Litany on Church

Litany on Church:

(Dignity in English, Latin - works in English, Latin - person or title in English, Latin)

[Laical state]

Photizomenate, photizomenatus - photizomenature, photizomenatura - enlightend/photizomen, photizomenus.

Precatechumenate, praecatechumenatus - precatechumenature, praecatecumenatura - precatechumen, Praecatechumenus.

Catechumenate, catechumenatus - catechumenature, catecumenatura - catechumen, catechumenus.

Laicate, laicatus - laicature, laicatura - lay, laicus.

[Clerical state]

Noviciate, noviciate - noviciature, noviciatura - novice, novicius.

Servate, servatus - servature, servatura - usher or servant, servus.

Ostiariate, ostiariatus - ostiariature, ostiariature - porter or doorkeeper, ostiarius. Verger was historicly included in this person.

Servienate, servienatus - servienature, servienatura - (altar)server, serviens.

Collectorate, collectoratus - collectorature, collectoratura - collector, collector.

Cantorate, cantoratus - cantorature, cantoratura - chanter, cantor.

Sacristate, sacristatus - sacristature, sacristatura - sacrista, holy-vessel- and vestmentskeeper or verger.

Synonym: sacristanate, sacristanatus - sacristanature, sacristanatura - sacristanus, holy-vessel- and vestmentskeeper or verger.

Anachoretate, anachoretatus - anachoretature, anachoretatura - hermit or anachorete, anachoretus

Sororate, sororatus - sororature, sororatura, sister, soror (female in monastic orders).

Monachate, monachatus - monachature, monachatura - monk, monachus (male in monastic orders).

Lectorate, lectoratus - lectorature, lectoratura - reader, lector.

Exorcistate, exorcistatus, - exorcistature, exorcistatura - exorcist, exorcista.

Synonym: exorcistanate, exorcistanatus - exorcistanature, exorcistanatura - exorcist, exorcistanus.

Naviculariate, naviculariatus - naviculariature, naviculariatura - incense-vesselbearer, navicularius.

Thuriferate, thuriferatus - thuriferature, thuriferatura - censer-bearer, thurifer.

Syn.: Thuribulariate, thuribulariatus - thuribulariature, thuribulariatura - censer-bearer, thuribularius.

Ceroferate, ceroferatus - ceroferature, ceroferatura - light-bearer, cerofer.

Cambucariate, cambucariatus - cambucariature, cambucariatura - staffbearer, cambucarius.

Croceferate, croceferatus - croceferature, croceferatura - crossbearer, crocefer.

Acolytate, a(c)colythatus - acolytature, a(c)colythatura - acolyte, a(c)colythus.

Subdiaconate, subdiaconatus - subdiaconature, subdiaconatura - subdeacon, subdiaconus.

Diaconate, diaconatus - diaconature, diaconatura - deacon or taper-bearer, diaconus.

[Presbyteral state]

Cappellanate, cappellanatus - cappellanature, cappellanatura - chaplain, cappellanus.

Rectorate, rectoratus - rectorature, rectoratura - rector, rector.

Pastorate, pastoratus - pastorature, pastoratura - herd or pastor or vicar, pastor.

Synonym: Sacerdotate, sacerdotatus - sacerdotature, sacerdotatura - priest, sacerdos

Decanate, decanatus - decanature, decanatura - dean, decanus.

Synonym: Vicariate foraneal, vicariatus foraneis - vicariature foraneal, vicariatura foranea - dean, vicarius foraneus.

Abbacy, abbatus - abbature, abbatura - abbot, abba. Same level as dean.

[Vicarial state]

Synomym of but historicly lower as vicar general: Archdecanate, archidecanatus - archdecanature, archidecanatura - archdeacon, archidecanus.

Archimandritate, archimandritatus - archimandritature, archimandritatura - archimandrite, archimandritus. Same level as the vicar general.

Vicariate general, vicariatus generalis - vicariature general, vicariatura generale - vicar general, vicarius

generalis.

Episcopate, episcopatus - episcopature, episcopatura - bishop, episcopus.

There is also an vicar apostolic (vicarius apostolicus) under a bishop in missionary regions.

Arch-episcopate, archi-episcopatus - arch-episcopature, archi-episcopatura - archbishop, archi-episcopus.

Cardinalate, cardinalatus - cardinalature, cardinalatura - cardinal, cardinalus.

Prefectate, praefectatus - prefecture, praefectura - prefect, praefex or praefectus.

Patriarchate, patriarchatus - patriarchature, patriarchatura - patriarch, patriarchus.

Nunciate, nuciatus - nunciature, nunciatura - nuncio or papal envoy, nuntius.

Papate, papatus - papature, papatura - pope, papa

Synonym: Pontificate, pontificatus - pontificature, pontificatura - pontiff or bridgemaker, pontifex.

Amen.

Remarks:

If female, the latin word e.g. laicus becomes laica.

Ceremoniariate - Ceremoniarius - Ceremony-master (for a bisshop historicly the archdeacon)

Nowadays is the Master of Ceremonies automaticly the assistent at the right hand of the celebrating priest.

The vicar general (in title higher as archdeacon) is nowadays also archdeacon and thus ceremony-master for the bisshop.

Servus servorum, Pastor pastoris, Vicarius vicariorum are also synonyms of the pope in Latin.

For simplicity is a metropolite, metropolitus, a honorary title for an archbishop in a churchprovince and in the metropole.

The female variant of the archimandrite, archimandrita, is the superior abbess for all sisters of the same order in a churchprovince.

The archimandrite, archimandritus, is the superior abbot for all monks of the same order in a churchprovince.

Published 2011/7/31