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121Imperial vicar — Coat of arms of Augustus III of Poland as vicar of the HRE An imperial vicar was a prince charged with administering all or part of the Holy Roman Empire on behalf of the Emperor. Later, an imperial vicar was invariably one of two princes charged …
122primate — primatal, adj., n. primatial /pruy may sheuhl/, primatical /pruy mat i keuhl/, adj. /pruy mayt/ or, esp. for 1, /pruy mit/, n. 1. Eccles. an archbishop or bishop ranking first among the bishops of a province or country. 2. any of various… …
123Apostolic Nunciature to the United States — Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See Coordinates …
124Prince of the Church — The term Prince of the Church is nowadays used nearly exclusively for Catholic Cardinals. However the term is historically more important as a generic term for clergymen whose offices hold the secular rank and privilege of a prince (in the widest …
125dirgeful — dirge (dûrj) n. 1) Music a) A funeral hymn or lament. b) A slow, mournful musical composition. 2) A mournful or elegiac poem or other literary work. 3) Roman Catholic Church The Office of the Dead. ╂ [Middle English, an antiphon at Matins in the… …
126ealdormann — m ( es/ menn) 1. elderman, alderman, ruler, prince, senator, chief, nobleman of the highest rank, and holding an office inferior only to that of the king, high civil or religious officer, chief officer of a shire; as translation of foreign… …
127Liturgical drama — or religious drama, in its various Christian contexts, originates from the mass itself, and usually presents a relatively complex ritual that includes theatrical elements.In the Christian tradition, religious drama stemmed out of liturgy at the… …
128Miracle Plays and Mysteries — • These two names are used to designate the religious drama which developed among Christian nations at the end of the Middle Ages Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Miracle Plays and Mysteries Miracle Plays a …
