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21Sacrifice of the Mass — • The word Mass (missa) first established itself as the general designation for the Eucharistic Sacrifice in the West after the time of Pope Gregory the Great, the early Church having used the expression the breaking of bread (fractio panis) or… …
22The Incarnation — The Incarnation † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Incarnation I. The Fact of the Incarnation (1) The Divine Person of Jesus Christ A. Old Testament Proofs B. New Testament Proofs C. Witness of Tradition (2) The Human… …
23DISPUTATIONS AND POLEMICS — in the pagan environment the christian environment and mission dialogue with tryphon celsus in the christian and muslim medieval milieu gregory of tours and priscus gilbert crispin christian religious drama chronicle of ahimaaz 12TH CENTURY in… …
24John Scottus Eriugena and Anselm of Canterbury — Stephen Gersh INTRODUCTION by John Marenbon John Scottus Eriugena came from Ireland, as his name indicates (‘Scottus’ meant ‘Irishman’ in the Latin of this period, and ‘Eriugena’, a neologism invented by John himself, is a flowery way of saying… …
25ESCHATOLOGY — In general, the term eschatology designates the doctrine concerning the last things. The word last can be understood either absolutely as referring to the ultimate destiny of mankind in general or of each individual man, or relatively as… …
26rock — {{11}}rock (n.) stone, O.E. rocc (in stanrocc stone rock or obelisk ), also from O.N.Fr. roque, from M.L. rocca (767), from V.L. *rocca, of uncertain origin, sometimes said to be from Celtic (Cf. Bret. roch). It seems to have been used in Middle… …
27Germanism (linguistics) — A Germanismus is a German word that exists in a language, like a loan word was integrated, or a grammatical specificity of the German, in a different language was incorporated. Applications Most words in a language other over when they in the… …
28run — {{11}}run (n.) spell of running, mid 15c. (earlier ren, late 14c.), from RUN (Cf. run) (v.). Sense of small stream first recorded 1580s, mostly Northern English dialect and Amer.Eng. Meaning series or rush of demands on a bank, etc. is first… …
29Cana, Canaanites — Cana, Canaanites † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Cana, Canaanites (Canaan, Canaanites). The Hebrew word Kenaan, denoting a person, occurs: ♦ in the Old Testament as the name of one of Ham s sons; ♦ in a lengthened form, Kenaanah …
30meat — (n.) O.E. mete food, item of food (paired with drink), from P.Gmc. *mati (Cf. O.Fris. mete, O.S. meti, O.N. matr, O.H.G. maz, Goth. mats food, M.Du., Du. metworst, Ger. Mettwurst type of sausage ), from PIE *mad i …
