place of departed spirits

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• spirits in prison — The dead in Hades before the time of Christ. Belief in the resurrection of Christ led Christians to speculate about his whereabouts between the crucifixion and his resurrection on the third day. One suggestion was that he went to preach to those… …   Dictionary of the Bible

• Descent into Hell —    An article of the Creed in which we confess our belief that our Lord while His Body lay in the grave, descended into the place of departed spirits. The word Hell as here used is the English translation of the Greek word Hades, which means not… …   American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

• hell — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Abode of the damned Nouns 1. hell, Hades, place of torment; Pandemonium, Tophet; Gehenna, Sheol; hellfire, everlasting fire, fire and brimstone or damnation, inferno, perdition; underworld; purgatory,… …   English dictionary for students

• Gehenna —    In the original Greek of the New Testament Scriptures there are two words unfortunately translated by our one English word Hell. The first of these is Gehenna, meaning the place of torment. The second is Hades, which also occurs in the… …   American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

• Hades —    The Greek word for the place of departed spirits, translated in the English Bible and, also, in the Creed by the word Hell, not, however, the place of torment.    See Descent into Hell, also Intermediate State …   American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

• Sheol — She ol (sh[=e] [=o]l), n. [Heb. sh[e^][=o]l.] The place of departed spirits; Hades; also, the grave. [1913 Webster] For thou wilt not leave my soul to sheol. Ps. xvi. 10. (Rev. Ver.) [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Easter Even —    The day between Good Friday and Easter Day is so called and commemorates the Descent of our Blessed Lord s soul into Hell (the place of departed spirits), while His Body rested in the grave. There has ever been something of festive gladness in …   American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia

• SHEOL —    the place of departed SPIRITS often referred to as the underworld in the HEBREW BIBLE …   Concise dictionary of Religion

• Day of the Dead — This article is about the Latin American holiday. For other uses, see Day of the Dead (disambiguation). Day of the Dead ofrenda …   Wikipedia

• Spiritism — • History and methods of Spiritism (here distinguished from Spiritualism) and the dangers inherent in its practice and beliefs Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Spiritism     Spiritism …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Immortality — • By immortality is ordinarily understood the doctrine that the human soul will survive death, continuing in the possession of an endless conscious existence Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Immortality     Immortality …   Catholic encyclopedia