dominus
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- noun
- /ˈdɑːmɪnəs/
- Archaic
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dominus
- Cardinal Walter Kasper, the newly appointed President of the Pontifical Council for Christian Unity, agreed to interpret Dominus Iesus.
- Dominus Iesus
- Christus Dominus
Examples
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On August 6, 2000, the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith issued its controversial declaration Dominus Iesus.
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In the weeks following the publication of Dominus Iesus, various members of the hierarchy, including Pope John Paul II, found themselves doing damage control.
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Yet Dominus Iesus's judgment goes beyond what the council actually said.
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The difference between the two is that Dominus Iesus allows the presence of other Christian churches, but the Notification allowed only elements of the church to exist outside the Catholic Church.
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Therefore, in stating that ecclesial communities are not churches in the proper sense, Dominus Iesus seems to close a question that Vatican II left open.
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In Dominus Iesus (2000), the CDF gave an explanation of "subsists in" significantly different from the one it gave in 1985.
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On the other hand, in its Commentary, the CDF follows Dominus Iesus in saying that beyond the visible boundaries of the Catholic Church there are "true particular churches."
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"The reason the CDF gave in Dominus Iesus for calling the separated Eastern churches 'true particular churches' is that they have maintained apostolic succession and a valid Eucharist.
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The parishioners looked to their dominus for guidance during the service every Sunday.
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As the dominus of the church, he organized events to bring the community together.
Synonyms
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3.0
A religious leader who cares for and leads a Christian church, usually in Protestant churches
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5.2
A Christian church leader often given a formal title before their name
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6.4
A religious leader who leads services and prayers in a church
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5.4
A Christian priest in charge of a local church
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4.7
A man who leads services and gives spiritual help in a church
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8.2
A Christian minister in charge of a local church
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6.7
A man who works as a religious leader, like a priest
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7.8
A church leader who leads services and cares for a local church
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9.9
A priest who is in charge of a local church
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6.0
A man who leads or works in a Christian church
An old word for a person who leads a Christian church, like a minister
A Christian minister who leads church services and gives advice, often in South Africa
A person in Scotland who teaches at a school or leads a church
Surface Forms
Etymology
Dominus was used in the church as a respectful title for a priest or minister because in Latin it means 'lord' or 'master'. It comes from the Latin word domus meaning 'house', so a dominus was originally the 'master of the house', and that sense made it a natural title for the leader of a parish.