What's the difference between a vicar and a pastor?
Note that up to the 20C, holy orders (training to be a CofE vicar) was the about only official course at some Oxford and Cambridge colleges. So people like the mathematician/author Lewis …
etymology - When did "More tea vicar?" start to be used after …
2015年4月14日 · Paul Beale has collected various forms for a revision of Partridge/Catch Phrases, including 'good evening, vicar!'; 'no swearing please, vicar' (said facetiously to …
Should words be capitalized for being religious terms?
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capitalization - Do military titles get capitalized? - English …
2014年11月22日 · [Examples:] Miss Dunn, the head teacher; Anne Williams, our mnaging director; Mr. Gladstone, the prime minister; Dr Primrose, the parish vicar. Titles used before a …
How can I speak as though I were from the Victorian era?
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Origin of the word "cum" - English Language & Usage Stack …
2011年11月25日 · Etymonline explains:. cum (verb and noun) seems to be a modern (by 1973) variant of the sexual sense of come that originated in pornographic writing, perhaps first in the …
Usage of "indisposed" - English Language & Usage Stack Exchange
The vicar called in sick, and the records show that, but a person who doesn't know the definition could easily misconstrue that he was "unavailable". In Doors to Madame Marie , likewise: You …
Is there a difference between "vice", "deputy", "associate", and ...
When vice, deputy, associate, or assistant is collocated with a job title, such as vice manager, deputy manager, associate manager, assistant manager, I wonder how to rank or differentiate …
etymology - "Hold your piece" or "Hold your peace" - English …
2016年1月8日 · Etymology - Exodus 14:14 The LORD shall fight for you , and ye shall hold your peace. 14:10-14 There was no way open to Israel but upward, and thence their deliverance …
meaning - "Parishioner" vs. "congregant" - English Language
Parishioner and congregant refer to members of a particular local faith community. The requirements for membership, of course, vary considerably, but for the most part, simply …