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Definition of Pontificals
1. pontifical [n] - See also: pontifical
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pontificals
Literary usage of Pontificals
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Glossary of Liturgical and Ecclesiastical Terms by Frederick George Lee (1877)
"pontificals it is alluded to as being one of the vestments used at the altar,
and in that respect is supposed to have been peculiar to England, ..."
2. The Catholic Encyclopedia: An International Work of Reference on the by Charles George Herbermann, Edward Aloysius Pace, Condé Bénoist Pallen, Thomas Joseph Shahan, John Joseph Wynne (1913)
"... and pontificals, but after this they soon appeared more frequently in these
books. It is a striking fact that the symbolism of these prayers often ..."
3. A Manual of Costume as Illustrated by Monumental Brasses by Herbert Druitt (1906)
"A list of brasses of Archbishops and Bishops in pontificals :— ARCHBISHOPS. 1315.
... pontificals ..."
4. Costume of Prelates of the Catholic Church: According to Roman Etiquette by John Abel Nainfa (1909)
"USE OF THE pontificals BY PRELATES NOT INVESTED WITH THE EPISCOPAL CHARACTER.
Some Prelates, not invested with the episcopal character, have, ..."
5. The Sources and Literature of English History from the Earliest Times to by Charles Gross (1900)
"pontificals, HOMILIES, GILDS, ETC. 2213. Ancient liturgy (The) of the church of
England, ... For various MS. pontificals, see Liber Pontificalis ..."
6. The Acts and Monuments of John Foxe: With a Life of the Martyrologist, and by John Foxe, George Townsend (1846)
"... pontificals, ETC., WORD FOR WORD, AS IT IS OUT OF THE SAID BOOKS HEBE ALLEGED
AND QUOTED. 1 Forasmuch as it standeth upon necessity of salvation, ..."
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