- cure of souls
- The pastoral charge of a parish.
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cure of souls
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Cure of Souls — • Technically, the exercise of a clerical office involving the instruction, by sermons and admonitions, and the sanctification, through the sacraments, of the faithful in a determined district, by a person legitimately a ppointed for the purpose… … Catholic encyclopedia
Cure of souls — In some denominations of Christianity, the cure of souls (Latin: cura animarum), an archaic translation which is better rendered today as care of souls, is the exercise by a priest of his office. This typically embraces instruction, by sermons… … Wikipedia
Cure of souls — Soul Soul, n. [OE. soule, saule, AS. s[=a]wel, s[=a]wl; akin to OFries. s?le, OS. s?ola, D. ziel, G. seele, OHG. s?la, s?ula, Icel. s[=a]la, Sw. sj[ a]l, Dan. si[ae]l, Goth. saiwala; of uncertain origin, perhaps akin to L. saeculum a lifetime,… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Cure of Souls — Cure ♦ Responsibility for the care of souls of others. (Heath, Peter. Church and Realm, 1272 1461, 361) … Medieval glossary
cure of souls — Врачеватель душ … Вестминстерский словарь теологических терминов
cure of souls — In ecclesiastical law, the ecclesiastical or spiritual charge of a parish, including the usual and regular duties of a minister in charge … Black's law dictionary
cure of souls — In ecclesiastical law, the ecclesiastical or spiritual charge of a parish, including the usual and regular duties of a minister in charge … Black's law dictionary
Cure — (k[=u]r), n. [OF, cure care, F., also, cure, healing, cure of souls, L. cura care, medical attendance, cure; perh. akin to cavere to pay heed, E. cution. Cure is not related to care.] 1. Care, heed, or attention. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Of study… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cure — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Medieval Latin & Latin; Medieval Latin cura, cure of souls, from Latin, care Date: 14th century 1. a. spiritual charge ; care b. pastoral charge of a parish 2. a. recovery or relief from… … New Collegiate Dictionary
Cure — The complete phrase is cure of souls . It refers to the priest s responsibility for the souls of his parishioners; from which *curate. [< Lat. cura = care] Cf. Curator … Dictionary of Medieval Terms and Phrases
