beyond dispute Christ appears on the theatre of human history as a unique Personality. In however large a sense He may be revealed as sharing the lot and the nature of men, He stands forth as the possessor of traits which have never been duplicated. Let a parallel be drawn between Him and any … Continue reading “Uniqueness”

Unipathy (Ger. Einsfhlung) Is a form of emotional identification, seems close to the teim “participation” of Levy-Bruhl. There are two types of unipathyidiopathic and heteropathic. In the one the alter is absorbed by the ego, and in the other the ego is absorbed by the alter. See Sympathy. — H.H. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Unions of Prayer A tendency to form unions of prayer among the faithful has recently manifested itself in the establishment of organizations like the following: (1) The Association of Prayer and Penitence in honour of the Heart of Jesus, founded at Dijon in 1879, transferred to Montmartre, and made an archconfraternity by Leo XIII, 10 … Continue reading “Unions of Prayer”

Union With God The idea of union with God, as conceived of by the apostolic writers, always implies an element of plurality and difference or distinctness as characterizing the being of which such union is affirmed (e.g. Joh 1:1). It is thus incompatible with the pantheistic conception of God as embracing all reality within an … Continue reading “Union With God”

Union With Christ that act of divine grace by which we are joined to Christ; and is considered, 1. As virtual, or that which was formed from all eternity (Eph 1:4); 2. Vital, or spiritual, formed in the moment of our regeneration (Joh 17:26; 1Jn 4:13). It is represented in the Scripture by the strongest … Continue reading “Union With Christ”

UNION TO CHRIST That act of divine grace by which we are joined to Christ; and is considered, 1. As virtual, or that which was formed from all eternity, Eph 1:4. 2. Vital, or spiritual, formed in the moment of our regeneration, Joh 17:26, 1Jn 4:13. It is represented in the Scripture by the strongest … Continue reading “UNION TO CHRIST”

Union Of Churches in English law, is the combining and consolidating of two churches into one. It is also where one Church is made subject to another and one man is rector of both, and where a conventual Church is made a cathedral. In the first case, if two churches were so mean that the … Continue reading “Union Of Churches”

Union of Christendom The Catholic Church is by far the largest, the most widespread, and the most ancient of Christian communions in the world, and is moreover the mighty trunk from which the other communions claiming to be Christian have broken off at one time or another. If, then, we limit the application of the … Continue reading “Union of Christendom”

Union of Brest The Orthodox clergy of Ruthenia, annexed to Poland in 1569 , drew up at Brest, 24 June 1590 , a document by which they submitted themselves to the jurisdiction of the pope on condition that their Eastern rites and liturgical customs were to be preserved. The union of the Ruthenian Church with … Continue reading “Union of Brest”