ABSTRACT

This title was first published in 2002: The purpose of "Chaucer's Church" is to provide clear, concise and reliable explanations of every term Chaucer uses that has a religious, liturgical, or ecclesiastical meaning. It uses a dictionary format, arranged according to Chaucer's spellings, to make information readily accessible for students, teachers, critics, and the general reader. The shorter entries present brief definitions which are more lively and illuminating than those in standard dictionaries or glossaries; the longer entries are in fact short essays, with suggestions for further reading, on broader or more complex topics. In all cases the entries concentrate on lucid and accurate presentation of the meanings that the terms had or could have had for Chaucer and a 14th-century audience. The book is a compact but precise reference for readers of all levels of experience on the vocabulary of fourteenth-century religion, which is often unfamiliar or only hazily understood. A careful system of cross-references guides the reader to related terms, so that individual entries can be further explored in related or larger contexts. The book may also be browsed or read on its own, for the entries taken together, especially the brief essays, provide a coherent introduction to the Christian world of the late fourteenth century. In Chaucer's Church, the editors have succeeded in compiling a volume that combines ease of use with readability and rigorous accuracy. This book provides convenient and trustworthy access to Chaucer's religious world.

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Entries

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Abbay, abbey(e)

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Abbesse

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Abbot

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Abraham

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Absalon, Absolon

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Absolucio(u)n

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Abstinence, abstynence

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Accidie

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Achitofel

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Adam

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Aleyn

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Alma Redemptoris

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Almes, almesse, almus(-dede)

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Ambrose, Seint

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Amendement

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Angel, aungel(1)

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Angelus ad Virginem

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Anger, angre

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Anne, Seint

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Annueleer

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Anoynt(en)

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Anselm, Seint

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Antechirst

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Antony, Seint

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Apocalips(e)

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Apostel, apostle

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Appetit, appetyt

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Archaungell

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Assuer(e), (us)

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Astrologien

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Astrologye

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Astromye

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Attricioun

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Augustyn, Austyn

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Augustyns

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Austyn

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Avarice, avaryce

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Ave Marie

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Aventure

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Avouterie, avouterye, avowtrie, avoutrye

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Balthasar

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Baptesme

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Baptist

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Basilie

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Bedes, bedis

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Begger(e)

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Belial

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Benedight, Beneit

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Bernard, Seint

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Bethulia, Bethulie

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Bible

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Bigamye

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Bisshop

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Blak (monkes)

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Blasphemynge

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Blisful(l), blissful

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Boece

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Bradwardyn

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Bulle

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Canaan

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Cananee (woman)

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Cane (of Galilee)

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Cano(u)n, chano(u)n

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Cardinal, cardynales

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Carmes

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Ca(a)s

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Caunterbury

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Caym

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Cecile, Cecilie

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Celerer

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Celle

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Chalice

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Chapel

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Chapel(l)eyn(e)

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Chapitre

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Charite(e)

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Chastite(e), chastyte

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Chaunterie

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Cherche, chirche

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Chieftaynes of synne

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(De) Civitate

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Clare, Seint

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Clerc, clerk

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Cloisterer, cloysterer

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Cloistre, cloystre

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(De) Coitu

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Complyn

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Confessio(u)n

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Confiteor

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Co(u)nseil(e), consielle, councel, counsel(1), counseyl(e), counceil

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Consolacione

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Constantyn

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Contricio(u)n

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Contumacie

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Cope

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Cordyleres

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Corpus

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Corseynt

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Court Cristien

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Covent

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Cove(i)tise, coveityse, coveytise, coveytyse

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C(h)rist

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Cristen(e), Cristien

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Cristendom

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Cristenmasse

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Cristned

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Cristyanytee

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Croce, cros(s), crois, croys

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Culpe

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Cura(a)t

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Cure

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Curs(e)

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Cutberd, Seint

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Dalida, Dalyda

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Damasie, Seint

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Dampnacioun, dampnyng

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Daniel, Danyel

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David, Davit

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Decree

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Decrees (Book of)

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Deedly (synnes)

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Dekne

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Demonyak

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Denys, Seint

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Despeir, disespeyr, dispaire, dispayr, dispeir(e)

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Dette

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Devel, devil

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Devyn(e), dyvyn(e)

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Doctour

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Doctrine, doctryne

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Dom, domesday

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Dortour

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Dunstan, Seint

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Ecclesiaste

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Edward, Seint

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Eleyne, Seint

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Eliachim

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Elise

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Elye

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Ennok

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Enterdited, entredited

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Envie, envye

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Epistel, epistle

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Ercedeken(es), erchedeken

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Ercedekenes curs

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Erchebisshop

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Ester

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Eva, Eve

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Evangile(s), evangelist, evaungelie, evaungelist

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Ezechias, Ezechie

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Ezechiel

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Faith, fayth, feith, feyth

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Fasting, fastyng(e)

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Fate

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Fe(e)nd

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Fermerer

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Fe(e)ste

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Fir of Seint Anthony

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Fles(s)h

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For(e)knowynge

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Fornicacioun

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Fortitudo

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Fortune

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Foryevenesse, foryifnesse

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Fredom, fredam

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Frer(e)

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Frere Menour

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Freres Prechours

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Frydeswyde, Seint

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Gabrielles

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Galilee

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Gazan

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Gile, Seint

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Glose

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Glotenye, glotonye

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Goddes bones

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Goddes privite, pryvete(e), pryvyte,

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Golias

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Gospel

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Grace, gras

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Gregorie, Seint

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Halwes

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Harwed

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Helie

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Helle

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Heremyte, hermyte

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Heresye

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Herodes

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Hethen(e), hethenesse

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Heven(e)

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Holi, Ho(o)ly Go(o)st

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Hope

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Hospitaliers, Hospitelers

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Houly Writ

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Hugh of Lincoln

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Indulgence

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Innocent

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In Principio

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Invidie

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Ire

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Israel

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Jacob

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Jacobyn

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Jame, Seint

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Jepte

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Jeremeye

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Jeremie, Jeremye, Seint

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Jerusalem

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Jewerye, Juerie

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Jhesu(s); Jesu(s) (Christ), Crist, Xristus

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Jhesu Nazarenus Rex Judeorum

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Jhesu (filius) Syrak

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Joab

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Job

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Joce

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John (Johan), Seint

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John Crisostom, Seint

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Jonas

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Joseph

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Joseph, Seint

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Josephus Ebrayk

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Jovinian, Jovinyan

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Judas

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Judas Machabeus, Machabee

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Judicum

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Judith

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Julian, Julyan, Seint

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Justice, justise, justice

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Kenelm, Seint

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Kinges, Book of Kinges, Second Book of

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Laban

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Lady

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Lamb, lomb

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Lamek, Lameth

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Lamuel

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Laudes

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Lazar

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Lazarus

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Lecherie, leccherie, lecchery(e), lecherye

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Legende

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Lent(e)

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Leonard, Seint

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Licenciat

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Lollere

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Looth

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Love

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Loy, Seint

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Luc

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Lucifer

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Lust

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Luxurie

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Lymytour

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Machabee

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Magdalene, Magdelene, Magdeleyne

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Mahoun, Makomete

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Mardochee

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Mariage, marriage, maryage

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Marie, Marye, Seinte

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Marie Egipcien, Seint

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Mark

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Martir(e), martyr

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Martyn, Seint

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Mathew

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Matrimoigne, matrimoyne

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Messe

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Michias

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Misericorde

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Monk

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Moyses

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Nabugodonosor

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Nazarenus

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Necessite(e)

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Nichanore

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Nicholas, Seint

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Noe

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Nonne

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Note, Seinte

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Novys

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Nowelis flood

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Nynyve(e)

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Obedience

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Offertorie

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Offryng(e)

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Olde Testament

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Oloferne, Olofernus

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Ordre

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Ordres four

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Oreb

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Oriso(u)n

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O(o)th

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Outridere

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Palmeres

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Parabels of Salomon, Parablis

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Paradis, paradys, paradys

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Pardo(u)n

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Pardone(e)r

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Parson, perso(u)n(e)

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Parvys

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Passio(u)n, passyoun

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Pater-noster

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Pathmos

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Patriarkes

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Paul, Poul, Paulus (Seint)

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Payen(s)

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Payne, peyne

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Penance, penaunce

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Penitauncer

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Penitence

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Penitent, penytent

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Peter, Petre, Seint

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Pharao, Pharoo

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Pharisen

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(ad) Philipenses (secundo)

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Philistiens

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Phitonissa

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Piers, Peter Alfonce

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Pilates (voys)

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Pilgrimage, Pilgrymage

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Pistel

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Pope

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Possessioners

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Poverte(e)

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Prechour(e)s

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Predestinacioun

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Predicacioun

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Prela(a)t

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Prescience

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Pre(e)st

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Pride

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Prime, pryme

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Prioresse

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Professioun

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Prophete

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Prudence

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Pryvetee

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Purgatorie

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Purveaunce, Purveiance, Purveiaunce, Purveyaunce, Purveyinge

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Rachel

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Rapael

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Rebekka, Rebekke

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Redempcioun

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(Chanouns) regulers

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Religioun, relygioun

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Religious(e)

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Relike(e), relyk(e)

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Remedie, remedye

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Repenta(u)nce

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Reule, rule, rewle

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Rightwisnesse, rightwysnesse

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Rode, rood(e)

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Ronyan, Ronyon

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Sacked Freres

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Sacrement, Sacramentz

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Salamon, Salomon

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Salvacio(u)n, savacio(u)n, savacyoun

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Samaritan (woman)

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Sampso(u)n

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Samuel

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Sarra

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Sathan(as)

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Satisfaccioun

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Scariot

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Sclaunder, sclaundre

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Scripture

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Secte

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Seint(e), seynt(e)

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Seint-Jame

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Semycope

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Sermo(u)n(e)

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Service, servise, servyce, servyse

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Sexteyn

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Shapen

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Shrift(e), shryfte

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Simon Magus

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Simon the Pharisee

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Sin, sinne, syn, synne

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Slouthe, slewthe

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Somnour, somonour

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Soul(e), sowle

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Subdekne

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Surquidrie

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Susanne, Susanna

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Symoun, Seint

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Synay

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Te Deum

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Templers

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Tertulan

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Theme

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(ad) Thimotheum

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Thobie

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Thomas (of Kent), Seint

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Thymothee

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Trinitee

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Tubal

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Urban, Seint

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Valentyn(e), Seint

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Venial(e), venyal

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Vertu(e)

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Vicaire, vicarie, viker, vicary

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Vigilies

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Virgine

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Virginitee

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Vowe

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Wanhope

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White Monkes

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Wimpel, wympel, wymple, wympul

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Ysaac, Ysaak

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Ysaye, Isaye

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Ysidre, Seint

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Yve, Seint

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Zakarie, Zacharie