clerumn.
Obsolete.
1. A Latin sermon, preached on certain occasions at the English Universities.
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society > faith > worship > preaching > [noun] > instance of > preached at a university
clerum1655
university sermon1662
1655 T. Fuller Hist. Cambr. Univ. vi. 5 This I heard in a clerum from Dr. Collings.
1655 T. Fuller Hist. Cambr. Univ. vii. 17 On Saturday following, immediately after the clerum, he should go up into the pulpit of St. Mary's.
1802 Cambr. Univ. Cal. 41 The Lady Margaret's Preachers are now required, by their office, to preach a Latin Sermon, or Concio ad Clerum, before the University the day preceding each Term.]
2. Also as v. To address the clergy or scholars.
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society > faith > worship > preaching > preach [verb (intransitive)] > address clergy or scholars
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1619 J. Dyke Caveat for Archippus 23 Our language is now growne so learned, that a man may Clerum in English.
This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1889; most recently modified version published online June 2019).
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