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parabolani

parabolani is the plural of parabolanus.

Meaning of parabolanus

Noun

parabolanus (plural parabolani)

  1. (historical) In the early Eastern Church, a lay assistant to the clergy for tending the sick.
    • In the quarrel between Cyril and Orestes, A.D. 416, the parabolani, zealously espousing the cause of their bishop, threw the city of Alexandria into such confusion that the inhabitants despatched an envoy to Theodosius II., begging him to issue a prohibition for the bishop to leave Alexandria, as...1880, Sir William Smith, A Dictionary of Christian Antiquities, volume 3, page 1551

Questions about parabolani

What is parabolani the plural of?
Parabolani is the plural of parabolanus.

Words near parabolani in the dictionary

  1. parabodonid
  2. parabodonids
  3. parabola
  4. parabolae
  5. parabolai
  6. parabolani
  7. parabolanus
  8. parabolar
  9. parabolas
  10. parabolaster
  11. parabolasters

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