Papal+jurisdiction

  • 91Inquisition —    Under papal jurisdiction, the inquisition into heretical practices and beliefs was also introduced in the Low Countries dur ing the 16th century. Many members of Lutheran, Anabaptist, and other Protestant sects, as well as Jews, were arrested …

    Historical Dictionary of the Netherlands

  • 92LEGATE —    the title of the Pope s representative or ambassador; in medieval times this office was attached to certain bishoprics, and the bishops were styled legati nati; besides these there were legati a latere, generally cardinals, and legati missi,… …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 93Iona —    IONA, or Icolmkill, an island of the Hebrides, and also a quoad sacra parish, in the parish of Kilfinichen, district of Mull, county of Argyll; containing 1084 inhabitants, of whom 460 are on the island. This place, which is of remote… …

    A Topographical dictionary of Scotland

  • 94praemunire — [ˌpri:mju: nɪəri] noun historical a writ charging a sheriff to summon a person accused of asserting or maintaining papal jurisdiction in England. Origin ME: from med. L., forewarn , from L. praemonere, from prae beforehand + monere warn …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 95popedom — n. 1. Papacy, pontificate. 2. Papal jurisdiction, apostolic see …

    New dictionary of synonyms

  • 96abbot nullius — nu̇ˈlēəs noun (plural abbots nullius) Etymology: part translation of New Latin abbas nullius, short for abbas nullius dioecesis, abbot of no diocese : an abbot who is exempt from diocesan control and under direct papal jurisdiction and who… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 97praemunire — n. hist. a writ charging a sheriff to summon a person accused of asserting or maintaining papal jurisdiction in England. Etymology: med.L, = forewarn, for L praemonere (as PRAE , monere warn): the words praemunire facias that you warn (a person… …

    Useful english dictionary

  • 98CENTO — CENTO, small Italian town near Ferrara, north central Italy. Cento is probably the place of origin of the Meati family (100 = Heb. me ah = cento in Italian), known from the 13th century as translators. In 1390 the banker Emanuele del Gaudio… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism

  • 99Basilica of Saint Paul Outside the Walls — Papal basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls Façade of the Basilica of St Paul Outside the Walls Basic information Location Rome Geographic coordinates …

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  • 100Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …

    Universalium