Douay Bible: alternatives and connections

A diphthong in the Latin language; used also by the Saxon writers. It answers to the Gr. ai. The Anglo-Saxon short ae was generally re…

A little perforated ball, to be strung on a thread, and worn for ornament; or used in a rosary for counting prayers, as by Roman Catho…

A native or inhabitant of Byzantium, now Constantinople; sometimes, applied to an inhabitant of the modern city of Constantinople. C (…

The collection of books received as genuine Holy Scriptures, called the sacred canon, or general rule of moral and religious duty, giv…

Of or pertaining to, or affecting the Roman Catholics; as, the Catholic emancipation act.

A representation in art of the figure of Christ upon the cross; esp., the sculptured figure affixed to a real cross of wood, ivory, me…

The Vulgate rendering of the Hebrew word qip/d, which in the "Authorized Version" is translated bittern, and in the Revised Version, p…

Same as Eisel. F () F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet, and a nonvocal consonant. Its form and sound are from the Latin. Th…

The assertion or statement of a thing done or existing; sometimes, even when false, improperly put, by a transfer of meaning, for the…

See Gimmal. K () the eleventh letter of the English alphabet, is nonvocal consonant. The form and sound of the letter K are from the L…

Of, pertaining to, or composed in, the language used by the Romans or Latins; as, a Latin grammar; a Latin composition or idiom.

A Latin idiom; a mode of speech peculiar to Latin; also, a mode of speech in another language, as English, formed on a Latin model.

In the manner of the Latin language; in correct Latin.

The highest kind of worship, or that paid to God; -- distinguished by the Roman Catholics from dulia, or the inferior worship paid to…

The song of the Virgin Mary, Luke i. 46; -- so called because it commences with this word in the Vulgate.

A verbal translation; a version or translation from one language into another, word for word; -- opposed to paraphrase.

A new convert or proselyte; -- a name given by the early Christians, and still given by the Roman Catholics, to such as have recently…

a diphthong, employed in the Latin language, and thence in the English language, as the representative of the Greek diphthong oi. In m…