ecumenism, ecumenical affair, intercession, Eternally Hopeful, eternal rest, troublous, Nunc dimittis

"For me, ecumenism is a priority. Today, we have the ecumenism of blood. In some countries they kill Christians because they wear a cross or have a Bible, and before killing them they don't ask if they're Anglicans, Lutherans, Catholics or Orthodox. The blood is mixed." Persecution does not discriminate between different Christian communities, says Pope Francis. In one sense, that very fact renders their differences irrelevant http://econ.st/1A2Zm7O

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Blood and ecumenism

IT IS an almost provocative way of looking at things, but one that the pope has adopted several times. It came up yesterday when he was speaking to a delegation from...

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Ernie Banks, the Eternally Hopeful Mr. Cub, Dies at 83

 A Voucher Deal That Wasn't So Sweet

By DAVID SEGAL

It took more than a year, two third-party companies and an intercession by the Haggler, but a customer who purchased a voucher from DailyCandy is finally celebrating.

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Inside the cathedral, the prayers are an ecumenical affair, with the intercessions coming from the Anglican, Roman Catholic, Methodist and American churches.

1148:

The choir sings music from Gabriel Fauré's Requiem: "May angels lead you into paradise; upon your arrival, may the martyrs receive you and lead you to the holy city of Jerusalem.
"May the ranks of angels receive you, and with Lazarus, the poor man, may you have eternal rest."

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The blessing is given by the new Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, who says: "Support us, O Lord, all the day long of this troublous life, until the shadows lengthen and the evening comes, the busy world is hushed, the fever of life is over and our work is done."

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The coffin is carried out, accompanied by Baroness Thatcher's family, to Charles Villiers Stanford's Nunc dimittis from Evening Service in G.
It says: "Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace: according to thy word."

1159:

The coffin is carried out, accompanied by Baroness Thatcher's family, to Charles Villiers Stanford's Nunc dimittis from Evening Service in G.
It says: "Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace: according to thy word."

 troublous

adjective

archaic or literary

• full of difficulty or agitation:those were troublous times

Origin:

late Middle English: from Old French troubleus, from truble (see trouble)

ecumenical

 

音節

ec • u • men • i • cal, -ic

発音

èkjuménikəl | ìːk-, -ik

[形]

1 全般の；普遍の；全世界的の.

2 全キリスト教会の［を代表する］.

3 世界教会運動の.

ec・u・men・i・cal・ly

[副]

ecumenismLine breaks: ecu|men|ism

Pronunciation: /ɪˈkjuːmənɪz(ə)m 

  

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Definition of ecumenism in English:

NOUN

[MASS NOUN]

The principle or aim of promoting unity among theworld’s Christian Churches.

Definition of intercession

noun

[mass noun]

• the action of intervening on behalf of another:he only escaped ruin by the intercession of his peers with the king
• the action of saying a prayer on behalf of another: prayers of intercession

Derivatives

intercessional

adjective

intercessory

adjective

Origin:

late Middle English: from Latin intercessio(n-), from the verb intercedere (see intercede)

音節

in • ter • ces • sion

発音

ìntərséʃən

intercessionの変化形

intercessions (複数形)

[名][U][C]

1 仲裁, 仲介, あっせん, 嘆願, とりなし

through his intercession
彼のとりなしによって.

2 （神に対する）祈りによるとりなし, 代祷(とう).

Line breaks: eter|nal

Pronunciation: /ɪˈtəːn(ə)l

  

, iː-/

Definition of eternal in English:

ADJECTIVE

1Lasting or existing forever; without end:the secret of eternal youthfear of eternal damnation

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1.1(Of truths, values, or questions) valid for all time;essentially unchanging:eternal truths of art and life

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1.2informal Seeming to last or persist forever, especially on account of being tedious orannoying:eternal nagging demandsshe is an eternal optimist

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2Used to emphasize expressions of admiration,gratitude, etc.to his eternal credit, he maintained his dignitythroughout

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3(the Eternal) Used to refer to an everlasting oruniversal spirit, as represented by God:a man entirely under the sway of the Eternal and not of the material

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Origin

late Middle English: via Old French from late Latinaeternalis, from Latin aeternus, from aevum 'age'.

Phrases

the Eternal City

1

A name for the city of Rome.

eternal life

2

Christian Theology Spiritual existence after death of the body:the belief in eternal life