An Eaglais / Ecclesiastical Terms

Informant(s)
Name
[anonymous]
Notes
  • [NOTES: more than one informant? Two different colours of ink and what looks like two different hands but they are quite similar so it could be just one person. The handwriting in black ink in particular looks like that of Major N.T. MacLeod, the fieldworker whose name appears on a few anonymous/various questionnaires.]
1. Various denominations
na h antisanti Union e.g. [sic]
Sisèdursseceders [sic] from Main body over doctrinal differences.
UPEESUnited Presbyterians (1900).
Moderates, MonderatsEstablished Church.
Muinntir an Aonidh 1900Union of UPEES and Free Church (1900), United Free Church.
muinntir an Aonidh 1969United Free Church and Established Church of Scotland (1930). U. F. Continuing. Those who did not join the 1930 Union. [NOTES: the last comment on U. F. added later.]
An eaglais eile
Cathlicin Benbecula.
Pàpanichin Lewis.
2. Member of each of these denominations
togail fianuisbeing a church member.
commanachadhbeing a communicant.
Bord an Tighearn
[minister maide]Bha minister maide a Tiridh / Chaidh aige chun an [?] Assembly air spree / “Mo chreach” ars easan / “Bidh mise aig an t-session / Ghabh mi tuilleadh/barrachd air coffee is ti.”
3. Different courts of the Presbyterian churches
kúrst an dècon[NOTES: ‘d’ is circled possibly to indicate pronunciation – (nasalisation?).]
kúrst an teshàn/teshon
a’ chlèrPresbytery.
coinniv uaignachsecret [meeting].
4. Members of the clergy and office-bearers with the Presbyterian churches
minister
missionary
èildur
àrd eildur
dècon
clàrc an teshan
fer ionibh inivash, fer inivash
maor eglaish
5. Members of the clergy and office-bearers in the Roman Catholic church
esbigbishop.
sagartpriest.
6. Holy Orders within the Roman Catholic church
7. Articles of dress or adornment
taigh nan calacha dubhanunnery.
8. Church building and churchyard
eglaischurch.
cladhchurchyard.
taigh coineamhmeeting house.
suidheachan mòrwhere the elders sat.
cùbinn mhòrfor the minister.
cùbinn bheagfor a lay preacher or for the precentor.
9. Church furniture and ornaments
10. Different services during the week, feast days, sacraments, Sunday school etc.
taig[sic] coinniv [illegible]
orduigheancommunions.
orduighean beaga
coiniv vius (mhios)monthly meeting.
coiniv ràidhquarterly meeting.
a chàisg[sic] Easter, feast of Eggs.
sgol ShabuinSunday school.
11. God, the Lord, Jesus Christ, the Holy Ghost, the Blessed Virgin, the angels, the apostles, Heaven, the Gospel, prayers etc.
12. Satan, Hell, Purgatory, Limbo, different kinds of sin etc.

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