A posteriori [Lat. "from the later"]. Knowledge based on experience or empirical evidence or observation. Though evidently coined by Aristotle, the term was popularized by Immanuel Kant. With its emphasis on the need for confirmatory evidence and experience, the concept of a posteriori knowledge pertains more to the field of science than to that of theology and religion.
Bernard White, “A posteriori,“ Seventh-day Adventist International Biblical-Theological Dictionary (2026-), ed. Daniel K. Bediako and Keldie Paroschi, https://dictionary.adventist.org/a-posteriori, accessed October 11, 2026
Reason. The mental activity that enables a person to think, know, and understand. There is no single Hebrew or Greek term exactly equivalent to the English “reason.” Instead, Scripture speaks of kno…
Hymns, Early Christian. Religious songs that early Christians sang in honor of God. Religious services were joyful occasions for the early Christians and a fitting opportunity to sing praises to God…
Hedonism. An ethical and philosophical outlook that regards pleasure as the chief good of life (from Gr. hedone , “pleasure”). Psychological hedonism holds that people in fact always seek pleasure …