A Topic of Moral Theology
Taking God's name in vain
Exclamations and interjections; ordinarily venial; the names of our Lord, the Virgin and the saints.
The works themselves ask 4 questions under this heading — see them together with their answers.
Also asked about as…
omg · profanity · saying god's name in vain · using god's name casually (ed.)
In the index as Blasphemy · Vain · Oaths · Derision · Insult · Name · Sacred Thing · Usurpation · Anger · Assemblies · Confession · Confessor · Curse · Demon · Enmity · False gods · Formula · Hatred · Imprecation · Irreverence · Judgment · Justice · Name of God taken in vain · Prayer
In the manuals
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Summa of Moral Theology (Summa Theologiae Moralis)
Vol. II, Part Second. On the Precep…, Question First. On the Vain Assumption of the Name of God, n. 201 — 201. Notion and malice. 1. He is said to take the divine name in vain who usurps the name of God without due reverence. a. This vain assumption of the divine name proceeds: a. from impatience and indignation: My God, how… Read in context →
A Manual of Moral Theology for English-Speaking Countries
Vol. I, Bk. VI, Pt. II, Chapter I. The Irreverent Use of God's Name, nn. 1, 2 & 3 (3 passages — hover a number to read it)
Compendium of Moral Theology of Fr. John Peter Gury, S.J., with the Notes of Antonio Ballerini, S.J.
Vol. I, Treatise On the Precepts o…, On the Second Precept of t…, Ch. I, Article I. On the Vain Usurpation of the Most Holy Name of God, n. 296 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
Manuale Theologiae Moralis
Vol. II, Tr. XI, Sect. II, Q. I, Ch. III, Article VIII. On Blasphemy, n. 535 — 535. The vain use of the name of God is specially forbidden in the second precept of the Decalogue: "Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God in vain," by which precept we are forbidden vainly, that is, irreveren… Read in context →
Compendium of Moral Theology
Vol. I, Tr. VI, On the Second Precept of t…, Chapter I. On Vain Usurpation of the Name of God and Blasphemy, nn. 219, 220, 221 & 221, Q. 2 (4 passages — hover a number to read it)
The Catechism of the Council of Trent (The Roman Catechism)
Pt. III, The Second Commandment, nn. ¶39, ¶40, ¶41, ¶42, ¶43, ¶44, ¶45, ¶46, ¶47, ¶48, ¶49 & ¶50 (12 passages — hover a number to read it)
Treated under the broader heading The Irreverent Use of God's Name — Bucceroni, Institutions of Moral Theology · Tanquerey — these works do not divide the matter as finely as we do here, so their treatment stands one heading up (ed.)