Clergy
91black clergy — noun : monks of the Russian Orthodox Church distinguished from white clergy * * * black clergy In Russia, all the regular or monastic, as distinct from the secular or parochial, clergy • • • Main Entry: ↑clergy …
92Alfriston Clergy House — in Alfriston, Polegate, East Sussex, England, was the first property to be acquired by the National Trust. It was purchased in 1896 for £10.The house is a 14th century Wealden hall house. Although the name reflects the fact that the parish priest …
93Combatant Clergy Association — Not to be confused with the reformist Association of Combatant Clerics. Combatant Clergy Association جامعه روحانیت مبارز Leader Mohammad Reza Mahdavi Kani …
94Association of Catholic Clergy Pacem in Terris — (Czech: Sdružení katolických duchovních Pacem in terris , Slovak: Združenie katolíckych duchovných Pacem in terris ), abbreviated SKD PiT or simply PiT, was a regime sponsored organisation of Catholic clergy in the communist Czechoslovakia… …
95Cambuslang clergy — The sequence of Clergy of Cambuslang reflects pretty accurately the development of the Christian Church in Scotland. The Catholic ChurchThe revenues of the Parish of Cambuslang (originally, Drumsagart) were obviously substantial enough for the… …
96Benefit of Clergy Act 1575 — The Benefit of Clergy Act 1575 (18 Eliz. I c.7), full title An Act to take away clergy from the offenders in rape and burglary, and an order for the delivery of clerks convict without purgation , was an Act of Parliament of the Parliament of… …
97benefitof clergy — benefit of clergy n. 1. The authorized sanction of a religious rite: cohabiting without benefit of clergy. 2. Exemption from trial or punishment in a civil court, given to the clergy in the Middle Ages. * * * …
98Ordination of LGBT clergy — may refer to: Ordination of LGBT clergy in Judaism Ordination of LGBT Christian clergy This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link …
99benefit of clergy — n. 1. the exemption of the medieval clergy from trial or punishment except in a church court 2. an administering or sanctioning by the church [a couple that is married without benefit of clergy] …
100Benefit of clergy — Benefit Ben e*fit, n. [OE. benefet, benfeet, bienfet, F. bienfait, fr. L. benefactum; bene well (adv. of bonus good) + factum, p. p. of facere to do. See {Bounty}, and {Fact}.] 1. An act of kindness; a favor conferred. [1913 Webster] Bless the… …
