Agnosticism A philosophical theory that it is impossible to arrive at a knowledge of reality, either because it is of its nature unknowable or because the human mind is unable to apprehend it. Its chief use is to deny that human reason can arrive at a knowledge of God and some truths of religion. This … Continue reading “Agnosticism”
Agnolo, Baccio D
Agnolo, Baccio D an Italian wood-carver, sculptor, and architect, was born at Florence in 1460. He gained considerable distinction in wood-carving, and then went to Rome to study architecture. He still carried on his former occupation, and his studio was the resort of such artists as Michael Angelo, Sansovino, the brothers Sangallo, and others. On … Continue reading “Agnolo, Baccio D”
Agnolo, Aniello Fiore
Agnolo, Aniello Fiore a Neapolitan sculptor, flourished about the 15th century. He executed two works in the Church of San Domenico Maggiore at Naples, which, according to Cicognara, possess considerable merit in design-one a basso- relievo, dated 1470; the other a Virgin and Infant, with two angels, on the monument of Mariano Alaneo. Fuente: Cyclopedia … Continue reading “Agnolo, Aniello Fiore”
Agnoiology
Agnoiology (Gr. agnoio + logos, discourse on ignorance) J. F. Ferrier (1854) coined both this term and the term epistemology as connoting distinctive areas of philosophic inquiry in support of ontology. Agnoiology is the doctrine of ignorance which seeks to determine what we are necessarily ignorant of. It is a critique of agnosticism prior to … Continue reading “Agnoiology”
agnoetre
agnoetre (Greek: ignorant of) Those who deny the omniscience of either God or Christ; originally Monophysites (believers in one nature only in Christ). Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary
Agnoete
Agnoete (or Agnoites), a school of Alexandrian monophysites, for which SEE THEMISTIANS. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Agnoetae
Agnoetae (agnoetai) from agnoeo, to be ignorant of). The name given to those who denied the omniscience either of God or of Christ. The Theophronians, so named from their leader, Theophronius of Cappadocia (370), denied that God knew the past by memory or the future with certainty; and taught that even for a knowledge of … Continue reading “Agnoetae”
AGNOET AE
AGNOET AE (from “to be ignorant of, “) a sect which appeared about 370. They called in question the omniscience of God; alleging that he knew things past only by memory, and things future only by an uncertain prescience. There arose another sect of the same name in the sixth century, who followed Themistius, deacon … Continue reading “AGNOET AE”
Agno
Agno (or Hagno), in Greek mythology, was one of the nymphs who nursed Jupiter. She gave her name to a fountain, concerning which many fabulous wonders are told. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
Agnitus
Agnitus is commemorated as a Christian saint in the Roman martyrology on Aug. 16. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature