The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions (236 page)
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Archbishop
.
.
Archdeacon
.
.
In
Anglican
churches, a priest having administrative charge over part of a diocese. He exercises a general supervision of the parish clergy and deals with matters of church buildings and other property. He is styled ‘Venerable’.
Anglican
churches, a priest having administrative charge over part of a diocese. He exercises a general supervision of the parish clergy and deals with matters of church buildings and other property. He is styled ‘Venerable’.
Arches, Court of
.
.
The
consistory
court of the province of
Canterbury
, so-called because formerly it met in the E. London church of St Mary-le-Bow
(Lat.,
S. Maria de Arcubus
).
consistory
court of the province of
Canterbury
, so-called because formerly it met in the E. London church of St Mary-le-Bow
(Lat.,
S. Maria de Arcubus
).
Archetypes
:
:
Archimandrite
(Gk.,
archi
, ‘ruler of’, +
mandra
, ‘fold’). Title given in the early church (later also Archimandret, Slavonic) to a monastic superior. In the
Orthodox Church
it has become a title of honour; for the Copts, an archimandrite is second only to a
patriarch
.
archi
, ‘ruler of’, +
mandra
, ‘fold’). Title given in the early church (later also Archimandret, Slavonic) to a monastic superior. In the
Orthodox Church
it has become a title of honour; for the Copts, an archimandrite is second only to a
patriarch
.
Archimedean point
:
:
Architecture
:
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