81. Church
See also 80. CHRISTIANITY ; 349. RELIGION
- collegialism
- the belief that the church as an organization is independent of and equal to the state, with its highest authority lying in its collective membership.
- diaconate
- the rank or office of a deacon.
- ecclesiarch
- Eastern Church . sacristan.
- ecclesiasticism
- an excessive adherence to the doctrines and practices of the church. — ecclesiastic , n., adj . — ecclesiastical , adj .
- ecclesioclasticism
- Rare . an opposition to the church.
- ecclesiography
- a descriptive study of the church. — ecclesiographer , n . — ecclesiographic, ecclesiographical , adj .
- ecclesiolatry
- an intense devotion to church forms, authority, and traditions.
- ecclesiology
- 1. the study of church building and decoration.
- 2. Theology . the doctrine of the church.
- 3. the policy and operations of the church. — ecclesiologist , n . — ecclesiologic, ecclesiological , adj .
- ecclesiophobia
- an abnormal fear or dislike of the church.
- festilogy
- a dissertation on church festivals.
- hieromania
- a mania for priests.
- lectionary
- a list of the lections, or texts, to be read in church services through-out the canonical year.
- nonage
- formerly, a ninth part of a parishioner’s movable property, which was claimed upon his death by the clergy in England. See also 239. LAW .
- precentor
- a person who leads a church choir or congregation in singing.
- sacrist, sacristan
- an official or cleric appointed curator of the vestments, sacred vessels, and relies of a religious body, church, or cathedral.
- simonism, simony
- the sin or offense of selling or granting for personal advantage church appointments, benefices, preferments, etc. — simoniac, simonist , n.
- spoliation
- Church Law . the taking of property by an incumbent upon resignation or any other departure. See also 366. SHIPS ; 391. THEFT ; 413. WAR .
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