Res divina

Res divina

"Res divina" Latin for "service of the gods", meant the laws of the Roman state that dealt with the religious duties of the state and its officials. Roman law was divided into "res divina" and "res publica". (The term "res publica" then became the title of the state.)

"Res divina" also means, as a technical term, ritual sacrifice; Augustine combined this and the root sense of "divine concern" to form a new Christian term. [J. Den Boeft. " [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0042-6032%28197909%2933%3A3%3C242%3ASEIADC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-%23 Some Etymologies in Augustine's De Civitate Dei X] " Vigiliae Christianae 1979 p. 250. Accessed on JSTOR 26 June 2007. ]

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Нужна курсовая?

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Glossary of ancient Roman religion — This is an incomplete list, which may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by expanding it with reliably sourced entries. Ancient Roman religion …   Wikipedia

  • Imperial cult (ancient Rome) — Ancient Roman religion Marcus Aurelius (head covered) sacrificing at the Temple of Jupiter …   Wikipedia

  • Religio Romana — Die Maison Carrée in Nîmes (erbaut Ende des 1. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. oder Anfang des 1. Jahrhunderts n. Chr.) weist die Kennzeichen des römischen „Standardtempels“ auf: Freitreppe, hohes Podium, geräumige Säulenvorhalle. Die Römische Religion,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Religio romana — Die Maison Carrée in Nîmes (erbaut Ende des 1. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. oder Anfang des 1. Jahrhunderts n. Chr.) weist die Kennzeichen des römischen „Standardtempels“ auf: Freitreppe, hohes Podium, geräumige Säulenvorhalle. Die Römische Religion,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Religion im Römischen Reich — Die Maison Carrée in Nîmes (erbaut Ende des 1. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. oder Anfang des 1. Jahrhunderts n. Chr.) weist die Kennzeichen des römischen „Standardtempels“ auf: Freitreppe, hohes Podium, geräumige Säulenvorhalle. Die Römische Religion,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • LITURGIA — Gr. λειτουργία, voxapud patres in Eccl. frequens, non uno semper eodemque modo accipitur. Λειτουργεῖν primâ notione, est opus facere publicum, vel publice, quae significatio postea sese laxius explicuit. Apud Graecos Scriptores Platonem, Aristor …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Römische Religion — Die Maison Carrée in Nîmes (erbaut Ende des 1. Jahrhunderts v. Chr. oder Anfang des 1. Jahrhunderts n. Chr.) weist die Kennzeichen des römischen „Standardtempels“ auf: Freitreppe, hohes Podium, geräumige Säulenvorhalle. Die Römische Religion,… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • PRAELIARES Dies dicebantur Romanis — quibus fas erat res repetere velhostem lacessere. Hos a iustis segregat Macrobius, qui erant continui triginta dies, quibus exercitu imperatô vexillum rufi coloris in arce positum erat. Unde et Festus, Proeliares, inquit, dies appellantur, quibus …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • Mana Genita — In ancient Roman religion, Mana Genita or Geneta Mana was the goddess who could determine whether infants were born alive or dead.[1] Her rites were carried out by the sacrifice of a puppy[2] or bitch. Her name would seem to connect her to the… …   Wikipedia

  • Mars (mythology) — Mars, 1st century, found in the Forum of Nerva (Capitoline Museums, Rome) Ancient Roman religion …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”