Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun A chief presbyter.
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- noun Same as
archpriest .
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- noun An
archpriest .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Jesus gave them as to fulfilling charity; as _he_ fulfilled and loved charity especially beyond all virtues, to wit the noble glorious apostle, the father confessor, the spark-flashing, the man through whom the west of the world shone with signs and wonders, with virtues and with good deeds, _Sanctus Ciaranus sacerdos et apostolus Dei_, the archpresbyter and apostle Saint Ciaran, son of the wright.
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There was a certain archpresbyter in the island, Daniel his name.
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Between 399 and 400 Theophilus suddenly altered his attitude; the chief motive for the change seems to have been a personal quarrel with the archpresbyter Isidore, well known as a friend of the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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Chrodegang and the statutes of Amalarius of Metz, the primicerius appears as the first capitular after the archdeacon and archpresbyter, controlling the lower clerics and directing the liturgical functions and chant.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913
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Macedonian conqueror as it was current in Greek and Latin versions of the early Middle Ages, such as the Greek romance of pseudo-Callisthenes, dating from the third century A.D., the Latin translation of Julius Valerius, the epitome thereof, and especially the free Latin version made by the Neapolitan archpresbyter Leo in the tenth century, known as the "Historia de preliis".
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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Many of the so-called Origenist monks were among his best friends; some of them he appointed to ecclesiastical offices and dignities: for example, he named Isidore archpresbyter and patriarchal oeconomos, and raised others to the episcopate.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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In the fifth century the archpresbyter St. Adeodatus flourished at Nola; his metrical epitaph has been preserved.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913
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Arscott, archpresbyter of the ecclesia St. Michaelis in Monte Tumba
Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities 1861
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There are about fifty other churches, as well in the castle as the town; whereof the most celebrated is that of the Virgin Mary in the circle of Cracow, which is governed by an archpresbyter, and fronts ten large streets; having moreover on all sides four rows of magnificent structures.
Sermons Preached Upon Several Occasions. Vol. I. 1634-1716 1823
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a party in the Senate met in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore and elected the Roman archpresbyter Laurentius as antipope.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 14: Simony-Tournon 1840-1916 1913
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