McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Dominius (2)

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Dominius (2)


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(or Domnus, in later Gallican documents), equivalent to "saint," the same as the mar of the Chaldaean Christians, was at first a title of the abbot, afterwards of his sub-officials, and in the Middle Ages of monks generally. It has been applied to saints, bishops, and to the pope.