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from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In the Christian Church in the East, during the third, fourth, and fifth centuries, one of a class of lay assistants to the clergy,whose especial function was nursing the sick.
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I know not what strange premonition or unformed surmise had made me put in my wallet the thin overdress of a parabolanus.
Gathering Clouds: A Tale of the Days of St. Chrysostom 1831-1903 1895
sionnach commented on the word parabolanus
A monk who treats contagious diseases.
February 1, 2008