book of the helmsman (a slavic adaptation of the byzantine nomocanons compiled by sava

  • 1nomocanon — /noh meuh kan euhn/, n. a compendium of Greek Orthodox ecclesiastical laws and Byzantine imperial laws that related to ecclesiastical matters. [1720 30; < MGk nomokanón. See NOMO , CANON] * * * ▪ Byzantine ecclesiastical laws       Byzantine&#8230; …

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