episcopal

(ecclesiastical) episcopal (relating to bishops)


loba

Borrowed from French l’aube, from Ecclesiastical Latin alba.

(archaic, ecclesiastical) alb (a wide cassock worn by clergy)


sede

From Latin sēdēs (“seat”); related to the Latin verb sedeo (“to sit”). Doublet of sé.

(ecclesiastical) see; diocese (domain under a bishop’s jurisdiction)


ministerial

pt-adj

ministerial m or f (plural ministeriais)

Borrowed from Late Latin ministeriālis. By surface analysis, ministério + -al.

(ecclesiastical) ministerial (related to a religious minister or ministry)


decano

Borrowed from Late Latin decānus, from Latin decem (“ten”). Doublet of deão, which was borrowed from Old French.

(ecclesiastical) dean (church dignitary)


diaconato

(ecclesiastical) diaconate (the rank or position of a deacon)


patriarca

patriarcas (plural)
patriarcha (alternative)

From Old Galician-Portuguese patriarca, patriarcha, borrowed from Late Latin patriarcha, from Byzantine Greek πατριάρχης (patriárkhēs, “the founder of the tribe/family”), from Ancient Greek πατριά (patriá, “generation, ancestry, descent, tribe, family”) + -άρχης (-árkhēs, “-arch”).

der

(ecclesiastical, chiefly Eastern Orthodoxy and Eastern Catholicism) patriarch (highest rank of bishop)


primado

(ecclesiastical) primate (an archbishop or bishop)

(ecclesiastical) primacy (the office, rank, or character of a primate)


sínodo

From Latin synodus, from Ancient Greek σύνοδος (súnodos, “meeting”).

(ecclesiastical) synod (ecclesiastic council or meeting)

(ecclesiastical) synod (administrative division of church)


antífona

From Medieval Latin antiphōna, from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna, “verse response”), from ἀντίφωνος (antíphōnos, “responsive”), from ἀντί (antí, “against, in return”) + φωνή (phōnḗ, “sound”).


ecuménico

pt-adj

ecuménico (feminine ecuménica, masculine plural ecuménicos, feminine plural ecuménicas)

ecuménica (feminine)
ecuménicos (masculine plural)
ecuménicas (feminine plural)
ecumênico (alternative)

From Late Latin oecūmenicus, from Ancient Greek οἰκουμενικός (oikoumenikós).

der

οἰκουμενικός

(ecclesiastical) ecumenical (pertaining to the Christian Church worldwide)


arquiepiscopal

pt-adj

arquiepiscopal m or f (plural arquiepiscopais)

(ecclesiastical) archiepiscopal (of or relating to an archbishop or an archbishopric)


estala

From Proto-Germanic *stallaz (“standing; stall; stable”).

uder

(obsolete, ecclesiastical) a monk’s or canon’s seat


antifonário

Learned borrowing from Medieval Latin antiphonārium (“antiphonary”), from antiphōna (“antiphon”), from Ancient Greek ἀντίφωνα (antíphōna, “responses, musical accords”). By surface analysis, antífona + -ário.


acólito

pt-noun

acólito m (plural acólitos, feminine acólita, feminine plural acólitas)

acólitos (plural)
acólita (feminine)
acólitas (feminine plural)

Learned borrowing from Late Latin acolythus, from Ancient Greek ἀκόλουθος (akólouthos).

lbor

(ecclesiastical) acolyte (person ordained to carry the wine, water and lights at Mass)


cátedra

cátedras (plural)
cathedra (alternative)
cáthedra (alternative)

Learned borrowing from Latin cathedra. Doublet of cadeira.

(ecclesiastical) the seat or office of a member of a high-ranked member of the clergy


cónego

From Old Galician-Portuguese cõego (compare Galician cóengo), from Latin canonicus. Doublet of canónico.

(ecclesiastical) canon (member of cathedral chapter)


episcopado

(ecclesiastical) bishopric (diocese of a bishop)

(ecclesiastical) bishopric; episcopate (function of being bishop)


antibispo

(historical, ecclesiastical) antibishop (in medieval Italy, a pretender to the episcopal ordination)


antipêndio

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈpẽ.d͡ʒɪ.u]

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈpẽ.d͡ʒɪ.u]

[ˌɐ̃.t͡ʃiˈpẽ.d͡ʒɪ.o]

(ecclesiastical) antependium (the hangings in front of the altar)


diaconisa

From diácono (“deacon”) + -isa (“-ess”, feminine noun-forming suffix).

suffix

(ecclesiastical) deaconess (female deacon)


apocrisiário

(historical, ecclesiastical) apocrisiarius (a high diplomatic ecclesiastical representative)


arcebispado

(ecclesiastical) archbishopric (the rank or office of an archbishop)

(ecclesiastical) archbishopric (the jurisdiction of an archbishop)


arquidiácono

(ecclesiastical) archdeacon (administrative official in a diocese)


arquiabadia

(ecclesiastical) archabbey (abbey which is the seat of an archabbot)


arquidiaconato

pt-noun

arquidiaconato m (plural arquidiaconatos)

(ecclesiastical) archdeaconry (the office of an archdeacon, or the term of that office)

(ecclesiastical) archdeaconry (the residence or territorial jurisdiction of an archdeacon)


arquiprelado

(ecclesiastical) archprelate (an archbishop or other chief prelate)


pátena

(ecclesiastical) paten (plate for the host during Eucharist)


arquidiaconal

pt-adj

arquidiaconal m or f (plural arquidiaconais)

(ecclesiastical) archidiaconal (pertaining to an archdeacon)


arquiabade

[ɐɾ.kjɐˈβa.ðɨ]

(ecclesiastical) archabbot (the title of the general superior in certain Catholic congretations)


arquiconfraria

pt-noun

arquiconfraria f (plural arquiconfrarias)

(ecclesiastical) archconfraternity (religious confraternity that can join with and extend privileges with other similar brotherhoods)


arquidiocesano

pt-adj

arquidiocesano (feminine arquidiocesana, masculine plural arquidiocesanos, feminine plural arquidiocesanas)

arquidiocesana (feminine)
arquidiocesanos (masculine plural)
arquidiocesanas (feminine plural)

(ecclesiastical) archdiocesan (relating to an archdiocese)


arquipresbítero

pt-noun

arquipresbítero m (plural arquipresbíteros)

(ecclesiastical) archpriest (priest with supervisory duties)


arquissacerdote

arquissacerdote m (plural arquissacerdotes)


deão

deão m (plural deãos or deões or deães, feminine deã, feminine plural deãs)

deãos (plural)
deões (plural)
deães (plural)
deã (feminine)
deãs (feminine plural)

Borrowed from Old French deien, from Latin decānus. Doublet of decano.

(ecclesiastical) dean (church dignitary)


irmão leigo

(ecclesiastical) lay brother (a layman who is a member of a brotherhood without the intention to become a priest)


cibório

(ecclesiastical, architecture) ciborium (covered receptacle for holding the consecrated wafers)


sanguinho

From Old Galician-Portuguese sanguinno, from Latin sanguineus. Doublet of sanguíneo, or simply a popular derivative of it. Compare Spanish sangüeño.

[sɐ̃ˈɡĩ.j̃u]

[sɐ̃ˈɡĩ.j̃u]

(ecclesiastical) purificator (napkin used to wipe the lip of the chalice)


pároco

pároco m (plural párocos, feminine pároca, feminine plural párocas)

párocos (plural)
pároca (feminine)
párocas (feminine plural)


benesse

Borrowed from Latin bene esse (literally “being well, to be well”).

bor+

(ecclesiastical) budget that a curate obtains from ceremonies such as baptisms, weddings and burials


pé de altar

pés de altar (plural)
pé-de-altar (alternative)