单词 | officiation |
释义 | officiationn. The action of officiating; performance of a religious, ceremonial, or public duty. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > faith > worship > observance, ritual > [noun] > performance of with or in (great, etc.) solemnityc1290 solemnity1390 solemnization1447 observancea1450 solennizationc1450 solemnation1470 celebration1483 superstition1513 ministration1535 celebrating1547 solemnizing1565 ministering1566 solemnize1590 solemniation1631 officiating1640 exercise1656 exercitation1660 officiation1804 altar service1831 ritual1865 society > authority > office > [noun] > discharge of an office ministration1466 administration1483 officiation1890 1804 N. Drake Lit. Hours (ed. 3) III. lvii. 416 He introduced the erection of temples, the officiation of Priests and Priestesses. 1873 B. Gregory Holy Catholic Church xv. 163 The unity of the Church lies deeper than any organization, ordinance, or officiation whatsoever. 1890 E. T. Evans Hist. Hendon 195 The magistrate, during whose officiation the entries are very carefully made. 1951 H. R. Luce Picture Hist. Western Man 189 She could..slice and eviscerate in daily officiation at the new faith whose deity was reason. 1987 Times 9 Dec. 17/5 All their ministrations, especially their officiations of Holy Communion, should be boycotted. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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