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  • 111religious symbolism and iconography — Introduction       respectively, the basic and often complex artistic forms and gestures used as a kind of key to convey religious concepts and the visual, auditory, and kinetic representations of religious ideas and events. Symbolism and… …

    Universalium

  • 112Book of Common Prayer — • Includes history and contents Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Book of Common Prayer     Book of Common Prayer     † …

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  • 113Ritualists — • The advanced section of the High Church party in the Anglican Establishment, which since about 1860 has adhered to and developed further the principles of the earlier Tractarian Movement Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Ritualists… …

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  • 114Episcopal Sandals —     Episcopal Sandals     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Episcopal Sandals     FORM AND PRESENT USE     Unlike the ancient sandals, which consisted merely of soles fastened to the foot by straps, the episcopal sandals are in the form of low shoes, and …

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  • 115Liturgical Colours —     Liturgical Colours     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Liturgical Colours     By a law of her liturgy the Church directs that the vestments worn by her sacred ministers, and the drapery used in the decoration of the altar should correspond in… …

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  • 116The Rite of Constantinople (Byzantine Rite) —     The Rite of Constantinople     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Rite of Constantinople     (Also BYZANTINE RITE.)     The Liturgies, Divine Office, forms for the administration of sacraments and for various blessings, sacramentals, and exorcisms …

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  • 117investment-grade — inˈvestment ˌgrade adjective FINANCE investment grade Securities (= shares, bonds etc) are a fairly safe investment because they are quite likely to be repaid: • Philadelphia was able to get investment grade ratings for the issue because money to …

    Financial and business terms

  • 118invest — [16] The etymological notion underlying invest is of ‘putting on clothes’. It comes via Old French investir from Latin investīre, a compound verb formed from the prefix in and vestis ‘clothes’ (source of English vest, vestment, travesty, etc). It …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 119travesty — [17] Travesty and transvestite [20] are first cousins. Both are compounded of the Latin elements trāns ‘across’ and vestīre ‘clothe’ (source of English vest, vestment, etc), but they are separate formations. Travesty comes ultimately from Italian …

    The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

  • 120pistolrocc — m ( es/ as) vestment worn by the epistler, the vestment worn when reading the epistle …

    Old to modern English dictionary