divine nature

  • 1Divine Nature and Attributes, The — • Covered as natural reason and faith Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006 …

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  • 2Nature and Attributes of God —     The Nature and Attributes of God     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Nature and Attributes of God     I. As Known Through Natural Reason     A. Infinity of God     B. Unity or Unicity of God     C. Simplicity of God     D. Divine Personality… …

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  • 3Divine Attributes — • In order to form a more systematic idea of God, and as far as possible, to unfold the implications of the truth, God is All Perfect, this infinite Perfection is viewed, successively, under various aspects, each of which is treated as a separate …

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  • 4Nature — • Has reference to the production of things, and hence generally includes in its connotation the ideas of energy and activity. Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Nature     Nature    …

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  • 5Divine — Di*vine , a. [Compar. {Diviner}; superl. {Divinest}.] [F. divin, L. divinus divine, divinely inspired, fr. divus, dius, belonging to a deity; akin to Gr. ?, and L. deus, God. See {Deity}.] 1. Of or belonging to God; as, divine perfections; the… …

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  • 6Divine Promise (in Scripture) —     Divine Promise (in Scripture)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Divine Promise (in Scripture)     The term promise in Holy Writ both in its nominal and verbal form embraces not only promises made by man to his fellowman, and by man to God in the… …

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  • 7Divine apathy — is the doctrine that the divine nature is incapable of suffering, passivity or modification. This doctrine is a common feature of Platonist, Aristotelian, and Stoic philosophical theology and was held by most Jewish, Christian, and Muslim… …

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  • 8Divine filiation — Fra Angelico s Baptism of Christ Divine filiation is a Christian concept of becoming a child of God . The concept implicates a share in the life and role of Jesus Christ. Divine filiation refers to the relationship between Jesus and God,… …

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  • 9nature —    While the word nature has multiple meanings, perhaps its commonest use in philosophy is to identify the set of kind essential properties, a kind essence, that make something what it is. For instance, to be human is to exemplify a human nature… …

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  • 10Divine Providence —     Divine Providence     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Divine Providence     (Lat., Providentia; Greek, pronoia).     Providence in general, or foresight, is a function of the virtue of prudence, and may be defined as the practical reason, adapting… …

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