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PATRIARCH [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-11-18
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Sociology of the Family
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- patriarchal family
1, record 1, English, patriarchal%20family
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A form of family organization in which the father is the formal head and the ruling power in the family. 1, record 1, English, - patriarchal%20family
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The patriarchal family is usually an extended consanguine family(organized in terms of blood relationship) in which the patriarch is the senior male member. 1, record 1, English, - patriarchal%20family
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Sociologie de la famille
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- famille patriarcale
1, record 1, French, famille%20patriarcale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Le féminisme s’est historiquement érigé contre la famille patriarcale. En attaquant le modèle d’organisation sociale dominant et hégémonique, les femmes se sont centrées sur les rôles orientés vers leur participation à l’espace public. 1, record 1, French, - famille%20patriarcale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2005-11-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Names of Special Years, Weeks, Days
- Religion (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- Corpus Christi
1, record 2, English, Corpus%20Christi
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- Feast of Corpus Christi 1, record 2, English, Feast%20of%20Corpus%20Christi
correct
- Feast of the Body of Christ 1, record 2, English, Feast%20of%20the%20Body%20of%20Christ
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
This feast is celebrated in the Latin Church on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday to solemnly commemorate the institution of the Holy Eucharist. The instrument in the hand of Divine Providence was St. Juliana of Mont Cornillon, in Belgium. She was born in 1193 at Retines near Liège. Orphaned at an early age, she was educated by the Augustinian nuns of Mont Cornillon. Here she in time made her religious profession and later became superioress. Intrigues of various kinds several times drove her from her convent. She died 5 April, 1258, at the House of the Cistercian nuns at Fosses, and was buried at Villiers. Juliana, from her early youth, had a great veneration for the Blessed Sacrement, and always longed for a special feast in its honour. This desire is said to have been increased by a vision of the Church under the appearance of the full moon having one dark spot, which signified the absence of such a solemnity. She made known her ideas to Robert de Thorete, then Bishop of Liège, to the learned Dominican Hugh, later cardinal legate in the Netherlands, and to Jacques Pantaléon, at that time Archedeacon of Liège, afterwards Bishop of Verdun, Patriarch of Jerusalem and finally Pope Urban IV. 1, record 2, English, - Corpus%20Christi
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Désignations d'années, de semaines et de jours spéciaux
- Religion (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- Fête-Dieu
1, record 2, French, F%C3%AAte%2DDieu
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- fête du Saint-Sacrement 2, record 2, French, f%C3%AAte%20du%20Saint%2DSacrement
correct, feminine noun
- Solennité du corps et du sang du Christ 1, record 2, French, Solennit%C3%A9%20du%20corps%20et%20du%20sang%20du%20Christ
correct, feminine noun
- Corpus Christi 1, record 2, French, Corpus%20Christi
correct
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
La Fête-Dieu ou Corpus Christi est une fête religieuse catholique célébrée le jeudi qui suit la Trinité (le huitième dimanche après Pâques), c'est-à-dire soixante jours après Pâques. Actuellement, le nom officiel de la fête est Solennité du corps et du sang du Christ. Cette fête commémore l'institution du sacrement de l'Eucharistie. Aux États-Unis, on célèbre cette fête trois jours plus tard, soit le dimanche suivant la Trinité. Après cette fête, le temps ordinaire reprend. La Fête-Dieu est un jour férié dans certains pays catholiques. La Fête-Dieu fut introduite d'abord dès 1246 dans le diocèse de Liège sous l'impulsion de Julienne de Cornillon, puis pour toute l'Église catholique en 1264 par le pape Urbain IV. 1, record 2, French, - F%C3%AAte%2DDieu
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1976-06-19
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Team Sports (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- patriarch 1, record 3, English, patriarch
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Sports d'équipe (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- plus vieux membre d'une équipe 1, record 3, French, plus%20vieux%20membre%20d%27une%20%C3%A9quipe
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- patriarche 1, record 3, French, patriarche
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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