English Index to Key Latin and Greek Terms
accomplishment: impetratio
act: actus
of faith: actus fidei
of trust: actus fiduciae
of union: actus unionis
actuality: actus
adoption: adoptio
affliction: tentatio
allegory: see quadriga
analogy: analogia
of being: analogia entis
of faith: analogia fidei
of Scripture: analogia Scripturae
angels: angeloi; pneumata leitourgika
anger: see septem peccata mortalia
antichrist: antichristus
apostasy: apostasia
assent: assensus
attribute: attributum
authority of Scripture: authoritas Scripturae
being: ens
birth: genesis
blessedness: beatitudo
body of Christ: corpus Christi
calling: vocatio
cause: causa
efficient cause: causa efficiens
final cause: causa finalis
formal cause: causa formalis
material cause: causa materialis
certainty: certitudo
children of the faithful: infantes fidelium
choice: arbitrium
Christ. See also persona; Trinitas
office of: munus triplex
person of: persona Christi
satisfaction of: satisfactio vicaria
states of: status exaltationis; status humiliationis
commands: praecepta
of the law: praecepta Decalogi
of love: praecepta caritatis
common grace: gratia communis
common places: loci communes
communication of proper qualities: communicatio idiomatum
community: koinōnia
concurrence: concursus
consubstantial: homoousios
contrition: contritio; poenitentia
conversion: conversio
cooperating grace: see gratia
counsel of God: consilium Dei
of grace: foedus gratiae
of redemption: pactum salutis
of works: foedus operum
covetousness: see septem peccata mortalia
damnation: damnatio
death: mors
decree: decretum
degrees of glory: gradus gloriae
desire: appetitus
despair: see septem peccata mortalia
dispensation: dispensatio
disposition: habitus
of faith: habitus fidei
of grace: habitus gratiae
distributive justice: iustitia remuneratoria sive distributiva
divine attributes: attributa divina
eating (sacramental): manducatio
economy: dispensatio
effectual calling: vocatio efficax
emotion: affectio
end of the world: consummatio saeculi. See also interitus mundi
envy: see septem peccata mortalia
equivocal: aequivocus
of God: essentia Dei
eternal ideas: rationes aeternae
eternal life: vita aeterna
eternity: aeternitas
exaltation of Christ: status exaltationis
existence: esse
faithfulness: fidelitas
fault: culpa
fear of God: timor Dei. See also contritio; timor filialis
first cause: prima causa
first mover: primum movens
foreknowledge: praescientia
of faith: praevisa fidei
foreordination: praedestinatio
form: forma. See also universalia
foundation: fundamentum. See also principia theologiae
of election: fundamentum electionis
of faith: fundamentum fidei
free will (i.e., free choice): liberum arbitrium
fundamental articles: articuli fundamentales
fundamental principles of theology: principia theologiae
general revelation: revelatio generalis
gluttony: see septem peccata mortalia
God: Deus
God-man: theanthrōpos
goodness: bonitas
goodwill: benevolentia
grace: gratia
alone: sola gratia
of God: gratia Dei
greed: see septem peccata mortalia
guarantee: fideiussio; sponsio
guilt: culpa
happiness: felicitas
hatred: odium
holiness: sanctitas
humiliation of Christ: status humiliationis
hypostatic union: unio personalis
hypothetical universalism: universalismus hypotheticus
ideas: rationes aeternae; universalia
illocal presence: praesentia illocalis sive definitiva. See also praesentia
illumination: illuminatio
image of God: imago Dei
immeasurability: immensitas
immortality: immortalitas
imperfection: vitium
impersonality: anhypostasis
imputation: imputatio
imputed righteousness: iustitia imputata
in view of faith: intuitu fidei
incarnation: incarnatio
inspiration: inspiratio. See also theopneustos
intellect: intellectus
intermediate state: status animarum a corpore separatarum
internal testimony of the Holy Spirit: testimonium internum Spiritus Sancti
justice: iustitia
justification: iustificatio
kenosis: exinanitio; kenōsis
kingdom of Christ: regnum Christi
knowledge: cognitio; notitia; scientia
last day: dies novissimus
last judgment: iudicium extremum
law: lex
ceremonial: lex ceremonialis
of Christ: lex Christi
moral: lex moralis
of Moses: lex Mosaica
of nature: lex naturalis
liability: reatus
life: vita
light
of God: lux Dei
of nature/grace/glory: lumen naturae/gratiae/gloriae
long-suffering: longanimitas
Lord’s Supper: coena sacra
of God: amor Dei
lust: see septem peccata mortalia
majesty: maiestas
man (generic): homo
manifestation: patefactio
marks of the church: notae ecclesiae
means: media. See also instrumentum
of grace: media gratiae; organa gratiae et salutis
mediator: Mediator
mercy: misericordia
merit: meritum
of Christ: meritum Christi
metaphysics: metaphysica
millennialism: chiliasmus
miracles: miracula
mirror of election: speculum electionis
mystical union: unio mystica
names of God: nomina Dei
natural condition: status purorum naturalium
natural theology: theologia naturalis
necessity: necessitas
absolute: necessitas absoluta
of compulsion: necessitas coactionis
of nature: necessitas naturae
relative: necessitas consequentiae
nothingness: nihil; mē on. See also ex nihilo
obedience of Christ: obedientia Christi
object: obiectum
of election: obiectum electionis
of faith: obiectum fidei
of theology: obiectum theologiae
office of Christ: munus triplex
omnipotence: omnipotentia
order: ordo
of created things: ordo rerum creatarum
of decreed things: ordo rerum decretarum
of salvation: ordo salutis
original righteousness: iustitia originalis
permission: permissio
perseverance: perseverantia
personal relation: relatio personalis
personal union: unio personalis
place: locus
power: potentia; potestas; virtus; vis
absolute: potentia absoluta
of the church: potestas ecclesiae
ordained: potentia ordinata
practical syllogism: syllogismus practicus
practice: praxis
prayer: oratio
predestination: praedestinatio
predication: praedicatio
preparation
for conversion: praeparatio ad conversionem
for the gospel: praeparatio evangelica
presence: praesentia
prevenient grace: gratia praeveniens
pride: see septem peccata mortalia
priestly work: sacerdotium
primacy: primitas
primary actuality: actus primus
prime matter: materia prima
principles of theology: principia theologiae
procession: spiratio; processio
promise: promissio
proper qualities: idiomata
property: proprietas; proprium
prophecy: prophetia
providence: providentia
punishment: poena
punitive justice: iustitia vindicativa sive punitiva
pure act: actus purus
ransom: lytron
real presence: see praesentia
reality: actus; ens; esse; res
Received Text: Textus Receptus
reconciliation: reconciliatio
remunerative justice: iustitia remuneratoria sive distributiva
repentance: metanoia; poenitentia; resipiscentia
reprobation: reprobatio
resistible grace: gratia resistibilis
resurrection: resurrectio
revelation: patefactio; revelatio
righteousness: iustitia
of faith: iustitia fidei
of God: iustitia Dei
rule of faith: regula fidei
sacrament: sacramentum
sacramental
action: actio sacramentalis
union: unio sacramentalis
sanctification: sanctificatio
Scripture alone: sola Scriptura
second coming: adventus Christi
secondary causes: causae secundae
seed of faith: semen fidei
self-emptying: exinanitio; kenōsis
self-existence: aseitas
sense: sensus
composite: sensus compositus
divided: sensus divisus
of the divine: sensus divinitatis
literal: sensus literalis
mystical: sensus mysticus
seven deadly sins: septem peccata mortalia
sign: signum
simplicity: simplicitas
sinlessness: anamartēsia
actual: peccatum actualis
against the Holy Spirit: peccatum in Spiritum Sanctum
imputation of: imputatio peccati
mortal: peccata mortalia
original: peccatum originale
propagation of: propagatio peccati
sloth: see septem peccata mortalia
soul: anima
soul sleep: psychopannychia
stain (of sin): macula
state
of exaltation: status exaltationis
of humiliation: status humiliationis
subject: subiectum
subsistence: subsistentia
substance: substantia
suffering: passio
surety: fideiussio; sponsio
synergism: synergismus
teaching: paideia
temptation: tentatio
theology: theologia
of angels: theologia angelorum
archetypal: theologia archetypa
of the blessed: theologia beatorum
of Christ: theologia unionis
of Christians: theologia viatorum
of the cross: theologia crucis
ectypal: theologia ectypa
natural: theologia naturalis
thing: res. See also ens; substantia
third use of the law: see usus legis
threefold office: munus triplex
trial: tentatio
Trinity: Trinitas. See also Deus; persona
truth: veritas
truthfulness: veracitas
understanding: intellectus
union: unio
accidental: unio accidentalis
by adoption: unio per adoptionem
essential: unio essentialis
mystical: unio mystica
natural: unio naturalis
personal: unio personalis
sacramental: unio sacramentalis
universal grace: gratia universalis
universals: universalia
vicarious satisfaction: satisfactio vicaria
virtue: virtus
vowel points: puncta vocalia
will: voluntas
of God: voluntas Dei
wisdom: sapientia
witness: testimonium
woman: see man (generic)
wonders: mirabilia
Word: Logos
of God: Verbum Dei
word(s) of institution: verbum institutionis
work of Christ: see munus Christi; obedientia Christi; satisfactio vicaria
of God: opera Dei
proper (as opposed to alien): opus proprium
of supererogation: opera supererogationis
wrath: ira