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Tuesday, April 23rd, 2024
the Fourth Week after Easter
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Bible Encyclopedias
Obsequium
Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature
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(Lat. obedience) is the unconditional surrender of one's will to another's authority, as demanded of monks and nuns by their monastic vows. (See OBEDIENCE). Also the name of the prison in which those who overstep their vows are put; also the office for the departed, and sometimes also the solemn funeral service. (See BURIAL).
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McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Obsequium'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/o/obsequium.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
McClintock, John. Strong, James. Entry for 'Obsequium'. Cyclopedia of Biblical, Theological and Ecclesiastical Literature. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/tce/o/obsequium.html. Harper & Brothers. New York. 1870.
