filii
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- noun
- /ˈfɪliˌaɪ/
- Specialized
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hijos
- Vicarius Filii Dei was used twice by Pope Paul VI in documents found on the Vatican's website.
- filii, et spiritus
- et filii
Examples
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One, that the title of the Pope, in Latin, is Vicarius Filii Dei, and second, that title appears on the three bands of the tiara.
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To unwind all this, start with the fact that Vicarius Filii Dei is not the pope's title.
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The first thing is to claim that the title of the Pope is Vicarius Filii Dei.
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The title of the Pope in Rome is Vicarius Filii Dei.
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The words Vicarius Filii Dei are not the name of the Pope; they do not even constitute his official title.
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Does the title Vicarius Filii Dei add up to 666?
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Our Sunday Visitor, in its The Catholic Answer, again explained Vicarius Filii Dei in the Question of the Day, on Nov 24, 2011:
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In that edition, the document and papal title Vicarius Filii Dei were still retained.
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An interpretation that gained currency in the period following the Reformation was that 666 stood for Vicarius Filii Dei, meaning "vicar of the Son of God," one of the titles for the pope of Rome.
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In ancient Rome, the phrase Vicarius filii Dei was often inscribed on religious artifacts.
Surface Forms
Etymology
Filii is also the Latin plural meaning 'sons'; it is the plural of filius ('son'), so it names more than one son and often appears on old inscriptions to list family members. So, filii usually means several sons.