Encyclopedic Dictionary of Bible and Theology

Shrine veil SEE SHRINE CLOTH. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Shrine man a name by which the shrine clerk was sometimes called. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Shrine keeper SEE SHRINE CLERK. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Shrine cloth the curtain hanging before a shrine; sometimes called shrine veil. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Shrine Clerk, Or Shrine Keeper is the official in a church who receives the voluntary oblations of the faithful. At the great and most noted shrines of saints the shrine clerk sat at a table near, or sometimes at, a tomb, the slab of which served as such, to accept the donations of the pilgrims. … Continue reading “Shrine Clerk, Or Shrine Keeper”

SHRINE See DIANA. Fuente: American Tract Society Bible Dictionary shrine (Latin: scrinium) Case or chest for books or papers, the box, casket, or other repository in which the relics of a saint are preserved. Also refers to a tomb-like erection of rich workmanship enclosing the same. See also the entry on pilgrimages . Fuente: New … Continue reading “Shrine”

Shrift sign the sign of the cross used by the priest in shriving a penitent. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Shrift mark SEE SHRIFT SIGN. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Shrift hand the priest’s right hand that is, the hand used in shriving a penitent. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature

Shrift father the priest to whom confession is made. Fuente: Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature