In ancient Rome, res divinae, singular res divina (Latin for "divine matters," that is, the service of the gods), were the laws that pertained to the religious...

of several Latin phrases: Res divina (service of the gods) Res extensa Descartes' physical world Res gestae (Things done) Res inter alios acta (A thing...

In Western Christianity, Lectio Divina (Latin for "Divine Reading") is a traditional monastic practice of scriptural reading, meditation and prayer intended...

altus, "to grow, nurture, nourish". According to Varro, he received res divina because "all things which are born are nourished from the earth". Sator...

liceto coicere. Eam rem divinam vel servus vel liber licebit faciat. Ubi res divina facta erit, statim ibidem consumito. Mulier ad eam rem divinam ne adsit...

Augustan period as a pontifex minor. A pontifex minor assisted at the rite (res divina) for Juno performed each Kalends, the first day of the month. He took...

childhood deities Pliny, Natural History 29.58: Genitae Manae catulo res divina fit. Plutarch, Roman questions, n°52 Festus, "The origin of words", article...

[1]: citing Varro, Res Divina, Cardauns 208 as general commentary on the rationale for these groupings: sed potest... fieri ut eadem res et una sit, et in...

the new moon. The Rex Sacrificulus and the pontifex then carried out a res divina (religious service) and sacrifice in honor of Juno, and the Roman people...

purposes. Res divinae is an example of ancient Roman religious terminology that was appropriated for Christian usage; for St. Augustine, res divina is a "divine...