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HEBDOMADARIAN

The priest or religious officiating for a week in a monastery or church. A hebdomadarian sings the conventual Mass each day, intones the various canonical hours in the Divine Office, sings the orations, and gives all the necessary blessings. (Etym. Greek hebdomos, seventh.)

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