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  • 71AARON — (Heb. אַהֲרֹן), brother of moses and miriam ; founder of the priesthood in Israel. Biblical Information Aaron belonged to the tribe of levi (Ex. 4:14) and was the elder son of amram and jochebed (ibid. 6:20; Num. 26:59; I Chron. 5:29; 23:13). He… …

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  • 72bishop — noun Etymology: Middle English bisshop, from Old English bisceop, from Late Latin episcopus, from Greek episkopos, literally, overseer, from epi + skeptesthai to look more at spy Date: before 12th century 1. one having spiritual or eccl …

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  • 73deacon — noun Etymology: Middle English dekene, from Old English dēacon, from Late Latin diaconus, from Greek diakonos, literally, servant, from dia + konos (akin to enkonein to be active); perhaps akin to Latin conari to attempt Date: before 12th century …

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  • 74Levite — noun Date: 14th century a member of the priestly Hebrew tribe of Levi; specifically a Levite of non Aaronic descent assigned to lesser ceremonial offices under the Levitical priests of the family of Aaron …

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  • 75teacher — noun Date: 14th century 1. one that teaches; especially one whose occupation is to instruct 2. a Mormon ranking above a deacon in the Aaronic priesthood …

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  • 76ward — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English weard & Anglo French warde, garde, of Germanic origin; akin to Old High German warta act of watching, Old English warian to beware of, guard, wær careful more at guard, wary Date: before 12th… …

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  • 77Apostolic Succession — is the concept in Christianity that the succession of bishops, in uninterrupted lines, is historically traceable back to the original twelve apostles [Oskar Sommel, Rudolf Stählin Christliche Religion, Frankfurt 1960, 19] Within Catholic… …

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  • 78Bishop — A bishop is an ordained or consecrated member of the Christian clergy who is generally entrusted with a position of authority and oversight. The office of bishop is one of the three ministerial offices within Christianity, the other two being… …

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  • 79Breviary — A breviary (from Latin brevis , short or concise ) is a liturgical book of the Latin liturgical rites of the Catholic Church containing the public or canonical prayers, hymns, the Psalms, readings, and notations for everyday use, especially for… …

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  • 80Doctrine and Covenants — The Doctrine and Covenants (sometimes abbreviated and cited as D C or D. and C.) is a part of the open scriptural canon of several denominations of the Latter Day Saint movement. Originally published in 1835 as Doctrine and Covenants of the… …

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