Chapter 19 | Vocabulary Flashcards
The theological virtue by which we love God above all things for his own sake, and our neighbor as ourselves for the love of God.
Charity
Sin against the virtue of religion in which one attempts to tell of future events by means of occult forces—Satan, demons, spirits, astrology, etc.
Divination
Both a gift of God and a human act by which the believer gives personal adherence to God who invites his response, and freely assents to the whole truth that God has revealed; a theological virtue given by God.
Faith
The theological virtue by which we desire and except from God both eternal life and the grace we need to attain it.
Hope
The willful refusal to assent to revealed truth, or even the neglect of this truth.
Incredulity
A set of beliefs and practices followed by those committed to the service and worship of God.
Religion
The buying or selling of spiritual things, which have God alone as their owner and master.
Simony
Sin against the virtue of religion invoking the attribution of a kind of magical power to certain practices or objects, like charms or omens.
Superstition
Gifts infused by God into the souls of the faithful to make them capable of acting as his children and of meeting eternal life. The theological virtues of faith, hope, and charity.
Theological Virtues
Showing devotion and respect to Mary, the apostles, and the martyrs, who were viewed as faithful witnesses to faith in Jesus Christ; must be clearly distinguished from adoration and worship, which are due to God alone.
Veneration
Adoration and honor given to God, which is the fist act of the virtue of religion.
Worship
A less common synonym for the sloth, one of the seven capital sins.
Acedia
