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westminster
(encz) | Westminster,město - Spojené státy americké n: [jmén.] Zdeněk Brož a
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westminster
(wn) | Westminster
n 1: a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains
Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and
Westminster Abbey [syn: Westminster, {City of
Westminster}] |
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Westminster Assembly
(gcide) | Westminster Assembly \West"min`ster As*sem"bly\
See under Assembly.
[1913 Webster]Assembly \As*sem"bly\, n.; pl. Assemblies. [F. assembl['e]e,
fr. assembler. See Assemble.]
1. A company of persons collected together in one place, and
usually for some common purpose, esp. for deliberation and
legislation, for worship, or for social entertainment.
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2. A collection of inanimate objects. [Obs.] --Howell.
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3. (Mil.) A beat of the drum or sound of the bugle as a
signal to troops to assemble.
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Note: In some of the United States, the legislature, or the
popular branch of it, is called the Assembly, or the
General Assembly. In the Presbyterian Church, the
General Assembly is the highest ecclesiastical
tribunal, composed of ministers and ruling elders
delegated from each presbytery; as, the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United
States, or of Scotland.
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Assembly room, a room in which persons assemble, especially
for dancing.
Unlawful assembly (Law), a meeting of three or more persons
on a common plan, in such a way as to cause a reasonable
apprehension that they will disturb the peace
tumultuously.
Westminster Assembly, a convocation, consisting chiefly of
divines, which, by act of Parliament, assembled July 1,
1643, and remained in session some years. It framed the
"Confession of Faith," the "Larger Catechism," and the
"Shorter Catechism," which are still received as authority
by Presbyterians, and are substantially accepted by
Congregationalists.
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Syn: See Assemblage.
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Westminster Confession
(gcide) | Confession \Con*fes"sion\, n. [F. confession, L. confessio.]
1. Acknowledgment; avowal, especially in a matter pertaining
to one's self; the admission of a debt, obligation, or
crime.
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With a crafty madness keeps aloof,
When we would bring him on to some confession
Of his true state. --Shak.
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2. Acknowledgment of belief; profession of one's faith.
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With the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
--Rom. x. 10.
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3. (Eccl.) The act of disclosing sins or faults to a priest
in order to obtain sacramental absolution.
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Auricular confession . . . or the private and
special confession of sins to a priest for the
purpose of obtaining his absolution. --Hallam.
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4. A formulary in which the articles of faith are comprised;
a creed to be assented to or signed, as a preliminary to
admission to membership of a church; a confession of
faith.
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5. (Law) An admission by a party to whom an act is imputed,
in relation to such act. A judicial confession settles the
issue to which it applies; an extrajudical confession may
be explained or rebutted. --Wharton.
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Confession and avoidance (Law), a mode of pleading in which
the party confesses the facts as stated by his adversary,
but alleges some new matter by way of avoiding the legal
effect claimed for them. --Mozley & W.
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Confession of faith, a formulary containing the articles of
faith; a creed.
General confession, the confession of sins made by a number
of persons in common, as in public prayer.
Westminster Confession. See Westminster Assembly, under
Assembly.
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city of westminster
(wn) | City of Westminster
n 1: a borough of Greater London on the Thames; contains
Buckingham Palace and the Houses of Parliament and
Westminster Abbey [syn: Westminster, {City of
Westminster}] |
westminster abbey
(wn) | Westminster Abbey
n 1: a famous Gothic church of St. Peter in Westminster, London
on the site of a former Benedictine monastery; "Westminster
Abbey is the scene of the coronations of almost all English
monarchs"; "Distinguished English subjects are buried in
Westminster Abbey" |
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