Greek and Latin Terms Flashcards by Emma Enoch

amor Dei

The love of God

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analogia entis

The analogy of being

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analogia fidei

The analogy of faith

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analogia Scripturae

The analogy of scripture

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aseitas

aseity, self existence; referring to the nature of God

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atreptos kai asynchytos

without change and without confusion

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auctor primarius Scripturae sacrae

Primary author of sacred scripture

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communio fidelium

Communion of the faithful (the Church)

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Communio sanctorum

Communion of the saints (the Church)

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Consensus ecclesiae catholicae

Consensus of the church catholic

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Coram Deo

Before God

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Corpus Christi

The body of Christ

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Creatio ex nihilo

Creation out of nothing

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Crede, ut intelligam

I believe in order that I might understand

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Credenda

Things to be believed

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Deus propter Christum absolvens sive iustificans

God absolving or justifying on account of Christ

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Ecclesia

Church

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Extra ecclesiam non sit salus

Outside of the church there may be no salvation

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Gratia

Grace

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Heteroousios

Of a different essence

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Homoousios

Of the same substance

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His est sanguis meus

This is my blood

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Hoc est corpus meum

This is my body

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Homo peccator

Man the sinner

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Hypostasis

Describing the three persons of God

Imago Dei

Image of God

Imitatio Christi

Imitation of Christ

Imputatio

Imputation, an act of attribution

Instrumentum coniunctum

Instrument of justification (faith)

Intercessio Christi

The intercession of Christ

Iustificatio

Justification

Iustitia imputata

Imputed righteousness

Iustitia infusa

Infused righteousness

Kenosis

Emptying

Lex Mosaica

Mosaic law

Lex orandi est lex credendi et agendi

The rule of prayer is the rule of belief and of action

Liber naturae, liber gratiae, liber gloriae

The book of nature, the book of grace, the book of glory

Locus classicus

Classic place

Logos asarkos

the Word/Logos without the flesh

Massa perditionis

Mass/lump of perdition

Meritum Christi

The merit of Christ

Munus triplex

Threefold office (prophet, priest, and king)

Non posse non peccare

Not able to sin

Norma normans non normata

The norm that norms that cannot be normed

Obedientia Christi

Obedience of Christ

Omne pecatum in Deum committitur

All sin is committed against God

Opera Trintitatis ad extra sunt indivisia

The external work of the Trinity are undivided

Oratio, meditatio, tentatio faciunt theologum

Prayer, meditation, and trial make the theologian

Ordo salutis

Order of salvation

Peccatum originale

Original sin

Perseverantia sanctorum

Perseverance of the saints

Prima causa

The first cause

Principia theolgiae

Fundamental principles or foundations of theology

Privatio boni

Privation of the good

Prosopon

Person

Protoevangelium

The protogospel/first gospel (Genesis 3:15)

Rationes aeternae

Eternal/divine ideas

Recapitulatio

Recapitulation

Regnum Christi

The rule of Christ

Regula fidei

Rule of faith

Revelatio generalis, revelatio specialis

General revelation, special revelation

Salus extra ecclesiam non est

There is no salvation outside of the Church

Sanctus Spiritus

Holy Spirit

Satisfactio vicaria

Vicarious satisfaction

Scriptura sacra locuta, res decisa est

Holy Scripture has spoken, the issue is decided

Scripturam ex Scriptura explicandam esse

Scripture is to be explained from Scripture

Sensus literalis

Literal sense

Sessio Christi

The sitting or act of sitting of Christ

Si homo non periisset, Filius hominis non venisset

If man had not perished, the Son of Man would not have come

Simul iustus et peccator

At once righteous/just and a sinner

Sola Christus

Christ alone

Sola fide

By faith alone

Sola gratia

By grace alone

Sola scriptura

Scripture alone

Soli Deo gloria

Glory to God alone

Sub specie aeternitatis

Under the aspect or form of eternity

Substantia

Substance

Summum bonum

The highest good

Testimonium internum Spiritus Sancti

Internal testimony of the Holy Spirit

Theologia naturalis

Natural theology

Theologia supernaturalis sive revelata

Supernatural or revealed theology

Theologia gloriae

Theology of glory

Trinitas

Trinity

Unio cum Christo

Union with Christ

Verbum Dei

Word of God

Veritas

Truth

Verus Deus/verus homo

True God/true man

Vivificatio

Vivication, quickening

Vocatio

Calling

Voluntas Dei

Will of God

Voluntas revelata Dei

The revealed will of God