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5. chaunteresse n.(1)
4 quotations in 1 sense
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Eccl. A nun who sings or leads the singing; chorister, precentor.
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6. collāciǒun n.
44 quotations in 6 senses
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(a) A dialogue, discourse, or narrative; collaciouns, bok of collacioun, the Dialogues (of the pious fathers of Egypt concerning monastic life by Cassianus, c400 A.D.); (b) a speech or sermon.
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8. cǒmplī̆n(e n.
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compline
31 quotations in 3 senses
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Eccl. (a) The last of the seven daily services or 'hours' (following even-song vespers) observed by monastics and priests of the Roman Church; complin; houre of complin; don complin, saien complin,……
9. confessiǒun n.
49 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Admission (of an offense or of guilt); (b) revealing or disclosing (of experiences, etc.); also, an account of experiences; in confessioun, by way of confession, ?confidentially; (c) testimony.
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10. confirmāciǒun n.
38 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) Ratification or confirmation (of a grant or agreement); (b) approval or confirmation of the election or appointment (of a bishop or other officer), or of the establishment (of a religious order)……
11. consistōrie n.
37 quotations in 4 senses
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Eccl. (a) The court of a diocese for adjudication under canon law, bishop's court; also, a session of such a court; consistorie session; (b) the senate of cardinals, the consistory.
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13. contriciǒun n.
38 quotations in 2 senses
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Eccl. 'Sorrow of heart and detestation of sin committed, with the purpose of not sinning in future' [F. L. Cross, Oxf.Dict.Christ.Church (1958)]; remorse, contrition; treue contricioun, verei……
16. delegāci(e n.
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delegacie
4 quotations in 1 sense
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Eccl. (a) A papal commission, representatives of the pope; (b) the delegating of papal authority; lettres of delegaci, letters appointing a papal commission and prescribing its duties, authority, etc……
17. demonstrāciǒun n.
25 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) An indication that something is true, a proof; a sign, token, portent; (b) an account, a description; (c) an explanation, interpretation.
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18. dētermināciǒun n.
30 quotations in 4 senses
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Usually law (a) Disposition or settlement of a suit or dispute; decision, verdict; doom, undoing; (b) power to adjudicate, jurisdiction.
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20. disciplī̆ne n.
51 quotations in 5 senses
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Eccl. Penitential chastisement, self-inflicted mortification of the flesh; also, an act of penance or mortification; nimen, taken discipline, to suffer such chastisement, etc.
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21. dispendǒur n.
12 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A household official who administers the possessions of a lord, a steward or treasurer; also, one who has power to distribute legacies; (b) eccl. administrator or steward of the Church.
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22. dispensaciǒun n.
28 quotations in 3 senses
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23. elevāciǒun n.
9 quotations in 4 senses
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(a) The act of rising; (b) astron. the altitude or angular height above the horizon.
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25. imposiciǒun n.
25 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) A tax, charge, duty, tribute; (b) the levying of a tax, charge, duty, or tribute.
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26. inducciǒun n.
10 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) Eccl. The formal installation of a clergyman in a benefice; also, putting someone in possession of an inheritance; (b) logic inductive reasoning; a conclusion, a judgment, or an interpretation……
27. institūciǒun n.
30 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) The action of establishing a religion, system of government, etc.; the founding of a religious order, a kingdom, etc.; the founding or reestablishment of an episcopal see; the promulgation of……
32. 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.
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40. plūrā̆litẹ̄ n.
20 quotations in 1 sense
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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.……
41. prē̆sentāciǒun n.
24 quotations in 1 sense
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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……
42. prē̆sent(e)ment n.
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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……
43. prē̆sident n.
35 quotations in 2 senses
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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……
46. prō̆vī̆siǒun n.
46 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) Foresight, prudence, care; also fig. the power of faith; provisioun of aungeles, the protecting care of angels; (b) God's providence; (c) an arrangement, a provision; the act of providing or……
49. rē̆ǧiǒun(e n.
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regioune
98 quotations in 2 senses
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(a) A kingdom, an empire, a realm; a country, nation, province; scotland regioun, regioun of moab, regioun of jeues; (b) eccles. a district in Rome; (c) heaven; the realm of hell or the underworld……
51. respǒund(e n.
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respounde
15 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A reply, an answer; (b) eccl. a series of verses and responses said or sung alternately by a soloist and a choir or congregation, a responsory; (c) arch. a semi-pillar attached to a wall to……
53. sacrā̆ment n.
144 quotations in 5 senses
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Eccl. & theol.: (a) A sacrament of the Church, a visible sign imparting grace; sacrament of holi chirche, holi chirche sacramentes; lak of sacramentes, failure to receive the sacraments; sacramentes……
59. seculē̆r(e n.
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seculere
27 quotations in 1 sense
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(a) A member of the laity as opposed to a cleric, a layman, laywoman; also, pl. the pagan laity as opposed to priests [quot.: 1449]; (b) eccl. a member of the clergy living in the world as opposed to……
62. sē̆questrāciǒun n.
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(a) Separation; (b) deferral; putten in sequestracioun, to lay aside (a matter), defer; (c) eccl. ?the lawful impounding of goods associated with a vacant benefice; (d) med. ?secretion from a boil……
67. subchauntres n.
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Eccl. A nun who assists the precentor of a convent.
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71. tabernācle n.
100 quotations in 7 senses
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(a) A movable dwelling place, tent, temporary hut; a pavilion; valei of tabernacles, Biblical Succoth, a site of uncertain location in the central Transjordan region; (b) feste of (solempnite of the)……
88. vī̆sitāciǒun n.
44 quotations in 3 senses
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(a) The act of visiting; the act of visiting prisoners or the sick (one of the seven works of corporal mercy); a visit; also, the act of visiting a saint’s relics [quot. ?a1475]; visitacioun of oure……
89. vī̆sī̆tǒur n.
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(a) One who visits a person or place; ?also, a guardian [1st quot.];
(b) eccl. an inspector, one charged with examining and reforming an ecclesiastical establishment; also fig. and in fig. contexts.
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