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parabolanus

parabolanus noun: in the early Eastern Church, a lay assistant to the clergy for tending the sick.

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

Forms of parabolanus

pluralparabolani

Origin of parabolanus

From Latin parabolanus.

Questions about parabolanus

What does parabolanus mean?
Parabolanus means in the early Eastern Church, a lay assistant to the clergy for tending the sick.
What part of speech is parabolanus?
Parabolanus is a noun.
What is the plural of parabolanus?
The plural of parabolanus is parabolani.

Words near parabolanus in the dictionary

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

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