ancilla theologiae
ancilla theologiae
The handmaid of theology.
Tagged: Catholic
Technical Meaning
Philosophy's medieval title: reason as the servant, not the mistress, of revealed theology. The phrase frames the whole scholastic settlement between Athens and Jerusalem.
More Latin Terms
- analogia entis — The analogy of being.
- analogia fidei — The analogy of faith.
- gratia — Favour; thanks; a free gift.
- iustificatio — A making righteous; justification.
- persona — A mask; a character; an individual.
- sacramentum — A sacred sign; an oath.
- sanctificatio — A making holy; sanctification.
- substantia — That which stands under; substance.
- trinitas — Trinity; a triad.
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