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Diurnal (Diurnale)(DIURNO (DIURNALE))Vol. IV, p. 1014 DIURNO (DIURNALE) — It is the liturgical book that contains only the daytime hours of the divine Office, that is, Lauds, Prime, Terce, Sext, None, Vespers and…
Dius FidiusVol. IV, p. 1014 DIUS FIDIUS: v. SEMO SANCO.
Diuturnum IlludVol. IV, p. 1014 « DIUTURNUM ILLUD ». - Encyclical of Leone XIII, 29 June 1881 (Acta Leonis XIII, 2 [1882], pp. 269-87), concerning the correct concept of political power and…
DivaliaVol. IV, p. 1014 DIVALIA. - This was the name of the festivals, known to the most ancient calendar, in honour of the very ancient goddess Angerona, which fell on 21 December.…
Divination(DIVINAZIONE)Vol. IV, p. 1016 DIVINATION. — It is a form of idolatry and consists in honoring the demon as God, not because one believes him to be God, nor out of hatred for God, but from…
Divine Attributes(ATTRIBUTI DIVINI)Vol. II, p. 236 DIVINE ATTRIBUTES. — These are properties that the human mind customarily attributes to God, according to our way of thinking. In reality, God is pure and most…
Divine Concurrence(CONCORSO DIVINO)Vol. IV, p. 135 CONCORSO DIVINO: v. PROVIDENZA.
Divine Consortium(CONSORZIO DIVINO)Vol. IV, p. 251 DIVINE CONSORTSHIP. — This is a theological expression, derived from Sacred Scripture (II Pt. 1:4), meaning that mysterious divine participation to which man…
Divine Immensity(IMMENSITÀ DIVINA)Vol. VI, p. 977 IMMENSITÀ DIVINA: v. ATTRIBUTI DIVINI.
Divine Infinity(INFINITÀ DIVINA)Vol. VI, p. 1126 INFINITÀ DIVINA: v. ATTRIBUTI DIVINI.
Divine Judgment(GIUDIZIO DIVINO)Vol. VI, p. 446 DIVINE JUDGMENT. – It is the supernatural manifestation of divine justice, whereby, at the accounting of each person’s life, there will correspond the…
Divine Love, Company of(DIVINO AMORE, COMPAGNIA DEL)Vol. IV, p. 1019 DIVINO AMORE, COMPAGNIA del: v. COMPAGNIA DEL DIVINO AMORE.
Divine Maternity of Mary, Blessed(MATERNITÀ DIVINA DI MARIA S.MA)Vol. VIII, p. 254 DIVINE MATERNITY OF MARY Most Holy. — It is Mary’s principal privilege, and the root of all the others. The nature and foundations of the d. m. were elucidated…
Divine Missions(MISSIONI DIVINE)Vol. VIII, p. 677 DIVINE MISSIONS. — A m. (from Lat. mittere = to send) consists of two essential elements: the sending of one person by another and a specific task to be…
Divine Notions(NOZIONI DIVINE)Vol. VIII, p. 1156 NOZIONI DIVINE. – These are theological terms expressing those characteristic notes by which the individual divine Persons can be distinctly recognized. They…
Divine Persons(PERSONE DIVINE)Vol. IX, p. 745 PERSONE DIVINE: v. TRINITÀ S.MA.
Divine Power(POTENZA DIVINA)Vol. IX, p. 1102 DIVINE POWER. — It is one of the divine attributes, also known by the name of omnipotence. P. is the capacity to receive or to do something; insofar as it is…
Divine Presence(PRESENZA DI DIO)Vol. IX, p. 1175 PRESENCE OF GOD. — Respectful awareness of the presence of God, or “elevation of the soul,” constitutes the indispensable fundamental act in every true prayer,…
Divine Relations(RELAZIONI DIVINE)Vol. X, p. 411 RELAZIONI DIVINE: v. TRINITÀ SANTISSIMA.
Divine Science(SCIENZA DIVINA)Vol. XI, p. 84 SCIENZA DIVINA. – The term science is here to be understood as simple intellectual cognition, albeit at the eminent degree proper to God; this is one of the…
Divine Will(VOLONTÀ DIVINA)Vol. XII, p. 998 VOLONTÀ DIVINA. – It comprises the entire complex of acts and virtues that constitute the affective life of the Supreme Being, Goodness in essence, infinite…
Divini Illius MagistriVol. IV, p. 1018 «DIVINI ILLIUS MAGISTRI». – Encyclical of Pius XI, dated 31 Dec. 1929 (AAS, 22 [1930], pp. 49–86), concerning the Christian education of youth. The subject, of…
Divini RedemptorisVol. IV, p. 1018 «DIVINI REDEMPTORIS». – Encyclical of Pius XI, dated 19 March 1937 (AAS, 29 [1937], pp. 65–106), against atheistic communism, whose principles are manifested…
Divino Afflante SpirituVol. IV, p. 1018 «DIVINO AFFLANTE SPIRITU». — Encyclical of Pius XII, dated 30 September 1943 (AAS, 35 [1943], pp. 297–325), on the most appropriate way of promoting biblical…
Divinum IlludVol. IV, p. 1019 « DIVINUM ILLUD ». - Encyclical of Leone XIII, dated 9 May 1897 (Acta Leonis XIII, 17 [1898], pp. 125-48), concerning the Holy Spirit, His sanctifying work in…
Division(DIVISIONE)Vol. IV, p. 1019 DIVISIONE. - PHILOSOPHY. - It is the logical operation by which a whole is resolved into its parts. Whereas definition aims at clarifying the content of a…
Divisionism(DIVISIONISMO)Vol. IV, p. 1019 DIVISIONISM. - The name of a particular painting technique connected with Impressionism and with scientific theories of colour. The principle on which it is…
Divorce(DIVORZIO)Vol. IV, p. 1019 DIVORZIO: v. INDISSOLUBILITÀ DEL MATRIMONIO.
Divus ThomasVol. IV, p. 1019 DIVUS THOMAS. – A journal of philosophy and theology published in Piacenza under the direction of the professors of the Alberoni College, Lazarists. It was…
Díaz del Castillo, Bernal(DIAZ DEL CASTILLO, BERNAL)Vol. IV, p. 904 DIAZ DEL CASTILLO, BERNAL. - Spanish chronicler, b. at Medina del Campo in 1492, d. about 1581. He left for America in 1514 with P. Davila and took part in the…
Díaz del Ribero, Francisco(DIAZ DEL RIBERO, FRANCISCO)Vol. IV, p. 904 DIAZ DEL RIBERO, FRANCISCO. - Spanish sculptor and architect, b. at Mazcuerras (Santander) in Jan. 1592, d. at Granada on 1 April 1670. He had acquired a…
