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Epact(EPATTA)Vol. V, p. 263 EPATTA. - From the Greek ἐπάγειν (to add), it is the number that indicates, from year to year and at a given moment, the excess in days of the solar year over…
Epalle, Jean-BaptisteVol. V, p. 262 EPALLE, JEAN-BAPTISTE. - Marist missionary, titular bishop of Sion and first apostolic vicar of Melanesia and Micronesia, b. at Roy (Loire) on 8 March 1808 and…
Epanagoge (Ἐπανάγωγή τοῦ Νόμου)(EPANAGOGE (ἘΠΑΝΑΓΩΓῊ ΤΟΥ͂ ΝΌΜΟΥ))Vol. V, p. 263 EPANAGOGE (ἐπαναγωγὴ τοῦ νόμου). – A compilation, probably of an official character, which is a revision of the Prochire, promulgated around the year 885,…
Epaphras (Vulg. Epaphras)(EPAFRA (VOLG. EPAPHRAS))Vol. V, p. 262 EPAFRAS (Volg. Epaphras). — Disciple and collaborator of Paul (Col. 1:7; 4:12; Philem. 23). That his name (Ἐπαφρᾶς) is an abbreviated form of Epaphroditus (v.)…
Epaphroditus(EPAFRODITO)Vol. V, p. 262 EPAFRODITO. — Disciple and collaborator of s. Paul, known only from the Letter to the Philippians, if he is considered, as is almost certain, a person distinct…
Epenetus(EPENETO)Vol. V, p. 263 EPENETO. - A Christian mentioned in Rom. 16, 5. The name (Ἐπέλωνος, “praiseworthy”) was not borne, so far as is known, by any Jew, whereas it was fairly common…
Ephemerides Theologicae LovaniensesVol. V, p. 263 EPHEMERIDES THEOLOGICAE LOVANIENSES. — Quarterly periodical dealing with subjects of theology and canon law, published in Louvain since 1924 under the auspices…
Ephesians, Epistle to the(EFESINI, EPISTOLA AGLI)Vol. V, p. 88 EPHESIANS, EPISTLE to the. — Letter of St. Paul, the first, in the Tridentine canon, of the group of the captivity. SUMMARY: I. Content. — II. Recipients. —…
Ephesus ("Ephesos")(EFESO ("EPESOS"))Vol. V, p. 90 Ephesus ("Ephesos"). - A city on the Ionian coast of Asia Minor, of Mycenaean origin as attested by archaeological findings, situated almost at the mouth of…
Ephod (Heb. אֵרֶד)(EPHOD (EBR. ἘΡΘΆΔΙ))Vol. V, p. 263 EPHOD (Hebr. Ἐρθάδι). — Among the sacred garments of Aaron are listed (Ex. 28:4) the ῥόξειν (“breastplate,” Vulg. rationale), and the e. (Vulg. superhumerale).…
EphraimVol. V, p. 264 EPHRAIM. – 1. Second-born of Giuseppe and Aseneth (v.). Born in Egypt “before the year of famine came” (Gen. 41:50), he was given the name E. (a Hebrew dual…
EphrataVol. V, p. 265 EPHRATA. — An appellation of Bethlehem (v.), which, after the time of el-‘Amârnah (15th cent. B.C.), formed part of the territory of E. together with…
Ephree (Egypt. W'h-Jb-R'; Heb. Hophra'; Greek Apries or Uaphria)(EPHREE (EGIZ. W'H-JB-R'; EBR. HOPHRA'; PRESSO I GRECI APRIES O UAPHRIA))Vol. V, p. 265 EPHREE (Egyptian W'h-jb-r'; Hebrew Hophra'; among the Greeks Apries or Uaphria). - Pharaoh of Egypt from 588 to 566 B.C., of the 26th dynasty (663–525),…
EphremVol. V, p. 265 EPHREM. - A city near the desert, to which Jesus withdrew with his disciples after the miracle of the resurrection of Lazarus (Io. 11, 54). It is generally…
Ephrem, Saint(EFREM, SANTO)Vol. V, p. 101 EFREM, saint. — Father of the Church, the most celebrated Syriac writer and one of the most distinguished Doctors, both for the abundance of his writings,…
Epic of Gilgamesh(GILGAMES, EPOPEA DI)Vol. VI, p. 258 GILGAMES, EPIC OF. — Alongside the Enūma eliš, the Babylonians and Assyrians had another national poem, whose central figure was G. (Gišbil-ga-meš), supposedly…
Epichirema(EPICHEREMA)Vol. V, p. 265 EPICHEREMA: V. SILLOGISMO E SILLOGISTICA.
Epiclesis(EPICLESI)Vol. V, p. 265 EPICLESI. — According to its etymology, the word e. (in Greek: ἐκλένησις, from ἐκτι-καλῶς, “I call,” instead) means “invocation, prayer”; generically:…
Epictetus(EPITTÈTO)Vol. V, p. 295 EPITTÈTO. – Greek Stoic philosopher, born ca. 50 A.D. at Hierapolis in Phrygia, died at Nicopolis (Epirus) ca. 138. As a boy he was the slave of Epaphroditus,…
Epicurus(EPICURO)Vol. V, p. 267 EPICURO. — I. LIFE. — Greek philosopher, founder of the school that took its name from him, born of Athenian parents on the 10th of Gamelion (January–February)…
EpidauroVol. V, p. 271 EPIDAURO. – A locality in Dalmatia known for the temple of Aesculapius (today Cavtat-Ragusavecchia). According to the Vita s. Hilarionis of St Jerome (PL 23,…
Epifenomeno(EPIFENÒMENO)Vol. V, p. 278 EPIFENÒMENO. - From ἐπὶ χάρις φανύψενον, “phenomenon” means an accessory or added phenomenon. In psychology this name designates a new phenomenon that presents…
Epigenesis(EPIGENESI)Vol. V, p. 279 EPIGENESIS. - Biological theory (from the Greek ἐπὶ “upon” = γένεσις “generation”), according to which the organic differentiation of the new individual in…
Epigonation (Ἐπιγωνάτιον, Ἐπιγόνᾰτον)(EPIGONATION (ἘΠΙΓΩΝΆΤΙΟΝ, ἘΠΙΓΌΝΑΤΟ))Vol. V, p. 279 EPIGONATION (ἐπιγωνάτιον, ἐπιγόνατο). - A liturgical ornament of the Byzantine rite, worn suspended from a ribbon at the level of the right knee. It is…
Epigono (Ἐπίγονος)Vol. V, p. 279 EPIGONO (Ἐπίγονος). - A heretic of the monarchian-modalist tendency, who was active shortly after A.D. 200, together with Noeto di Smirne. He taught that if…
Epigraphic Syllogisms(SILLOGI EPIGRAFICHE)Vol. XI, p. 362 EPIGRAPHIC SYLLOGIES. - In the Roman world, the East preceded the West in the collection of inscriptions; in Greece, in fact, syllogies were compiled as early…
Epigraphy, Christian Latin and Greek(EPIGRAFIA CRISTIANA LATINA E GRECA)Vol. V, p. 279 EPIGRAFIA CRISTIANA LATINA e GRECA. - L'epigrafia si può dire giustamente l'occhio del- (Int. Enc. Catt.) EPIGONATION - Pont, collegio Russico di s. Teresa del…
Epikeia(EPIKÉIA)Vol. V, p. 288 EPIKÉIA. – From ἐπαβέτα, that is, equity, benevolence, moderation. Its etymological meaning coincides with that of equity (v.). But the two terms correspond to…
Epilepsy(EPILESSIA)Vol. V, p. 289 EPILEPSY. — I. MEDICINE. — An attack disorder (ἐν-λαμβάνο = “I assail,” “I strike”; morbus sacer) of consciousness accompanied by a neurovegetative discharge,…
Epimachus and Gordian, Martyrs(EPIMACO E GORDIANO, MARTIRI)Vol. V, p. 291 EPIMACO and GORDIANO, martyrs: v. GORDIANO ed EPIMACO, martiri.
Epimenides(EPIMÈNIDE)Vol. V, p. 291 EPIMÈNIDE. – Greek poet, who lived in the sixth century B.C. According to legend, he was born at Cnosso, on the island of Crete, and was subsequently summoned…
Epimànica (Ἐπιμάνικα, Ἐπιμανία)(EPIMÀNICA (ἘΠΙΜΆΝΙΚΑ, ἘΠΙΜΑΝΊΙΚΑ))Vol. V, p. 291 EPIMÀNICA (Ἐπιμάνικα, ἐπιμανίικα). – These are simple cuffs used to tighten at the wrists the ends of the sleeves of the sticharion (alb): oversleeves that do…
Epiphany(EPIFANIA)Vol. V, p. 272 EPIPHANY. - The Greeks called epiphany the manifestation of a god in person or in a dream or in a miracle, or his return after an absence. The manifestation of…
Epiphany of Pavia(EPIFANIO DI PAVIA)Vol. V, p. 278 EPIFANIO di PAVIA. - Born in this city in 438 or 439, he entered the ecclesiastical career at a very young age and, after the death of Bishop Crispino, was…
Epiphany of Salamis(EPIFANIO DI SALAMINA)Vol. V, p. 278 EPIPHANIUS of SALAMIS. — Born after 310 in a small town near Eleutheropolis, in Palestine, perhaps to Jewish parents (v. Cronaca di Seer: PO 5, 301). He lived…
Episcopal Audience(EPISCOPALIS AUDIENTIA)Vol. V, p. 291 EPISCOPALIS AUDIENTIA. – A term used in the later Roman legal sources to designate the bishop’s tribunal and the jurisdiction recognized to him to resolve…
Episcopal Mensa(MENSA VESCOVILE)Vol. VIII, p. 420 EPISCOPAL MENSA. — This is the complex of ecclesiastical goods intended for the support of the bishop (archbishops, primates, prelates nullius) and his…
Episcopalism(EPISCOPALISMO)Vol. V, p. 292 EPISCOPALISM. — This is the name given to that Protestant ecclesiastical system in which the power to consecrate new ministers of the Church and to perpetuate…
Episcopate(EPISCOPATO)Vol. V, p. 292 EPISCOPATO: v. VESCOVO.
Episcopius (Bishop), Simon(EPISCOPIUS (BISCHOP), SIMON)Vol. V, p. 292 EPISCOPIUS (BISCHOP), SIMON. - Protestant theologian, b. at Amsterdam on 8 Jan. 1583, d. there on 4 Apr. 1643. A disciple of Gomar at the University of Leiden,…
Epistemology(EPISTEMOLOGIA)Vol. V, p. 292 EPISTEMOLOGIA. — Etymologically (ἐπιστήμη = science and λόγος = discourse), it signifies the doctrine of science. In current usage, however, the meaning of the…
Epistle(EPISTOLA)Vol. V, p. 293 EPISTOLA. — This is the passage from the Letters of the Apostles or from some other book of the Sacred Scripture that the priest reads at Mass before the…
Epistle of the Apostles(EPISTOLA APOSTOLORUM)Vol. V, p. 293 EPISTOLA APOSTOLORUM: v. APOSTOLI, Lettera degli A.
Epistle to the Philippians(FILIPPESI, EPISTOLA AI)Vol. V, p. 780 PHILIPPIANS, EPISTLE TO THE. — One of the four letters of imprisonment, addressed by St Paul to the community at Philippi. SUMMARY: I. Character. — II.…
Epistles I-II to the Thessalonians(TESSALONICESI, EPISTOLE I-II AI)Vol. XII, p. 29 TESSALONICESI, EPISTOLE I-II ai. – The first two letters written by St. Paul, in A.D. 50–51, from Corinth, a few months apart from one another. I E. AI T. - 1.…
Epistles of the Captivity(PRIGIONIA, EPISTOLE DELLA)Vol. X, p. 27 PRISON EPISTLES. - The Pauline letters to the Colossians (v.), Ephesians (v.), Philippians (v.), and to Philemon (v.), which presuppose Paul in prison (Col.…
Epistolary(EPISTOLARIO)Vol. V, p. 293 EPISTOLARIO. – By E. (epistolare, epistolarium [-ius], and also epistolium) is meant the book containing the lessons and the Epistles of the Mass throughout…
Epitrachelion (Ἐπιτραχήλιον, also called Περιτραχήλιον)(EPITRACHELIO (ἘΠΙΤΡΑΧΉΛΩΝ, DETTO ANCHE ΠΕΡΙΤΡΑΧΉΛΩΝ))Vol. V, p. 295 EPITRACHELIO (ἐπιτραχήλων, also called περιτραχήλων). — It is the priestly stole which, like that of the deacon, consists of a long strip of silk, the color of…
Epworth LeagueVol. V, p. 296 EPWORTH LEAGUE. - So called after the small town of Epworth, where the two Wesley brothers, founders of the Methodist Church, were born, it is the association…
