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  ninemsn Encarta - Search Results - Cincture
Cincture, sash worn as a part of Christian religious dress.
In monastic dress, the cincture is a cord, leather belt, or narrow cloth band.
The chasuble, a long, sleeveless, mantle-like garment is the principal outer vestment worn by the priest at the Mass.
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 The Cincture
In India, the cincture is of prime importance in the execution of a ritual.
The cincture is the sacrosanct element par excellence.
The usage of the cincture and of the phylactery was not condemned by Jesus.
www.geocities.com /ega_church/cincture.html   (674 words)

  
 Cincture - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
An Anglican priest wearing a white cincture around his waist to hold his alb and stole in place.
The cincture or girdle is a liturgical accessory (and one of the vestments of the Roman Catholic church).
Priests and bishops usually have the knot of their cincture in front of them; the loose ends are often passed around the stole and tucked through the waist of the cincture at each side.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cincture   (194 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Cincture
The cincture (or, as it is more commonly called in England, the girdle) is an article of liturgical attire which has certainly been recognized as such since the ninth century.
Some kind of cincture, we may further note, is included in almost every form of religious or ecclesiastical costume.
In certain religious orders it receives a special blessing, and in such familiar instances as the Cord of St. Francis or the Girdle of St. Augustine it is sanctioned and indulgenced by the Church as indicating a profession of allegiance to a particular institute.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/03776a.htm   (584 words)

  
 Cincture - Bulletin Insert from Ministry & Liturgy October 2002
The cincture is a rope worn around the waist of a liturgical minister wearing an alb.
The cincture is not the same as the fascia, a wide belt worn over a cassock.
The cincture performs the practical function of gathering and shaping the loose-fitting alb, especially one that is long.
www.rpinet.com /ml/2908bi2.html   (372 words)

  
 Carpal brace - Patent 4941460
The palm cincture 28 is anchored to a brace crosspiece 30, the latter being attached to the brace spine 22.
The absence of a cincture about the wrist area 32 is important, since the presence of a cincture at the point of the wrist would result in pressure on the carpal tunnel; it would thus tend to create carpal tunnel syndrome, or if the syndrome were already present, would tend to exacerbate the condition.
The upper forearm cincture 24 comprises a tongue strap 40, and a buckle strap 38 to which is attached a buckle 34.
www.freepatentsonline.com /4941460.html   (3095 words)

  
 Council Jewels
The cincture is worn so that the tabs hang down along the left side of the body, but not on the hip.
His is a royal purple robe with white cincture with silver fringe.
His robe is fl trimmed with scarlet with a scarlet cincture with silver fringe.
www.kofc7640.org /html/executives.html   (1023 words)

  
 CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Confraternities of the Cord
In the early Church virgins wore a cincture as a sign and emblem of purity, and hence it has always been considered a symbol of chastity as well as of mortification and humility.
The wearing of a cord or cincture in honour of a saint is of very ancient origin, and we find the first mention of it in the life of St. Monica.
In the Middle Ages cinctures were also worn by the faithful in hounour of saints, though no confraternities were formally established, and the wearing of a cincture in honour of St. Michael was general throughout France.
www.newadvent.org /cathen/04357a.htm   (1417 words)

  
 XXXI. Pan Sang or Rules on Hurrying to Mourning Rites
He put on the cincture for the head and the sackcloth girdle in the corridor on the east, and repaired to his place, where he bared his arms.
Having put on the lower cincture on the east[2], she went to the station (for wailing), and there leaped alternately with the presiding mourner.
Having put on the cincture for the head and the girdle on the east, he came back to the station, bared his arms, and went through the leaping.
www.100jia.net /texte/liji/liki2/liki231.htm   (2596 words)

  
 Liturgical Vestments
The cincture is a long, thick cord with tassels at the ends which secures the alb around the waist.
Spiritually, the cincture reminds the priest of the admonition of St. Peter: "So gird the loins of your understanding; live soberly; set all your hope on the gift to be conferred on you when Jesus Christ appears.
Traditionally, the stole was crisscrossed on the chest of the priest to symbolize the cross.
www.catholiceducation.org /articles/religion/re0446.html   (1173 words)

  
 XIII. Sang Fû Hsiâo Kî or Record of Smaller Matters in the Dress of Mourning
When he exchanged this band for the cincture (in the case of mourning for his mother)[2], this was made of linen cloth.
If the ruler came to condole after the interment, the presiding mourner would resume his cincture to receive him, out of respect to his rank; but this was not required on the late arrival of a relative.
If the ruler came to condole with mourners, though it might not be the time for wearing the cincture, even the president of the rites assumed it, and did not allow the ends of his hempen girdle to hang loose.
www.sacred-texts.com /cfu/liki2/liki213.htm   (5577 words)

  
 Definition of cincture
Cinctures]] are properly fastened around a hooded [[alb]],...
The robe belt worn by many is called a [[cincture]], and frequently reflects the color of the [[Lit...
This is worn with a cassock, cincture and scarf.
www.wordiq.com /dictionary/cincture.html   (174 words)

  
 THE ORDER OF SAINT ANDREW - Customary
shall be a white alb extending to the ankles; it shall be girded about by a cincture of while with the three-fold Vows represented by knots on the right side.
The habit of a female Novice shall be a white alb girded about with a cincture of white.
Rosary beads, extending from the cincture, on the left side, are worn by both Novices and Professed Brothers and Sisters.
www.osa-anglican.org /customary.html   (509 words)

  
 KofC 8415
He wears a white cincture with silver fringe and a purple mantle with white roll collar.
He wears a white cincture with silver fringe.
He wears a scarlet cincture with silver fringe.
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 St. Joseph's Cinctures (Cords)   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The cincture, like the one priests wear at Mass, is a sign of chastity, and has been since the Church's beginning -- and before.
Old Testament priests wore cinctures, consecrated Virgins and religious wear cinctures, and the wearing of cinctures in honor of a particular Saint is ancient, first spoken of in the life of St. Monica, the mother of St. Augustine, and carried on by St. Dominic, who wore a cincture in honor of St. Francis.
The devotion of wearing this cincture spread, and soon became associated with the Archconfraternity of St. Joseph, whose headquarters were (?) at the Church of San Rocco in Rome.
www.kensmen.com /catholic/stjosephcords.html   (1565 words)

  
 Jewels of Office and Officer Duties   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
He wears a white cincture with silver fringe and a fl mantle with white roll collar.
The Advocate is the Chief Legal Officer for the Council as is elected by the members of the Council.
The Guard's ceremonial officer robe is grey with a yoke, trimmed with fl.
www.geocities.com /knightofc/jewels-of-office.html   (1122 words)

  
 Book of Ceremonies of the Liberal Catholic Rite Fourth Edition -- LCCI Library Online   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
(Plate 6, Figures 4 & 7) A cincture is worn, consisting of a band of cloth or silk of the colour of the cassock, ornamented with fringe at the ends, which is passed round the waist, knotted on the left side in front, the loose ends falling to the knee or a little lower.
A cincture of the colour of the cassock is worn, the fringe of which is green and gold.
The fringe of the cincture used on greater occasions may be quite elaborate.
www.liberalcatholic.org /Pub/Cooper_Ceremonies_2.asp   (3525 words)

  
 Our Mother of Consolation - Augustinian Saints
According to an ancient story, she confided her distress to Mary, who appeared to Monica wearing a leather cincture (a type of belt).
As a pledge of her support, Mary removed the cincture and gave it to Monica to wear.
Devotion to the mother of Jesus under the title Mother of Consolation has been an Augustinian tradition for centuries, since the cincture that is part of the Augustinian habit reminds them of the compassionate consolation she offers to the Church.
www.midwestaugustinians.org /saints_motherconsolation.html   (268 words)

  
 Search Results for "encompass"
To encircle with or as if with a band: band1, begird, belt, cincture, compass, engirdle, gird, girdle, girt, ring1.
To encircle with or as if with a band: band1, begird, belt, cincture, compass, encompass, engirdle, girdle, girt, ring1.
To encircle with or as if with a band: band1, belt, cincture, compass, encompass, engirdle, gird, girdle, girt, ring1.
www.bartleby.com /cgi-bin/texis/webinator/sitesearch?query=encompass&filter=col62   (311 words)

  
 MGC - Religious Habit   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The habit consists of a loose-fitting alb-like garment with a hood, a cincture, and a scapular or outer panel.
The alb is light brown and the cincture and scapular are fl.
A belt sometimes is substituted for the cincture.
www.mgc.org /033.htm   (218 words)

  
 The White Gimp Cincture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
This tassel was made with a dense gimp cord.
The braid for the Cincture was 9 sc worked inside out.
Row 1) Ch 2 1 sc in 2nd ch from hook.
members.tripod.com /~handprint/White.html   (221 words)

  
 The Customary of the Brotherhood of Saint Gregory   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The habit of a professed brother is a white tunic with hood, extending to the ankles; a cincture of brown or fl with the three-fold vows represented by knots; and a brown scapular.
The habit of a novice is a white tunic with hood, and a cincture of brown.
It is fitting that he be buried or cremated in the tunic, scapular and cincture.
www.mit.edu /~tb/anglican/bsg/bsg.cust.html   (798 words)

  
 Cassock - 285   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
156 - Cassock Cincture - Purple in Terlenka
156 - Cassock Cincture - Purple in Brugia
156 - Cassock Cincture - Purple in Livorno
www.standrewschurchsupply.com /ClothingApparel/Cassocks/Cassock-285.htm   (401 words)

  
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The cincture, or girdle, is a cord of linen fastened about the waist to confine the alb.
The vesting prayer is: “Gird me, O Lord, with the cincture of purity, and quench in my heart the fire of concupiscence, that the virtue of continence and chastity may abide in me.”
Hence the cincture was an essential article of dress.
www.msgr.ca /msgr-humour/haberdashery%2020.htm   (77 words)

  
 Commemoration of Our Venerable Mother Eanswythe, Abbess of Folkestone and Wonderworker of Kent
At God is the Lord, the troparion of the Deposition of the Cincture, twice; Glory, that of the venerable one, once; Now and ever, that of the Deposition of the Cincture, once.
O ye faithful, praise ye the venerable Eanswythe, the glory of Kent and boast of all the English lands, for as a beacon shining forth amid the tempest of life, by the beams of the grace which shineth forth from her she safely guideth the imperilled to the calm harbour of the mercy of God.
At the Beatitudes: 8 troparia: 4 from Ode III of Canon I of the Deposition of the Cincture, and 4 from Ode VI of the Canon of the venerable one.
www.orthodoxengland.btinternet.co.uk /serveans.htm   (2619 words)

  
 Alb, Cincture, and Stole
Albs are most often worn with a rope cincture.
Natural colored cinctures are most common, but they also come in colors to match the church seasons.
The word alb is short for tunica alba, which means “white tunic,” and that is exactly what it is. Men and women of the first century wore tunics as part of their everyday clothing.
www.kencollins.com /Glossary/vestment-01.htm   (625 words)

  
 The Executive Officers   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
As third in command, the Chancellor assumes the lead role if both the grand knight and deputy grand knight are absent.
The recorder is responsible for keeping a true and accurate record of all doings of the council and for handling all correspondence for the council as directed by the Grand Knight.
The Warden is responsible for supervising and maintaining council property and for setting up council chambers for meetings and degree ceremonies.
pages.zdnet.com /mcrpdvet/holyfamilycouncil8701knightsofcolumbus/id3.html   (1582 words)

  
 CSIRO PUBLISHING - Australian Journal of Experimental Agriculture
A standard cincture (Cincture) was compared with a modified technique in which twine was tied tightly into a cincture groove (Twine).
The amount of morphactin applied varied with tree age and was in the range from 0–0.06 g active ingredient (a.i.) per tree.
Tree responses, measured in terms of vegetative growth, flowering and fruiting, were compared with trees that had been treated with a physical cincture only, or with paclobutrazol (up to 5.0 g a.i.), applied as a collar drench.
www.publish.csiro.au /nid/72/paper/EA98178.htm   (370 words)

  
 Cassock robes l choir robes 1   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The outstanding H-56 Cassock is tailored with fl piping and buttons, and is lined to the waist with an inside vest pocket on the right.
Designed to be worn with the H-56 Cassock, the gold Damascene H-62 Band Cincture features smart edge detail with fl piping fringe, and a single 4" Latin Cross on the top drop.
The Band Cincture, H-64, red piping fringe, and an embroidered 4" Latin Cross.
www.victoriousrobes.com /cassock3.html   (264 words)

  
 alb cincture   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
We carry various lengths and a multitude of colors so your cincture can match your alb perfectly.
They are available in rayon or cotton braided rope made from the highest quality fabric.
Also, our alb cinctures are washable for easy care and convenience.
www.stpatricksguild.com /browse.cfm/2,714.html   (51 words)

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