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Chorister
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Everyone knows we Christians already have a whole weird vocabulary unintelligible to the rest of the human race.....
Idea arising out of a post here - to make up new words for denominations, groups, activities within a church setting, and what they might mean.
Evangelicalista = an evangelical who serves great after-church coffee.
[ 12. February 2012, 01:07: Message edited by: Imaginary Friend ]
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Bob Two-Owls
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Eccleselastic - not being rigidly bound to any particular denomination or being in a state of church-shopping.
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Birdseye
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Worship-Warden: responsible for the distribution of the 'shakers' and tambourines to the small children in the one 'child friendly' noisy song at the family service... the rest of the time they patrol the pews during hymns ensuring an appropriate, though not excessive, engagement in praise activities.
Incensible: the state into which the operator of the thurible is rendered by excessively strong or illegal incense.
Crucible : The state in which a gathered congregation, individual or object, is ready to recieve a priestly blessing.
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Bob Two-Owls
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Playtheism (and Playganism) - falsely professing to be non-christian in order to shock parents/teachers or get out of Church on Sunday.
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Baptist Trainfan
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Organophobe - a modern worship-group leader who detests modern church music and makes their views known on every possible occasion. This, of course, has its opposite, the organoholic who can never get enough of said instrument in worship and believes that guitars are an abomination invented by the devil.
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Caissa
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Narcohomiletic= Sermonizing that causes the sudden onset of sleep.
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Baptist Trainfan
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Numpubum ("u" as in "pew") - an acute pain in the posterior caused by sitting for too long in a position of attentive listening.
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Mockingale
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Episcopale - the Anglican beverage of choice after a late choir rehearsal.
/I think I might have inspired this thread.
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Baptist Trainfan
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Mintercessions - someone sucking a sweet who has been unexpectedly "jumped on" to lead prayers.
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Stetson
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Originally posted by Bob Two-Owls:
Playtheism (and Playganism) - falsely professing to be non-christian in order to shock parents/teachers or get out of Church on Sunday.
Brilliant.
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Pax Romana
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Clergysequious - An adjective used to describe someone who becomes excessively reverent when in the presence of a priest, minister or nun.
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Dafyd
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Altarnation: holding a family service on weeks 1 and 3 of the month and holy communion on weeks 2 and 4.
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Amanda B. Reckondwythe
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Whispers -- a worship service held in the late afternoon, characterized by inaudible prayers.
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churchgeek
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Originally posted by Baptist Trainfan:
Mintercessions - someone sucking a sweet who has been unexpectedly "jumped on" to lead prayers.
I'm pretty sure this word (mintercessions) also refers to the tin of Altoids kept in the vestry or choir room to save the rest of the choir or vested ministers from the breath of others.
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Piglet
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East Anglican: An Episcopalian from Suffolk
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Firenze
Ordinary decent pagan
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Praiseworthy - aged congregant who never fails to say 'Hallelujah' loudly during the service.
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Bob Two-Owls
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Zenglican (and Zafulic*) - Someone eager to re-invent an eastern style meditative spirituality within their local parish church.
*a Zafu is the little round cushion that Zen practitioners sit on to meditate.
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Chorister
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Altarnun is a real place in Creamtealand. But I like to think it means:
A person who has tried, but withdrawn from, taking full vows, but nevertheless finds herself drawn like a magnet to serving in the sanctuary of her local parish church.
We have an Altarnun in our church - do you?
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Choirister
One who sings in the choir, but probably shouldn't, as their singing causes all around to go "Ow!"
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Chorister
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Interrectum Appointing a new vicar by the back door.
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Pax Romana
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Musicmudgeon - an opinionated, grumpy church organist
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Banner Lady
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The scaristan is that dragon lady in church of the sacristy.
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Piglet
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In our place, they're quite often the same DL ... ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
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Chorister
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Evanjellyfish - Christians who make the faith look really attractive, but hide the nasty sting in the tale until it is too late to get away.
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Dafyd
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Thurberule A comic mishap involving an incense burner
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Implaquable: A congreation with an absolute rule against tacking memorial or "in dedication" plaques onto any of the Holy Hardware.
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Dafyd
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Indeacnant Reaction by junior clergy to the priest overstepping his authority
Indeacate Point out to the Presiding cleric where he or she is in the service
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The Widow's Smite
The look kids get from the old grannies when they try to take money out of the offering plate
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Originally posted by Chorister:
Evanjellyfish - Christians who make the faith look really attractive, but hide the nasty sting in the tale until it is too late to get away.
I bow before your literary brilliance! ![[Overused]](graemlins/notworthy.gif)
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Pax Romana
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Sacribitcher
An older woman sacristy volunteer who gets extremely upset when someone puts one of the vessels on the wrong shelf.
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Baptist Trainfan
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East Anglican: An Episcopalian from Suffolk
This is in fact the actual title of the monthly magazine put out by the Diocese of St. Edmundsbury & Ipswich!
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Baptist Trainfan
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Whispers -- a worship service held in the late afternoon, characterized by inaudible prayers.
Presumably the version used by the Church in Wales in called Mumbles - especially in the Swansea area. What the Welsh speakers might call it, I haven't a clue.
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Chorister
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(Think I've seen this one on the ship somewhere before - but this is the place for it):
Anglocathoholic person (usually male) addicted to incense, lots of candles, gin and dressing up.
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Dafyd
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Beginning How anglo-catholics start a meeting.
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Piglet
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Originally posted by Baptist Trainfan:
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Originally posted by piglet:
East Anglican: An Episcopalian from Suffolk
This is in fact the actual title of the monthly magazine put out by the Diocese of St. Edmundsbury & Ipswich!
![[Hot and Hormonal]](icon_redface.gif)
As the wife of an Essex Man™ I probably ought to have known that, but I didn't. Honestly.
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Originally posted by Baptist Trainfan:
quote:
Originally posted by Amanda B. Reckondwythe:
Whispers -- a worship service held in the late afternoon, characterized by inaudible prayers.
Presumably the version used by the Church in Wales in called Mumbles - especially in the Swansea area. What the Welsh speakers might call it, I haven't a clue.
What a bout Mwmial or Myngial ? ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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Pax Romana
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Romeantics: the weekly bingo games at many Catholic parishes in the United States. This can be expanded to include bake sales, raffles, dinner dances and other revenue-earning activities that have nothing to do with liturgy or pastoral work.
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Implaquable: A congreation with an absolute rule against tacking memorial or "in dedication" plaques onto any of the Holy Hardware.
But in other places you might have:
Memento Significans Objects with overly prominent dedication plaques
Memento Monstrosi Ugly and obsolete objects originally given by someone whose distant descendant still worships here on occasion.
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Chorister
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OK Chorale when the choir manage to get the anthem right.
Renduring when they don't.
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Bob Two-Owls
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Sermoan - the act of whingeing from the pulpit.
Wranglican - someone who invokes the name of the church in order to try and get a better deal.
Seventh Day Avoidist - someone who is there for every church gathering or social, except for the service on Sunday.
Fearlogian - a hellfire and damnation kind of theologian.
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Geekon A person at the first stage of ordination who is able to minister to the church website.
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Baptist Trainfan
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Yukarist - you haven't tasted the horrible wime we use in our church!
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Coughy the usual drink for after services, which is liable to cause some spluttering.
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Pax Romana
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Caffeine Water: church coffee, from a Folgers or Maxwell House tin, made by elderly ladies who diligently make sure it is not too strong.
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Clamice
A moist linen garment retreaved from a sweaty celebrant.
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Raptism
Hip-hop liturgical setting for the initiation of new Christians.
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Evangeline
Term to describe Susan whose Gospel account was trumped by her male counterparts
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MrsDoyle
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Prambulatory
Very Junior Church procession
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Acolate
The reason there is only one candle bearer in the procession.
I know, I should get out more ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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