Quicunque vult
Quicunque vult proper noun: the Athanasian Creed.
Proper noun
the Quicunque vult
- The Athanasian Creed.
- Robertus Paululus, Presbyter of Amiens, in the Diocess of Rheims, speaking of the Offices recited at the Prime, observes that the Piety of good Christians had thereunto added the Quicunque vult, that the Articles necessary to salvation might never be forgotten any hour of the Day.1728, Daniel Waterland, A Critical History of the Athanasian Creed […], 2nd edition, page 45
- Nobody can deny that Creed to have been published under the name of Charlemagne: nor, till an earlier work of undoubted authenticity can be produced where the ‘Quicunque vult’ is designated ‘the Faith’ or ‘Creed of S. Athanasius,’ can anybody deny Charlemagne to have been the first in whose...1885, Edmund S. Ffoulkes, Primitive Consecration of the Eucharistic Oblation: With an Earnest Appeal for Its Revival, page 314
- Synonyms:
- Quicunque
Synonyms of Quicunque vult
Forms of Quicunque vult
| alternative form | Quicunque Vult |
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| alternative form | Quicumque vult |
Origin of Quicunque vult
From Ecclesiastical Latin quīcunque vult (salvus esse …) (“whoever will (be saved …)”), the opening words of the creed.
Questions about Quicunque vult
- What does Quicunque vult mean?
- Quicunque vult means the Athanasian Creed.
- What part of speech is Quicunque vult?
- Quicunque vult is a proper noun.
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