E. Cobham Brewer 1810–1897. Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 1898.
Constitu’tions of Clar’endon.
(See CLARENDON.)
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Apostolic Constitutions. A “Catholic” code of both doctrine and discipline collected by Clemens Romnus. The word “Apostolic,” as in the “Apostles’ Creed,” does not mean made by the Apostles, but what the “Church” considered to be in accordance with apostolic teaching.
nus. The word “Apostolic,” as in the “Apostles’ Creed,” does not mean made by the Apostles, but what the “Church” considered to be in accordance with apostolic teaching.
