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sancta simplicitas: holy innocence: Or "sacred simplicity". sancte et sapienter: in a holy and wise way: Also sancte sapienter (holiness, wisdom), motto of several institutions, notably King's College London: sanctum sanctorum: Holy of Holies: referring to a more sacred and/or guarded place, within a lesser guarded, yet also holy location ...
O sacrum convivium" is a Latin prose text honoring the Blessed Sacrament. It is included as an antiphon to the Magnificat in the vespers of the liturgical office on the feast of Corpus Christi . The text of the office has been attributed to Saint Thomas Aquinas .
The original meaning was similar to "the game is afoot", but its modern meaning, like that of the phrase "crossing the Rubicon", denotes passing the point of no return on a momentous decision and entering into a risky endeavor where the outcome is left to chance. alenda lux ubi orta libertas: Let light be nourished where liberty has arisen
Theologians holding the doctrine of property simplicity distinguish modes of divine simplicity by negating any notion of composition from the meaning of terms used to describe it. In quantitative or spatial terms, God is simple – as opposed to being made up of pieces – and present in entirety everywhere if, in fact, present anywhere.
The text is taken from "O sacrum convivium", a Latin text celebrating the Blessed Sacrament. This was the first time Messiaen used a Latin text, instead of a text in French. [7] A mainly tonal work, it is in F-sharp major, Messiaen's favorite key. As in Le banquet céleste, F-sharp major expresses the mystical experience of "superhuman love". [8]
A fanum may be a traditional sacred space such as the grove of Diana Nemorensis, or a sacred space or structure for non-Roman religions, such as an Iseum (temple of Isis) or Mithraeum. Cognates such as Oscan fíísnú, [227] Umbrian fesnaf-e, [228] and Paelignian fesn indicate that the concept is shared by Italic peoples. [229]
The Academy bars winners from profiting off the sales of their Oscar statues, in an effort "to preserve the integrity of the Oscar symbol," according to the organization's website.
Sacramentum also referred to a thing that was pledged as a sacred bond, and consequently forfeit if the oath were violated. [2] Both instances imply an underlying sacratio , act of consecration. The sacramentum differs from iusiurandum , which is more common in legal application, as for instance swearing an oath in court.