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Glossary of the Catholic Church

October 27, 2023

See also: Glossary of Christianity and Index of Catholic Church articles

This is a glossary of terms used within the Catholic Church. Some terms used in everyday English have a different meaning in the context of the Catholic faith, including brother, confession, confirmation, exemption, faithful, father, ordinary, religious, sister, venerable, and vow.

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F Edit

  • Faithful — the collective members of the church incorporated into it through sacramental baptism.[2][3]
  • Fall of Man — the willful transition of the first humans from a state of original holiness, in communion with God, to a state of guilt and perennial disobedience
  • Family wage
  • Father (cleric) — a traditional title of priests
  • Father, God the — a name for the First Person of the Blessed Trinity
  • Five Ways — see: Quinque Viæ (below)
  • Font, Baptismal — see: Baptismal font (above)
  • Font, Holy water — see: Holy water font (below)
  • Friar
  • Full communion

G Edit

H Edit

I Edit

  • Immaculate Conception — the dogma that Mary was conceived without original sin (not to be confused with the Incarnation of Christ)
  • Incardination — see also: excardination (above)
  • Incarnation — The Word of God taking on a human nature and becoming true man, Jesus Christ (not to be confused with the Immaculate Conception of Mary)
  • Institute of consecrated life
  • Institute, Religious — see: Religious institute (below)
  • Institute, Secular — see: Secular institute (below)

J Edit

L Edit

M Edit

N Edit

O Edit

  • Officialis — see: Judicial vicar (above)
  • Order, Religious — see: Religious order (below)
  • Ordinariate, Military — see: Military ordinariate (above)
  • Ordinariate, Personal — see: Personal ordinariate (below)
  • Ordinary — see: Local ordinary (above)

P Edit

Q Edit

  • Quinque Viæ — Aquinas' famous philosophical proofs for the existence of God found in his Summa Theologiæ

R Edit

  • Ratum sed non consummatum
  • Reader
  • Reconciliation – see: Sacrament of Penance (below)
  • Rector (cathedral or seminary)
  • Regular clergy
  • Religious
  • Religious brother – see: Brother (above)
  • Religious congregation – see: Congregation, Religious (above)
  • Religious institute (Catholic)
  • Religious order
  • Religious priest – see: Regular clergy (above)
  • Rite to Being - The rite of being left alone to pray to Jesus Christ
  • Religious sister – see: Sister (below)
  • Right of Option - a way of obtaining a benefice or a title, by the choice of the new titulary
  • Roman Catholic - The Roman rite of the Catholic Church.
  • Roman Curia — "the complex of dicasteries and institutes that help the Roman Pontiff in the exercise of his supreme pastoral function for the good and service of the whole Church and of the particular Churches"[5]
  • Roman Missal

S Edit

T Edit

V Edit

U Edit

  • Universal Church - Title that refers to the Catholic Church. From Greek 'katholikos 'universal' from kata 'in respect of' + holos 'whole'.

W Edit

  • Wage, Family — see: Family wage (above)
  • War, just — see: Just war (above)
  • Ways, Five — see: Quinque Viæ(above)
  • West Syriac Rite

See also Edit

References Edit

  1. ^ Consuetudinarium Provinciae Marylandiensis-Neo Eboracensis Societatis Jesu
  2. ^ Catechism of the Catholic Church (2nd ed.). Libreria Editrice Vaticana. 2019. Paragraph 871.
  3. ^ CIC 1983, c. 204.
  4. ^ Cunningham, Lawrence S.; John J. Reich (2010). Culture & Values. Cengage Learning. ISBN 978-0-495-56925-1.
  5. ^ John Paul II, Pastor Bonus Article 1
  6. ^ Canon 553 §1, 1983 Code of Canon Law

Works cited Edit

  • Code of Canon Law (CIC). Vatican Publishing House. 1983.

October 27, 2023
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See also Glossary of Christianity and Index of Catholic Church articles This is a glossary of terms used within the Catholic Church Some terms used in everyday English have a different meaning in the context of the Catholic faith including brother confession confirmation exemption faithful father ordinary religious sister venerable and vow Contents 1 A 2 B 3 C 4 D 5 E 6 F 7 G 8 H 9 I 10 J 11 L 12 M 13 N 14 O 15 P 16 Q 17 R 18 S 19 T 20 V 21 U 22 W 23 See also 24 References 24 1 Works citedA EditAbbess the female head of a community of nuns abbey Abbot the male head of a community of monks monastery Acolyte Actual grace Ad limina visits visit by diocesan bishop to the Holy See usually every five years Alexandrian Rite Altar Altar server Altarage the revenue reserved for the chaplain altarist or altar thane in contradistinction to the income of the parish priest it came to signify the fees received by a priest from the laity when discharging any function for them Ambo Ambry Amovibility Annulment see Declaration of Nullity below Apostolic administrator Apostolic Chancery a former office of the Roman Curia Apostolic life Society of see Society of apostolic life below Apostolic nuncio see Nuncio below Apostolic prefect Apostolic succession Apostolic vicar Apse Archbishop the bishop of an archdiocese with limited jurisdiction over his suffragan sees a titular and largely honorary designation granted to certain bishops often Nuncios and other members of the Holy See diplomatic corps Archpriest Latin Church see Vicar Forane below Auxiliary bishopB EditBaptism Baptism of Jesus Baptismal font Beatification Bishop an ordained minister who holds the fullness of the sacrament of Holy Orders and is responsible for teaching the Catholic faith ruling the Church and sanctifying her people Bishop emeritus or Archbishop emeritus the title given to a retired bishop or archbishop Bishops conference see Episcopal conference below Blessed beatified person see Beatification above Brother a male lay member of a Catholic religious institute Byzantine RiteC EditCanon law Cardinal Cardinal Vicar Catholicism the body of the Catholic faith its theologies and doctrines its liturgical ethical spiritual and behavioural characteristics as well as a religious people as a whole Catechism a document containing an approved exposition of Church teachings Chancery Apostolic see Apostolic Chancery above Chancery Diocesan see Diocesan chancery below Chaplain of His Holiness Clergy Regular see Regular clergy below Clergy Secular see Secular clergy below Coadjutor bishop an auxiliary bishop with the legal right of succession to the see of which he is coadjutor Code of Canon Law 1917 Code of Canon Law 1983 Code of Canons of the Eastern Churches College of Cardinals College of Consultors Communion see Eucharist below and Full communion below Communion rite Communion of Saints Conclave Confession see Sacrament of Penance below Confirmation Congregation Religious Congregation Roman Curia Congregation Sacred see Congregation Roman Curia above Consecrated life Consecrated life Catholic Church Consecrated life Institute of see Institute of consecrated life below Corpus Juris Canonici Council Pontifical see Pontifical Council below Counter Reformation the period of Catholic revival beginning with the Council of Trent and ending at the close of the Thirty Years War Credence table Crosier Crucifix Curia Moderator of the see Moderator of the Curia below Curia Curia Roman see Roman Curia below D EditDeacon Dean see Vicar forane below Declaration of Nullity a canonical judicial sentence declaring that the matrimonial covenant was invalid from the beginning due to impediments or defect of consent Definitor Diaconate see Deacon above Dicastery Diocesan administrator Diocesan bishop Diocesan chancery Diocesan curia see Curia Roman Catholic Church above Divine Liturgy Diocesan priest Diocesan tribunal see Tribunal below Discalceation Dulia see also Hyperdulia below E EditEast West Schism forcibly divided medieval Christianity s Eastern Greek from its Western Latin jurisdiction which later became known as the Eastern Orthodox Church and the Roman Catholic Church respectively Eastern Catholic Churches East Syriac Rite Ecclesiastical judge Eminence see His Eminence below Encyclical Eparchy Episcopal conference Episcopal see Episcopal vicar Eucharist a Christian sacrament generally considered to be a commemoration of the Last Supper in which Jesus Christ shared his Body and Blood with his disciples before his betrayal and crucifixion Exarch Excardination see also Incardination Excitator the excitator in seminaries monasteries and convents was the person charged with the job of awakening community members each morning 1 Exclaustration Excommunication a medicinal religious penalty that bars the person from reception of the sacraments the rights of office and other privileges in the Church Exemption Exorcism the practice of expelling demons from a person place or thing which they are believed to possess or inhabitF EditFaithful the collective members of the church incorporated into it through sacramental baptism 2 3 Fall of Man the willful transition of the first humans from a state of original holiness in communion with God to a state of guilt and perennial disobedience Family wage Father cleric a traditional title of priests Father God the a name for the First Person of the Blessed Trinity Five Ways see Quinque Viae below Font Baptismal see Baptismal font above Font Holy water see Holy water font below Friar Full communionG EditGrace Christianity Grace prayer H EditHierarchy His Eminence His Holiness Holy Communion see Eucharist above Holy Orders Holy See the episcopal jurisdiction of the Bishop of Rome who is commonly known as the Pope and is the preeminent episcopal see of the Catholic Church forming the central government of the Church Holy water font or stoup church Holy water stoup home see Home stoup below Home stoup Honorary Prelate 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 GodI EditImmaculate Conception the dogma that Mary was conceived without original sin not to be confused with the Incarnation of Christ Incardination see also excardination above Incarnation The Word of God taking on a human nature and becoming true man Jesus Christ not to be confused with the Immaculate Conception of Mary Institute of consecrated life Institute Religious see Religious institute below Institute Secular see Secular institute below J EditJudicial vicar Just War doctrine Jesus Jehovah s WitnessesL EditLaity Lapsed Catholic a Catholic who has ceased practising the Catholic faith Latin Church Latin liturgical rites Law canon see Canon law above Lay communion the status of a cleric who is in communion with the Church but only with the standing of a lay person Lay ecclesial ministry Lectio Divina Lectionary Lector see Reader below Limbo an idea of speculative theology about the afterlife condition of those unbaptized who die in Original Sin rather than assigning them to the Hell of the damned Limbo is not a formally defined doctrine of the Catholic Church Latria worship and prayer owed to God alone Liturgy public worship Local ordinaryM EditMass the usual English language name for the Eucharistic celebration in the Latin liturgical rites of the Catholic Church Mariology the theology concerned with the Virgin Mary the mother of Jesus Christ Mediatrix the role of the Blessed Virgin Mary as a mediator in the salvation process Metropolitan archbishop Military ordinariate Missal Missal Roman see Roman Missal below Mission sui juris Mitre Monk Monsignor Most Holy Trinity see Trinity below N EditNarthex Nave Novitiate Nun see also Sister below NuncioO EditOfficialis see Judicial vicar above Order Religious see Religious order below Ordinariate Military see Military ordinariate above Ordinariate Personal see Personal ordinariate below Ordinary see Local ordinary above P EditPapal court Parish Parishioner churchgoer Pastor Patriarch Patriarchate Penance see Sacrament of Penance below Permanent deacon see Deacon above Personal ordinariate Personal prelature Pew Pontiff Pontifical Council Pope Prefect apostolic see Apostolic prefect above Prelate Prelate Honorary see Honorary Prelate above Prelature Personal see Personal prelature above Prelature Territorial see Territorial prelature below Priest Priest Diocesan see Diocesan priest above Priest Religious see Regular clergy below Prior Prioress Protonotary apostolic Pulpit see Ambo above Q EditQuinque Viae Aquinas famous philosophical proofs for the existence of God found in his Summa TheologiaeR EditRatum sed non consummatum Reader Reconciliation see Sacrament of Penance below Rector cathedral or seminary Regular clergy Religious Religious brother see Brother above Religious congregation see Congregation Religious above Religious institute Catholic Religious order Religious priest see Regular clergy above Rite to Being The rite of being left alone to pray to Jesus Christ Religious sister see Sister below Right of Option a way of obtaining a benefice or a title by the choice of the new titulary Roman Catholic The Roman rite of the Catholic Church Roman Curia the complex of dicasteries and institutes that help the Roman Pontiff in the exercise of his supreme pastoral function for the good and service of the whole Church and of the particular Churches 5 Roman MissalS EditSacrament of Penance commonly called Confession Reconciliation or Penance becoming free of sin by confession and repentance Sacred congregation see Congregation Roman Curia above Sacred Tradition Saints Communion of see Communion of Saints above Sanctifying grace see Grace Christianity above Sanctuary Secular clergy Secular institute Sede vacante See Episcopal see Episcopal see above Seminarian Server see Altar server above Side altar Simple vow any vow which is not a solemn vow Sister Society of apostolic life Solemn vow Stoup Holy water see Holy water font above and Home stoup above Summa Theologiae a theological work by Thomas Aquinas Supreme Pontiff see Pontiff above T EditTerritorial prelature Titular bishop Titular church Tradition Sacred see Sacred Tradition above Transept Transitional deaconsee Deacon above Transubstantiation Tribunal an ecclesiastical court Trinity TheV EditVacant see see Sede vacante above Venerable Vatican disambiguation Vicar apostolic see Apostolic vicar above Vicar forane also known as dean or in the Latin Church archpriest 6 Vicar general Vicar judicial see Judicial vicar above Vicar of Christ Vow see Simple vow above or Solemn vow above U EditUniversal Church Title that refers to the Catholic Church From Greek katholikos universal fromkata in respect of holos whole W EditWage Family see Family wage above War just see Just war above Ways Five see Quinque Viae above West Syriac RiteSee also EditCatholic EncyclopediaReferences Edit Consuetudinarium Provinciae Marylandiensis Neo Eboracensis Societatis Jesu Catechism of the Catholic Church 2nd ed Libreria Editrice Vaticana 2019 Paragraph 871 CIC 1983 c 204 Cunningham Lawrence S John J Reich 2010 Culture amp Values Cengage Learning ISBN 978 0 495 56925 1 John Paul II Pastor Bonus Article 1 Canon 553 1 1983 Code of Canon Law Works cited Edit Code of Canon Law CIC Vatican Publishing House 1983 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Glossary of the Catholic Church amp oldid 1170601232, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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