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Sybel, Heinrich vonVol. XI, p. 1011 SYBEL, HEINRICH von. - German historian, b. 2 Dec. 1817 in Düsseldorf, d. 1 Aug. 1895 in Marburgo. He was professor at Bonn in 1844, at Marburgo in 1846, at…
Sydney, Archdiocese of(SYDNEY, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1011 SYDNEY, ARCHDIOCESE of. – It is situated on the eastern coast of the State of New South Wales in Australia (v.). Following the initial development of…
Syllabus(SILLABO)Vol. XI, p. 361 SILLABO. — List of 80 propositions concerning the errors of the age, published by Pius IX on 8 December 1864. I. HISTORY. — The first idea of the S. goes back…
Syllogism(SILLOGISMO)Vol. XI, p. 365 SILLOGISM. — From the Greek οὐν-λόγος, λογισμός, it indicates a connection of ideas, discourse. The term, already used by Plato (Theaet., 189 d; Phil., 41 c),…
Sylvester I, Pope(SILVESTRO I, PAPA)Vol. XI, p. 371 SILVESTRO I, PAPA, santo - S. S. presents to Constantine, still afflicted with leprosy, the icon of SS. Peter and Paul who had appeared to him in a dream.…
Symbiosis(SIMBIOSI)Vol. XI, p. 373 SIMBIOSI. — From the Greek σύν (= together) and βλω (= life). This term, introduced by A. de Bary in 1879, denotes the intimate and constant association of two…
Symbol and Symbolism(SIMBOLO E SIMBOLISMO)Vol. XI, p. 376 SYMBOL and SYMBOLISM. — From αὐv = “with, together” and βάδω = “I throw,” with the meaning of “to put together,” to bring objects and ideas close to one…
Symbolic Actions(AZIONI SIMBOLICHE)Vol. II, p. 367 AZIONI SIMBOLICHE: v. SIMBOLO.
Symbolic Logic(LOGICA SIMBOLICA)Vol. VII, p. 892 LOGICA SIMBOLICA. – This is the study of formal logic by means of symbols, also called ideographic logic, mathematical logic, or logistic. Already in Aristotle…
Symbols of Protestant Faith(SIMBOLI DI FEDE PROTESTANTI)Vol. XI, p. 376 SIMBOLI DI FEDE PROTESTANTI: v. CONFESSIONI DI FEDE PROTESTANTI.
Symbols of the Faith(SIMBOLI DELLA FEDE)Vol. XI, p. 374 SYMBOLS OF THE FAITH. — Formulas that express the truths of the faith in summary form. I. NOTION. — The word « s. », if derived from the Greek σύμβολον, means…
Symeon Metaphrastes (Logothete)(SIMEONE METAFRASTE (LOGOTHETA))Vol. XI, p. 386 SIMEONE METAFRASTE (Logotheta). — Hagiographer of the 10th century. He is the author of a large collection of hagiographical legends, compiled between 961 and…
Symeon the New Theologian(SIMEONE IL NUOVO TEOLOGO)Vol. XI, p. 386 SIMEONE il NUOVO TEOLOGO. - A noted Byzantine mystical author, born ca. 949 at Galatai in Paphlagonia, died on 12 March 1022; he is venerated as a saint by…
Symmachus (Q. Aurelius Symmachus)(SIMMACO (Q. AURELIUS SYMMACUS))Vol. XI, p. 388 SIMMACO (Q. Aurelius Symmacus). — Rhetorician and politician, born in Rome in 345, died in 405, he was one of the most prominent figures of moribund Roman…
Symonds, John AddingtonVol. XI, p. 1012 SYMONDS, JOHN ADDINGTON. – English aesthete, b. in Bristol on 5 October 1840, d. in Rome on 19 April 1893. He lived for a long time in Italy for health…
Sympathy(SIMPATIA)Vol. XI, p. 398 SYMPATHY. — In the general sense, this indicates that phenomenon whereby a given modification in any being comes to be reproduced in another being, through a…
Synagogue(SINAGOGA)Vol. XI, p. 401 SINAGOGA - Pictorial decoration of the s. of Dura Europos (245-56 A. D.). (from J. B. Frey, Une ancienne synagogue de Galilee récemment découverte, in Riv. di…
Synaxarion(SINASSARIO)Vol. XI, p. 405 SINASSARIO. - From the Greek συναξάριον, from συνάγει = to gather, and σύναξει = assembly. This term designated a “liturgical book read at religious…
Syncletica, Saint(SINCLETICA, SANTA)Vol. XI, p. 405 SINCLETICA, saint. — Of Macedonian origin, born at Alexandria and died there about 400. Having renounced marriage in order to consecrate herself to God, upon…
Syncretism(SINCRETISMO)Vol. XI, p. 405 SYNCRETISM. – A universal phenomenon, connected with the most serious religious problems, particularly in relation to Judaism and Christianity. CONTENTS: I.…
Synderesis(SINDERESI)Vol. XI, p. 422 SINDERESI. – A medieval term equivalent to the modern “moral sense,” understood as “the spiritual quality by which we know the first principles of the…
Synergistic Question(SINERGISTICA, QUESTIONE)Vol. XI, p. 425 SINERGISTICA, QUESTIONE — “Synergism” is the doctrine of the cooperation of human freedom with Grace in the work of justification. Luther had taught that man…
Synesius(SINESIO)Vol. XI, p. 426 SINESIO. – Born c. 370 in the Pentapolis of Cyrenaica, he died in 413; he came from an old family of Greek landowners, which prided itself on Lacedaemonian…
Synod(SINODO)Vol. XI, p. 428 SYNOD. – It is the legitimate assembly, convened by the bishop, of the priests and clerics of his diocese and of others who are obliged to attend, for the…
Synod of Pistoia(SINODO DI PISTOIA)Vol. XI, p. 428 SINODO DI PISTOIA: v. RICCI, SCIPIONE de'.
Synoichia (Συνοικία)(SINOICHIA (ΣΥΝΟΛΙΑ))Vol. XI, p. 428 SINOICHIA (Συνολια). — Athenian festival celebrated on the 16th of Hecatombaeon (July–August) in honor of Athena, protector of the State, to commemorate the…
Synoptic Gospels(SINOTTICI, VANGELI)Vol. XI, p. 428 SYNOPTICS, GOSPELS. — Title attributed to the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke because, when transcribed in adjoining columns, they can easily be taken in…
Synthesis(SINTESI)Vol. XI, p. 434 SINTESI: V. ANALISI E SINTESI.
Synusiasts(SINUSIASTI)Vol. XI, p. 434 SINUSIASTS: v. APOLLINARE, VESCOVO of Laodicea.
Syracuse, Archdiocese of(SIRACUSA, ARCIDIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 437 SIRACUSA, ARCIDIOCESI. — City and archdiocese of eastern Sicily. It has an area of 1,200 sq km and 224,000 inhabitants, almost all Catholic, distributed among…
Syracuse, Diocese of(SYRACUSE, DIOCESI DI)Vol. XI, p. 1012 SYRACUSE, DIOCESI of. — City and diocese of the State of New York (United States). The diocese was erected by Leo XIII on 20 November 1886. The history of S.…
Syria(SIRIA)Vol. XI, p. 443 SYRIA. - I. GEOGRAPHY. - A historical region and (since 1946) an independent state of the Near East, bordering Turkey, 'Irāq, Transjordan, Israel, and Lebanon.…
Syria Dea (Syria Theos)(SYRIA DEA (ΣΥΡΊΑ ΘΕΌΣ))Vol. XI, p. 1012 SYRIA DEA (Συρία θεός). — The pre-eminent Syrian goddess, popularly Diasura, Iasura, is Atargatia, whose name seems to derive from 'Atar (=Astarte), plus 'Atè…
Syro-Roman Book(LIBRO SIRO-ROMANO)Vol. VII, p. 798 LIBRO SIRO-ROMANO. - This is the name assigned by modern scholars to an Eastern legal compilation which, in different versions, bears the title Δικαιώματα,…
