 |
|
|
Daily Office:
When used in the singular, usually refers to Morning Prayer. Also used collectively for Morning Prayer, Noonday Prayer, Evening Prayer, and Compline (BCP, pp. 35ff.).
Decalogue: The Ten Commandments (BCP pp. 317-318, p. 350). These are the laws given to Moses and the people of Israel, through which we learn our duty to God and to our neighbors (BCP p. 847).
Deconsecration: A ritual or service for returning a former sacred object, building or site to a non-sacred status. Church buildings no longer in use as churches are deconsecrated before being sold or destroyed.
Dismissal: The words said or sung by the deacon (or celebrant) at the conclusion of the Eucharist (see BCP, pp. 339 or 366).
Doxology: Words said or sung in praise of the Holy Trinity ("By him, and with him, and in him ....") (see Gloria Patri; also, the conclusion of each Eucharistic Prayer).
|
|
