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Sullivan warns away from the dictionary meanings of "intercession" as “intervention, mediation, arbitration, negotiation”, all of which sound like we are dealing with a hostile or unfriendly God, whom we need to manipulate to get what we need. Such is not the meaning of the hapax legomenon in the New Testament of the word for intercession. [20]
To intercede is to go or come between two parties, to plead before one of them on behalf of the other. In ecclesiastical usage both words are taken in the sense of the intervention primarily of Christ, and secondarily of the Blessed Virgin and the angels and saints , on behalf of men. [ 2 ]
However, they can intercede for people on the Day of Judgment, but their intercession is limited compared to the intercession of the Prophet Muhammad. Both the tombs of prophets and saints are visited frequently as well as visiting modern-day living saints. People seek the advice of a saint in their quest for spiritual fulfilment.
Thesaurus Linguae Latinae. A modern english thesaurus. A thesaurus (pl.: thesauri or thesauruses), sometimes called a synonym dictionary or dictionary of synonyms, is a reference work which arranges words by their meanings (or in simpler terms, a book where one can find different words with similar meanings to other words), [1] [2] sometimes as a hierarchy of broader and narrower terms ...
What is the definition of today’s Wordle answer? The word means “to brown the surface of (bread, cheese, etc.) by heating in a toaster, over or near a fire, or in an oven.” ...
Today's Connections Game Answers for Wednesday, February 5, 2025: 1. PARTS OF A COMPENSATION PACKAGE: BONUS, INSURANCE, SALARY, VACATION 2. INDICATION: FLAG, GIVEAWAY ...
The term militant (Latin: militans) has a primary meaning of "being a soldier, performing military service", [4] but it acquired a secondary meaning of "serving, performing service, laboring", [5] with its root milito coming to mean "soldier of Christ or God" in Medieval Latin usage. [6]
A priest from Michigan who hosts "The Exorcist Files" podcast is now facing charges in Illinois after allegedly pulling out a teenage girl’s hair and using it to floss his teeth.