Definition of PRELACY. Meaning of PRELACY. Synonyms of PRELACY

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Definition of PRELACY

Prelacy
Prelacy Prel"a*cy, n.; pl. Prelacies. [LL. praelatia. See Prelate; cf. Prelaty.] 1. The office or dignity of a prelate; church government by prelates. Prelacies may be termed the greater benefices. --Ayliffe. 2. The order of prelates, taken collectively; the body of ecclesiastical dignitaries. ``Divers of the reverend prelacy, and other most judicious men.' --Hooker.

Meaning of PRELACY from wikipedia

- such as abbots and major superiors, are based upon this original model of prelacy. In a general sense, a "prelate" in the Catholic Church and other Christian...
- Prelacy of Lebanon, based in Beirut Armenian Prelacy of Aleppo, based in Aleppo Armenian Prelacy of Jezireh [hy], based in Qamishli Armenian Prelacy of...
- Prelacy of Lebanon, based in Beirut Armenian Prelacy of Aleppo, based in Aleppo Armenian Prelacy of Jezireh [hy], based in Qamishli Armenian Prelacy of...
- Armenian Prelacy of Aleppo (Armenian: Հալեպի թեմ Halepi Tem), is one of the oldest dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church outside the historic Armenian...
- Erik Varden OCSO (born 13 May 1974) is a Norwegian Catholic prelate, spiritual writer, and Trappist monk. He has served as Bishop of Trondheim since 2020...
- States. Armenian American Western Prelacy Schools AGBU Schools Armenian Catholic Schools ARS Western Sa****ay Schools Eastern Prelacy Eastern Diocese...
- The Armenian Prelacy of Atrpatakan (Armenian: Ատրպատականի հայոց թեմ ; Persian: خلیفه‌گری ارامنه آذربایجان), is Oriental Orthodox Christian diocese (or...
- A territorial prelate is, in Catholic usage, a prelate whose geographic jurisdiction, called territorial prelature, generally does not belong to any diocese...
- moment of asking a question to the astrologist); he also gives dignities, prelacies, and the favour of friends and foes, and can metamorphose a man into any...
- The Armenian Prelacy of Lebanon is an Oriental Orthodox Christian diocese (or eparchy) of the Armenian Apostolic Church in Lebanon. It is within the ecclesiastical...