Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Adiaphoristic Controversies I. A dispute which arose in 1548 among the Lutheran reformers. The Augsburg Interim (q.v.) gave great offense to the Lutherans, as well as to the pope. Melancthon, Camerarius, Bugenhagen, and other divines were summoned by the Elector Maurice of Saxony to consider how far the Interim might be adopted in Germany. They … Continue reading “Adiaphoristic Controversies”

Adiaphora (), things indifferent. In ethics the term has been applied to actions neither expressly commanded nor prohibited by the moral law, which may or may not be done. The question whether such actions are possible, is affirmed by the Stoics, and, among the Scholastics, by Dun Scotus, but denied by Thomas Aquinas. At the … Continue reading “Adiaphora”

Adiabene (, sc. , probably from the river Zab or Diab), the principal of the six provinces into which Assyria was divided. Pliny (Hist. Nat. 5, 12) and Ammianus (23, 6, 20) comprehend the whole of Assyria under this name, which, however, properly denoted only the province which was watered by the rivers Diab and … Continue reading “Adiabene”

Adi-Buddha is the one-Supreme Intelligence in the creed of the Buddhists of Nepaul, the only sect of the followers of Buddha which believes in a Supreme Being, either like the Aum (q.v.) of the Vedic period, or the Brahma (q.v.) of the later period of Hindu history. SEE BUDDHISM. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and … Continue reading “Adi-Buddha”

Adhyatman (Skr. adhi, over and atman, s.v.) A term for the Absolute which gained popularity with the reading of the Bhagavad Gita (cf. 8.3) and which Ralph Waldo Emerson rendered appropriately “Oversoul” (cf. his essay The Oversoul). — K.F.L. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Adhemar De Monteil bishop OF METZ, was born near the close of the 13th century. He was a native of Languedoc; and was sovereign bishop of Metz from 1327, holding both the sword and the crosier. He was at war with Ralph, duke of Lorraine, when king Philip of Valois intervened, brought the war to … Continue reading “Adhemar De Monteil”

Adhemar (Aimar) De Monteil, Bishop Of Puy in Velay, first pursued a military career, but was consecrated bishop May 3,1061. At the Council of Clermont, held by Urban II in 1095, he first demanded the cross, and excited the enthusiasm which led to the first crusade., Having been appointed legate by the pope he joined … Continue reading “Adhemar (Aimar) De Monteil, Bishop Of Puy”

Adhem one of the most ancient Mohamnimedan Quietists, who is said to have obtained in one of his visions the high privilege of having his name written by an angel among those who love God. Among his extravagant expressions. are the following: “Hell is preferable with the will of God to heaven without it.” “I … Continue reading “Adhem”

Adhba a festival among the Mohammedans, the same as the Turkish great Beiranm (q.v.). Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Adhab Al-Kabi in Mohammedanism, is the punishment in the grave. The followers of Islam believe that the dead are judged immediately, and are punished even before the resurrection. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature