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111Roman Catholic theology — As the pimary branch of Catholic Christianity, the theology of the Roman Catholic Church largely resembles that of the other rites and branches. Roman Catholics believe in the authority of Scripture and Sacred Tradition, as interpreted by… …
112Spirituals — • A general term denoting several groups of Friars Minor, existing in the second half of the thirteenth and the beginning of the fourteenth centuries, who, in opposition to the main body of the order, pretended to observe the Rule of St. Francis… …
113St. Ephraem — St. Ephraem † Catholic Encyclopedia ► St. Ephraem (EPHREM, EPHRAIM). Born at Nisibis, then under Roman rule, early in the fourth century; died June, 373. The name of his father is unknown, but he was a pagan and a priest of the… …
114articulate — {{11}}articulate (adj.) 1580s in the speech sense (1570s as formulated in articles ), from L. articulatus (see ARTICULATE (Cf. articulate) (v.)). Literal meaning composed of segments united by joints is from c.1600; the general sense of speaking… …
115literally — Few words have the capacity to cause such mirth: • My grandfather, King George VI, who had literally been catapulted onto the throne Prince Edward as quoted in Private Eye, 1998. There will always be occasions when this type of hilarity is best… …
116PHILO JUDAEUS — (Philo of Alexandria; c. 20 B.C.E.–50 C.E.), Jewish exegete and philosopher of outstanding importance for Jewish Hellenism and early Christianity. Little is known about the details of his personal life. It is clear, however, that he belonged to… …
117Modern geocentrism — Part of a series on Creationism History of creationism Neo creationism …
118Ecclesiastes — For other uses, see Ecclesiastes (disambiguation). Hebrew Bible …
119Blank cheque — This article is about the metaphor. For other uses, see Blank cheque (disambiguation). A blank cheque (blank check, carte blanche), in the literal sense, is a cheque that has no numerical value written in, but is already signed. In the figurative …
120Galileo affair — The Galileo affair, in which Galileo Galilei came into conflict with the Catholic Church over his support of Copernican astronomy, is often considered a defining moment in the history of the relationship between religion and… …
