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Catholic :: Catholic (n.) A person who accepts the creeds which are received in common by all parts of the orthodox Christian church.

Anglo-catholic :: Anglo-Catholic (n.) A member of the Church of England who contends for its catholic character; more specifically, a High Churchman..

Latinize :: Latinize (v. i.) To come under the influence of the Romans, or of the Roman Catholic Church..

Surpliced :: Surplice (n.) A white garment worn over another dress by the clergy of the Roman Catholic, Episcopal, and certain other churches, in some of their ministrations..

Panacea :: Panacea (n.) A remedy for all diseases; a universal medicine; a cure-all; catholicon; hence, a relief or solace for affliction..

Romanize :: Romanize (v. i.) To conform to Roman Catholic opinions, customs, or modes of speech..

Catholicon :: Catholicon (n.) A remedy for all diseases; a panacea.

Romanism :: Romanism (n.) The tenets of the Church of Rome; the Roman Catholic religion.

Subdeaconry :: Subdeacon (n.) One belonging to an order in the Roman Catholic Church, next interior to the order of deacons; also, a member of a minor order in the Greek Church..

Dirige :: Dirige (n.) A service for the dead, in the Roman Catholic Church, being the first antiphon of Matins for the dead, of which Dirige is the first word; a dirge..

Stabber :: Stabat Mater () A celebrated Latin hymn, beginning with these words, commemorating the sorrows of the mother of our Lord at the foot of the cross. It is read in the Mass of the Sorrows of the Virgin Mary, and is sung by Catholics when making the way of the cross (Via Crucis). See Station, 7 (c)..

Archimandrite :: Archimandrite (n.) A chief of a monastery, corresponding to abbot in the Roman Catholic church..

Psalter :: Psalter (n.) Specifically, the Book of Psalms as printed in the Book of Common Prayer; among the Roman Catholics, the part of the Breviary which contains the Psalms arranged for each day of the week..

Transubstantiation :: Transubstantiation (n.) The doctrine held by Roman Catholics, that the bread and wine in the Mass is converted into the body and blood of Christ; -- distinguished from consubstantiation, and impanation..

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..

Te Deum :: Te Deum () An ancient and celebrated Christian hymn, of uncertain authorship, but often ascribed to St. Ambrose; -- so called from the first words Te Deum laudamus. It forms part of the daily matins of the Roman Catholic breviary, and is sung on all occasions of thanksgiving. In its English form, commencing with words, We praise thee, O God, it forms a part of the regular morning service of the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church in America..

Tersanctus :: Tersanctus (n.) An ancient ascription of praise (containing the word Holy -- in its Latin form, Sanctus -- thrice repeated), used in the Mass of the Roman Catholic Church and before the prayer of consecration in the communion service of the Church of England and the Protestant Episcopal Church. Cf. Trisagion..

Absolution :: Absolution (n.) The exercise of priestly jurisdiction in the sacrament of penance, by which Catholics believe the sins of the truly penitent are forgiven..

Ceremonial :: Ceremonial (n.) The order for rites and forms in the Roman Catholic church, or the book containing the rules prescribed to be observed on solemn occasions..

Obedience :: Obedience (n.) A following; a body of adherents; as, the Roman Catholic obedience, or the whole body of persons who submit to the authority of the pope..

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