Terminology
We have compiled a list of Christian World View (CCWV) Definitions. While it is clear that there are differences of opinion with respect to some of the definitions, we will define them as such for the purposes of this site.
judgments and principles based on inductive reasoning (from effect to cause).
judgments and principles valid without reference to sense impressions, proceeding from cause to effect, based on deductive reasoning
The expulsion of a fetus from the mother's womb for the express purpose of ending the pregnancy and and killing the fetus. It is a violation of natural law and is condemned by the Roman Catholic Church and all of Christendom which follows orthodox Christianity.
non-ephemeral, transcendently true
100% certainty for a given principle
Sexual relations between a married person and another who is not one's marriage partner.
the belief that neither the existence or nature of God, nor the origin of the universe is knowable.
short for allelomorph, one of any pair of alternative hereditary characters for example, the red or white eyes in the fruit fly, the gene regarded as the carrier of either of a pair of alternative hereditary characters.
the relationship between two things which are similar in many, though not in all, respects, the assumption that if two things are similar in one or more respects, they will be similar in others. Different structures that perfom similar functions
An official church declaraion that what appeared to be a Christian marriage never existed in the first place.
the science which studies humans both as animal and as a member of society, his "origins", development, and social habits.
attributing human-like features and forms to God
the study of the physical remains of ancient periods, ie., (tools, cities, buildings, etc.), the study of relics.
The Roman Catholic doctrine that the body of the Virgin Mary was taken directly to heaven when her life on earth ended without undergoing corruption of the body in the grave.
A philosophy which posits "There is no God", the idea that the non-existence of God can be proved.
the act of human consciousness that makes a personal commitment to a proposition
Those who personally experience the baptism of the Holy Spirit are called charismatics, that is an individual who is the beneficiary of a special free gift of the Holy Spirit as manifested by the gift of healing, speaking in tongues, and or interpreting tongues.
One of the 3 theological virtues, it envisages the love of God above all things and love of neighbor as oneself, the so-called greatest of the 3 theological virtues.
Process whereby the church officially declares that a person who has been martyred for Christ and or has practices Christian virtue in a extraordinary way is in heaven and is worthy of special distinction and imitation by living Christians.
to come from something else or be a copy of an original, related in the second instance
measurement in a single direction or vector, extent or scope of something
belief that the body is a machine and mind as consciousness only, without spirit
something that is owed
The movement which seeks and promotes Christian Unity in Christ among the different denominations, eventually the unity of all peoples throughout the world in Jesus Christ.
study of how we know something, or knowledge system study
time or existence without beginning or end
"Mercy killing", bringing about the death of a person through direct or indirect morally illicit means. It is condemned by the church as contrarary to the 5th commandment, and the Law of Christ which calls for love of neighbor. Includes the witholding of sustenance from those unable to provide it for themselves.
creation out of nothing
an explanation or commentary on the meaning of a text, to explain or expound
to have real being, or being in the state of actuality
notion that man is not part of a metaphysical system, that man must create his own reality
command, or decree, order
addressing one thing in terms normally denoting another with which it may be regarded as analogous
the revealing of God in creation, the book of nature
the scientific study of the nature, formation, origin, and development of the earth's crust and of it's layers
the supreme being
a system of interpretation or explanation
similar structures which perform different functions
The catholic church doctrine, also embraced by the orthodox church that Mary was free from sin from the very first moment of her human existence by special arrangement of God the Father. This doctrine was first formulated by the church in 431 AD at the Council of Ephesus but is traceable to the Apostolic Fathers. Some Protestant denominations such as the Anglican Church also accept this doctrine.
the dogma that the Son of God became an actual man in Jesus of Nazareth, born of the Virgin Mary. The term literally means taking on human flesh.
without error in all regards or in a limited sense in all teachings
competely trustworthy
under divine selection and guidance
a relationship between cause and effect, statement of what occurs in nature, found by observation and experiment to be true
true in the usual sense of the word, following the original closely
the science of pure reasoning, and a type of pure mathematical form
The official teaching office or authority of the Roman Catholic Church which holds that Christ bestowed on the Apostles the right and necessity to evangelize and teach in His name.
a figure of speech in which a word or phrase literally denoting 1 kind of object or idea is used in place of another to suggest a likeness, symbolic
the science of being, the science of the fundamental causes and processes in things, a division of philosophy which includes ontology
God's plan written into the way he made things. Human intelligence and reflection can aid in discovering it and living a life in harmony with it. This is revealed in the book of gereral revelation or the book of nature. It compliments what is found in the book of scripture or special revelation.
that which utilized philosophical arguments for the existence of God without appealing to special revelation
all powerful
present everywhere
all-knowing
first hand, not copied, a state of belonging to a beginning, something from which a copy can be made
the branch of geology which deals with the fossil remains of plants and animals
something exists beyond matter, therefore, since God does not exist, nature becomes God in all it's parts
The second coming of Christ in glory which will usher in the full establishment of God's kingdom.
less than 100% certainty, ie., 90- 99.999999...... +% certainty or plausibility
The term which refers to the belief that Christ is actually present not just symbolically present in the Eucharist.
a thing knowing a relation to or connection with or necessary dependence on another thing
service and worshiop of God or the supernatural, or devotion to faith or observance, a principle or sysem of beliefs held to with order and faith.
the revealing of God in redemption, usually but not always limited to the book of scripture
rational uncreated spirit being who is omnipotent, omniscient, omnipresent, immutable, transcendent and eternal
something that stands for something else by reason of relationship.
the belief in God
the study of God and all that relates to him
a statement, susceptible to logical proof when certain facts are accepted
organized body of ideas as to the truth of something, a general body of assumptions and principles
that entity which clocks measure, cause-effect related phenomena occur in it
not limited by or affected by the passing of time
beyond normal limits or beyond limits of human experience, independent of material universe
The period of 3 days beginning with Holy or Maundy Thursday, that is the night of the Last Supper, and ending with the morning of Resurrection or Easter Sunday, often referred to as the Holiest time or feast of the year in Christendom.
The Christian dogma which holds that in God there are 3 persons in one being, that God is a trinity in unity, that is a tri-unity of God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit.
the state or quality of being accurate, in agreement with fact, not falsifiable
something intrinsically desirable
The Hebrew name for God. It means "I am Who Am".