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61Contract — • The canonical and moralist doctrine on this subject is a development of that contained in the Roman civil law. In civil law, a contract is defined as the union of several persons in a coincident expression of will by which their legal relations …
62surety — sure·ty / shu̇r ə tē/ n pl ties [Anglo French seurté, literally, guarantee, security, from Old French, from Latin securitat securitas, from securus secure] 1: a formal engagement (as a pledge) given for the fulfillment of an undertaking 2: one… …
63Canonical Hours — • Essay on the practice of reciting the Divine Office according to set hours Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Canonical Hours Canonical Hours …
64Rites — • The ceremonies, prayers, and functions of any religious body Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Rites Rites † …
65The Vatican — The Vatican † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Vatican This subject will be treated under the following heads: I. Introduction; II. Architectural History of the Vatican Palace; III. Description of the Palace; IV. Description of the… …
66LOAN — (Heb. הַלְוָאָה, halva ah), a transaction in which a thing, usually money, is given by one person, called the malveh ( lender ), to another, called the loveh ( borrower ), for the latter s use and enjoyment, and in order that such thing or its… …
67Plenary Councils of Baltimore — The Third Plenary Council of Baltimore (1884) The Plenary Councils of Baltimore were three national meetings of Roman Catholic bishops in the 19th century in Baltimore, Maryland. During the early history of the Roman Catholic Church in the United …
68Confucianism — • An article by Charles F. Aiken. Reviews the key teachings and history of Confucianism, and its relation to Christianity Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Confucianism Confucianism …
69Plenary Councils of Baltimore — Plenary Councils of Baltimore † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Plenary Councils of Baltimore While the ecclesiastical province of Baltimore comprised the whole territory of the American Republic, the provincial councils held in that city… …
70The Church — The Church † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Church The term church (Anglo Saxon, cirice, circe; Modern German, Kirche; Sw., Kyrka) is the name employed in the Teutonic languages to render the Greek ekklesia (ecclesia), the term by which… …
