See Also: cachet(medicine)
cachet(dictionary)
cachet(dictionary)
lettre de cachet(encyclopedia)

doxology (iou) and cachet (iou)


doxology (iou)



doxology noun. Also Doxology. M17.
[medieval Latin doxologia from Greek, from doxa expectation, opinion, repute, glory, from dokein: see DOCETIC, -OLOGY.]
Christian Church.
The utterance of praise to God, thanksgiving. Only in M17.
A liturgical formula of praise to God. M17.
Greater Doxology the Gloria in excelsis. Lesser Doxology the Gloria Patri.
Daily Telegraph The doxology which has been commonly added to the Lord's Prayer since the second century.
doxo'logical adjective pertaining to or of the Nature of a doxology M17.
doxo'logically adverb L19.
doxologize verb (a) verb intrans. say a doxology; (b) verb trans. address a doxology to: E18.

cachet (iou)



cachet noun. E17.
[French, from cacher (in sense 'press', repr. now in ecacher crush) from Proto-Romance alt. of Latin coactare constrain.]
A seal for letters, documents, etc. Now rare or obsolete. E17.
LETTRE de cachet.
A characteristic or distinguishing mark; a characteristic feature or quality conferring prestige or distinction; high status. M19.
A small digestible case enclosing a dose of medicine. L19.