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61priesthood — /preest hood/, n. 1. the condition or office of a priest. 2. priests collectively. [bef. 900; ME presthed(e), presthod(e), OE preosthad. See PRIEST, HOOD] * * * Office of a spiritual leader expert in the ceremonies of worship and the performance… …
62pythoness — /puy theuh nis, pith euh /, n. 1. a woman believed to be possessed by a soothsaying spirit, as the priestess of Apollo at Delphi. 2. a woman who practices divination. [1325 75; PYTHON2 + ESS; r. ME phytonesse < MF] Usage. See. ess. * * * …
63soothsay — /soohth say /, v.i., soothsaid, soothsaying. to foretell events; predict. [1600 10; back formation from SOOTHSAYER] * * * …
64Vietnam — /vee et nahm , nam , vyet , vee it /, n. 1. Official name, Socialist Republic of Vietnam. a country in SE Asia, comprising the former states of Annam, Tonkin, and Cochin China: formerly part of French Indochina; divided into North Vietnam and… …
65biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
66Calchas — ▪ Greek mythology in Greek mythology, the son of Thestor (a priest of Apollo) and the most famous soothsayer among the Greeks at the time of the Trojan War. He played an important role in the quarrel between Achilles and Agamemnon that begins… …
67Bernard of Cluny — • A Benedictine monk of the first half of the twelfth century, poet, satirist, and hymn writer, author of On the Contempt of the World Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Bernard of Cluny Bernard of Cluny …
68Censorship of Books — • Either ecclesiastical or civil, according as it is practiced by the spiritual or secular authority, and it may be exercised in two ways, viz.: before the printing or publishing of a work, by examining it (censura prævia); and after the printing …
69Inquisition — • By this term is usually meant a special ecclesiastical institutional for combating or suppressing heresy Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Inquisition Inquisition …
70Prophecy, Prophet, and Prophetess — • Discusses prophecy and prophets in the Old and New Testaments Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Prophecy, Prophet, and Prophetess Prophecy, Prophet, and Prophetess …
