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Similarly, Jewish weddings are presided over by a rabbi, and in Islamic weddings, an imam is the marriage officiant. In Hindu weddings , a pandit is the marriage officiant. Some non-religious couples get married by a minister of religion , [ 2 ] while others get married by a government official, such as a civil celebrant , judge, mayor, or ...
The word presbyter etymologically derives from Greek πρεσβύτερος (presbyteros), the comparative form of πρέσβυς (presbys), "old man". [6] However, while the English word priest has presbyter as the etymological origin, [7] the distinctive Greek word (Greek ἱερεύς hiereus) for "priest" is never used for presbyteros/episkopos in the New Testament, except as being part of ...
He presided over the synod, and over the theological examinations of candidates for the office of pastor. His direct rights were very limited, but a man with high leadership capabilities like Zwingli or Bullinger could exert a great influence on the church in this office.
By the mid-5th Century BC, the polemarchos' role was reduced to ceremonial and judicial functions, and primarily presided over preliminary trials involving metics' family, inheritance, and status cases. [1] After the preliminary stage the cases would either continue under the judgement of the polemarchos, or be remitted to tribal or municipal ...
Today's NYT Connections puzzle for Tuesday, January 28, 2025The New York Times
A judge warned Monday he may move up the March 2026 trial date between Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni, as their attorneys accused each other of improperly seeking to sway public opinion. Judge ...
Praeses began to be used as a generic description for provincial governors—often through paraphrases, such as qui praeest ("he who presides")—already since the early Principate, but came in general use under the Nerva–Antonine dynasty. [1]
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