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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HOLY OFFICE

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Holy Office is a noun.
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WHAT DOES HOLY OFFICE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith

The Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, formerly known as the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Roman and Universal Inquisition, from where the names Roman Inquisition or "Holy Inquisition" arose. It is informally known in many Catholic countries as the Holy Office and after 1904 was termed as the Supreme Sacred Congregation of the Holy Office. It is the oldest among the nine congregations of the Roman Curia. Founded by Pope Paul III in 1542, the congregation's sole objective is to "spread sound Catholic doctrine and defend those points of Christian tradition which seem in danger because of new and unacceptable doctrines". Its headquarters are at the Palace of the Holy Office, just outside Vatican City. The congregation employs an advisory board including cardinals, bishops, priests, lay theologians, and canon lawyers. The current Prefect is Cardinal Gerhard Ludwig Müller.

Definition of Holy Office in the English dictionary

The definition of Holy Office in the dictionary is a congregation established in 1542 as the final court of appeal in heresy trials; it now deals with matters of doctrine.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HOLY OFFICE

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WORDS THAT END LIKE HOLY OFFICE

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Synonyms and antonyms of Holy Office in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «Holy Office» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HOLY OFFICE

Find out the translation of Holy Office to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of Holy Office from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «Holy Office» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

神圣的办公室
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

Santo Oficio
570 millions of speakers

English

Holy Office
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पवित्र कार्यालय
380 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Arabic

مكتب القدس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Святая инквизиция
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

Santo Ofício
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পবিত্র অফিস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

Saint-Office
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pejabat Kudus
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heilige Offizium
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

聖省
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교황청
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kantor Kudus
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

Văn phòng thánh
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

புனித அலுவலகம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पवित्र कार्यालय
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Engizisyon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

Sant´Uffizio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Biuro Świętego
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

свята інквізиція
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Oficiul Sfânt
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

Ιερατείο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Heilige Kantoor
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

Holy Office
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Holy Kontor
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of Holy Office

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLY OFFICE»

The term «Holy Office» is normally little used and occupies the 109.233 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HOLY OFFICE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about Holy Office

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HOLY OFFICE»

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The History of the Inquisition of Spain, from the Time of ...
Composed from the Original Documents of the Archives of the Supreme Council and from Those of Subordinate Tribunals of the Holy Office Juan Antonio Llorente . heresy, to assist the officers of the tribunal in taking them to prison, and to do ...
Juan Antonio Llorente, 1826
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Venice: A Documentary History, 1450-1630
After which their lordships determined that the said Master Paolo should be compelled to correct and amend the picture considered at this session,38 as the Holy Office sees fit, within the space of three months, this correction to be carried out ...
David Sanderson Chambers, Jennifer Fletcher, Brian Pullan, 2001
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2009 Catholic Almanac
The sealed envelope was initially in the custody of the Bishop of Leiria. To ensure better protection for the 'secret'the envelope was placed in the secret archives of the Holy Office on Apr. 4, 1957. The Bishop of Leiria informed Sr. Lucia of this.
Matthew Bunson, 2008
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The Galileo Affair: A Documentary History
In Catholic countries, the activities of intellectuals like Galileo were subject to the jurisdiction of the Congregation of the Index and the Congregation of the Holy Office, or Inquisition. In the administration of the Catholic church a "congregation" is ...
Maurice A. Finocchiaro, 1989
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LIFE
CATHOLICISM CONTINUED Congregation of the Holy Office — as reactionary villains. Such an epithet is unfair, since the antagonism of such men to modern Catholic theology is motivated by a great love for the Church. Nonetheless, there is ...
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The Inquisition in New Spain, 1536–1820: A Documentary History
And in the things of the Holy Office that may be reviewed (without there being present the Secretary of the Holy Office) before you should pass all of the said denunciations, information, acts, and diligences, and all of these things that should ...
John F. Chuchiak, 2012
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The Catholic Moral Tradition Today: A Synthesis
On May 31, 1884, the Holy Office responded to the archbishop of Lyons in France that it cannot safely be taught that craniotomy is permitted to save the life of the mother. Some asked whether this response "was to be considered a doctrinal ...
Charles E. Curran, 1999
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Basques in the Philippines
Before the formal establishment of the Holy Office in the Americas, the bishops exercised inquisitorial powers. They prosecuted, condemned, and even burned at the stake those found guilty of heresy. But these episcopal powers were lost ...
Marciano R. De Borja, 2005
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Cultural Encounters: The Impact of the Inquisition in Spain ...
Often the Tribunal of the Holy Office made no clear distinction among Masonry, Enlightenment philosophy, and Protestantism. As a result, after a century and a half of ignoring Protestants, the Holy Office began to be more interested in ...
Mary Elizabeth Perry, Anne J. Cruz, University of Southern California, 1991
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The Spanish Inquisition
bear arms, and, above all, the jurisdictional privilege from which all members of the Holy Office benefited. They eluded ordinary civil and even ecclesiastical justice, and could be tried only in an inquisitorial court. In theory, this privilege was ...
Joseph Pérez, 2006

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HOLY OFFICE»

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Church, labor need to renew their bonds
In 1884, Archbishop Elzéar Taschereau of Quebec procured from the Holy Office at the Vatican a condemnation of the Knights of Labor as a ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jul 15»
2
Timeline of a crisis
... the Paraclete Center to aid troubled priests in Jimenez Springs, N.M., meets with Cardinal Alfredo Ottaviani, head of the Holy Office in Rome, ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jul 15»
3
The Dalai Lama breaks the rules
Such was the charismatic nature of the holy office that his failure to exhibit its traditional characteristics was taken as a sign of mystery and ... «ABC Online, Jul 15»
4
The historical roots of dissent, from Vatican II to the Synod on the …
... of Cardinal Ottaviani, Prefect of the Holy Office. In 1962, the first seven schemes for the Council's constitutions were submitted to the Pope. «Lifesite, Jul 15»
5
A storm in the Vatican
These include Cardinal Ludwig Müller, prefect of the Congregation of Christian Doctrine, or as known in the past, the Holy Office. «Times of Malta, Jun 15»
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The Conciliar discussion on Divine Revelation, from de Lubac's notes
... Fathers with the text which had been prepared in advance under the leadership of the Holy Office, and their eventual success in replacing it. «Catholic Culture, Jun 15»
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From the archive, 15 June 1966: Papal index of forbidden books is …
... obviously written by the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (formerly known as the Holy Office), which certifies the death of the index. «The Guardian, Jun 15»
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RIGHT TO REPLY
(Delete “hell” and substitute “oh”: +Gerhard, prefect, Holy Office.) See here, Marxie, it's like this. That Monckton dude – gotta just love the guy ... «WND.com, Jun 15»
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In latest book, Garry Wills turns sword on array of beliefs
He recounts the heartbreaking scene where Murray, silenced by the Holy Office because he defended America's religious pluralism and the ... «National Catholic Reporter, Jun 15»
10
Vibrant Catholicism, 2: A life of constant prayer
In theology and philosophy, color within the lines established by the scholastics in the Holy Office. If you are a layman, build up the Church ... «Catholic Culture, Jun 15»

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