Parabolanus
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Parabolanus is a noun meaning (historical, Christianity) In the early Eastern Church, a lay assistant to the clergy for tending the sick.
Meaning
(historical, Christianity) In the early Eastern Church, a lay assistant to the clergy for tending the sick.
Example Sentences
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 his was the only authority by which their violence could be checked.
Word Forms
- parabolani
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include parson, presbyter, deacon, alipta, protosyncellus, eparchy.
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