Definitions
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- noun ecclesiastical A married priest (chiefly Orthodox Christian and Uniate usage), as opposed to a
hieromonk . - noun ecclesiastical ) A priest or other person who serves as the bursar or finance officer of a diocese or religious institution (chiefly Roman Catholic usage), an episcopal oeconomus temporarily takes charge of church property in the event of an episcopal vacancy.
- noun A Byzantine title given to the chief
steward ortreasurer of a household or institution.
Etymologies
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Examples
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He called his oeconomus, and ordered him to reduce the expenses of the episcopal household; he put an end to the frequent banquets, and lived little less strictly than he had formerly lived as a priest and monk.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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Accordingly, the survival rate of tundra voles ( '' Microtus oeconomus '') decreases dramatically in winters with many freeze – thaw cycles [144] (Fig. 7.12).
Phenotypic responses of arctic species to changes in climate and ultraviolet-B radiation 2009
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The main representatives are the mountain hare (Lepus tolai), Korean field mouse (Apodemus peninsulae), squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris), and root vole (Microtus oeconomus).
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"Si autem ultimus finis esset divitiarum affuentia, oeconomus rex quidam multitudinis esset."
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The administration of charity remained in the hands of the bishop, assisted by the oeconomus, who was usually a priest.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux 1840-1916 1913
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Ages, of Theophilus, the oeconomus of the Church of Adana in Cilicia, who on losing his office bartered his soul to the devil for its recovery, but, having repented, obtained from the Blessed Virgin the miraculous return of the nefarious contract.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913
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For these it is contended that some steward (oeconomus) must have been appointed to administer their temporal affairs.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 4: Clandestinity-Diocesan Chancery 1840-1916 1913
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From 1772-7 he held various offices at his monastery; in 1777 he was at first oeconomus at Puch, then pastor at Gelgenbach; from 1778-83 he taught dogmatic, moral and pastoral theology and canon law at the
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 13: Revelation-Stock 1840-1916 1913
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St. Marcian oeconomus of the Church of Constantinople.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 6: Fathers of the Church-Gregory XI 1840-1916 1913
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Bishop Severian, to whom Chrysostom seems to have entrusted the performance of some ecclesiastical functions, had entered into open enmity with Serapion, the archdeacon and oeconomus of the cathedral and the episcopal palace.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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