holy office - en
1Holy office — Holy Ho ly, a. [Compar. {Holier}; superl. {Holiest}.] [OE. holi, hali, AS. h[=a]lig, fr. h[ae]l health, salvation, happiness, fr. h[=a]l whole, well; akin to OS. h?lag, D. & G. heilig, OHG. heilac, Dan. hellig, Sw. helig, Icel. heilagr. See… …
2Holy office — Office Of fice, n. [F., fr. L. officium, for opificium; ops ability, wealth, help + facere to do or make. See {Opulent}, {Fact}.] 1. That which a person does, either voluntarily or by appointment, for, or with reference to, others; customary duty …
3Holy Office — n. R.C.Ch.former name for The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, a department of the Curia established to investigate and correct unorthodox doctrine …
4Holy Office — This term was the name originally given to the Vatican dicastery or curial office in charge of preserving doctrinal orthodoxy and preventing heresy; in the past, the Holy Office included the Inquisition, which was a tribunal for detecting and… …
5Holy Office — noun Date: circa 1741 used formerly as the name of the Roman Catholic congregation of the curia charged with protecting faith and morals that is now called the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith …
6Holy Office — Rom. Cath. Ch. a congregation founded in 1542 to succeed the suppressed Inquisition and entrusted with matters pertaining to faith and morals, as the judgment of heresy, the application of canonical punishment, and the examination of books and… …
7HOLY OFFICE — name given to the INQUISITION (q.v.) …
8Holy Office — worship, practicing religion …
9Holy Office — noun the Inquisition …
10Holy Office — Священная канцелярия …
