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Spifo final
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103
Bible Studies
Undergraduate 1
12/15/2011

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Happiness(1)
Definition
a life of, on balance, more pleasure than pain (irrespective of the source and quality of the pleasure and pain).
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Happiness(2)
Definition
enduring delight or joy (to appropriate degrees) in genuinely good things.
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The good life (1)
Definition
the life in which you get what you (think you) want (a life characterized by happiness(1) ).
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The good life (2)
Definition
the life of delight and joy in genuine morality (a life characterized by happiness(2) ).
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Morality
Definition
spirituality, the having and living out of desires in life.
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Morality of Happiness
Definition
the view that morality is a set of obligations that when followed actually are what we really want.
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Morality of Obligation
Definition
the view that morality is a set of externally imposed obligations that go against what we really want (namely the freedom to do and get whatever want) in order to protect us from each other.
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Morality in the descriptive sense
Definition
an identifiable way to lives ones life, evident in the choices that we make. (all people have some identifiable ways of living their lives).
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Morality in the normative sense
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all people live the way they should live their lives.
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Rules
Definition
a sort of principal that guides our actions.
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Authority
Definition
influences that shape how we live our lives, either formally or informally.
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Intention
Definition
the goal or purpose toward which we direct ourselves.
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Freedom/free will
Definition
goal-directed action; the capacity we have by which we understand and internalize our actions.
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Freedom of indifference
Definition
a person is free when unconstrained with respect to their choices.
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Freedom for excellence
Definition
a person is truly free when they act toward genuine human happiness.
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Desire
Definition
attraction or repulsion toward or away from something.
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Will
Definition
human ability to intend something, and to move oneself towards that something.
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Intellect
Definition
our capacity to grasp or 'get' or know anything.
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Transitive effects
Definition
the changes we make in the world around us as a result of our actions.
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Intransitive effects
Definition
the changes we make in the world around us as a result of our actions.
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Object
Definition
what is actually done.
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Circumstances
Definition
features of the situation which, though secondary, help determine the morality of an act.
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Habit (and disposition, inclination)
Definition
an abiding quality a person has that characterizes who he is; a stable characteristic to intend and to act in regular ways.
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Virtue
Definition
a good habit; the habit of intending and acting in a good manner.
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Vice
Definition
a bad habit; the habit of intending and acting in a bad manner
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Theological virtue
Definition
a virtue whose activities, or objects, all concern God directly.
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Cardinal virtue
Definition
the group of virtues concerning inner worldly activities.
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Justice
Definition
the virtue that inclines us to good interactions and relationships with others.
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Temperance
Definition
the virtue of well-ordered desires for pleasures.
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Fortitude
Definition
the virtue that enables us to face difficulty well.
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Prudence
Definition
the virtue to choose well, or doing practical decision-making well.
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Natural law
Definition
the norms or guidelines that dictate how to do inner worldly activities well.
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Absolute norm
Definition
a rule that can never be violated by a virtuous person.
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Temperance
Definition
the virtue of desiring and enjoying pleasures well and intending the right thing.
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Passion (emotion/feeling)
Definition
an aversion or longing for something; consistently identifiable responses to certain types of stimuli that prompt us towards certain types of actions (even if we restrain from the action).
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Incontinence
Definition
the habit of desiring the wrong thing and intending the wrong thing, though with an awareness that it's in fact wrong.
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Continence
Definition
the habit of desiring the wrong thing, but being able to control oneself and intend the right thing.
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intemperance
Definition
the habit of desiring and intending the wrong thing, and delighting in it.
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cognitive manipulation
Definition
a process of remaining in a situation which results in changes in ones emotional response.
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facility
Definition
an ease of action, not present in the person who acts on rational deliberation alone.
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prudence
Definition
the habit of seeing rightly the way things really are, and then successfully employing that truthful vision to act rightly.
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memoria
Definition
the virtue of remembering well, or remembering truthfully and successfully bringing to bear truthful memories on present actions.
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docilitas
Definition
the virtue of being receptive of guidance from others.
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solertia
Definition
the virtue of quickly sizing up unexpected situations and acting well to achieve goals.
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irresoluteness
Definition
deliberating endlessly over what to do, but never letting such deliberation translate into action.
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thoughtlessness
Definition
acting quickly but without adequately attending to the situation. thus often failing to attain a truthful grasp of the situation to guide their actions.
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conscience
Definition
a sincere judgment about what one things is genuinely right or wrong.
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synderesis
Definition
the general capacity to judge between right and wrong.
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moral realism
Definition
the view that there are objectively right and wrong things to do regardless of whether or not anyone realizes it.
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erroneous conscience
Definition
a sincere judgement that something is good (or bad) which in fact it is not.
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invincible ignorance
Definition
ignorance for which one is not held accountable because no matter what the person did, they genuinely had no way of knowing anything differently.
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vincible ignorance
Definition
ignorance for which one is help accountable because the ignorance is a result of ones own poor action.
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justice
Definition
the virtue of rightly relating to others where 'rightly relating' refers to the proper or true order of things (genuine peace, harmony); the virtue of giving others their due where giving others their due facilitates flourishing peace.
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ius
Definition
the proper order of things, the way things were meant to be. Marked by peace or harmony.
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suum cuique
Definition
to each his due (any act of justice gives another what they deserve.)
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common good
Definition
the sum totally of social conditions which allow people either as groups or as individuals, to reach their fulfillment more full and easily.
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natural (justice is natural)
Definition
what is best for a person.
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fortitude
Definition
the virtue of facing obstacles, difficulties, or hardship well by doggedly pursuing the most important goods in life, even in the face of losing important but lesser goods.
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martyr
Definition
a person who appreciates the goodness of whatever they are willing to sacrifices "it's not the injury but the cause."
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foolhardiness
Definition
being truly in a situation where one is threatened but does not experience fear, thus failing to accurately perceive the situation.
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cowardice
Definition
realizing the full value of what may be lost, and the magnitude of the present danger, but does not stand fast and endure in the face of the threat.
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attack
Definition
the part of fortitude in which the difficulty at hand is faced well by seeking to eliminate or remove it.
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endurance
Definition
hanging in there in the face of hardship.
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unity of the virtues
Definition
having one of the cardinal virtues reuires having the other three cardinal virtues.
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patience
Definition
the ability to not be overcome with sorrow while facing difficulties.
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atomism/materiaism
Definition
the view that all of reality can be reduced to material things.
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practice
Definition
a way of doing something.
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belief
Definition
clinging to something as true even in the absence of the certitude of clear sight.
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fides qua
Definition
the process or habit of believing.
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fides quae
Definition
what is actually believed.
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faith
Definition
the habit or disposition of believing true things about God and God's relationship to the world, in particular to humanity.
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sin
Definition
any failure to conform to the mortal law of God in act, attitude, or nature. / an offense against reason, truth, and right conscience; it is a failure in genuine love for God and neighbor caused by a perverse attachment to certain goods. it wounds the nature of man and injures human solidarity.
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pride
Definition
an inordinate fixation on ones life and desires, putting ones self first.
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mortal sin
Definition
sins that rupture ones relationship with God. This is a very serious sin that is done knowingly, and with full consent.
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venial sin
Definition
sins that strain our relationship with God.
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envy
Definition
delight in the misfortune of another, and/or mourning the good fortune of another.
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anger
Definition
disordered arousal at the perception of injustice accompanied by a disordered desire to right the perception of injustice accompanied by a disordered desire to right the perceived injustice.
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sloth
Definition
spiritual laziness or inattention to the higher things in life.
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greed
Definition
any inordinate desire or attachment to material goods.
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gluttony
Definition
any inordinate desire or attachment to eating and drinking.
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lust
Definition
any inordinate desire or attachment to sexual activity.
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status viatoris
Definition
life on the way.
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status comprehensoris
Definition
already there.
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sin of presumption
Definition
the sin of living as if no matter how one lives in this life, God will indeed welcome one to the union with Him that constitutes complete fulfillment.
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sin of despair
Definition
the belief that the eternal happiness that union with God constitutes is not truly available.
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hell
Definition
a definitive separation from God
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two meanings of death
Definition
death is a separation of soul and body. / a persons estrangement from God.
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resurrection of the body
Definition
on the last day, Christ will come and all persons will rise and be united with their bodies.
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incarnation
Definition
into flesh; the distinctive sign of Christian faith.
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sacrifice
Definition
occurs when someone gives up something for someone else.
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Christology
Definition
the study of who Jesus is.
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noster agnus vicit!
Definition
our lamb has conquered!
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charity
Definition
the habit or disposition of loving God for God's own sake above all else, and all others in God.
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Friendship of utility
Definition
joined to someone else based upon a common cause
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Friendship of pleasure
Definition
joined to someone else based upon a common pleasure.
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friendship of goodness
Definition
based on virtue or goodness of another (fullest sense).
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form of the virtues
Definition
giving shape to all the acts of the virtues by directing them toward the ultimate goal of union with God.
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natural loves
Definition
family relations, romantic loves.
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grace
Definition
help given by God to know and to live a virtuous life aimed at union with God
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infused virtue
Definition
virtues that are given to us by God and are only possibly by the grace of God.
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acquired virtue
Definition
one performs inner worldly acts well with an eye toward how they contribute to human happiness.
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infused cardinal virtue
Definition
concern inner worldly activities but incline us to do inner worldly activities well in the larger perspective of our supernatural destiny.
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grace perfects nature
Definition
complete natural happiness is only possibly for those who are assisted by God's grace.
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