consuetudinary, consuetudinal
(noun) a manual describing the customs of a particular group (especially the ceremonial practices of a monastic order)
Source: WordNet® 3.1
consuetudinary (plural consuetudinaries)
A ritual book containing the forms and ceremonies used in the services of a particular monastery, cathedral or religious order.
An unwritten law established by usage, derived by immemorial custom from antiquity.
consuetudinary (not comparable)
(legal) Customary; considered law by virtue of the fact that it is generally observed.
Source: Wiktionary
Con`sue*tu"di*na"ry, a. Etym: [LL. consuetudinarius.]
Definition: Customary.
Con`sue*tu"di*na*ry, n.; pl. Consuetudinaries (.
Definition: A manual or ritual of customary devotional exercises.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
17 November 2024
(noun) asceticism as a form of religious life; usually conducted in a community under a common rule and characterized by celibacy and poverty and obedience
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
