proprium

Noun

Meaning

(philosophy) A property that applies to all members of a species and only to them, serving to distinguish the species from other species within the same genus, yet is not part of the true definition or the essence of the species.

(theology) selfhood

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Celebration Before 1910 the difficulty of harmonizing the Proprium de Tempore and the Proprium Sanctorum, to which reference has been made, was only partly met in the thirty-seven chapters of general rubrics. Source: Internet

The Proprium Sanctorum This contains the lessons, psalms and liturgical formularies for saints' festivals, and depends on the days of the secular month. Source: Internet

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