The History & Philosophy Glossary
- Damnatio Memoriae — (Latin for “condemnation of memory”) A formal Roman senatorial decree where a tyrant’s statues were smashed, names scraped from monuments, and records erased to purge them from history. (Perfect for the Nero and Commodus sections)
- Dictatus Papae — The historical legal assertion that the spiritual authority of the Church possesses an independent moral sovereignty that cannot be overridden by secular kings or emperors. (Anchors your Ambrose and Gregory the Great chapters)
- Filioque — (Latin for “and the Son”) The controversial clause added to the Nicene Creed in the West regarding the procession of the Holy Spirit, which eventually triggered the grand East-West schism.
- Heresy — (From the Greek hairesis, meaning “choice”) A formal theological choice to split away from establish orthodox doctrine to follow an alternative interpretation of faith.
- Homoiousios — (Greek for “of a similar substance”) The precise, rival spelling variation used by Arian theologians at Nicaea to argue that Christ was like God the Father, but not identical in essence.
- Paganus — (Latin for “rustic” or “country-dweller”) The historical origin of the word pagan; it initially described traditional rural communities who held onto their ancestral heritage long after the urban centers converted.
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