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Abelonian
noun · 78% connection
One of a sect in Africa (4th century), mentioned by St. Augustine, who states that they married, but lived in continence, after the ma…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sect, anchorites, early, church, lived.
Aged
adjective · 78% connection
Old; having lived long; having lived almost to or beyond the usual time allotted to that species of being; as, an aged man; an aged oa…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sect, anchorites, early, church, lived.
Aisle
noun · 78% connection
part of a church divided laterally from the nave proper by rows of pillars or columns
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sect, anchorites, early, church, lived.
Anglo-Catholic
adjective · 78% connection
Of or pertaining to a church modeled on the English Reformation; Anglican; -- sometimes restricted to the ritualistic or High Church s…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sect, anchorites, early, church, lived.
Balloon
noun · 78% connection
A ball or globe on the top of a pillar, church, etc., as at St. Paul's, in London.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sect, anchorites, early, church, lived.
Benefice
noun · 78% connection
An ecclesiastical living and church preferment, as in the Church of England; a church endowed with a revenue for the maintenance of di…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sect, anchorites, early, church, lived.
Broad Church
unknown · 78% connection
A portion of the Church of England, consisting of persons who claim to hold a position, in respect to doctrine and fellowship, interme…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sect, anchorites, early, church, lived.
Broom
noun · 78% connection
An implement for sweeping floors, etc., commonly made of the panicles or tops of broom corn, bound together or attached to a long wood…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sect, anchorites, early, church, lived.
Chasuble
noun · 78% connection
The outer vestment worn by the priest in saying Mass, consisting, in the Roman Catholic Church, of a broad, flat, back piece, and a na…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sect, anchorites, early, church, lived.
Culdee
noun · 78% connection
One of a class of anchorites who lived in various parts of Scotland, Ireland, and Wales.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sect, anchorites, early, church, lived.
Dog days
unknown · 78% connection
A period of from four to six weeks, in the summer, variously placed by almanac makers between the early part of July and the early par…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sect, anchorites, early, church, lived.
Early
adverb · 78% connection
In advance of the usual or appointed time; in good season; prior in time; among or near the first; -- opposed to late; as, the early b…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sect, anchorites, early, church, lived.
Episcopalian
noun · 78% connection
One who belongs to an episcopal church, or adheres to the episcopal form of church government and discipline; a churchman; specificall…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sect, anchorites, early, church, lived.
Exercise
verb · 78% connection
To exert for the sake of training or improvement; to practice in order to develop; hence, also, to improve by practice; to discipline,…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sect, anchorites, early, church, lived.
Fauces
n.pl. · 78% connection
The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue; -- called also the isth…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sect, anchorites, early, church, lived.
Forbearance
noun · 78% connection
The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience.
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sect, anchorites, early, church, lived.
Glassite
noun · 78% connection
A member of a Scottish sect, founded in the 18th century by John Glass, a minister of the Established Church of Scotland, who taught t…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sect, anchorites, early, church, lived.
Harmonite
noun · 78% connection
One of a religious sect, founded in Wurtemburg in the last century, composed of followers of George Rapp, a weaver. They had all their…
Its definition shares important concepts with this word: sect, anchorites, early, church, lived.
