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Pax :: Pax (n.) The kiss of peace; also, the embrace in the sanctuary now substituted for it at High Mass in Roman Catholic churches..

Alb :: Alb (n.) A vestment of white linen, reaching to the feet, an enveloping the person; -- in the Roman Catholic church, worn by those in holy orders when officiating at mass. It was formerly worn, at least by clerics, in daily life..

Protestantism :: Protestantism (n.) The quality or state of being protestant, especially against the Roman Catholic Church; the principles or religion of the Protestants..

Neophyte :: Neophyte (n.) A new convert or proselyte; -- a name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to such as have recently embraced the Christian faith, and been admitted to baptism, esp. to converts from heathenism or Judaism..

Thaumaturgus :: Thaumaturgus (n.) A miracle worker; -- a title given by the Roman Catholics to some saints.

Armenian :: Armenian (n.) An adherent of the Armenian Church, an organization similar in some doctrines and practices to the Greek Church, in others to the Roman Catholic..

Deacon :: Deacon (n.) An officer in Christian churches appointed to perform certain subordinate duties varying in different communions. In the Roman Catholic and Episcopal churches, a person admitted to the lowest order in the ministry, subordinate to the bishops and priests. In Presbyterian churches, he is subordinate to the minister and elders, and has charge of certain duties connected with the communion service and the care of the poor. In Congregational churches, he is subordinate to the pastor, and

Papacy :: Papacy (n.) The Roman Catholic religion; -- commonly used by the opponents of the Roman Catholics in disparagement or in an opprobrious sense.

Waldenses :: Waldenses (n. pl.) A sect of dissenters from the ecclesiastical system of the Roman Catholic Church, who in the 13th century were driven by persecution to the valleys of Piedmont, where the sect survives. They profess substantially Protestant principles..

Catholicity :: Catholicity (n.) Adherence or conformity to the system of doctrine held by all parts of the orthodox Christian church; the doctrine so held; orthodoxy.

Lateran :: Lateran (n.) The church and palace of St. John Lateran, the church being the cathedral church of Rome, and the highest in rank of all churches in the Catholic world..

Catholicism :: Catholicism (n.) Liberality of sentiment; breadth of view.

Vaticanism :: Vaticanism (n.) The doctrine of papal supremacy; extreme views in support of the authority of the pope; ultramontanism; -- a term used only by persons who are not Roman Catholics.

Grail :: Grail (n.) A book of offices in the Roman Catholic Church; a gradual.

Latin :: Latin (n.) A member of the Roman Catholic Church.

Catholicity :: Catholicity (n.) The state or quality of being catholic; universality.

Canon :: Canon (n.) A catalogue of saints acknowledged and canonized in the Roman Catholic Church.

Catholic :: Catholic (a.) Of or pertaining to, or affecting the Roman Catholics; as, the Catholic emancipation act..

Aspersorium :: Aspersorium (n.) The stoup, basin, or other vessel for holy water in Roman Catholic churches..

Celebrant :: Celebrant (n.) One who performs a public religious rite; -- applied particularly to an officiating priest in the Roman Catholic Church, as distinguished from his assistants..

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