McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Table Of Degrees

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McClintock Biblical Encyclopedia: Table Of Degrees


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a formal list of relationships, both by blood and affinity, within which degrees the Church of England authoritatively prohibits marriage. This table, usually printed at the end of the Anglican Prayer-book is ordered to be hung up in a prominent place in the nave of every church or chapel, by the authority of various visitation articles, especially those of archbishop Parker in 1563. SEE AFFINITY.