A cheat; one who bites us. “The biter bit” explains the origin. We say “a man was bitten” when he “burns his fingers” meddling with something which promised well but turned out a failure…
(St.) (1170-1221.) A Spanish priest who founded the Inquisition, and the order called the Dominicans or Preaching Friars. He was called by the Pope “Inquisitor—General,” and was canonised…
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papacypapacypāˈpəsē [key], office of the pope, head of the Roman Catholic Church. He is pope by reason of being bishop of Rome and thus, according to Roman Catholic belief,…
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(Latin). Inserted between or amongst others. Thus, an intercalary day is a day foisted in between two others, as the 29th February in leap-year. (See Calends.) “It was the custom with…
Some Catholics attribute to St. Gregory the use of the benediction “God bless you,” after sneezing, and say that he enjoined its use during a pestilence in which sneezing was a mortal…
High Mass or “Grand Mass” is sung by choristers, and celebrated with the assistance of a deacon and sub-deacon. Low Mass is simply read without singing; there is one between these two…
in its connection with Henri IV. and Louis XIV. The following are curious and strange coincidences: HENRI IV. 14 letters in the name Henri-de-Bourbon. He was the 14th king of France and…
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