Word: priesting
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...know that a moirologist is a professional mourner, that an anthracomancer tells fortunes by means of burning coals, and that a mumpsimus is someone who refuses to correct an error (this last being derived from a 16th century priest who kept using that word when reciting the Mass even though he had been repeatedly told that he was supposed to say sumpsimus). But how many people are aware that pizzlesprung is a Kentucky word to describe the weary, or that nutation is the wobble in the earth's axis caused by the pull of the moon? Who remembers that...
Though Cortés and other Spaniards - in particular, priest scholars - sent home vivid, sometimes exaggerated descriptions and drawings of the Great Temple, it soon became little more than a fading memory. Over the ruins of the Aztec capital, modern Mexico City began to grow. Above the sacred precincts rose such major buildings as the National Cathedral, the National Palace and the Supreme Court of Justice. Except for an occasional reminder of its presence with the discovery of a stray Aztec artifact, the Great Temple was virtually forgotten. Even its precise location was not known...
...archbishop-banker had previously enjoyed an unusually successful career in the Catholic Church. Born in Cicero, Ill., he attended a Chicago seminary and was a parish priest before going to Rome in 1950 to study canon law. Once there, he started working his way up the Vatican hierarchy by serving as a diplomat. His administrative skill, as well as his commanding height (6 ft. 3 in.) helped him land a job as bodyguard and advance man for Pope Paul...
...stars. One of the most effective works in the tour repertory is Narukami (The Thunder God), first presented in 1684. A stirring tale somewhat resembling the biblical stories of Judith and Delilah, it recounts the bravery of Princess Kumo-no-Taema (Tamasaburo), who journeys to the mountain redoubt of Priest Narukami (Ebizo) to seduce him and free the god of rainfall, whom Narukami has imprisoned. Tamasaburo, a picture of idealized femininity, and the virile, matinee-idol handsome Ebizo both display the mastery of gesture and vocal control that Grand Kabuki requires. Also noteworthy is Tomijuro, who plays the brave retainer...
...commander suggests that the Greek bishop would have some information; it is believed that Azmi's wife and son Samer lived with the bishop for a time after the colonel was reported killed. The bishop says no; he thinks that Mrs. Azmi stayed with a Roman Catholic priest for a while. It is so. The priest says that she and Samer lived with him two weeks, but that they left two days ago to stay with friends. He provides an address...