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Art/Literary - Religion / Parish Organisation | | Latin term or phrase: quoad sacra | Hi
The concept of a Quoad sacra Parish seems to be all over the Web, but what exactly does it mean, please? How is it used?
http://www.yourdictionary.com/sacrum
Best wishes
Simon |
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| | concerning sacred matters | Explanation:
It is a parish only for sacred matters and not for civil matters. The link I give explains it very well
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Note added at 45 mins (2009-05-19 11:17:55 GMT)
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Read from "The Civil Parish", the second paragraph explains the difference between "quoad omnia (civilia et sacra) y "quoad sacra"
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Note added at 48 mins (2009-05-19 11:21:05 GMT)
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Quoad Literally is "as regards, concerning", in this context. I think it can be more freely translated as "For sacred matters", taking into account that a "quoad sacra parish" is a modern creation |
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42 mins confidence:   peer agreement (net): +1 concerning sacred matters
Explanation:
It is a parish only for sacred matters and not for civil matters. The link I give explains it very well
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Note added at 45 mins (2009-05-19 11:17:55 GMT)
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Read from "The Civil Parish", the second paragraph explains the difference between "quoad omnia (civilia et sacra) y "quoad sacra"
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Note added at 48 mins (2009-05-19 11:21:05 GMT)
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Quoad Literally is "as regards, concerning", in this context. I think it can be more freely translated as "For sacred matters", taking into account that a "quoad sacra parish" is a modern creation
Reference: http://www.1911encyclopedia.org/Parish
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