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A member of The Institute of the Missionary Priests of St. Paul the Apostle, founded in 1858 by the Rev. I. T. Hecker of New York. The majority of the members were formerly Protestants.

of Christ, of the Virgin Mary, or of some saint and which, in the Mass, was kissed by the priest and then by the people, in mediæval times; an osculatory. It is still used in communities, confraternities, etc. Kiss the pax, and be quiet like your neighbors. Chapman.

A priest who heard confession and enjoined penance in extraordinary cases. [Written also penitenser.] [Obs.] Chaucer.

A book formerly used by priests hearing confessions, containing rules for the imposition of penances; -- called also penitential book.

ue of one's penny expended; due return for money laid out; a good bargain; a bargain. The priests sold the better pennyworths. Locke.

Offerings formerly made to the parish priest, or to the mother church, at Pentecost. Shipley.

A parson; the parish priest. [Obs.] Chaucer.

A priest's cope.

A ball of silver or other metal, which is filled with hot water, and used by the priest in cold weather to warm his hands during the service.

A Buddhist priest of the higher orders in Burmah. Malcom.

A high priest; a pontiff.

A high priest. Especially:

Relating to, or consisting of, pontiffs or priests. "The pontific college with their augurs and flamens." Milton.

Of or pertaining to a pontiff, or high priest; as, pontifical authority; hence, belonging to the pope; papal.

The state or dignity of a high priest; specifically, the office of the pope. Addison.

A parish priest, or a chaplain, of the Greek Church.

A prayer or prayers which the priest says at Mass, after the ablutions.

A priest, or conjurer, among the North American Indians. Be it sagamore, sachem, or powwow. Longfellow.

s fourteenth year, and by girls until their marriage. It was also worn by magistrates and priests.

s. -- Praying machine, or Praying wheel, a wheel on which prayers are pasted by Buddhist priests, who then put the wheel in rapid revolution. Each turn in supposed to have the efficacy of an oral repetition of all the prayers on the wheel. Sometimes it is moved by a stream.