单词 | regionary deacon |
释义 | > as lemmasregionary deacon regionary deacon n. historical (in the early church) a deacon attached to one of the ecclesiastical regions into which the city of Rome was divided and responsible for administering alms. ΚΠ 1709 C. Place Adversaria 113 That the Pope first instituted Regionary or Arch-Deacons, according to the Number of Deacons mention'd in The Acts of the Apostles, may probably be true enough. 1854 N. Wiseman Fabiola ii. i. 138 Our holy Pope will be there, with the priests of the titles, the regionary deacons, the notaries [etc.]. 1995 E. G. Hinson Church Triumphant xvi. 132/2 Roman regionary deacons appointed by Fabian to supervise the extensive charities of the city had no counterpart elsewhere. < as lemmas |
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