Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Absolute, The A term employed in modern philosophy with various meanings, but applied generally speaking to the Supreme Being. It signifies (1) that which is complete and perfect; (2) that which exists by its own nature and is consequently independent of everything else; (3) that which is related to no other being; (4) the sum … Continue reading “Absolute, The”

Absolute Idealism See Idealism, Hegel. — W.L. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

Absolute Ego In Fichte’s philosophy, the Ego or Subject prior to its differentiation into an empirical (or historical) self and not-self. — W.L. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy

absolute (Latin: absolutum, entirely free) In philosophy: (1) pure actuality; (2) that which is complete, perfect and unlimited; (3.) that which exists by its own nature and is therefore inde- pendent of everything else; (4) that which is not related to any other being; (5) the sum of all being, actual and potential (Hegel). In … Continue reading “Absolute”

Absis SEE APSE. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Absinthium SEE WORMWOOD. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Absinthe (Hebrew la’anah.) Wormwood, known for its repulsive bitterness (Jeremiah 9:15; 23:15; Deuteronomy 29:18; Lamentations 3:19; Proverbs 5:4). Figuratively it stands for a curse or calamity (Lam., iii, 15), or also for injustice (Amos, V, 7; vi, 13). In Apoc., viii, 11, the Greek equivalent ho apsinthos is given as a proper name to the … Continue reading “Absinthe”

absidiale (absidiale) A small or secondary apse, one of the apses on either side of the main apse in a church with three apses, or one of the apse chapels when they project from the exterior of the church. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary

Abseus in Greek mythology, was a giant, the son of Tartarus anid Gaia. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Absence, Absent lit., “a being away from,” is used in Phi 2:12, of the Apostle’s absence from Philippi in contrast to his parousia, his presence with the saints there (parousia does not signify merely “a coming,” it includes or suggests “the presence” which follows the arrival). “to be absent” (apo, “from,” eimi, “to be”), is … Continue reading “Absence, Absent”