ecclesiastical offense
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Ecclesiastical Censures — Ecclesiastical Censures † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Ecclesiastical Censures Medicinal and spiritual punishments imposed by the Church on a baptized, delinquent, and contumacious person, by which he is deprived, either wholly of in part … Catholic encyclopedia
Latae sententiae — is a Latin term used in the canon law of the Catholic Church meaning literally given (laid down) sentence .Officially, a latae sententiae penalty follows automatically, by force of the law itself, when the law is contravened.cite web… … Wikipedia
monition — /meuh nish euhn, moh /, n. 1. Literary. admonition or warning. 2. an official or legal notice. 3. Law. a court order to a person, esp. one requiring an appearance and answer. Cf. subpoena. 4. a formal notice from a bishop requiring the amendment… … Universalium
godbote — A fine imposed for an ecclesiastical offense … Ballentine's law dictionary
heresy — The ecclesiastical offense of entertaining religious views or beliefs which are not in harmony with those of the established church; the entertainment of an erroneous religious belief. Any political or philosophical view contrary to established… … Ballentine's law dictionary
penance — Punishment for an ecclesiastical offense … Ballentine's law dictionary
mo|ni|tion — «moh NIHSH uhn», noun. 1. admonition; warning: »sage monitions from his friends (Jonathan Swift); the monitions of Christianity (Herman Melville). 2. an official or legal notice: a) a formal court order or summons to appear and answer, as after a … Useful english dictionary
United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… … Universalium
education — /ej oo kay sheuhn/, n. 1. the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgment, and generally of preparing oneself or others intellectually for mature life. 2. the act or process of… … Universalium
religion — religionless, adj. /ri lij euhn/, n. 1. a set of beliefs concerning the cause, nature, and purpose of the universe, esp. when considered as the creation of a superhuman agency or agencies, usually involving devotional and ritual observances, and… … Universalium
