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Consecration collapse: (religion) sanctification of something by setting it apart (usually with religious rites) as dedicated to God; "the Cardinal attended the consecration of the church"; a solemn commitment of your life or your time to some cherished purpose (to a service or a goal); "his consecration to study"

Canon collapse: a collection of books accepted as holy scripture especially the books of the Bible recognized by any Christian church as genuine and inspired; a complete list of saints that have been recognized by the Roman Catholic Church; a rule or especially body of rules or principles generally established as valid and fundamental in a field or art or philosophy; "the neoclassical canon"; "canons of polite society"; a contrapuntal piece of music in which a melody in one part is imitated exactly in other parts; a priest who is a member of a cathedral chapter

starboard collapse: the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone facing the bow or nose; located on the right side of a ship or aircraft; turn to the right, of helms or rudders

round robin collapse: a letter signed by a number of people; a tournament in which every contestant plays every other contestant

Gospel collapse: a doctrine that is believed to be of great importance; "Newton's writings were gospel for those who followed"; the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings; an unquestionable truth; "his word was gospel"; folk music consisting of a genre of a cappella music originating with Black slaves in the United States and featuring call and response; influential on the development of other genres of popular music (especially soul)

dead letter collapse: mail that can neither be delivered nor returned; the state of something that has outlived its relevance

Communion collapse: the act of participating in the celebration of the Eucharist; "the governor took Communion with the rest of the congregation"; sharing thoughts and feelings; (Christianity) a group of Christians with a common religious faith who practice the same rites

Paternoster collapse: a type of lift having a chain of open compartments that move continually in a loop so that (agile) passengers can step on or off at each floor; (Roman Catholic Church) the Lord's Prayer in Latin; translates as `our father'

encyclical collapse: a letter from the pope sent to all Roman Catholic bishops throughout the world; intended for wide distribution; "an encyclical letter"

Introit collapse: a composition of vocal music that is appropriate for opening church services

newsletter collapse: report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group

rescript collapse: a reply by a Pope to an inquiry concerning a point of law or morality

letter of credit collapse: a document issued by a bank that guarantees the payment of a customer's draft; substitutes the bank's credit for the customer's credit

Mass collapse: (Roman Catholic Church and Protestant Churches) the celebration of the Eucharist; the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field; a sequence of prayers constituting the Christian Eucharistic rite; "the priest said Mass"; a musical setting for a Mass; "they played a Mass composed by Beethoven"; an ill-structured collection of similar things (objects or people); a body of matter without definite shape; "a huge ice mass"; join together into a mass or collect or form a mass; "Crowds were massing outside the palace"

Agnus Dei collapse: a liturgical prayer beginning with these Latin words; figure of a lamb; emblematic of Christ

conservative collapse: a person who has conservative ideas or opinions; resistant to change; opposed to liberal reforms

acknowledgment collapse: a statement acknowledging something or someone; "she must have seen him but she gave no sign of acknowledgment"; "the preface contained an acknowledgment of those who had helped her"

reactionary collapse: an extreme conservative; an opponent of progress or liberalism; extremely conservative

reply collapse: the speech act of continuing a conversational exchange; "he growled his reply"

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