Catholic Epistles — the New Testament Epistles of James, I and II Peter, I John, and sometimes II and III John and Jude, addressed to the entire church. * * * catholic epistles or general epistles plural noun Certain epistles in the canon addressed to the Church… … Useful english dictionary
catholic epistles — A term used for those NT epistles that are not addressed to particular Churches or individuals: James,1 and 2 Peter, 1 and 2 John, and Jude. These epistles all take their titles from the supposed writer rather than the groups addressed (as with… … Dictionary of the Bible
Catholic Epistles — So is called the epistle of St. James, the two epistles of St. Peter, St. John s three epistles and St. Jude s epistle. These were sent to the church all over the world. A chapter of it is read in the Liturgy after the Pauline epistles … Dictionary of church terms
Catholic Epistles — the New Testament Epistles of James, I and II Peter, I John, and sometimes II and III John and Jude, addressed to the entire church. * * * … Universalium
Catholic epistles — The epistles of James, Peter, John, and Jude; so called because they are addressed to Christians in general, and not to any church or person in particular … Easton's Bible Dictionary
CATHOLIC EPISTLES — the name, equivalent to encyclical, given to certain epistles in the New Testament not addressed to any community in particular, but to several, and given eventually to all not written by St. Paul … The Nuttall Encyclopaedia
Catholic Epistles — noun plural Date: 1582 the five New Testament letters including James, I and II Peter, I John, and Jude addressed to the early Christian churches at large … New Collegiate Dictionary
catholic epistles — Вселенские послания, письма … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
Epistles of Saint John — Epistles of Saint John † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistles of Saint John Three canonical books of the New Testament written by the Apostle St. John. The subject will be treated under the following heads: FIRST EPISTLE I.… … Catholic encyclopedia
Catholic — Cath o*lic (k[a^]th [ o]*[i^]k), a. [L. catholicus, Gr. kaqoliko s, universal, general; kata down, wholly + o los whole, probably akin to E. solid: cf. F. catholique.] 1. Universal or general; as, the catholic faith. [1913 Webster] Men of other… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
