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Synonyms for prelatic

Grammar : Adj
Spell : prel-it
Phonetic Transcription : ˈprɛl ɪt

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Définition of prelatic

Origin :
  • c.1200, from Old French prelat (Modern French prélate) and directly from Medieval Latin prelatus "clergyman of high rank," from Latin praelatus "one preferred," noun use of past participle of praeferre (see prefer), from prae "before" (see pre-) + latus "borne, carried" (see oblate (n.)).
  • As in clerical : adj concerning clergy
Example sentences :
  • Efforts to obtain redress from grievances inflicted by the prelatic party.
  • Extract from : « Letters of Samuel Rutherford » by Samuel Rutherford
  • The western counties distinguished themselves by their opposition to the prelatic system.
  • Extract from : « Minstrelsy of the Scottish Border, Vol. II (of 3) » by Walter Scott
  • Two considerations demonstrate the error of this prelatic interpretation, besides the fact that it is prelatic.
  • Extract from : « Notes On The Apocalypse » by David Steele
  • Such restriction of a symbol to an individual results from prelatic habits of thought.
  • Extract from : « Notes On The Apocalypse » by David Steele
  • But on the royal office of Immanuel, their prelatic training and associations seem to have blinded their minds.
  • Extract from : « Notes On The Apocalypse » by David Steele
  • Thus the worthy gentleman, after he had in an eminent manner, served his day and generation, fell a victim to prelatic fury.
  • Extract from : « Biographia Scoticana (Scots Worthies) » by John Howie
  • Life in papal Rome and prelatic England was weighed down with blossoming luxury.
  • Extract from : « Religious Studies, Sketches and Poems » by Harriet Beecher Stowe
  • Both hands are wrapped up in ornamented gloves, which were an essential part of the prelatic dress.
  • Extract from : « Account of a Tour in Normandy, Vol. I. (of 2) » by Dawson Turner
  • But he did not long enjoy his judicial and prelatic dignities, as he was seized with fever, and died in the month of April 1566.
  • Extract from : « The Works of John Knox, Vol. 1 (of 6) » by John Knox
  • The Prelatic party henceforth held the power and ruled the Church with a high hand.
  • Extract from : « Sketches of the Covenanters » by J. C. McFeeters
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