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A-Z: General definitions: Little Office of the Blessed Virgin Mary
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A short form of Daily Prayer in honour of Mary, modelled on the Daily Office. Originated in the 10th century, becoming very popular with clergy and lay people in the later Middle Ages.
The collective term for priests and ministers of the church (as opposed to the non-ordained laity).
a religious adherent or believer who is not clergy
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