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Tabernacle |
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A small booth, on or behind the altar, in which the consecrated elements of the
Holy Eucharist are reserved. In older times, reservation was often in a vessel suspended over
the altar, called a "pyx" or "hanging pyx."
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Te Deum Laudamus |
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A canticle, traditionally ascribed to Saint Ambrose and often called the "Abrosian Hymn,"
used at Morning Prayer on Sundays and festivals. (From the first words in Latin, meaning "we praise thee,
O God!")
In the Book of Common Prayer (The Church in The Province of The West Indies, CPWI) the Te Deum Laudamus may be found on page 57.
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Theotokos |
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A theological title for the Blessed Virgin Mary. It is Greek for "God-bearer," and is
usually rendered in English as "Mother of God." Use of this title affirms that Jesus Christ was
God incarnate from the moment of his conception.
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Tippet |
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Originally the academic hood or part of the hood. Nowadays generally used for
the scarf, worn as part of the normal choir vestment of clergy.
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Old Testament