Definition of Prelacies. Meaning of Prelacies. Synonyms of Prelacies

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Definition of Prelacies

Prelacies
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 Prelacies from wikipedia

- 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...
- Armenian Prelacy of Aleppo (Armenian: Հալեպի թեմ Halepi Tem), is one of the oldest dioceses of the Armenian Apostolic Church outside the historic Armenian...
- cunning in all arts, and special in rhetoric, he procures the loss of prelacies and dignities: nineteen legions hear (and obey) him. Other spellings include...
- Prelacy of Lebanon, based in Beirut Armenian Prelacy of Aleppo, based in Aleppo Armenian Prelacy of Jezireh [hy], based in Qamishli Armenian Prelacy of...
- The Armenian Prelacy of Atrpatakan (Armenian: Ատրպատականի հայոց թեմ ; Persian: خلیفه‌گری ارامنه آذربایجان), is Oriental Orthodox Christian diocese (or...
- divinity, and the creation of the world; he also confers dignities and prelacies, and the favour of friends and foes. Orobas is faithful to the conjurer...
- 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...
- Apostolic Armenian po****tion in Syria belongs to one of the 3 following prelacies: Diocese of Beroea (in Aleppo), was founded in 1432 by the Great House...
- Jean-Michel (1989). Armenian Art. New York: H.N. Abrams in ****ociation with Prelacy of the Armenian Apostolic Church of America-Catholicosate of Cilicia. p...
- of much of the clergy of his time. The Jesuit vow against "ambitioning prelacies" can be seen as an effort to counteract another problem evidenced in the...