State church of the Roman Empire — Bust of Emperor Constantine at the Capitoline Museums. Constantine established imperial involvement in the Church. The state church of the Roman Empire was a Christian institution organized within the Roman Empire during the … Wikipedia
matrimony — marriage, matrimony, wedlock, wedding, nuptial, espousal are comparable though not always synonymous because they all refer directly or indirectly to acts by which a man and woman become husband and. wife or to the state of being husband and wife … New Dictionary of Synonyms
matrimony — Synonyms and related words: a world without end bargain, alliance, baptism, bed, bond of matrimony, bridebed, cohabitation, confirmation, conjugal bond, conjugal knot, coverture, extreme unction, holy matrimony, holy orders, holy wedlock,… … Moby Thesaurus
Holy Orders — The term Holy Orders is used by many Christian churches to refer to ordination or to those individuals ordained for a special role or ministry. In the Roman Catholic (Latin: sacri ordines), Eastern Catholic, Eastern Orthodox (ιερωσύνη [hierōsynē] … Wikipedia
matrimony — mat|ri|mo|ny [ˈmætrıməni US mouni] n [U] [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: matremoine, from Latin matrimonium being a mother, marriage , from mater mother ] formal the state of being married = ↑marriage ▪ They were joined together in holy… … Dictionary of contemporary English
matrimony — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. marriage, espousal; nuptials. See rite, mixture. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. conjugality, wedlock, union; see marriage 2 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. holy wedlock. see marriage IV … English dictionary for students
Monastery of the Holy Spirit — The Monastery of the Holy Spirit, officially called Our Lady of the Holy Spirit Monastery is a Roman Catholic monastery near Conyers, Georgia belonging to the world wide Order of Cistercians of the Strict Observance (O.C.S.O.) – more commonly… … Wikipedia
Secretariat of State (Holy See) — Part of a series on the Catholic Church Organisation Pope – Pope Benedict XVI College of Cardinals – Holy See Ec … Wikipedia
Order of the Holy Sepulchre — This article is about the Roman Catholic chivalric Order. For the Masonic Order of the Holy Sepulchre, see Red Cross of Constantine. Vatican City State This article is part of the series: Politics and government of Vatican City State … Wikipedia
Congregation of Holy Cross — The Congregation of Holy Cross or Congregatio a Sancta Cruce (C.S.C.) is a Catholic congregation of priests and brothers founded in 1837 by Blessed Father Basil Anthony Marie Moreau, CSC, in Le Mans, France. Father Moreau also founded the… … Wikipedia
Congregation of the Most Holy Redeemer — Abbreviation C.SS.R. Motto Copiosa apud eum redemptio (With him is Plentiful Redemption) … Wikipedia
