Ecclesiastical+government
91David, Saint — ▪ patron of Wales Welsh Dewi born c. 520, near St. Bride s Bay, Pembrokeshire, Wales died c. 600, , Menevia; feast day March 1 patron saint of Wales. Little is known of his life. According to the hagiography (c. 1090) by the Welsh… …
92Oaxaca — • Diocese and city in the southern part of Mexico Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Oaxaca Oaxaca † …
93Obispo Maximo — Bishop of Iglesia Filipina Independiente Bishopric Catholic …
94hierarchy — n 1. system of layers or levels or strata, ranking, Inf. pecking or peck order; caste system, homogeneous grouping; separation, segregation, apartheid; Fig. ladder, Fig. totem pole. 2. ecclesiastical government, hierocracy, theocracy, episcopacy …
95papacy — pa•pa•cy [[t]ˈpeɪ pə si[/t]] n. pl. cies 1) rel the office, dignity, or jurisdiction of the pope 2) rel the system of Roman Catholic ecclesiastical government 3) rel the period during which a certain pope is in office 4) rel the succession or… …
96papacy — /ˈpeɪpəsi / (say paypuhsee) noun (plural papacies) 1. the office, dignity, or jurisdiction of the pope. 2. the system of ecclesiastical government in which the pope is recognised as the supreme head. 3. the time during which a pope is in office.… …
97presbyterian — /prɛzbəˈtɪəriən / (say prezbuh tearreeuhn), /prɛspə / (say prespuh ) adjective relating to or based on the principle of ecclesiastical government by an elected body of lay elders. {Latin presbyterium presbytery + an} …
98synod — A church board. The council of a religious society. Roshi s Appeal, 69 Pa 462 (German Reformed Church). An intermediate governing body or judicatory of a Protestant church, particularly a Presbyterian church. There are in the Presbyterian system… …
99uniatism — əˌtizəm noun ( s) Usage: often capitalized : the system of faith, practice, and ecclesiastical government of the Uniates or Uniate bodies …
100pres|by|te|ri|an — «PREHZ buh TIHR ee uhn, PREHS », adjective, noun. –adj. of or belonging to a Protestant denomination or church governed by elected presbyters or elders, all of equal rank, and having beliefs based on Calvinism: »The Presbyterian Church in the U.S …
