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SAINT THOMAS [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2021-03-01
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Christian Theology
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- temporal punishment
1, record 1, English, temporal%20punishment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A punishment for sin that according to Roman Catholic doctrine may be expiated in this world or if not sufficiently expiated here will be exacted in full in purgatory. 2, record 1, English, - temporal%20punishment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Théologies chrétiennes
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- peine temporelle
1, record 1, French, peine%20temporelle
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Saint Thomas distingue la peine temporelle et la peine éternelle. [...] Au purgatoire, la peine des péchés déjà pardonnés sera temporelle et expiatoire, parce qu'il ne lui revient de punir que des péchés réparables(véniels non pardonnés) ou déjà réparés(mortels pardonnés), mais dont toute la peine n’ a pas été purgée. 1, record 1, French, - peine%20temporelle
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2011-08-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- United States Virgin Islands
1, record 2, English, United%20States%20Virgin%20Islands
correct, plural, Antilles
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Virgin Islands of the United States 2, record 2, English, Virgin%20Islands%20of%20the%20United%20States
correct, plural, Antilles
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An overseas territory of the U.S.A. occupying the 52 western islands (3 inhabited) of the Virgin Islands. ... The islands were bought from Denmark by the U.S.A. (1917). 2, record 2, English, - United%20States%20Virgin%20Islands
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- îles Vierges américaines
1, record 2, French, %C3%AEles%20Vierges%20am%C3%A9ricaines
correct, feminine noun, plural, Antilles
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- îles Vierges des États-Unis 2, record 2, French, %C3%AEles%20Vierges%20des%20%C3%89tats%2DUnis
feminine noun, plural, Antilles
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Territoire américain des îles Vierges, les autres îles appartenant à la Grande-Bretagne; il regroupe principalement les îles Saint John, Saint Thomas et Sainte-Croix, îles achetées au Danemark en 1917. 2, record 2, French, - %C3%AEles%20Vierges%20am%C3%A9ricaines
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Chef-lieu : Charlotte Amalie, dans l'île Saint Thomas. 3, record 2, French, - %C3%AEles%20Vierges%20am%C3%A9ricaines
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le générique du nom d’îles prend la minuscule dans un texte suivi, et la majuscule dans une liste, sur une carte géographique ou un panneau de signalisation. 4, record 2, French, - %C3%AEles%20Vierges%20am%C3%A9ricaines
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2011-08-02
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Virgin Islands
1, record 3, English, Virgin%20Islands
correct, plural, Antilles
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A cluster of small islands in the Leeward group, West Indies, divided between the British Virgin Islands and the Virgin Islands of the U.S.A. 2, record 3, English, - Virgin%20Islands
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- îles Vierges
1, record 3, French, %C3%AEles%20Vierges
correct, feminine noun, plural, Antilles
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Archipel des Petites Antilles, situé à l'est de Porto Rico, entre l'Atlantique et la mer des Caraïbes et colonisé en partie par la Grande-Bretagne et en partie par les États-Unis(statut de 1967). Les îles Vierges britanniques [...] comprennent 42 îles dont 11 sont habitées [les principales étant Tortola, Anegada et Virgin Gorda]. Les îles Vierges américaines comprennent les îles Saint Thomas, Sainte-Croix et Saint John [achetées au Danemark en 1917, ] et une cinquantaine d’îlots inhabités. 2, record 3, French, - %C3%AEles%20Vierges
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Christophe Colomb découvrit ces îles et leur donna ce nom parce qu’elles se suivent en mer comme la procession des onze mille vierges de la légende chrétienne. 3, record 3, French, - %C3%AEles%20Vierges
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Le générique du nom d’îles prend la minuscule dans un texte suivi, et la majuscule dans une liste, sur une carte géographique ou un panneau de signalisation. 4, record 3, French, - %C3%AEles%20Vierges
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2005-09-26
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Place Names (outside Canada)
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- Saint John Island
1, record 4, English, Saint%20John%20Island
correct, Antilles
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
One of the Virgin Islands of the United States in the West Indies. 1, record 4, English, - Saint%20John%20Island
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Toponymes (hors Canada)
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- île Saint John
1, record 4, French, %C3%AEle%20Saint%20John
correct, feminine noun, Antilles
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
En 1917, pour des raisons stratégiques, les États-Unis achetèrent au Danemark les îles Sainte-Croix, Saint Thomas et Saint John, [maintenant partie des îles Vierges américaines dans l'archipel des Petites Antilles]. 2, record 4, French, - %C3%AEle%20Saint%20John
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le générique du nom d’une île prend la minuscule dans un texte suivi, et la majuscule dans une liste, sur une carte géographique ou un panneau de signalisation. 3, record 4, French, - %C3%AEle%20Saint%20John
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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