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Tuesday, January 21st, 2025
the Second Week after Epiphany
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Digest of the Canons
The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
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The name given to the collection of the laws or canons of the American Church enacted and set forth by the General Convention. The word "Digest" is derived from the Latin word digestus, meaning carried apart, resolved, digested, and is applied to a body of laws arranged under their proper heads or titles. The Canons set forth by the General Convention as thus arranged come under four titles, viz.:
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Bibliography Information
Miller, William James. Entry for 'Digest of the Canons'. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/acd/d/digest-of-the-canons.html. 1901.
Miller, William James. Entry for 'Digest of the Canons'. The American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/acd/d/digest-of-the-canons.html. 1901.
