Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Transparent * For TRANSPARENT, Rev 21:21, see DAWN, A, No. 2, Note Fuente: Vine’s Dictionary of New Testament Words Transparent Rev 21:21 (a) The gold which we see and use is far from transparent. It covers many sins, and evil motives. It is used to bribe and to deceive. Gold plating is used to cover … Continue reading “Transparent”

Transmigration of Souls See Metempsychosis. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Transmigration (a passing over), in the theological acceptation of the term, means the supposed translation of the soul after death into another substance or body than that which it occupied before. The basis of this belief being the assumption that the human soul does not perish together with the body, it can belong only to … Continue reading “Transmigration”

TRANSLATIONS of menEnoch Gen 5:24 Elijah 2Ki2:11 Fuente: Thompson Chain-Reference Bible

Translation, Biblical SEE VERSIONS, TRANSLATION, in ecclesiastical usage, is the removal of a bishop from the charge of one diocese to that of another. After such removal, the bishop, in all his attestations, dates: from the year of his translation (anno translationis nostrae), not from that of his consecration (anno consecrationis nostrae). In the early … Continue reading “Translation, Biblical”

Translation () The word translation is used of Enoch (q.v. [Note: .v. quod vide, which see.] ) in Heb 11:5. The reference is to Gen 5:24, where we read: he was not; for God took () him, the Septuagint translation being , . The translation of Enoch is mentioned in Sir 44:18 (cf. also Sir … Continue reading “Translation”

Translate, Translation “to change, remove” (meta, implying “change,” histemi, “to cause to stand”), is rendered “hath translated” in Col 1:13. See PUT, REMOVE, TURN (away). “to transfer to another place” (meta, see above, tithemi, “to put”), is rendered “to translate” in Heb 11:5 (twice). See CARRY, CHANGE, REMOVE, TURN. “a change of position” (akin to … Continue reading “Translate, Translation”

Transitorium a term for a short anthem, or respond, in the rite of Milan, chanted after the communion of the priest. Lee, Gloss. of Liturg. Terms, s.v. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Transitivity A dyadic relation R is transitive if, whenever xRy and yRz both hold, xRz also holds. Important examples of transitive relations are the relation of identity or equality; the relation less than among whole numbers, or among rational numbers, or among real numbers, the relation precedes among instants of time (as usually taken); the … Continue reading “Transitivity”

Transitive States (Lat. transire, to passover) W. James’ term which designates those parts of the stream of thought which effect a transition from one substantive state to another. See Substantive States. — L.W. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy