priory, conventual A monastery having a prior for superior. A conventual priory is an autonomous house having no abbot ; a simple or obedientiary priory is a dependency of an abbey. In England, monasteries attached to cathedral churches were termed cathedral priories. Only one priory exists today as a diocesan organization, Ciudad Real, in Spain, … Continue reading “priory, conventual”
priory, cathedral
priory, cathedral A monastery having a prior for superior. A conventual priory is an autonomous house having no abbot ; a simple or obedientiary priory is a dependency of an abbey. In England, monasteries attached to cathedral churches were termed cathedral priories. Only one priory exists today as a diocesan organization, Ciudad Real, in Spain, … Continue reading “priory, cathedral”
Priory
priory A monastery having a prior for superior. A conventual priory is an autonomous house having no abbot ; a simple or obedientiary priory is a dependency of an abbey. In England, monasteries attached to cathedral churches were termed cathedral priories. Only one priory exists today as a diocesan organization, Ciudad Real, in Spain, founded … Continue reading “Priory”
Priority
Priority The condition of being earlier in a succession of events. This condition is meaningful only in the past-present-future series relative to a given event or experience. In its logical sense, the term signifies a condition without which something else cannot be understood, explained, or thought of. — R.B.W. Fuente: The Dictionary of Philosophy
Prioress
prioress (Latin: priorissa, feminine of prior ) Superioress of a monastic community for women. Her office, in general, corresponds to that of prior in the same order of men. Fuente: New Catholic Dictionary Prioress (Priorissa, Praeposita). A superioress in a monastic community for women. The term prioress is properly applied only to a superioress in … Continue reading “Prioress”
Prior, Prioress
Prior, Prioress are, according to the constitution of several ecclesiastical orders, the heads of their monasteries and nunneries. The prior is either the first or sole authority in the monastery, or he is subordinated, as second leader, to a higher officer of the same monastery, the abbot (q.v.). The latter case happens when the abbot … Continue reading “Prior, Prioress”
Prior, Matthew
Prior, Matthew an English poet, writer of verse both sacred and profane, whose period of authorship was contemporary with the last years of Dryden and the earliest stage of Pope, was possessed of little vigor or originality, but was remarkable for his skill in versification and his gay and easy grace of imagery and diction. … Continue reading “Prior, Matthew”
Prior
PRIOR The head of a convent; next in dignity to an abbot. Fuente: Theological Dictionary prior (Latin: prior, former, elder) A monastic superior. Before the 13th century the superior corresponding to the term prior could be abbot, provost, dean, or one advanced in years, and in this loose sense it occurs in the Rule of … Continue reading “Prior”
Print, Printing, Printed
Print, Printing, Printed print, printing, printed: Printing is the art of multiplying records – the art of writing with many pens (Jewish Encyclopedia, XII, 295), or wholesale writing. The art of making original records is writing. This, however, is a slow process. It involves tracing each letter and part of a letter through from beginning … Continue reading “Print, Printing, Printed”
Print PRINT (, the mark of a stroke or blow; cf. Athen. ).In the Gospels print is found only in Joh 20:25, where in most Manuscripts it occurs twice: Except I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and put my finger into the print of the nails, and put my hand … Continue reading “Print”