a liturgical lesson for a particular day
1Epitaphios (liturgical) — The Epitaphios (Greek: Επιτάφιος, epitaphios , or Επιτάφιον, epitaphion ; Slavonic: Плащаница, plashchanitsa ; Arabic: نعش, naash ) is an icon, today most often found as a large cloth, embroidered and often richly adorned, which is used during… …
2Seventh-day Adventist Church — Classification Protestant Orientation Adventist Polity Modified presbyterian polity Geographical …
3British Mandate for Palestine — Mandate for Palestine الانتداب البريطاني على فلسطين המנדט הבריטי על פלשתינה א י Mandate of the United Kingdom …
4lection — noun Etymology: Late Latin lection , lectio, from Latin, act of reading more at lesson Date: 1608 1. a liturgical reading for a particular day 2. [New Latin lection , lectio, from Latin] a variant reading of a text …
5biblical literature — Introduction four bodies of written works: the Old Testament writings according to the Hebrew canon; intertestamental works, including the Old Testament Apocrypha; the New Testament writings; and the New Testament Apocrypha. The Old… …
6prop|er — «PROP uhr», adjective, adverb, noun. –adj. 1. right for the occasion; fitting; correct: »soil in proper condition for planting, to use a word in its proper sense. Night is the proper time to sleep, and bed the proper place. SYNONYM(S): suitable,… …
7Matins — For the Anglican service of Mattins or Matins, see Morning Prayer (Anglican). Matins (also known as Orthros or Oútrenya in Eastern Churches) is the early morning or night prayer service in the Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran and Eastern… …
8Europe, history of — Introduction history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …
9Judaism — /jooh dee iz euhm, day , deuh /, n. 1. the monotheistic religion of the Jews, having its ethical, ceremonial, and legal foundation in the precepts of the Old Testament and in the teachings and commentaries of the rabbis as found chiefly in the… …
10Breviary — • Evolution of the book, or set of books, containing the texts and rubrics of the canonical hours Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Breviary Breviary …