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61. ministrāciǒun n.

44 quotations in 5 senses
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(a) The rendering of personal service or aid; an act or function of serving; (b) agency, mediation; (c) conduct.

62. monitōrīe n. & adj.

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(a) Eccl. A letter of admonition or warning; (b) as adj.: conveying a warning, admonitory.

63. nocturne n.

10 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Eccl. A division of the office of matins, consisting of selected Psalms (often three) and a number of readings from Scripture; a nocturn; (b) one of the groups of Psalms used in the nocturns.

64. novice n.

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(a) Eccl. One undergoing a probationary period in a religious order before taking the required vows, a novice; novice bed (celle), a bed (cell) occupied by a novice; (b) a beginner, one who is…

65. omelī(e n.

Additional spellings: omelie
19 quotations in 1 sense
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Eccl. A homily or sermon; esp. a discourse on a scriptural passage; ?also, a story, a relation [quot.: St.Anne]; bok of omelies, a homiliary.

66. operamentes n. plural

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Eccl. Vestments or other articles used in the divine service.

67. ǒurnement n.

63 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Sg. & pl. Ornamental apparel, trapping(s, jewel(s, trinket(s, etc.; also fig.; (b) an ornament of the heavens, the earth, the elements, the body, a virtue, etc.; an embellishment, a distinction…

68. ǒutdēken n.

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Eccl. A subdeacon.

69. pardǒun n.

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(a) Forgiveness; pardon of sins or wrongdoing; also, permission [quot.: Wycl.MCh.]; don pardoun, to grant pardon; (b) eccl. remission of part or all of the temporal penalty in purgatory for sins…

70. patē̆n(e n.

Additional spellings: patene
26 quotations in 2 senses
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Eccl. (a) The plate which holds the sacramental bread during the celebration of the Mass; (b) the cover of the chalice which holds the sacramental wine; chalice paten, a chalice cover.

71. penaunce n.

297 quotations in 7 senses
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Eccl. & theol. (a) The sacrament of penance or reconciliation; -- also personified; penaunce of the chirche, sacrament of penaunce; bok o (of) penaunce, a treatise on penance, a penitential; taken

72. pensiǒun n.

27 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A payment, stipend, or salary, paid regularly, often annually, for services rendered, by terms of a will, etc.; also fig.; (b) a payment made, not regularly repeated; a reward; (c) eccl. a regular…

73. pẹ̄ple n.

259 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) Persons, human beings, men and women; -- also pl.; gret (muche) peple, many people [see also muche adj. 2. (b)]; congregacioun of peple, a crowd of people; (b) the general public, everyone, all…

74. pix(e n.

Additional spellings: pixe
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(a) Eccl. The vessel in which the consecrated host is reserved, a pyx; (b) anat. the socket of the hip bone.

75. planēte n.(2)

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Eccl. A chasuble.

76. plūrā̆litẹ̄ n.

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(a) A number greater than one, plurality; the state or fact of being plural or having a plural referent; numerousness; also, expression in the plural number; (b) frequency of forgiveness; (c) eccl.

77. prē̆sentāciǒun n.

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(a) The formal act or ceremony of dedicating an infant or a young child to God or to a pagan deity; also, the Christian Feast of the Presentation, Candlemas; (b) the formal induction of an elected…

78. prē̆sent(e)ment n.

Additional spellings: presentement
17 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) The act of presenting advice or instruction; (b) a document presented upon delivery of goods, an invoice; (c) eccl. the act of recommending or appointing a candidate to a benefice; nomination…

79. prē̆sident n.

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(a) A ruler or head of either sovereign or subordinate status; often, one invested with judicial powers; (b) eccl. the head of a national or regional branch of the Church; (c) the head of a religious…

80. prīmāt(e n.(2)

Additional spellings: primate
7 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Pre-eminent position, primacy; (b) eccl. the office of primate.