Index: THEOLOGYGLOSSARY - THEOLOGY-A

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Info @ Glossary of common theological terms

@ ABROGATE –– to abolish or nullify a law by authoritative action

@ ABSOLUTE –– unconditioned by qualifications or limitations

@ AD HOC –– only for the particular case at hand, not systematically taking into account other relevant issues or wider application

@ A FORTIORI –– drawing an inference with even greater force or conviction than in a lesser case

@ ALTRUISM –– the ethical view that one ought to act out of regard for the interests of others

@ AMILLENNIALISM –– the eschatological view that on earth before the return of Christ there will be no age of military rule by Christ (contrary to premillennialism) nor an age of great blessing and success for the gospel (contrary to postmillennialism); at Christ's return the general resurrection of the righteous and unrighteous will take place, followed immediately by the final judgment

@ ANTINOMIANISM –– a view which is in some fashion against the law

@ APOLTICAL –– without interest in or consequences for civil government

@ ASCETICISM –– the ethical view that holiness or purity is achieved by mandatory abstinence from bodily comforts and material pleasures (e.g., food, alcohol, sleep, sex, money)

@ AUTONOMY –– the state of being a "law unto oneself," independent of outside authority

@ AXIOMATIC –– characterized as a primary conviction from which all other conclusions are drawn or proven