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31perspicuity — /perr spi kyooh i tee/, n. 1. clearness or lucidity, as of a statement. 2. the quality of being perspicuous. [1470 80; < L perspicuitas. See PERSPICUOUS, ITY] Syn. 1. clarity, plainness, intelligibility. 2. transparency. 3. PERSPICUITY,… …
32Christianity — • An account is given of Christianity as a religion, describing its origin, its relation to other religions, its essential nature and chief characteristics, but not dealing with its doctrines in detail nor its history as a visible organization… …
33Heaven — • In the Holy Bible the term heaven denotes, in the first place, the blue firmament, or the region of the clouds that pass along the sky. Gen., i, 20, speaks of the birds under the firmament of heaven . In other passages it denotes the region of… …
34Sacrifice 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… …
35Biblical Exegesis — Biblical Exegesis † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Biblical Exegesis Exegesis is the branch of theology which investigates and expresses the true sense of Sacred Scripture. The exegete does not inquire which books constitute Sacred… …
36Character (in Catholic Theology) — Character (in Catholic Theology) † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Character (in Catholic Theology) Character indicates a special effect produced by three of the sacraments, viz. Baptism, Confirmation, and Holy orders. This special effect is… …
37Johann Adam Moehler — Johann Adam Möhler † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Johann Adam Möhler Theologian, b. at Igersheim (Würtemberg), 6 April, 1796; d. at Munich, 12 April, 1838. The gifted youth first studied in the gymnasium at Mergentheim, and then attended… …
38Raphael (1483-1520) — Raphael † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Raphael The most famous name in the history of painting, b. at Urbino, 6 April (or 28 March), 1483; d. at Rome, 6 April, 1520. He belongs to the Umbrian School. Raphael is only a Christian name, the… …
39clarity — noun 1) the clarity of his account Syn: lucidity, lucidness, clearness, coherence; formal perspicuity Ant: vagueness, obscurity 2) the clarity of the image Syn: sharpness, clearness …
40clear — adj 1 Clear, transparent, translucent, lucid, pellucid, diaphanous, limpid are comparable when they mean having the property of being literally or figuratively seen through. Something is clear which is free from all such impediments to the vision …
