Glosario

Un diccionario episcopal de la Iglesia

Definiciones del glosario adaptadas de Diccionario Episcopal de la Iglesia, una referencia fácil de usar para los episcopales., editado por Don S. Armentrout y Robert Boak Slocum, cortesía de Church Publishing Incorporated, Nueva York, NY.

Wesley, Charles

An 18th-century English hymn writer, priest, and missionary to colonial America, who wrote more than 5,000 hymns, 20 of which are in the 1982 Hymnal of The Episcopal Church. Feast day: March 3, along with his brother John.

Wesley, John

An 18th-century priest and scholar, generally considered the founder of Methodism. Feast day: March 3, along with his brother Charles.

White / white (adj)

Uppercase and use as an adjective, not noun, to describe race: The study showed that White participants found the curriculum extremely…

Who / whom

“Who” is a pronoun used as the subject of a sentence; “whom” is a pronoun used as the object of a sentence. When in doubt, remember that…

Wilberforce, William

A 19th-century English politician, evangelical lay person, and abolitionist deeply committed to ending slavery and the slave trade. Feast day: July 30.

William Tyndale

A 16th-century English martyr who was executed for translating Scriptures into English. Feast day: Oct. 6.