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Divine Word
The
Divine Word
may mean several things:
According to the
Gospel of John
,
Jesus
is the Word of God (
Greek
:
logos
).
The Divine Word may refer to the
Word of God
, which in a
Christian
context usually refers to the
Bible
.
Other faiths may use the Divine Word to refer to their own
sacred texts
.
The
Society of the Divine Word
is a
Roman Catholic
missionary
order founded in
1875
in
Germany
. It originally sought Roman Catholic converts in
East Asia
.
[1]
Divine Word College
is a
Roman Catholic
seminary
in
Epworth, Iowa
that trains students for missionary work, affiliated with the Society of the Divine Word.
[2]
Divine Word School of English
is a Roman Catholic school that teaches English as a foreign language; it is located in
Maynooth
,
Ireland
, and is also affiliated with the Society of the Divine Word.
[3]
Last updated: 05-22-2005 06:20:42
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