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bedesman

/ˈbiːdz.mən/

Traduction: Terme historique désignant une personne à qui l'on payait pour prier pour l'âme d'un autre, souvent associé aux hospices ou institutions religieuses.

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formalbritishobsolète/ˈbiːdz.mən/

A historical term for a person who was paid to pray for the soul of another, often associated with almshouses or religious institutions.

  • 🇫🇷Terme historique désignant une personne à qui l'on payait pour prier pour l'âme d'un autre, souvent associé aux hospices ou institutions religieuses.
  1. Paid prayer person C2 formal british

    A person who is paid to pray for the soul of another, often in a religious context.

    • The wealthy merchant hired a bedesman to pray for his deceased father.
    • In medieval times, a bedesman would recite prayers daily for the benefactor's soul.
    • The monastery employed several bedesmen to ensure continuous prayers for the founder.

    🇫🇷Prieur salarié

    Synonymes: prayer

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  • bedesman's possessive singular form