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31Ecclesiastical letter — Ecclesiastical letters are publications or announcements of the organs of Roman Catholic ecclesiastical authority, e.g. the synods, but more particularly of pope and bishops, addressed to the faithful in the form of letters. Letters of the Popes… …
32nonfictional prose — Introduction any literary work that is based mainly on fact, even though it may contain fictional elements. Examples are the essay and biography. Defining nonfictional prose literature is an immensely challenging task. This type of… …
33Ecclesiastical Letters — Ecclesiastical Letters † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Letters (LITTERÆ ECCLESIASTICÆ) Ecclesiastical letters are publications or announcements of the organs of ecclesiastical authority, e.g. the synods, more particularly …
34Epistle to the Ephesians — Epistle to the Ephesians † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Epistle to the Ephesians This article will be treated under the following heads: ♦ I. Analysis of the Epistle; ♦ II. Special Characteristics: ♦ (1) Form: (a)… …
35hortative — 1. adjective /ˈhɔːtətɪv,ˈhɔːrtətɪv/ a) Urging, exhorting, or encouraging. The ministration of these oracles from the pulpit is to be reformed from any of its factitious peculiarities, and made again what it was among the apostles and their… …
36Eucharist — sacrament of the Lord s Supper, the Communion, mid 14c., from O.Fr. eucariste, from L.L. eucharistia, from Gk. eukharistia thanksgiving, gratitude, later the Lord s Supper, from eukharistos grateful, from eu well (see EU (Cf. eu )) + stem of… …
37catachresis — (n.) 1580s, from L. catachresis, from Gk. katakhresis misuse (of a word), from katakhresthai to misuse, from kata down (here with a sense of perversion; see CATA (Cf. cata )) + khresthai to use (see HORTATORY (Cf. hortatory …
38charisma — (n.) gift of leadership, power of authority, c.1930, from German, used in this sense by Max Weber (1864 1920) in Wirtschaft u. Gesellschaft (1922), from Gk. kharisma favor, divine gift, from kharizesthai to show favor to, from kharis grace,… …
39chervil — O.E. cerfelle, from L. chaerephyllum, from Gk. khairephyllon, from khairein to rejoice (see HORTATORY (Cf. hortatory)) + phyllon leaf (see FOLIO (Cf. folio)) …
40exhortation — late 14c., from O.Fr. exhortacion and directly from L. exhortationem (nom. exhortatio) an exhortation, encouragement, noun of action from pp. stem of exhortari, from ex thoroughly (see EX (Cf. ex )) + hortari encourage, urge (see HORTATORY (Cf.… …
