List Words
Missal
The book containing the service of the Mass for the entire year; a Mass book.
Vulgate
An ancient Latin version of the Scripture, and the only version which the Roman Church admits to be authentic; -- so called from its common use in the Latin Church.
Anthology
A discourse on flowers.
Contaminated
of Contaminate
Scripture
Anything written; a writing; a document; an inscription.
Mediatory
Mediatorial.
Dictated
of Dictate
Ineludible
Incapable of being eluded or evaded; unvoidable.
Apodictic
Alt. of Apodictical
Required
of Require
Compulsory
Having the power of compulsion; constraining.
Conflation
A blowing together, as of many instruments in a concert, or of many fires in a foundry.
Decayed
of Decay
Septuagint
A Greek version of the Old Testament; -- so called because it was believed to be the work of seventy (or rather of seventy-two) translators.
Decomposed
of Decompose
Lection
A lesson or selection, esp. of Scripture, read in divine service.
Sphacelated
of Spacelate
Subdean
An under dean; the deputy or substitute of a dean.
Rondeau
A species of lyric poetry so composed as to contain a refrain or repetition which recurs according to a fixed law, and a limited number of rhymes recurring also by rule.
Gangrenous
Affected by, or produced by, gangrene; of the nature of gangrene.
Litany
A solemn form of supplication in the public worship of various churches, in which the clergy and congregation join, the former leading and the latter responding in alternate sentences. It is usu..
Prebendary
A clergyman attached to a collegiate or cathedral church who enjoys a prebend in consideration of his officiating at stated times in the church. See Note under Benefice, n., 3.
Necrotic
Affected with necrosis; as, necrotic tissue; characterized by, or producing, necrosis; as, a necrotic process.
Bible
A book.
Ordinance
Orderly arrangement; preparation; provision.
Self-existent
Existing of or by himself,independent of any other being or cause; -- as, God is the only self-existent being.
Douay Bible
A translation of the Scriptures into the English language for the use of English-speaking Roman Catholics; -- done from the Latin Vulgate by English scholars resident in France. The New Testa..
Sympathizing
of Sympathize
Rondo
A composition, vocal or instrumental, commonly of a lively, cheerful character, in which the first strain recurs after each of the other strains.
Putrescent
Becoming putrid or rotten.
Archpriest
A chief priest; also, a kind of vicar, or a rural dean.
Incarnate
Not in the flesh; spiritual.
Delectus
A name given to an elementary book for learners of Latin or Greek.
Benignant
Kind; gracious; favorable.
Mediative
Pertaining to mediation; used in mediation; as, mediative efforts.
Carious
Affected with caries; decaying; as, a carious tooth.
Diocesan
Of or pertaining to a diocese; as, diocesan missions.
Chrestomathy
A selection of passages, with notes, etc., to be used in acquiring a language; as, a Hebrew chrestomathy.
Yardstick
A stick three feet, or a yard, in length, used as a measure of cloth, etc.
Reprieved
of Reprieve
Reliant
Having, or characterized by, reliance; confident; trusting.
Chrysoberyl
A mineral, found in crystals, of a yellow to green or brown color, and consisting of aluminia and glucina. It is very hard, and is often used as a gem.
Leafy
Full of leaves; abounding in leaves; as, the leafy forest.
Topaz
A mineral occurring in rhombic prisms, generally yellowish and pellucid, also colorless, and of greenesh, bluish, or brownish shades. It sometimes occurs massive and opaque. It is a fluosilicate..
Sapphire
Native alumina or aluminium sesquioxide, Al2O3; corundum; esp., the blue transparent variety of corundum, highly prized as a gem.
Demantoid
A yellow-green, transparent variety of garnet found in the Urals. It is valued as a gem because of its brilliancy of luster, whence the name.
Amethyst
A variety of crystallized quartz, of a purple or bluish violet color, of different shades. It is much used as a jeweler's stone.
Garnet
A mineral having many varieties differing in color and in their constituents, but with the same crystallization (isometric), and conforming to the same general chemical formula. The commonest co..
Edition
A literary work edited and published, as by a certain editor or in a certain manner; as, a good edition of Chaucer; Chalmers' edition of Shakespeare.
Hymnal
A collection of hymns; a hymn book.
