List of Ecclesiastical Abbreviations - Abbreviations Used in Apostolic Rescripts

Abbreviations Used in Apostolic Rescripts

  • Absoluo. – Absolutio ("Absolution")
  • Alr. – Aliter ("Otherwise")
  • Applica. – Apostolica ("Apostolic")
  • Appatis. – Approbatis ("Having been approved")
  • Archiepus. – Archiepiscopus ("Archbishop")
  • Aucte. – Auctoritate ("By the Authority")
  • Canice. – Canonice ("Canonically")
  • Card. – Cardinalis ("Cardinal")
  • Cens. – Censuris ("Censures" – abl. or dat. case)
  • Circumpeone. – Circumspectione ("Circumspection" – abl. case)
  • Coione. – Communione ("Communion" – abl. case)
  • Confeone. – Confessione ("Confession" – abl. case)
  • Consciae. – Conscientiae ("Of conscience")
  • Constbus – Constitutionibus ("Constitutions" – abl. or dat. case)
  • Discreoni. – Discretioni ("To the Discretion")
  • Dispensao. – Dispensatio ("Dispensation")
  • Dnus – Dominus ("Lord", "Sir", or "Mr.")
  • Ecclae. – Ecclesiae ("Of the Church")
  • Ecclis. – Ecclesiasticis ("Ecclesiastical")
  • Effum. – Effectum ("Effect")
  • Epus. – Episcopus ("Bishop")
  • Excoe. – Excommunicatione ("Excommunication" – abl. case)
  • Exit. – Existit ("Exists")
  • Fr. – Frater ("Brother")
  • Frum. – Fratrum ("Of the Brothers")
  • Gnalis – Generalis ("General")
  • Humil. – Humiliter ("Humbly")
  • Humoi. – Hujusmodi ("Of this kind")
  • Igr. – Igitur ("Therefore")
  • Infraptum. – Infrascriptum ("Written below")
  • Intropta. – Introscripta ("Written within")
  • Irregulte. – Irregularitate ("Irregularity" – abl. case)
  • Lia. – Licentia ("License")
  • Litma. – Legitima ("Lawful")
  • Lre. – Litterae ("Letters")
  • Lte. – Licite ("Lawfully", or "licitly")
  • Magro. – Magistro ("Master" – dat. or abl. case)
  • Mir. – Misericorditer ("Mercifully")
  • Miraone. – Miseratione ("Pity" – abl. case)
  • Mrimonium. – Matrimonium ("Matrimony")
  • Nultus. – Nullatenus ("Nowise")
  • Ordinaoni. – Ordinationi ("Ordination" – dat. case)
  • Ordio. – Ordinario ("Ordinary" – dat. or abl. case)
  • Pbr. – Presbyter ("Priest")
  • Penia. – Poenitentia ("Penance", or "repentance")
  • Peniaria. – Poenitentiaria ("Penitentiary"; i.e. Bureau of the Apostolic Penitentiary)
  • Pntium. – Praesentium ("Of those present", or, "Of this present writing")
  • Poe. – Posse ("To be able", or, "The ability to do a thing")
  • Pontus. – Pontificatus ("Pontificate")
  • PP. – Papa ("Pope")
  • Pr. – Pater ("Father")
  • Pror. – Procurator
  • Ptur. – Praefertur ("Is preferred", or, "Is brought forward")
  • Ptus. – Praefatus ("Aforesaid")
  • Qd. – Quod ("Because", "That", or, "Which")
  • Qmlbt. – Quomodolibet ("In any manner whatsoever")
  • Qtnus. – Quatenus ("Insofar as")
  • Relione. – Religione ("Religion", or, "Religious Order" – abl. case)
  • Rlari. – Regulari ("Regular")
  • Roma. – Romana ("Roman")
  • Salri. – Salutari ("Salutary")
  • Snia. – Sententia ("Opinion")
  • Sntae., Stae. – Sanctae ("Holy", or, "Saints" – feminine)
  • Spealer. – Specialiter ("Specially")
  • Spualibus – Spiritualibus ("In spiritual matters")
  • Supplioni. – Supplicationibus ("Supplication" – dat. or abl. case)
  • Thia, Theolia. – Theologia ("Theology")
  • Tli. Tituli – ("Titles")
  • Tm. – Tantum ("So much", or, "Only")
  • Tn. – Tamen ("Nevertheless")
  • Venebli – Venerabili ("Venerable")
  • Vrae. – Vestrae ("Your")

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