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Diurnal (Diurnale) (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 Compline, with all… -
Dius Fidius
DIUS FIDIUS: v. SEMO SANCO. -
Diuturnum Illud
Encyclical of Leo XIII, of 29 June 1881 (Acta Leonis XIII, 2 [1882], pp. 269-87), on the correct concept of political power and civil authority, falsified or… -
Divalia
It is the name of the festivals, known to the most ancient calendar, in honor of the very ancient goddess Angerona, which fell on December 21. The statue of… -
Divination (DIVINAZIONE)
It is a form of idolatry and consists in honoring the devil as God, not because one believes him to be God nor out of hatred for God, but out of the greed to… -
Divine Attributes (ATTRIBUTI DIVINI)
These are properties that the human mind is accustomed to attribute to God, according to our way of thinking. In reality, God is pure and utterly simple act… -
Divine Concurrence (CONCORSO DIVINO)
CONCORSO DIVINO: v. PROVIDENZA. -
Divine Consortium (CONSORZIO DIVINO)
This is a theological expression, derived from Sacred Scripture (2 Pt. 1:4), which signifies that mysterious divine participation to which man is elevated by… -
Divine Immensity (IMMENSITÀ DIVINA)
IMMENSITÀ DIVINA: v. ATTRIBUTI DIVINI. -
Divine Infinity (INFINITÀ DIVINA)
INFINITÀ DIVINA: v. ATTRIBUTI DIVINI. -
Divine Judgment (GIUDIZIO DIVINO)
It is the otherworldly manifestation of divine justice, whereby the rendering of account of each man's life will be answered by the infallibly exact assignment… -
Divine Love, Company of (DIVINO AMORE, COMPAGNIA DEL)
DIVINO AMORE, COMPAGNIA del : v. COMPAGNIA DEL DIVINO AMORE. -
Divine Maternity of Mary, Blessed (MATERNITÀ DIVINA DI MARIA S.MA)
It is the principal privilege of Mary, and the root of all the others. The nature and the foundations of the d. m. were illuminated by Pius XI in the… -
Divine Missions (MISSIONI DIVINE)
The mission (from the Latin mittere = to send) consists of two essential elements: the sending of one person by another and a determined task to be carried out… -
Divine Notions (NOZIONI DIVINE)
These are theological terms that express those characteristic notes by which the individual Divine Persons can be distinctly recognized. Five are usually… -
Divine Office (UFFICIO DIVINO)
By these terms is designated the divine office (excluding the sacrifice), by which the Church, as minister of public worship, intends to honor God each day at… -
Divine Persons (PERSONE DIVINE)
PERSONE DIVINE: v. TRINITÀ S.MA. -
Divine Power (POTENZA DIVINA)
It is one of the divine attributes, which also goes under the name of omnipotence. Power is the faculty of receiving or of doing something; as passive… -
Divine Presence (PRESENZA DI DIO)
Respectful attentiveness to the presence of God, or "elevation of the soul," constitutes the fundamental act indispensable in every true prayer, even one that… -
Divine Relations (RELAZIONI DIVINE)
RELAZIONI DIVINE: v. TRINITÀ SANTISSIMA. -
Divine Science (SCIENZA DIVINA)
The term science is to be understood here as simple intellectual cognition, albeit in an eminent degree, such as befits God; a problem among the most complex… -
Divine Will (VOLONTÀ DIVINA)
It comprises the whole complex of acts and virtues that form the affective life of the Supreme Being, Goodness by essence, infinite Love. I. EXISTENCE. -… -
Divini Illius Magistri
Encyclical of Pius XI, of 31 Dec. 1929 (AAS, 22 [1930], pp. 49-86), on the Christian education of youth. The subject, of capital importance in the field of… -
Divini Redemptoris
Encyclical of Pius XI, of 19 March 1937 (AAS, 29 [1937], pp. 65-106), against atheistic communism, whose principles are manifested in Bolshevism. After… -
Divino Afflante Spiritu
Encyclical of Pius XII, of 30 Sept. 1943 (AAS, 35 [1943], pp. 297-325) on the most fitting way to promote biblical studies; a subject always carefully… -
Divinum Illud
Encyclical of Leo XIII, of 9 May 1897 (Acta Leonis XIII, 17 [1898], pp. 125-48) concerning the Holy Spirit, his sanctifying work in the Church and in souls… -
Division (DIVISIONE)
PHILOSOPHY. - It is the logical operation by which a whole is resolved into its parts. While definition aims at clarifying the content of a concept, division… -
Divisionism (DIVISIONISMO)
Name of a particular painting technique connected with Impressionism and with scientific theories of color. The principle on which it is based is determined by… -
Divorce (DIVORZIO)
DIVORZIO: v. INDISSOLUBILITÀ DEL MATRIMONIO. -
Divus Thomas
Journal of philosophy and theology published in Piacenza under the care of the professors of the Collegio Alberoni, Vincentians. It was founded in 1880… -
Divus Thomas
A quarterly journal of Thomistic philosophy and theology, published by the Dominican professors at the University of Fribourg (Switzerland). Founded in 1887 by… -
Gilding (DORATURA)
The use of gilding on objects, sculptures and architecture goes back to the most remote antiquity. The absolutely primordial operation was that of covering…