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  2. Trinitarianism in the Church Fathers - Wikipedia

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    Theophilus of Antioch is the earliest Church father documented to have used the word "Trinity" to refer to God.. Debate exists as to whether the earliest Church Fathers in Christian history believed in the doctrine of the Trinity – the Christian doctrine that God the Father, the Son (Jesus Christ) and the Holy Spirit are three distinct persons sharing one homoousion (essence).

  3. Latria - Wikipedia

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    The Holy Trinity by Francesco Cairo (1630). Latria or latreia (also known as latreutical worship) is a theological term (Latin Latrīa, from the Greek λατρεία, latreia) used in Catholic theology and Eastern Orthodox theology to mean adoration, a reverence directed only to the Holy Trinity.

  4. Acts of reparation - Wikipedia

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    The response of man is to be reparation through adoration, prayer, and sacrifice. In Roman Catholic tradition, an act of reparation is a prayer or devotion with the intent to expiate the "sins of others", e.g. for the repair of the sin of blasphemy, the sufferings of Jesus Christ or as Acts of Reparation to the Virgin Mary.

  5. Deontology - Wikipedia

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    In moral philosophy, deontological ethics or deontology (from Greek: δέον, 'obligation, duty' + λόγος, 'study') is the normative ethical theory that the morality of an action should be based on whether that action itself is right or wrong under a series of rules and principles, rather than based on the consequences of the action. [1]

  6. Athanasian Creed - Wikipedia

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    Athanasius of Alexandria was traditionally thought to be the author of the Athanasian Creed, and gives his name to its common title.. The Athanasian Creed—also called the Quicunque Vult (or Quicumque Vult), which is both its Latin name and its opening words, meaning "Whosoever wishes"—is a Christian statement of belief focused on Trinitarian doctrine and Christology.

  7. Glossary of the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    Horarium – the schedule of daily prayers for those living in a religious community or seminary. [4] See also Liturgy of the Hours. Hyperdulia – veneration of the Blessed Virgin Mary see also: dulia; Hypostasis – in Jesus Christ, the union of two natures, divine and human, in the one divine person of the Son of God

  8. Perichoresis - Wikipedia

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    As a compound word, it refers primarily to "going around" or "encompassing", conveying the idea of "two sides of the same coin". [6] Suggested connections with Greek words for dancing ("choreia", spelled with the short letter omicron not the long omega) are not grounded in Greek etymology or early Christian use, but are modern in origin.

  9. Prayer in the Catholic Church - Wikipedia

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    Mental prayer was defined by John A. Hardon in his Modern Catholic Dictionary as a form of prayer in which the sentiments expressed are one's own and not those of another person. Mental prayer is a form of prayer whereby one loves God through dialogue with him, meditating on his words, and contemplating him. [9]