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Elevation at the final doxology of the Euchari...
Elevation at the final doxology of the Eucharistic Prayer in a Mass celebrated by a single priest (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

 

doxology

: doxology \dahk-SAH-luh-jee\ noun

: a usually liturgical expression of praise to God

Examples:

The church service typically concludes with the congregation singing a short doxology.

“A doxology, with impromptu four-part harmony, concluded a prayer prior to a dinner that followed the Mass.” — From an article by Gretchen R. Crowe in the Arlington Catholic Herald, September 26, 2012

Did you know?

“Doxology” passed into English from Medieval Latin “doxologia,” which in turn comes from the Greek term “doxa,” meaning “opinion” or “glory,” and the suffix “-logia,” which refers to oral or written expression. It’s logical enough, therefore, that “doxology” has referred to an oral expression of praise and glorification since it first appeared in English around 1645. The word ultimately derives from the Greek verb “dokein,” meaning “to seem” or “to seem good.” Two cousins of “doxology” via “dokein” are “dogma” and “paradox.” More distant relatives include “decent” and “synecdoche.” The Gloria in Excelsis and the Gloria Patri are two of the best-known and most often sung doxologies in contemporary Christianity.

 

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grift

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: grift \GRIFT\ verb

1 : to obtain (money) illicitly (as in a confidence game) 2 : to acquire money or property illicitly

Examples:

John grifted much of his income by carrying out elaborate cons against unsuspecting tourists.

“Both victims lost substantial amounts of money, with one being grifted out of an astonishing $35,000.…” — From an article in SFist, September 6, 2012

Did you know?

“Grift” was born in the argot of the underworld, a realm in which a “grifter” might be a pickpocket, a crooked gambler, or a confidence man—any criminal who relied on skill and wits rather than physical violence—and to be “on the grift” was to make a living by stings and clever thefts. “Grift” may have evolved from “graft,” a slightly older word meaning “to acquire dishonestly,” but its exact origins are uncertain. We do know that the verb “grift” first finagled its way into print in 1915 in George Bronson-Howard’s God‘s Man: “Grifting ain’t what it used to be. Fourteenth Street’s got protection down to a system—a regular underworld tariff on larceny.”

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Sacrosanct
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sacrosanct

: sacrosanct \SAK-roh-sankt\ adjective

1 : most sacred or holy : inviolable 2 : treated as if holy : immune from criticism or violation

Examples:

Our family traditions may seem silly to outsiders, but to us they are sacrosanct.

“‘Is college a lousy investment?’ This was the question posed in a Newsweek cover story in the fall, a blunt challenge to America’s long-standing, nearly sacrosanct belief in the value of a college education.” — From an article by Bob King in Business Lexington (Kentucky), February 14, 2013

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That which is sacrosanct is doubly sacred: the two Latin components underlying the word, “sacro” and “sanctus,” were combined long ago to form a phrase meaning “hallowed by a sacred rite.” “Sacro” means “by a sacred rite” and comes from “sacrum,” a Latin noun that lives on in English anatomy as the name for our pelvic vertebrae—a shortening of “os sacrum,” which literally means “holy bone.” “Sanctus” means “sacred” and gave us “saint” and obvious words like “sanctimony,” “sanctify,” and “sanctuary.”

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