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Alcuin he is expressly called antistes and episcopus, and an Irish account of a synod at Birra names him "Egbert Bishop", whilst the term sacerdos used by the Venerable Bede, is sometimes applied by him to bishops.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 5: Diocese-Fathers of Mercy 1840-1916 1913

Imam = antistes, leader of prayer; and conducing to perpetual puns, e.g. You are Imám-i (my leader) and therefore should be

The Book of The Thousand Nights And A Night 2006

Lipsius saith of himself, that he was [786] humani generis quidem paedagogus voce et stylo, a grand signior, a master, a tutor of us all, and for thirteen years he brags how he sowed wisdom in the Low Countries, as Ammonius the philosopher sometimes did in Alexandria, [787] cum humanitate literas et sapientiam cum prudentia: antistes sapientiae, he shall be Sapientum Octavus.

Anatomy of Melancholy 2007

The bishop is truly a priest (sacerdos), and even a high-priest; he has chief control of the Divine worship (sacrorum antistes), is the president of liturgical meetings; he has the fullness of the priesthood, and administers all the sacraments.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 12: Philip II-Reuss 1840-1916 1913

Œcolampadius, who had married in 1528, became pastor of the cathedral and antistes over all the Protestant clergy of Basle, and took the leading part in compiling the Reformation ordinance promulgated by the Council (1 April, 1529).

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 11: New Mexico-Philip 1840-1916 1913

Hurter was chosen in 1835 antistes of the clergy in the canton of Schaffhausen, and later president of the school board, in which capacities he laboured with great zeal.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 7: Gregory XII-Infallability 1840-1916 1913

Thus Gregory of Tours calls a bishop _sacerdos_ during this life, _antistes_ after his death.

The Church and the Barbarians Being an Outline of the History of the Church from A.D. 461 to A.D. 1003 William Holden Hutton 1895

As _antistes dei_ however, an attribute bestowed on the bishop by the apostolic succession and the laying on of hands, he has also received the power of the keys, which confers the right to judge in Christ's stead and to grant or refuse the divine grace.

History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) Adolph Harnack 1890

It may further be said, however, that _all_ ceremonies of public worship properly belong to him, and Cyprian has moreover contrived to show that this function of the bishop as leader of the Church follows from his priestly attributes; for as priest the bishop is _antistes Christi_

History of Dogma, Volume 2 (of 7) Adolph Harnack 1890

Datius Mediolanensis antistes retulit_, pleraeque matres infelicium natorum membra comederent. '

The Letters of Cassiodorus Being A Condensed Translation Of The Variae Epistolae Of Magnus Aurelius Cassiodorus Senator Senator Cassiodorus 1872