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epistle side

epistle side noun: the right side of an altar or church from the perspective of a person looking from the nave toward the chancel.

epistle side: the right side of an altar or church from the perspective of a person looking from the nave toward...
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Noun

epistle side (plural epistle sides)

  1. The right side of an altar or church from the perspective of a person looking from the nave toward the chancel.
    • the Consecrating Bishop washes his hands, and goes up to the Altar; and the newly consecrated goes to the Epistle side of the same Altar, and having there a Missal placed for him, he accompanies the Consecrating Bishop through the remaining part of the Mass.1848, anonymous author, The Rite of the Consecration of a Bishop in the Catholic Church

Forms of epistle side

pluralepistle sides
alternative formEpistle side

Origin of epistle side

Traditionally, the Epistle is read from this side.

Questions about epistle side

What does epistle side mean?
Epistle side means the right side of an altar or church from the perspective of a person looking from the nave toward the chancel.
What part of speech is epistle side?
Epistle side is a noun.
What is the plural of epistle side?
The plural of epistle side is epistle sides.

Words near epistle side in the dictionary

  1. epistle
  2. epistle lesson
  3. epistle lessons
  4. Epistle of James
  5. Epistle of Jeremiah
  6. epistle side
  7. epistle sides
  8. epistled
  9. epistler
  10. epistlers
  11. epistles

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