ad orientem

名词 n. 形容词 adj. 副词 adv.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. Ellipsis of ad orientem worship or ad orientem posture. abbreviation,alt-of,ellipsis,uncountable
    — One faction within the Syro-Malabar Church favored the use of ad orientem in the liturgy — "to the east," with the presider's back to the congregation.
形容词 adj.
  1. Describing worship facing liturgical east. not-comparable
    — For that reason, I have restored the venerable ad orientem position when I celebrate Mass at the Cathedral.
副词 adv.
  1. Facing liturgical east, that is, in the same direction as (and thus, away from) the congregation. not-comparable

词源

词源 1
Unadapted borrowing from Latin ad orientem (literally “to the east”).
词源 2
Unadapted borrowing from Latin ad orientem (literally “to the east”).
词源 3
Unadapted borrowing from Latin ad orientem (literally “to the east”).
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