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• Preferment — Pre*fer ment, n. 1. The act of choosing, or the state of being chosen; preference. [R.] [1913 Webster] Natural preferment of the one . . . before the other. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. The act of preferring, or advancing in dignity or… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• preferment — /pri ferr meuhnt/, n. 1. the act of preferring. 2. the state of being preferred. 3. advancement or promotion, esp. in the church. 4. a position or office affording social or pecuniary advancement. [1425 75; late ME; see PREFER, MENT] * * * …   Universalium

• preferment — pre•fer•ment [[t]prɪˈfɜr mənt[/t]] n. 1) the act of preferring 2) the state of being preferred 3) advancement or promotion, esp. in the church 4) a position or office affording social or pecuniary advancement • Etymology: 1425–75 …   From formal English to slang

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• Dean of cathedral church — Dean Dean, n. [OE. dene, deene, OF. deien, dien, F. doyen, eldest of a corporation, a dean, L. decanus the chief of ten, one set over ten persons, e. g., over soldiers or over monks, from decem ten. See {Ten}, and cf. {Decemvir}.] 1. A dignitary… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Second Council of Nicaea —     The Second Council of Nicaea     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► The Second Council of Nicaea     Seventh Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church, held in 787. (For an account of the controversies which occasioned this council and the… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• Benefice — Ben e*fice, n. [F. b[ e]n[ e]fice, L. beneficium, a kindness, in LL. a grant of an estate, fr. L. beneficus beneficent; bene well + facere to do. See {Benefit}.] [1913 Webster] 1. A favor or benefit. [Obs.] Baxter. [1913 Webster] 2. (Feudal Law)… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Philip Stanhope Dodd — (1775–1852), Church of England clergyman.Dodd, son of the Rev. Richard Dodd, rector of Cowley, Middlesex, author of a translation of Formey s ‘Ecclesiastical History,’ who died in 1811, was born in 1775. He was educated at Tunbridge School, and… …   Wikipedia

• John Scott, 1st Earl of Eldon — (4 June 1751 ndash; 13 January 1838), Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. His grandfather, William Scott of Sandgate, a suburb of Newcastle, was clerk to a fitter, a sort of water carrier and broker of coals.… …   Wikipedia

• Alonzo Cano — or Alonso Cano (19 March 1601 – 3 September 1667) was a Spanish painter, architect and sculptor born in Granada. He learned architecture from his father, Miguel Cano, painting from Francisco Pacheco the master of Velázquez, and sculpture from… …   Wikipedia

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