Glossary A
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| ATONEMENT, THE | ATONEMENT, THE – That act of reconciling man to God, which Jesus Christ as Mediator effected by His death for the redemption of man. |
| ATTRIBUTES OF GOD | ATTRIBUTES OF GOD – The powers and virtues that make God what He is – Almighty, Eternal, Omniscient, Omnipresent, Merciful, Just. Also, He is – ineffable, inconceivable, invisible, incomprehensible, ever-existing and eternally the same. |
| AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF OUR FAITH | AUTHOR AND FINISHER OF OUR FAITH – (an appellation or Title of Jesus) “Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.” Heb 12:2 also: pioneer… Read More |
| AUTHORITY | AUTHORITY – The rule of God over the world and the legitimate authority given by God to those ordained to shepherd the faithful (Heb. 13:17). Also, AUTHORITY is the name of one of the nine choirs of angels. |
| AUTHORIZED VERSION | AUTHORIZED VERSION – The English translation of the Bible ordered to be made by King James I of England and published in 1611. It is the official English translation used in the churches of the Anglican communion and favored by the Orthodox Church. |
| AUTOCEPHALOUS CHURCH | AUTOCEPHALOUS CHURCH – A term used in the early Church to describe a community that ruled itself administratively though remaining in spiritual communion with the body of the Orthodox Church. |
| AUTONOMY | AUTONOMY – The status of being self-ruled without severing ties with the Mother Church. |
| AUXILIARY BISHOP | AUXILIARY BISHOP – (also called vicar bishop, suffragan bishop, or chorepiscopus) is a bishop with no territorial authority working under the authority of a diocesan bishop. The auxiliary typically is given episcopal functions to assist the work of the diocesan hierarch under whose authority he operates. He usually holds the title of a city within… Read More |
| AVTOMELON | AVTOMELON – (samopodoben) A term applied to certain hymns composed according to the principles of prosomoia, which bear a particularly close similarity to one another, often beginning and ending with the same words. |
| AXIOS | AXIOS – (Gr. worthy) An exclamation made by the bishop and co-celebrants at the moment of ordination or elevation of a priest or bishop. The choir repeats the exclamation three times. |