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debtera (or dabtara; Ge'ez/Tigrinya/Amharic: ደብተራ (Däbtära); plural, Ge'ez\Tigrinya: debterat, Amharic:
debtrawoch ) is an
itinerant religious figure...
- At many services, most
parish members remain in the
outer ring,
where debteras sing
hymns and dance. The
Eucharist is
given only to
those who feel pure...
- area. An
aspiring kahen must
spend time
studying as a
debtera before being ordained. As a
debtera, he will be
closer to the
laypeople and
serve as an intermediary...
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ketab is used for
magical defence.
Scrolls were
typically produced by
debtera, non-ordained
clergy expertise on
exorcism and healings.
About 30 cm scroll...
- end of the 16th century.
These social groups consisted of the monks; the
debtera; lay
officials (including judges); men at arms
giving personal protection...
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Ethiopian titles Apostolic Church-Ordinance
Coptic monasticism Coptic saints Debtera Coonan Cross Oath
Ethiopian chant Fast of
Nineveh Coptic fasting Tewahedo...
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final stage, the Negus, they
acquire an
intellectual elite,
known as
debtera.
Debteras are
ordained clergymen specialized ecclesiastical and
secular knowledge...
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throughout the
centuries and is pla****
today during the
dance performed by the
debtera (cantors) on
important church festivals. It is also
occasionally found...
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affecting primarily women.
Women are also the
normal spirit mediums. A
debtera is an
itinerant lay
priest figure trained by the
Church as a scribe, cantor...
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collection of 250
ancient m****cripts. With the ****istance of the
Ethiopian Debtera Tewelde Medhin of Welkait, he also
compiled the first-ever Amharic-French...
