Bible Dictionary: Attribute

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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary

1. (v. t.) To ascribe; to consider (something) as due or appropriate (to); to refer, as an effect to a cause; to impute; to assign; to consider as belonging (to).

2. (n.) That which is attributed; a quality which is considered as belonging to, or inherent in, a person or thing; an essential or necessary property or characteristic.

3. (n.) Reputation.

4. (n.) A conventional symbol of office, character, or identity, added to any particular figure; as, a club is the attribute of Hercules.

5. (n.) Quality, etc., denoted by an attributive; an attributive adjunct or adjective.

Greek

1677. ellogeo -- to charge to one's account, impute
... impute, put on account. From en and logos (in the sense of account); to reckon in,
ie Attribute -- impute, put on account. see GREEK en. see GREEK logos. ...
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Library

In the Attribute of Justice, Marcion's God is Hopelessly Weak and ...
... Chapter XXVI."In the Attribute of Justice, Marcion's God is Hopelessly Weak and
Ungodlike He Dislikes Evil, But Does Not Punish Its Perpetration. ...
/.../tertullian/the five books against marcion/chapter xxvi in the attribute of.htm

The Heretics Attribute to Christ Only the Shadow of Divinity, and ...
... Chapter VIII. The heretics attribute to Christ only the shadow of Divinity, and
so assert that he is to be worshipped together with God but not as God. ...
/.../the seven books of john cassian /chapter viii the heretics attribute.htm

God's Attribute of Goodness Considered as Natural; the God of ...
... Book I. Wherein is described the god of Marcion. Chapter XXII."God's Attribute of
Goodness Considered as Natural; The God of Marcion Found Wanting Herein. ...
/.../the five books against marcion/chapter xxii gods attribute of goodness.htm

God's Attribute of Goodness Considered as Rational Marcion's God ...
... Chapter XXIII."God's Attribute of Goodness Considered as Rational Marcion's God
Defective Here Also; His Goodness Irrational and Misapplied. ...
/.../the five books against marcion/chapter xxiii gods attribute of goodness.htm

God's Peculiar Attribute.
... Homily X. Chapter XIX."God's Peculiar Attribute. "He who would worship
God ought before all things to know what alone is peculiar ...
/.../unknown/the clementine homilies/chapter xix gods peculiar attribute.htm

Some Persons Attribute Too Much to the Freedom of Man's Will ...
... Book II. Chapter 2 [II.]"Some Persons Attribute Too Much to the Freedom
of Man's Will; Ignorance and Infirmity. A solution is ...
/.../augustine/anti-pelagian writings/chapter 2 ii some persons attribute.htm

Do You Flatter Yourself on Account of the Attribute of virginity? ...
... Chapter VIII. Do you flatter yourself on account of the attribute of virginity? ... Do
you flatter yourself on account of the attribute of virginity? ...
/.../severus/life and writings of sulpitius severus /chapter viii do you flatter.htm

The Son by Being Designated Word and Wisdom, (According to the ...
... Chapter VII."The Son by Being Designated Word and Wisdom, (According to the
Imperfection of Human Thought and Language) Liable to Be Deemed a Mere Attribute. ...
/.../tertullian/against praxeas/chapter vii the son by being.htm

How this Participation in Divinity which the Pelagians and ...
... Book V. Chapter III. How this participation in Divinity which the Pelagians
and Nestorians attribute to Christ, is common to all holy men. ...
/.../cassian/the seven books of john cassian /chapter iii how this participation.htm

If, after Man's Sin, God Exercised his Attribute of Justice and ...
... Chapter XI."If, After Man's Sin, God Exercised His Attribute of Justice and Judgment,
This Was Compatible with His Goodness, and Enhances the True Idea of ...
/.../tertullian/the five books against marcion/chapter xi if after mans sin.htm

Thesaurus

Attribute (1 Occurrence)
... 3. (n.) Reputation. 4. (n.) A conventional symbol of office, character, or identity,
added to any particular figure; as, a club is the attribute of Hercules. ...
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Unchangeableness (1 Occurrence)
... Purpose 4. In His Relation to the World 5. His Relations to Men LITERATURE The
unchangeablehess or immutability of God is that divine attribute which expresses ...
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Unchangeable (4 Occurrences)
... Purpose 4. In His Relation to the World 5. His Relations to Men LITERATURE The
unchangeablehess or immutability of God is that divine attribute which expresses ...
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Faithfulness (91 Occurrences)
... fool-nes: 1. Faithfulness of God in the Old Testament 2. Faithfulness of God in
the New Testament LITERATURE Faithfulness is a quality or attribute applied in ...
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Faithful (136 Occurrences)
... fool-nes: 1. Faithfulness of God in the Old Testament 2. Faithfulness of God in
the New Testament LITERATURE Faithfulness is a quality or attribute applied in ...
/f/faithful.htm - 69k

Kenosis
... Christ was One. But as omniscience is an essential attribute of God, it
is an essential attribute of the incarnate Son. So does ...
/k/kenosis.htm - 14k

Omnipresence
... Thus conceived, the attribute is but the correlate of the monotheistic conception
of God as the Infinite Creator, Preserver and Governor of the universe ...
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Foreknowledge (2 Occurrences)
... actions, knows their acts and words, and discloses to them the future; while in
the Psalms, Prophets and Wisdom literature, this Divine attribute becomes an ...
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Foreknow (1 Occurrence)
... actions, knows their acts and words, and discloses to them the future; while in
the Psalms, Prophets and Wisdom literature, this Divine attribute becomes an ...
/f/foreknow.htm - 36k

Difference (19 Occurrences)
... n.) That by which one thing differs from another; that which distinguishes or causes
to differ; mark of distinction; characteristic quality; specific attribute...
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Bible Concordance

Attribute (1 Occurrence)

Romans 11:25 For there is a truth, brethren, not revealed hitherto, of which I do not wish to leave you in ignorance, for fear you should attribute superior wisdom to yourselves--the truth, I mean, that partial blindness has fallen upon Israel until the great mass of the Gentiles have come in;
(WEY)

Subtopics

Attribute

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Difference (19 Occurrences)